51 Dodge Pilothouse

[ChevyMan&Sons]

Hello everyone!
I'm starting the process of building a 1951 dodge B3B or better know as a pilot house. Anyways I had this truck givin to me by a very kind women that wanted it out of her orchard. I got a hold of a friend with a back hoe and we lifted it up "O" so gently and put it on a flat bed and got it to where it is now, Home..
I just finished torching the old fram out cleaning the shop and got it proped up in the center of the shop. The plan is we are going to build a 2x4 frame and go from there. I'm gonna try to utalize the original 4 speed. I have an AMC 360 that were gonna rebuild and drop in. I started looking at the bed today and I started to wonder what everyones thoughts were as far as bed length. I don't want it really short nore do I want it the almost 7feet that it is now..

Hope to here everyones tips and ideas.
Thanks

 

[onetondodge]

Sounds like a cool build, Do you have any pics to show?

 

[cantwell.colton]

Pictures!

 

[ChevyMan&Sons]

Pics

OK guys as you can see in these we just got the frame torched apart and started the cab mock up. I have placed the bed behind the cab since these photos. I will attach some more soon.

Thanks[

 

[Neverdone]

looking for any parts for that AMC 360? I have a few parts for them laying around.

 

[ChevyMan&Sons]

Parts

Yeah I may. Its got a 2 barrel on it now id like to get an intake/card setup for it but if i cant ill take an intake if you have one. What kind of parts do you have?

Thank NEVERDONE

 

[wendle]

Good to see another Pilothouse on here being built. Keep us updated please!

My Pilothouse build is here - http://ratrodsrule.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12239 - Same colour as yours, but yours looks to be in a much more solid condition than mine was.

 

[ChevyMan&Sons]

Work

Just for an update I have been working a lot lately and haven't got to work on the Dodge for a while. I did get the bed in place and some tires set up along side of it. I'm gonna ask for opinions about bed lengths. What length do you all like. It is 7 feet now and I'm thinking it is too long. Oh yeah and I also attached the logo for our new club jackets....Pretty cool.

Let me know your thoughts.

Ben

 

[wendle]

Just for an update I have been working a lot lately and haven't got to work on the Dodge for a while. I did get the bed in place and some tires set up along side of it. I'm gonna ask for opinions about bed lengths. What length do you all like. It is 7 feet now and I'm thinking it is too long. Oh yeah and I also attached the logo for our new club jackets....Pretty cool.

Let me know your thoughts.

Ben

I'd leave it full length if it were mine. The flat bed on mine is a similar length, and overall, I'd say the car scales out to a nice looking size.

Is the front of that box curved to match the cab?

 

[skull]

cool

in a round about way the amc motor might be condsidered a stock replacement unit

l like to see another piiot house dodge being done.

when l started mine 15yrs ago ya didn't see very many, now seem to be a popular chice for a truck build.

my bed is 6.5 and with no chop it looks porportional. if the top of the cab was chopped a little bit, then l would take 2.5 out of the front and 2.5 out of rear of the bed.

here is the link to mine;

1950 dodge truck trubute to my son

keep us updated and post lots of pics, we like pics[cl

some pics l found online, camaro wheels look wrong on this body style, but l posted it so you could see the bed in relationship to the cab.

Later,

 

[Gregster]

I think you are off to a great start , I think maybe a little off the bed is good but make sure to center the wheels with the bed .

 

[ChevyMan&Sons]

A little more done

Ok everyone so We got the cab measured up taped up and hacked off. It was a little nerve racking to do it but the guys in my club are freaking fantastic and as a group we all bring something to the table. I dream up the crazy ideas and the help me work it out in real time.

Anyways here are a few shots of us working on stuff and of the top off and where it will be when we weld the old girl back together...

Later Dudes!

 

[wendle]

Have you seen this? http://www.autoartistry.com/1949 Dodge Pickup.html

Chop looks very similar to yours.

 

[nunattax]

dodge

just seen it tasty work allright

 

[Shea Laking]

Have you seen this? http://www.autoartistry.com/1949 Dodge Pickup.html

Chop looks very similar to yours.

Talk about duckling to swan. WOW!!![

Thanks for the link, Wendle![P

Regards,
Shea

 

[skull]

chop

how much did ya take outta the roof posts?
was it hard to put the the top back on or did nothing line up?
what is the height of the windshield top to bottom?

reason l ask is l am still on the fence whether the top on mine gets the axe or stays the way it came from the factory.


looking good[cl

Later

 

[brewtalbrewer]

What ever happended to this build? Very interested on the finshed product.

 

[ChevyMan&Sons]

chop

The chop was a learning experiance however it was fun...
We took 5inches out of the front pillars and a 2 inch piece out of the back underneath the windows. We did it that way to avoid loosing the original glass on the corners. I will post some more pictures soon.

Hey my advice is do whagt your comfortable with. If I was to do it again I would section out the needed metel in the roof to help line up the front pillars.

If anyone has any more questions let me know ill do my best to explain my actions to you.

Ben

 

[skull]

ok

cool, that helps,

Later

 

[ratchet041]

Cool another pilot house looks like its gonna be cool