OldIHC

I am really getting into the rebuilding mode this year, not much else to do with the winter here.

I just made the two doors, lots of machining to match the old model. Nice thing is I had two almost solid frames to work with.

I used a lot of expensive lumber, antique brackets from e-bay and a few lengths of angle and flat bar, but it turned out better than anticipated.

The metal was the cheapest portion, only took one 4 x 8 sheet of metal to make the fenders, apron and running board extensions.

That looks real nice.

That's a work of art! Incredible!!!!

Very impressive. I especially like your re-creation of the running boards. Well done!

Thanks, I don't see any of this as work. I am enjoying myself on this project.

Loving your work

Constructed a good chunk of the cab. Just waiting on more White Oak to finish.

Sorry some of the pictures are a bit blurry, it was really cold and my phone was a bit frozen.

My first though was the Beverly Hill Billie's truck, vehicle when I stripped off the old cab.

What an awesome project! Just think - working with wood and metal! Not many people have the skills to do both - successfully. Great results!!!!

A few more pics of the cab, getting closer to the sanding stage.

I have worked a lot with both metals and wood, I have a few skills developed. Once the cab is framed, I am going to start bending the exterior metal skins. That's the easy part, then I have to remove all the body rivets and start pounding out the imperfections in the front fenders. The paint is not a problem, I have painted a lot of vehicles in my days, its the engine teardown and replace all the gaskets that I am dreading. I have not rebuilt an engine in over 10 years, and this engine does not have the tork specs available so its going to be a slow process researching the allows, threads and position in the motor. I have talked to the automotive professors here and all they could tell me was that there is info on the threads, I have already gotten that info on this forum (actually I got more from your guys than the professors here?).

I have purchased an ST5 carb for the engine, and I am ordering a kit from Jon to rebuild it. I have torn it all apart and cleaned it, so its ready for when the kit arrives.