Another kind of build

[hotrod preacher]

It's a blessing to be able to handle this with ease in the material aspect. But to take it in stride with emotional maturity.....AWESOME

i agree! [cli should be one to preach forgiveness and all of that, but this would have probably caused me to lose my religion--at least for a short time!

Bonehead i'm looking for some pics of this, too --when/if ya get a chance[P
i still like those ford pick-'em-ups

 

[Bonehead]

Forgiveness? No, not really. I just can't see wasting time and energy beating a dead horse. Better to just move on, this guy will take care of himself.

Starting on the rebuild.

 

[dyce51]

was an awesome truck!!! to bad some dumb a$$ had to mess it up for your son. Glad to see you guys are gonna rebuild!!!

 

[CR55]

Forgiveness? No, not really. I just can't see wasting time and energy beating a dead horse. Better to just move on, this guy will take care of himself.

Starting on the rebuild.

Good thoughts Bonehead!..[cl..cause if he's like this as a kid, what's he gonna be as an adult?..[ddd...he'll get his in the end!!!...CR

 

[englishrob]

well it might be time to fit some anti theft devices to the reborn truck

 

[Bonehead]

That's what I was thinkin too. A hidden kill switch like Mad Max had.

 

[Sam_Fear]

Yeah your son is handling it better than i would, thats for sure.

Probably helps that Dad is a hotrodder and professional welder.

I might be tempted to take a few choice junk parts when done and drop them off in his driveway.

 

[chipper]

good luck with this one BH like I always say " what comes around goes around"[ddd and a kill switch would be a good starter

 

[Greg@RME]

Good to see you guys are making progress! Let me know if you need a hand with anything Jeff, I'll be around the next few days.

 

[Bonehead]

Thanks Greg, I am looking for a 351 if you have a spare.

 

[ratdog]

Good luck with the rebuild, that was a real cool truck, would have been very happy to have that in high school. All I had was a Honda motorcycle . Your son is lucky to have a great dad to build stuff with.

 

[Bonehead]

Thanks, I picked up a 78 Ford Pu cab and a stepside bed from an older, Maybe 50's, truck. Looking for an engine for it now. It is not as good as the original, but it is shaping up pretty well.

 

[FlatBroke]

As many projects as you have around the house, I'm sure you won't have too much trouble horse tradin for a motor.

 

[Bonehead]

I have a stack of 350s sitting around but they all need 1 more cubic inch to fit in that Ford.

 

[Thunder1]

Don't know how I missed all this Bonehead???????? I'm really sorry to hear it! Your a strong man for handling it so well. He's lucky to have such a great Dad like you to help him get another ride back on the road.

Thunder

 

[Sam_Fear]

I have a stack of 350s sitting around but they all need 1 more cubic inch to fit in that Ford.

I think you can gain a cubic inch by moving the distributor to the front.

How about a couple pics of whats going on?

 

[Bonehead]

Pictures? hummm, I never thought of that.
The wreck from the paper. It held up good with a rollbar in the back and one in the cab. It rolled twice and went through a 10 inch pole.

At Home.

Starting to take it apart.

 

[Bonehead]

Taking it apart.

Taking more apart.

 

[Bonehead]

The new truck is starting to come back together now new cab from a long bed truck and a bed from an old Ford

 

[Bonehead]

I moved the rear fenders up about 4 inches and plan on cutting out some from the front fenders and re-doing the shape of them. Still need a front drive shaft and a motor.