Thread: 1952 Ford F-1 Build My First at 18 years old

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Thanks guys, yesterday I chopped off the big hunk of steel bumper that was on the back, must have raised the truck up in the rear atleast 2 inches lol

Like the looks a lot better without the bumper, but now how are you going to tow anything?

Jack.

Haha wasn't planning on towing anything, I actually have the original rear bumper and 2 out of the 4 original brackets as well

Wow, that was a whole lot of rear bumper!!!! Lots of old trucks had similar overweight behemoths like that, could pull a house with them!!! Now a good receiver hitch works just fine. Anyway, looks like you have the start of a good scrap iron collection with the old bumper!!!!!

The bumper may have made wheel stands easier , and if it hit the asphalt no problem

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Hi Eddie, I just discovered this thread and will be following along now. I have an interest in your project because I started to build one similar to it once, but sold it before it was finished. Mine was a '51 and began life as a 3/4-ton. It was 100% original when I got it, but the flathead engine was frozen and the rear end was locked up from sitting in the weather for too long. Fortunately, the body was really solid. I grafted on a '76 Camaro subframe up front and re-contoured the rear frame. I put a 9-inch rear from a T-bird under the rear on coil springs and ladder bars. All together I lowered it 8 inches. I had all the hard work done and the body roughed out except for the bed sides and tailgate when I was forced to move it. I didn't have room for it in my garage at home and I didn't want to leave it sitting in the weather again, so I sold it. I have regretted it many times since. Moral of the story - hang on to that jewel! Here's a pic of mine just before I sold it ten years ago.

Looking real good, Eddie!