The Ford Barn

TomT/Williamsburg · 04-29-2023, 07:30 PM

I believe I posted some questions/problems with glass in install on my 40 Pickup for the wife / here are several me pics of the install, hanging tgg hot e from my sheet metal, and getting it all adjusted…..

My very good friend I have known said nice high school visited for 3 days to help out when th all the we did here and in the ensuing pics. We have tire clearance issues but that is for another time - it’s not flathead or ford related ….

TomT/Williamsburg · 04-29-2023, 07:36 PM

More pics …..

Turns out the front suspension I used shortened my wheelbase by 3/4” and the last 3 pics show how I have suspended the fe so I can make the adjustments needed.

I am barely above a hack at all of this but I do try to do my best and I have always found a way to make things work and be safe …..

Enjoy!

petehoovie · 04-29-2023, 10:26 PM

GB SISSON · 05-01-2023, 12:50 AM

That is a real nice job you are doing on that truck. Always fun working with an old friend too. Keep up the good work!

Seth Swoboda · 05-01-2023, 09:04 AM

If I got my wife a 1940 pickup, she would murder me.

TomT/Williamsburg · 05-01-2023, 04:01 PM

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Thank you, gents! I would say it was a labor of love but that’s too “mushy” forvthis forum perhaps?!?! Lol!

Daves55Sedan · 05-02-2023, 06:48 PM

OMG, I thought I was the only guy in the world that stacked up lumber like that for supports under the car.
I've got two big boxes full of lumber scraps here which I have used over and over again since the early '70's for stuff like that.
I guess you could call it an economic, ergonomic, adjustable jack stand!

TomT/Williamsburg · 05-03-2023, 07:46 AM

Oh you bet I do save all my lumber scraps. I put them to use, screwing everything together, and when that use is done with, I disassemble everything and put the wood away for the next time. I even reuse the screws. I am not cheap but neither is most anything anymore. The major reason is that when I have a need for something to be built, I have a ready supply at hand. If you read through my build thread on the Hamb I have built many body follies, frame dolly’s, my own frame rotisserie, car stands and that’s ca short list.

Bottom line, waste not, want not ….

04-29-2023, 10:26 PM	#3
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,176	Re: 40 Pickup Build Tor My Wife __________________ The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... *"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"* "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0

05-01-2023, 12:50 AM	#4
GB SISSON Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Orcas Island Washington Posts: 4,949	Re: 40 Pickup Build Tor My Wife That is a real nice job you are doing on that truck. Always fun working with an old friend too. Keep up the good work! __________________ Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1947 Tonner Pickup (red) mostly stock with exception of a cummins 6at turbo diesel, 1946 Tonner Pickup (green) with 226 cu in 6 cyl flathead, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, completely encased in 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. Ok, cornbinder rear fenders..... 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)

05-01-2023, 09:04 AM	#5
Seth Swoboda Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 3,795	Re: 40 Pickup Build Tor My Wife If I got my wife a 1940 pickup, she would murder me.

05-01-2023, 04:01 PM	#6
TomT/Williamsburg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Williamsburg, Virginia Posts: 2,654	Re: 40 Pickup Build Tor My Wife Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thank you, gents! I would say it was a labor of love but that’s too “mushy” forvthis forum perhaps?!?! Lol! __________________ Run to the LA Roadster Show - 2016 My Run to Bonneville - 2013 My 32 5-Window Build My Run to the LSRU

05-02-2023, 06:48 PM	#7
Daves55Sedan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Granite City, Illinois Posts: 3,008	Re: 40 Pickup Build For My Wife OMG, I thought I was the only guy in the world that stacked up lumber like that for supports under the car. I've got two big boxes full of lumber scraps here which I have used over and over again since the early '70's for stuff like that. I guess you could call it an economic, ergonomic, adjustable jack stand!

05-03-2023, 07:46 AM	#8
TomT/Williamsburg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Williamsburg, Virginia Posts: 2,654	Re: 40 Pickup Build For My Wife Oh you bet I do save all my lumber scraps. I put them to use, screwing everything together, and when that use is done with, I disassemble everything and put the wood away for the next time. I even reuse the screws. I am not cheap but neither is most anything anymore. The major reason is that when I have a need for something to be built, I have a ready supply at hand. If you read through my build thread on the Hamb I have built many body follies, frame dolly’s, my own frame rotisserie, car stands and that’s ca short list. Bottom line, waste not, want not …. __________________ Run to the LA Roadster Show - 2016 My Run to Bonneville - 2013 My 32 5-Window Build My Run to the LSRU