Hi there guys and gals. I am new to this forum and thought I would post a picture or two of my latest torture of sheet metal. I am a self taught guy who started tinkering for fun. Of course it gets out of hand quickly. I welcome your thoughts and comments about the truck.
The truck itself is a 1956 Studebaker that I rescued from the crusher. The floors and doors and firewall were all trashed. I have built all new where I could and patched the rest. Of course I suicided the doors and sectioned the body 8 inches and also shaved off the bottom 3 inches of the truck for a whopping 11 inches of wasted metal.
The bed is a 1948 Chevy bed that I had laying around. I shortened it 18 inches and mounted the Stude tailgate script and fron panel in it. I did'nt have Chevy fenders so I added 8 inches to the width of the Stude fenders.
The headlights have been frenched and the grille has been filled. NO bumpers ever!
The dash is my design just something different. The shifter again all mine. Trailer ball shifters come in many sizes 1 7/8- 2 5/8.
The truck itself is a 1956 Studebaker that I rescued from the crusher. The floors and doors and firewall were all trashed. I have built all new where I could and patched the rest. Of course I suicided the doors and sectioned the body 8 inches and also shaved off the bottom 3 inches of the truck for a whopping 11 inches of wasted metal.
The bed is a 1948 Chevy bed that I had laying around. I shortened it 18 inches and mounted the Stude tailgate script and fron panel in it. I did'nt have Chevy fenders so I added 8 inches to the width of the Stude fenders.
The headlights have been frenched and the grille has been filled. NO bumpers ever!
The dash is my design just something different. The shifter again all mine. Trailer ball shifters come in many sizes 1 7/8- 2 5/8.