Great work and looks fantastic. Thanks for sharing the progress.

This car just keeps getting better and better and better.

Very nice work, I'm looking forward to seeing it completed. What kind of foam are you using to make your molds?

I don’t know how I managed to miss this thread until now. Just read it every bit of it. Like a great book that you can’t make yourself put down. Absolutely incredible work. I can’t wait to see more.

**I just realized that was my first post. Wow, been lurking around for a while.

Just spray insulation foam. Sorry for the late response!

after it is done where are you going to run it in ID? or traveling with it.

Patiently waiting for more update pictures.:)

:beavis:....yeah me too!!

Definitely travelling, no real track options here just yet. Portland and Salt Lake are close enough but certainly hit others/Optima.

Hi Guys - thanks for the interest!!
Long story, but in short, my wife has always wanted an pre-40's truck and a friend was selling this 39' Ford, so we bought it and I started down doing it in parallel with the Camaro. That, of course, wasn't a recipe for success and given that the original plan was to leave the body on the '39 completely alone, I planned on a 4-5 month project if I fully concentrated on it. So , put the Camaro in the garage and focused fully on the truck. Of course the project morphed, but should be done in the next 2 months. Patina Paint job is 90% done, cab is off to the interior guy this week and 90% of the truck has already been test fit.

Back to the Camaro in November and going to hit it hard.

I have been working with an artist on the artwork for the Camaro Project Name, should have that soon. Otherwise, it's collecting a bit of dust for a couple more months.
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Here is the homemade patina paint job we are doing. Cavalry Blue with colored acids for the patina, with matte clear on top. Yep, I know, I've put clear on top of "rust/oxidation" which will clearly fail someday, maybe soon. We knew it would a science project but Lisa really likes the patina look, she just couldn't love the original green. So after a fair bit of metal work (rust repair, we left some of the dents to , we sandblasted the entire truck, masked off some strategic areas, epoxied the areas that would be blue, sprayed the blue, feathered the edges with a DA, used acids for the patina, then cleared it.

This TRUCK is AWESOME !!!!


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We need updates on BOTH projects!!

PLEASE!!

Hi all. I've been periodically lurking but honestly had to stay away from the LatG drug! I bit off way more than we originally planned on this truck but really trying to build something cool for my wife, so set the Camaro aside and have been full tilt on this thing. It just grew and grew in scope! Real, real close now. A few little details and then it will go back to the interior shop for carpet and then a couple days of bolting up the fenders etc. It's all been mocked up, just leaving them off as they are so big, makes working on it a pain.
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You are quite talented. :thumbsup:

John,

The truck looks fantastic and I can't wait to see more of your work and I love the seats !!!

No way... A project got a little out of control?? Day it isn't so? 🤣🤣

Keep up the great work!! Happy wife happy life... It I am looking forward to seeing that amazing Camaro done.

Might need to change the title of this thread or start a new one just for the truck. It looks fantastic. Keep it up! Good luck.

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Absolutely stunning.

On a side note where did you get that firewall grommet ?


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Hey Marty! Thanks!
The one in the center of the firewall is from this Dorman kit. It's barely OK, does the job but the ears are small so it's not terribly secure. I'm going to anchor it in the cab with some weather strip adhesive. I also used a couple of these bulkhead fittings (second pic), got them from a local electrical panel shop. Sorta big and not real attractive but without going to a Deutsch connector, these did the job.

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I'm a sucker for a pretty second gen! I love the front splitter.
I can't think of a word to tell you what I think of your work, the pick up looks amazing, so neat and well thought out. The interior looks great, I love the distressed leather.

Keep the updates coming.

Looks killer man, I love the orange.

Rendering looks killer!! Can never go wrong with Orange!

I kinda have a thing for Orange.


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Cool background!

Certainly has the big"foot" thing down!

I like it...

I'm diggin' it!

You need to head over to your local bike shops as there are some wicket colors on bikes now a days.

Here is my fat bike in orange.
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Truck's finally on the road, back to the Camaro! Starting the door panels by mounting the speakers.
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Lot's more to come here but this is the beginning.
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I know this all looks terrible right now but it's just the plug for the mold of the dash...lots, lots more to come.
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The door panels will blend into the dash and the kick panel.
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Nice to see you back at it! :hello:

Dash Pod?
 

Is the pod on the left side of the dash for a vent or a tweeter?

Can't wait to see what you come up with for the door panel!

Hey Ty! Thanks. Yep, it's the surround for the vent.

I like what you've got going on here.

It’s always nice to see how custom touches are accomplished.

Thanks for sharing

Stop...Your killing me with all of your idea's and I can't wait to see how the doors turn out.

Love it! That's going to be epic. :thumbsup::thumbsup: