51 Ford pickup

[wfo guy]

Honey, does this make my b**t look big?

[wfo guy]

Break time. I had some race car parts left over to use.
I spent way too much time on this. The plates were all machined to length in the mill. The round extensions on the tabs were 3/8" nuts that I turned down and bored. They're shot with spray can paint to avoid rust.

[keepat]

Cool tailgate latch!
Pat

[wfo guy]

Thanks, Pat!
I have the tag back on and a temporary light. Tomorrow I plan on installing the outside mirrors. I'm back to drivable!

[Motown 454]

Great Idea!

[wfo guy]

Today I removed the tag bracket and shot spray can paint on it. I installed the outside mirrors and gave it a bath. Paint and body is done till next year. I have lots of other stuff to attend to. :D I cleaned the shop some so I can start finding a place to store some of the stuff I've been using.

[Gojeep]

Looking good.

[wfo guy]

Today's projects: I redid the loom going to the rear of the truck. It was sagging between clamps so I added some reinforcement to it. I made some splash shields to protect the engine compartment from tire debris. I need some soft rubber to close up the gaps around the suspension still.

[wfo guy]

Too cold to paint but not to cold to change things you don't like. The first pic is of the lower radiator hose. Quick and easy. I wasn't comfortable with that many splices. I had a rubber reducer bushing in it also. When I cleaned up the shop, I found some 1.75" j-bends that I hadn't completely used up. There was enough material for me to replace the center section and remove the reducer bushing. One end is 1.5" welded to the 1.75". I think I'm headed in the right direction.

[Motown 454]

Keep picking away as the weather allows.

[wfo guy]

Minor update. My Speedhut speedo had some problems that I couldn't resolve. I sent it back and they converted it to gps. It's working as it should now. I was concerned about receiver location but I have it on the dash next to the windshield and it's working! It has a 1/4 time to show you how slow you are.

[wfo guy]

New tail pipes. These run under the axle.

[wfo guy]

Slow news day. Is that better than no news day? I have installed the gas springs for the hood. Sun visors are installed. Door panels roughed in. Lots of finish work on them left.

[wfo guy]

I worked on the door panels some more today. Unless I have a better idea, this is about where they will be. Low maintenance all the way. I made a new panel for the rear of the headliner. It may get some more work as time goes by. I put an emblem on the dash to mess with all the people that believe all hot rods have a 350 chevy in them. This is a clone of the fender emblem on AC Cobra's.

[Motown 454]

I guess you got some nice weather, your plugging away! It looks good.

[Gojeep]

Looks neat and serviceable.

[wfo guy]

Gojeep, I checked on your progress this week. The willys is looking good.

[Gojeep]

Gojeep, I checked on your progress this week. The willys is looking good.

Getting there slowly. Hope to start back on it again in the next few weeks once I have finished off the army trailer.

[wfo guy]

I've put a couple of thousand miles on this. I enjoy driving it but if I don't get to it, I'll never finish it. I'm redoing the hood repair. The hood was rusty and thin. I cut out way more than last time. I'm out of argon so I'm waiting for the store to open.

[keepat]

Nice metal work on your hood! Cool to hear you been out enjoying the truck!
Pat