The "Frankenstine" build;

[Advanced Design]

In the house?...Love It!!

[T-P Auto]

AD;

When your single you can get away with doin things in a nice warm home.

Do you know of any way to get old paint of the rubber around the wing windows ? ?

Will try to get the wing windows installed tomorrow if I can stay on my leg that long.

Going to try to do some body filler in the house also. (pic)

T-P Auto
Tim

[T-P Auto]

Here are the pic;

Two of the wing windows

four of the driver side front fender

T-P Auto
Tim

[T-P Auto]

OOPS ! !

one more

[Advanced Design]

Originally Posted by T-P Auto

AD;

When your single you can get away with doin things in a nice warm home.

Do you know of any way to get old paint of the rubber around the wing windows ? ?

Will try to get the wing windows installed tomorrow if I can stay on my leg that long.

Going to try to do some body filler in the house also. (pic)

T-P Auto
Tim

Tim I am not sure of a good way to remove the paint so I will defer to someone that does.
And about working in the house...I did use an older oven in the basement to heat cure some paint on exhaust manifolds once...and sanded on a 1940 Willys fender in a hotel room.
Stay warm!

[T-P Auto]

AD;

With try to take out the small dents
it is nice to just take some time in between,
Just working a small area at a time.

Will try to get the wing windows in tomorrow.

T-P Auto
Tim:

[T-P Auto]

Hello Everyone;

Well got to the shop today.
Got the air deflectors installed on both windows. (pic)
Got the DS n PS wing windows installed all so. (pic)
You can still see the green n blue paint on the rubber around the wing window glass.
The next thing I will try to do is get the wing windows tinted ! !

Hope everyone enjoys the pics

T-P Auto
Tim

[flashed]

Im still watching your build just have had little time to post lately ,my work is running me ragged .

[Advanced Design]

Tim that was a good day in the shop!

[T-P Auto]

Hello Everyone;

well got the 1' spacer under the cab yesterday.
made some templates for the wing windows,for tinting them)
Got the rear window n side windows tinted today,(pics)
Still letting them dry ,then will clean the tint up.
Will try to get the power window motor assy's on tuesday.

have a Dr's appt in Alb tomorrow so will not get to work on the truck.

Got the DS fender on yesterday all so.
Working on the PS fender the next few days.


T-P Auto
Tim

[Clay54]

Hey Tim, in post #307 you have pictures of the vent windows installed. They look good and I was wondering if you refabed them and if so what kind of a pain in the butt was it? Keep up the good work. Clay

[T-P Auto]

Clay54;

My truck had the full window set.
I come across the wing window set.
I only had to do very little trim work to get the wing window to set in the window opening.
I going to try n put power window motors in for the side windows.
I'll try to get a close up of the trimming I had to do.
I just like the 2 part window so much better then the 1 part window.
-- (OLD SCHOOL) --


T-P Auto
Tim

[Clay54]

Thanks for your quick response. I have been trying to respond to you but the server is too busy and won't let me in. Old school or not, my '54 has vent windows and I want to keep them. Just thought you might have rehabed yours and knew how bad a problem it was. Thanks, Clay

[T-P Auto]

Hello Everyone;

Got to the Dr appt in Alb today.
That is an all day trip.
left at 730 am just got back in town at 330pm.
Well got the cast made today,
Will go back next Monday to get it fitted
Then the next Monday will have the 1st of 3 NEW socket.
Hopefully these will not rub my leg.
So for the next few week will wear my older socket n let the leg heal up some more.

So did not get anything done on the project today.
Then there is always tomorrow .

[oldman3]

Tim, glad they are getting you fixed up, take care...Jim

[Advanced Design]

Me too Tim. Hope you have some good time in the shop tomorrow!

[T-P Auto]

Hello Everyone;

Well got to work in the shot today;
Was COLD here yesterday;
Got up to like 50 today;

Been working on the dents in both fenders; (pic)
Got both fenders mounted on the cab n fitted to the hood; (pic)

Got the front radiator support redone n fitted to the fenders;
Tomorrow I will try to get the holes drilled for the radiator mounts to the frame. (pic)

Will need to move the DS of the hood forward like1/16 of inch;
So that the hood clears the cab when opening.

Got the front radiator support set in the frame also. (pic)

Got the radiator at a shop to turn the lower outlet stright;
In come out at like a 45deg angle;
Don't have much space in the front of the motor. (pic)


Once I get the radiator set back in then I will have to make some type of
brackets to hold the radiator in place.

Still have not started on the power window set up.

Once I get the fenders n hood ready to paint then I plan to paint the wing window frame at the same time.

Will be several pic to follow.

T-P Auto
Tim

[T-P Auto]

More pics


T-P Auto
Tim

[flashed]

Looking good .

[Advanced Design]

Wow, you had a productive day Tim!

[T-P Auto]

Hello Everyone;

Well spent the morning with my sister(her b-day)
I took her to lunch n give her a valentine box of choloates.

Pulled the (OLD) grill out n got it dis assy; (pic)
It is bent up real good
So going to see what part of it that I can use to make a grill for my front end.
With the cab so low n the fenders NOW set right;
I don't need all that much grill.
As you will see in the pics it is in several pieces HOW .

T-P Auto
Tim

[T-P Auto]

More on the grill;

T-P Auto
Tim

[T-P Auto]

Hello Everyone;

BEAUTIFUL Day;

Got to work on the project today.
Got the DS n PS wing windows painted. (pic)

Worked on the front grill.
Had to try to work out some of the dents.
Got is as best as I could.(No body man)
I can only run two of the long bars on the grill. (pic)
Will use the ends of the other bars to make it look better.
Will paint the bars the same as the body.
The inside bars will be the same as the dash( lighter color)
Still have to get some self tappers (3/8) to mount the side radiator supports in with.
Still need to work the front of the hood some more.

T-P Auto
Tim

[Advanced Design]

Good work with the grill bars Tim. You are making good progress. Vent windows came out well too.

[T-P Auto]

AD;
I'm still not a body person.
I had to do some work on the grill bars.
Working to make the last two btm bars work also.

Thank You for the kind words.

Will try to get the wing window cleaned up n the tint installed.

T-P Auto
Tim