Go Back   The Ford Barn > General Discussion > Early V8 (1932-53)

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 09-20-2016, 07:52 AM   #1
Kube
Senior Member
 
Kube's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Wisconsin, USA
Posts: 8,937
Default '40 Pickup full restoration project

Many of you seem to enjoy photos of a restoration's progress.

Hope you enjoy these. This one is intended to be as correct and high quality as possible.
I'm tryin', I'm tryin'!!
Attached Images
File Type: jpg P1030250.jpg (49.8 KB, 1642 views)
File Type: jpg P1030251.jpg (40.9 KB, 729 views)
File Type: jpg P1030229.jpg (68.5 KB, 696 views)
__________________
"I can explain it for you. However, I can't understand it for you".
Kube is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 09-20-2016, 08:50 AM   #2
FHFD
Senior Member
 
FHFD's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Grays Harbor County, Wa
Posts: 223
Default Re: '40 Pickup full restoration project

And I would say that you're well on your way..nicely done!
__________________
"Get your facts first..then you can distort them as you please"
FHFD is offline   Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)
Old 09-20-2016, 08:59 AM   #3
Seth Swoboda
Senior Member
 
Seth Swoboda's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Southern Illinois
Posts: 3,744
Default Re: '40 Pickup full restoration project

Kube, what paint system do you use? Base/Clear, single stage? Also, where do you get the dash knobs, choke, throttle, cigar lighter ect....? Do you buy the reproductions and what source do you find the most accurate and good quality. You really have the project looking good as usual. I'm asking because I have a '40 standard tudor project I'm hoping to get too soon.
Thanks,
Seth
Seth Swoboda is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-20-2016, 09:48 AM   #4
38bill
Senior Member
 
38bill's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 1,162
Default Re: '40 Pickup full restoration project

Wow, that gas tank sure is a thing of beauty. The rest of it looks pretty nice too.
38bill is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-20-2016, 09:53 AM   #5
hotrodA
Senior Member
 
hotrodA's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Rogersville, TN
Posts: 795
Default Re: '40 Pickup full restoration project

WOW!!
I'm in. Mind if I copy yours? Is the color cloud mist gray?
hotrodA is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-20-2016, 10:00 AM   #6
Kube
Senior Member
 
Kube's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Wisconsin, USA
Posts: 8,937
Default Re: '40 Pickup full restoration project

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Seth Swoboda View Post
Kube, what paint system do you use? Base/Clear, single stage? Also, where do you get the dash knobs, choke, throttle, cigar lighter ect....? Do you buy the reproductions and what source do you find the most accurate and good quality. You really have the project looking good as usual. I'm asking because I have a '40 standard tudor project I'm hoping to get too soon.
Thanks,
Seth
Thanks for the kind words.

I prefer base / clear. It is sanded between coats as well as the final sand / buff.

I buy the repop knobs from Carpenter. If I am not mistaken, they are all made by the same guy - Carpenter. To be "correct" the recesses on the "standard" knobs need to be painted white.
__________________
"I can explain it for you. However, I can't understand it for you".
Kube is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 09-20-2016, 10:04 AM   #7
Kube
Senior Member
 
Kube's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Wisconsin, USA
Posts: 8,937
Default Re: '40 Pickup full restoration project

Quote:
Originally Posted by hotrodA View Post
WOW!!
I'm in. Mind if I copy yours? Is the color cloud mist gray?
Yes sir, Cloudmist Gray. I went to great lengths to get the shade as close to authentic as possible. The "usual" sources of paint are not close.
I was lucky enough to have a pair of doors from a '40 coupe as well as a wiper motor bracket that had a lot of the authentic paint remaining. The bracket and the insides of the doors had (obviously) been shielded from most the outer elements so as to allow me a good glimpse in to what the color actually was back in 1940.
The inside of the doors vs. the outside was amazingly different.
__________________
"I can explain it for you. However, I can't understand it for you".
Kube is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 09-20-2016, 10:14 AM   #8
Seth Swoboda
Senior Member
 
Seth Swoboda's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Southern Illinois
Posts: 3,744
Default Re: '40 Pickup full restoration project

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kube View Post
Thanks for the kind words.

I prefer base / clear. It is sanded between coats as well as the final sand / buff.

I buy the repop knobs from Carpenter. If I am not mistaken, they are all made by the same guy - Carpenter. To be "correct" the recesses on the "standard" knobs need to be painted white.
Thanks Kube. When I get into the tudor I may have more questions if you don't mind.

Were you at the Gettysburg meet? I was there talking with Ken Stewart (Redneck) and he suggested I help judge at the next meet I attend. He suggested this would be a good way to learn more about the '40 Fords. I'm a novice with the '40. Ken told me you would be a good learning resource.

Thanks again,
Seth
Seth Swoboda is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-20-2016, 10:20 AM   #9
ford41
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 133
Default Re: '40 Pickup full restoration project

Beautiful work on a very difficult vehicle to restore.

