1948 Ford COE Project Bull Dog

TAHOE wrote:Looks sweet, I love those old bigger trucks like that.
If ya ever need an extra hand lifting, install motors, whatever, just hollar. I've like 15 mins from Trenton, evenings, weekends, whatever, just yell.

I will keep that in mind.....I gotta stop on this for a while....and get back on mamas 59 Apache...before see beats me again....took a few pics when I got home tonight....stripping down the 454 and sending the heads out to be done...new cam, timing, oil pump and new gaskets....and installing a dual plane intake and sending 4LE80 out for a rebuild as well.......

That frame looks like it will work great!

I can't believe how well it is matching up....I think I will need a TH400 tranny....I just priced a tranny control for the 4LE80.....adds 700 minimum......WOW.....I can buy a Jegs rebuilt TH400 for $800....ANYBODY got a TH400 around????

Wow, this is coming along really sweet! Love the stance!

Later,

Lee

Got the COE back in front of the shop....mounting the Cab and hooking the steering....Thanks Riggs for the Crane tilt column....Also cut out the old motor mounts.....Hope to have it mounted and steering by the weekend.....Gotta order 2 Borgensen Joints...and make a lower column mount..also gotta get my new Tinted windows installed......after cab is mounted....



got my gauges and panel....


rebuilt TH400


Waiting to go back in....

falconwagon62 wrote:

got my gauges and panel....

Maybe that 200mph speedometer is a tad bit optimistic?

Maybe but they are cool looking!

That thing will look sweet.

not to take away from yours, but here is another COE being built by a guy on my tractor forum, his is an IH going on a ford chassis.


http://www.mytractorforum.com/showthread.php?t=584586

I toyed with the idea of a short COE...But I want that wedge tow truck.....IH are neat looking......I ordered my Borgensen joints and a double D shaft.....Pulled the Glass, it's all being cut now...so by the end of the weekend, I hope to have the Cab mounted, Steering Hooked up, and start the welding/fab on the Cab.....

Just stumbled across this post..... I love it... as for the vote- whatever, you can't go wrong whichever way you go. I love these old cabovers. And it don't matter what brand... seems the uglier everyone else thinks they are, the more I like them. Get 'er done. At least enough to drive it. That's one problem common around here- guys see all these over the top vehicles that come from out west with unlimited budgets- screw that stuff... pick an outcome that you want to end up with that is realistic, settle in, get to work, and make it so you can drive it. Don't set your aim so high that it takes untold years to finish it and make it "what you want." Make it yours, and have fun with it... much more important to enjoy it, than it is to use it for a yard ornament.

I WILL be driving it before the end of August.....Called Dannys Rod Shop yesterday....He lined out the joints I needed, and today they came....fit like a glove......200 miles an hour maybe be not...But Truxter those were the FREE gauges I got out of that 62 Falcon you and I got in Kingsport Tennessee.....







Windows being cut at Kiss Autoglass.....for ALL of your glass needs.....Call Kiss!!!

I didn't know he cut glass. Good to know.

falconwagon62 wrote:I WILL be driving it before the end of August.....Called Dannys Rod Shop yesterday....He lined out the joints I needed, and today they came....fit like a glove......200 miles an hour maybenot...But Truxter those were the FREE gauges I got out of that 62 Falcon you and I got in Kingsport Tennessee.....

Just wanted to get a jab in at you... the COE project is looking great!

Got a few more hours shop time, recut inner fenders to fit GMC frame and attached the rear of the fenders to the cab, installed one of my other hoods that came with it.....just a little more fitting and make a support to hold the radiator U and then start thinking of radiator mounting and mounting the BIG BLOCK between the frame

Moved it out of the way to clean up....and put my Sprint away....

Please do not primer that truck.

I gotta stop the rust....so something will be done, not doing a whole over job.....Rust converter and Flat Clear Coat.....

That's great! Glad to hear it's not going to get a "proper paint job." This looks awesome the way it is. Just my .02 worth.

Looks great!!

I Like

John you are going to screw up if you do. Trust me. The mass looking for stuff like that now want that real patina. You have 1000's trying to fake it and you already have it. Converter and clear will turn the rust very dark and you will know it's not natures path any longer.

Have at it though. It's your puppy.

Leave it the way it is and get a tetanus shot!

and in 4 years, it shall return to the earth....lol

Nah. Maybe if it was a Honda.