Recent content by desertplainsman

Yeah...just down the hill. We'll meet up sometime.

Hey Ross. Nice to meet ya! I'm in Santa Fe. Where're you?

Thanks, Stu! It's awesome that you took your time to get these pics for me! It shows exactly what I needed to see. Mike

Hey Stu. Thanks for replying. The box was fabricated by Dennis Carpenter. In the album pics, the box isn't installed/leveled other than a few bolts to keep it from shifting during transport from Alabama to New Mexico. Also, my dad removed the helper springs to give it a little "softer" ride...

This was the very truck my daddy learned to drive in. His daddy owned a Gulf Oil Co. distributorship and used the truck to haul a 500 gallon skid tank of fuel oil around to the farmer in Elmore County, Alabama. Daddy told me Gulf would come by every year and give it a fresh coat of Gulf blue...

Like my father, I actually learned to drive a stick in this very pickup when I was 14 (32 years ago). As a youngster, double clutching came easy, but when I first pulled the restoration back on the road, I ground them gears like I was sharpening an ax! I actually had a neighbor comment that he...

Greetings all. I'm looking for a hood latch handle/pin/spring that will match with a '49 F2 pickup. This is not the "dummy" handle ornament that goes on the driver's side of the hood. Please PM me if you have or know of one available. Thanks in advance! Mike

Hi all! It seems there is always something simple, but seemingly impossible to resolve. I'm having trouble figuring out how/where to install the rear fender braces at the bed/frame. The bed is from Dennis Carpenter, so I'm wondering if it wasn't pre-drilled or something. Does anyone have a...

Hi all. New here and wanted to introduce myself, and thank everyone in advance for all help/support. I've learned tips and tricks through my restoration, so any help I can offer, I'll gladly do so!