Were you able to find a correct '01C' hot water heater with the drain hole on the bottom of unit? A difficult item to find for sure.
ford41 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-20-2016, 01:31 PM   #10
Mike in AZ
Senior Member
 
Mike in AZ's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Waddell, AZ
Posts: 2,540
Default Re: '40 Pickup full restoration project

very nice work...hope to see more pics as progress happens...thanks for sharing....Mike
Mike in AZ is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-20-2016, 04:36 PM   #11
Tinker
Senior Member
 
Tinker's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: MN
Posts: 7,053
Default Re: '40 Pickup full restoration project

I think a lot of us wouldn't mind seeing you do a complete build thread Kube. Covering the process start to finish, you wouldn't have to reveal all your magic tricks if you didn't want to. I know I'd check it out.

Nice truck.
Tinker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-20-2016, 06:03 PM   #12
Ray Balukas
Senior Member
 
Ray Balukas's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Deerfield N.H.
Posts: 294
Default Re: '40 Pickup full restoration project

beautiful work!
Ray Balukas is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-20-2016, 07:24 PM   #13
Kube
Senior Member
 
Kube's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Wisconsin, USA
Posts: 8,937
Default Re: '40 Pickup full restoration project

Quote:
Originally Posted by Seth Swoboda View Post
Thanks Kube. When I get into the tudor I may have more questions if you don't mind.

Were you at the Gettysburg meet? I was there talking with Ken Stewart (Redneck) and he suggested I help judge at the next meet I attend. He suggested this would be a good way to learn more about the '40 Fords. I'm a novice with the '40. Ken told me you would be a good learning resource.

Thanks again,
Seth
Seth, I am more than willing to help when I am able. Just ask...
__________________
"I can explain it for you. However, I can't understand it for you".
Kube is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 09-20-2016, 07:27 PM   #14
Kube
Senior Member
 
Kube's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Wisconsin, USA
Posts: 8,937
Default Re: '40 Pickup full restoration project

Quote:
Originally Posted by ford41 View Post
Beautiful work on a very difficult vehicle to restore.

Were you able to find a correct '01C' hot water heater with the drain hole on the bottom of unit? A difficult item to find for sure.
Yep, that's the correct heater. I was happy to find it (Thanks Larry C.). Larry was also helpful in providing a template so I could install it in the proper place.
This project has been a lot of fun thus far - quite different from all of the coupes and convertibles I've done.
Plus, as a bonus, I am learning new "stuff".
__________________
"I can explain it for you. However, I can't understand it for you".
Kube is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 09-20-2016, 07:29 PM   #15
Kube
Senior Member
 
Kube's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Wisconsin, USA
Posts: 8,937
Default Re: '40 Pickup full restoration project

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tinker View Post
I think a lot of us wouldn't mind seeing you do a complete build thread Kube. Covering the process start to finish, you wouldn't have to reveal all your magic tricks if you didn't want to. I know I'd check it out.

Nice truck.
Maybe my next project in line... a '40 convertible. I am part way through it already but have placed in it storage until the truck is completed. I have tons of photos of its (the convertible) process to date so could "go back" to the beginning.
If you think there'd truly be interest, I could do that I suppose...
__________________
"I can explain it for you. However, I can't understand it for you".
Kube is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 09-20-2016, 07:29 PM   #16
Kube
Senior Member
 
Kube's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Wisconsin, USA
Posts: 8,937
Default Re: '40 Pickup full restoration project

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ray Balukas View Post
beautiful work!
Thanks for the kind words Ray.
__________________
"I can explain it for you. However, I can't understand it for you".
Kube is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 09-20-2016, 07:52 PM   #17
hotrodA
Senior Member
 
hotrodA's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Rogersville, TN
Posts: 795
Default Re: '40 Pickup full restoration project

I vote FOR a build thread, so I can use it on mine. That's beautiful CMG.

When you get to the seat, can you post some pics of how they connect to each other, as well as to the cab back. I'm missing something on mine.
hotrodA is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-20-2016, 08:12 PM   #18
JRHASZARD
Senior Member
 
JRHASZARD's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Ophelia,Va.
Posts: 219
Default Re: '40 Pickup full restoration project

I too would appreciate photos. I am trying to restore a 39 pickup and am not really a mechanic. Just a blind rust scraper.
JRHASZARD is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-20-2016, 08:24 PM   #19
Ken Crans
Senior Member
 
Ken Crans's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Highland,MI
Posts: 1,196
Default Re: '40 Pickup full restoration project

Another beautiful resto Mike, Did you paint all the sheet metal at one time? I love the color and the correct heater that you got from the other side of the world! Ken
Ken Crans is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-20-2016, 09:07 PM   #20
mrfliboy
Senior Member
 
mrfliboy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: IL
Posts: 308
Default Re: '40 Pickup full restoration project

Simply beautiful, way more patience than I could dream of. Thanks for the pics.
mrfliboy is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:39 PM.