64 project "Money Pit"

UNIFAN · Post by **UNIFAN** » February 8, 2010, 10:49 pm

Been a while since I caught up with the forum here but have to say I love this build thread. Truck has the look and the perfect stance! Can't wait to see where this one heads! Awesome.

Reds Rod Shop · Post by **Reds Rod Shop** » February 9, 2010, 6:56 pm

Thanks Brian, I consider that a complement as I've seen some of your work. Hopefully it'll turn out as nice as some of yours have. Red

UNIFAN · Post by **UNIFAN** » February 9, 2010, 7:54 pm

Wow, thanks for the compliment also. Do you have any kind of deadline on this one? Maybe see it out and about this year?

Its not often you get to see slicks that have gone this direction! Diggin it! Keep up the good work!

Reds Rod Shop · Post by **Reds Rod Shop** » February 9, 2010, 8:13 pm

I'm hoping to have the mechanics and sheetmetal completed by June. I only have Saturdays to work on it. If I'm lucky I'll make the Shades of the Past in Sept. Thats the goal any way. Red

UNIFAN · Post by **UNIFAN** » February 9, 2010, 8:30 pm

Good goal, ecspecially building on weekends. Did you hear they are moving Shades to Dollywood Splash Country this year? Hope to see it there!

Reds Rod Shop · Post by **Reds Rod Shop** » February 13, 2010, 6:07 pm

Well I got 3 hours in last night and 6 in today. I got most of the bed framing complete. Hand built the inner fender wells and welded them in. I decided to build the tank under the front of the bed and a storage compartment under the rear. I'm still having trouble deciding about the bed floor. Metal or wood or a combination of both??? Decisions, decisions. Here are some pics of the progress.

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » February 13, 2010, 6:46 pm

Nice work on the tubs Red!, those tack welds look like you used a sewing machine!

Reds Rod Shop · Post by **Reds Rod Shop** » February 13, 2010, 7:00 pm

Thanks Alan. My buddy owns a Palmetto Rod Worx here in Anderson and has been welding for 25 years. He keeps me straight with my welding and Fab work. I rent a spot in his shop from him. He is constantly critiquing my work. Having an expert looking over your shoulder comes in handy and having someone to bounce ideas off of generally ends up with a better, much kooler solution.

Post by **Greg D** » February 13, 2010, 7:03 pm

Looking real good..............

kstones63 · Post by **kstones63** » February 13, 2010, 8:58 pm

The tubs look great. I guess all a person really needs is the bed sides and you can build your own bed.
The bed looks pretty permanent. How are you going to remove it to paint the back of the cab and front of the bed???????????

Kevin

jakdad · Post by **jakdad** » February 13, 2010, 10:15 pm

Red, Thanks for the pics and progress reports. I've seen everyone of them. Outstanding work. Please keep us up to date........................

Reds Rod Shop · Post by **Reds Rod Shop** » February 13, 2010, 11:08 pm

kstones63 wrote:The tubs look great. I guess all a person really needs is the bed sides and you can build your own bed.
The bed looks pretty permanent. How are you going to remove it to paint the back of the cab and front of the bed???????????

Kevin

The bed is bolted to the frame using the original holes in the frame. I cut and welded standoffs with 1/4" plates on the bottoms of my 1 1/2 tubing frame for the bolts to go through. I'm leaning towards a wood / Metal floor. Saw this in one of the magazines a few months back and I'm kinda digging it.

Obsa · Post by **Obsa** » February 13, 2010, 11:44 pm

Neat thinking on the standoffs. The bed work on that red truck is sweet!

dotcentral · Post by **dotcentral** » February 14, 2010, 12:44 pm

Is that red truck with the bed a 57 F100? It looks very similar to a custom 57 that was at the F100's in Tennesse about 3-4 years ago. It was also in some of the truck magazines, again, if it's the same truck.

You're doing some good work there, very inspiring. I see your in Anderson. I went to school in Clemson, but haven't been back to that area in a few years.

Reds Rod Shop · Post by **Reds Rod Shop** » February 14, 2010, 3:15 pm

dotcentral wrote:Is that red truck with the bed a 57 F100? It looks very similar to a custom 57 that was at the F100's in Tennesse about 3-4 years ago. It was also in some of the truck magazines, again, if it's the same truck.

You're doing some good work there, very inspiring. I see your in Anderson. I went to school in Clemson, but haven't been back to that area in a few years.

It is a '57 custom. It was built by Steve's Auto Restorations. They have tons of pictures of their builds and lots of body modifications with detail pics. You can check them out at www.stevesautorestorations.com I like to look at other folks build sites for inspiration and ideas. Thanks for the votes of confidence in the look of my project. I stay motivated by watching everyone's projects progress on here. Red

oldtrucks · Post by **oldtrucks** » February 14, 2010, 5:03 pm

Red
Thanks for the link. I could spend hours looking. I just looked at the 57 and already came up with an idea or 2. Plenty of inspiration on that site for sure.

weezle · Post by **weezle** » February 14, 2010, 5:05 pm

Red, that truck is outstanding...I went through the entire portfolio of the build, and the metalwork is unreal. It was almost a shame to cover up the beautiful engine & rolling chassis with the body of the truck, lol...Very clever how they ran the duct work for the supercharger.

Sorry, didn't mean to hi-jack.

kstones63 · Post by **kstones63** » February 14, 2010, 5:17 pm

Red, Good idea with the plates on the bottom. That makes sense to me. I just didn't see them but I do now.

Kevin

jwh f-100 · Post by **jwh f-100** » February 17, 2010, 5:24 pm

Red Looks good!!! What is your plan for the floor??

What is the proper name for that crimping tool?

Post by **Greg D** » February 17, 2010, 7:17 pm

They call those a shrinker Jason. Harbor freight has one that reverses to stretch also that should be fine for home shops does up to 16ga. They also sell a matched pair of a shrinker & a stretcher - same price but double the storage space required and those will only do 18ga steel. Stands are of course separate. If you sign up for the email you can shop the stuff online at the sale prices too and just have it shipped if you don't have an HF local. Stuff I need but don't need ASAP I will usually wait til it's on sale and then grab it.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/d ... mber=66211