1949 Ford F-1 Pickup

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 04, 2019 7:23 pm
I’ve got the hood flange much smoother now.
Also, there were knockouts for the frame horns if a front bumper was to be used so I filled those.
I also had to sand down a ridge that went around the grill/headlight opening.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 04, 2019 7:28 pm
I took the clip outside and began the sanding so I could begin adding some fiberglass. 40 grit on a belt sander worked good on the top. I used a belt sander, die grinder and a scale remover on the underside. Here it is with the form made out of insulation board. I had to apply packaging tape over the foam and I then laid some resin and fiberglass mat.




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PostPosted: Tue Jun 04, 2019 7:43 pm
Here it is with Duraglas to finish it out better.

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 2:16 pm
GregStith wrote:Well....I’m back! It’s only been forever since I last posted. I went back and read all the comments. Such kindness and positivity from you guys and it’s much appreciated.
I completely lost motivation with this build because I was working on too many projects for others at the same time. Life led me to other things, one of which was airbrushing. I really took to it and started doing a lot of portrait work. Here are a few of my paintings...



Greg,

I haven't yet read all of your build thread but I will.

For now I have just a couple questions which probably would be answered if I took the time to read through your thread, but what the heck!!!

1) Holy ****! Your airbrushing skills are phenomenal!
2) Awesome Truck!
3) Did you cut a fiberglass front end up?
4) Did I mention that you airbrushing skills are over the top?

Cant wait to finish reading your thread and see more. I know what you mean by losing interest in a project. I still need to finish up my 65 Caddy convertible that I originally planned on 6 long weekends and that was three years ago! My new (to me) L99 is being delivered next week!

Oh yeah, one more time - Kudos on that airbrushing! :worthy: :clap:
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 6:33 pm
OldFatBald wrote:
GregStith wrote:Well....I’m back! It’s only been forever since I last posted. I went back and read all the comments. Such kindness and positivity from you guys and it’s much appreciated.
I completely lost motivation with this build because I was working on too many projects for others at the same time. Life led me to other things, one of which was airbrushing. I really took to it and started doing a lot of portrait work. Here are a few of my paintings...



Greg,

I haven't yet read all of your build thread but I will.

For now I have just a couple questions which probably would be answered if I took the time to read through your thread, but what the heck!!!

1) Holy ****! Your airbrushing skills are phenomenal!
2) Awesome Truck!
3) Did you cut a fiberglass front end up?
4) Did I mention that you airbrushing skills are over the top?

Cant wait to finish reading your thread and see more. I know what you mean by losing interest in a project. I still need to finish up my 65 Caddy convertible that I originally planned on 6 long weekends and that was three years ago! My new (to me) L99 is being delivered next week!

Oh yeah, one more time - Kudos on that airbrushing! :worthy: :clap:



Thanks for the compliments. I hope to one day get back to airbrushing. It’s really enjoyable and easier on my body than working on cars and trucks.
As far as the fiberglass, yes when I bought the truck it came with a 1 piece tilt front end. I had it manually tilting at one point but I really didn’t care for it much so I cut it apart. The fenders and grill are bolted in place and I’m planning on reverse tilting the hood.

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 6:52 pm
I decided to alter the taillight to swing out instead of up for my fuel fill. I just hope I’ll have enough room to get the fuel nozzle to the filler tube now.

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 7:02 pm
Since this was a tilt front end, the lower fender sections were separate pieces that bolted to the running boards and the rest of the fender lowered on to them. Since I’m not tilting I used epoxy adhesive to glue them together. I then used the belt sander to better shape them with the fender curve. I then v’d the mating line. I’ll be using duraglas to blend this as well.

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 7:13 pm
Finally got the fiberglass clip attached. Arms were fabbed for the front. They attach to the frame using polyurethane bushings. I made some brackets that attach to the cab on one end and to the steel mounts I epoxied to the clip on the other end.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 7:17 pm
Here are the hidden hinges I finished up on the passenger side.

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 09, 2019 7:28 pm
Will the fiberglass work ever end?? The hood curvature in the rear where it curves down on the cowl wasn’t molded right. No matter how I tweaked and applied pressure it was obvious that some cutting was needed. I cut the brace on the underside loose and then made relief cuts to tighten the curvature.

Ratchet straps to pull in where the relief cuts are. I used Duraglas in the relief cuts as I beveled them to receive it. After the Duraglas dried I laid resin and fiberglass on the inside to strengthen it.

I’ve roughly finished the area with Duraglas. I’ll finish shaping later.
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