Recent content by FordyG

Also I forgot this forum only deals with the stock trucks, I removed a bunch of pics... We are hot rod home builders over stock restoration. Here is a picture of my dads 40 coupe in 1964 instead.

Thanks for the kind words guys. Truck looks good, I am in the same boat, childfree with an ex wife so truck building it is. :D Did I mention this is and will be a 100% family build? We have done everything so far outside of I bought the engine from a friend (still need to change cam out) and...

Just trying to build it one time so not in a huge hurry, day job takes up most my time, Truck is at my brothers shop, he has the equipment and more experience with this stuff so he has been a huge help. He has both a 2 post and 4 post lift, I assume he likes them, they sure are nice to have...

Thanks, sure is a lot of work. Should be worth it in the end?

Almost done with my mock-up, coming up on 6 years of work and so much more to do.

On the off chance anyone here has any rear 40 ford truck fenders. I need at least a passenger, mine is a mess.

I thought maybe it leveled the front of the cab out and possibly the running board rested on the piece that sticks out horizontal from the outer frame rail. I think I will just have to do a full body mock up and see, maybe fabricate something if needed. I have a heavily modified coupe frame so...

Yeah I have front cab mounts on the cab, they are more of an L shape, I just sat the cab on the wood and those front cab mounts on the frame/end of wood area. Built the chassis like that. I just now found these listed on fordor as "Front Rocker Extensions Cab Mounts"

Yeah they don't make em anymore, when I called Drake about them I was told the guy who used to make them passed away a few years ago and his daughter wanted nothing to do with the stuff so Midwest Early Ford took over and when I called them they said they where discontinued. I am still just...

This, in the drake catalog it shows this piece sitting starting underneath the wood and forward a foot or so to the front most cab mount that is closer to the firewall area , so the two forward most cab bolts go through it, its a separate piece between the frame and the cab.

I was wondering if there are any 40 pickup guys on here that know exactly what the forward cab mounts purpose is. I am building a truck, it was in pieces so I don't know if I even need those. I see an exploded view in an older Drake catalog but they seem to be discontinued. I plan on doing a...