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    1940 Ford Pickup

     



    Here's the start of my new project. Picked this truck up a few weeks ago and now have it down to the frame to start the repairs. See anything I'm doing wrong let me know.





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    A common rust area for those trucks....
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    A cool old truck! Looking forward to seeing the transformation on this one. Welcome to CHR, too!!
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    Nice old ford! Good work on the repairs! Are you going to plate it on the inside after the repair?
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    Quote Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe View Post
    Nice old ford! Good work on the repairs! Are you going to plate it on the inside after the repair?
    I'm thinking that's the right thing to do. At least on the lower lip. It will be a boxed frame when I'm done.

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    That will make for a real strong repair!
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    3-26-13

     



    Here's todays work on the other side.

    Just need some inside plating and this side is done. I think.

    I'm going to box the frame completely, I'm thinking I should remove the rear crossmember, box the frame and then cut the cross member to fit weld it in or build a completely new one for the rear. I'm going to use a 2 leaf spring setup on the rear. What do you all think ?

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    Wow! what part of the country did that come from to rust the frame like that? Lots of work.

    Did you set in the cab and see if you fit? I bought one and swapped a motor in, waiting on paint, and was starting to work the interior when I found out with the seat against the rear wall, there was no way I was going to fit in the car. Hunched over the steering wheel was the only position. Sold the truck the next week.

    55-57 Thunderbirds are also high on my list of wants but in those, your legs stick almost straight out, again no fit for me. I am not huge, just 6 feet tall.

    Anyway, get behind the wheel and check it out by doing a little day dreaming crusing.

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    As Robert mentioned that's a real common area for the tin worm. It gets that way because of the way the original X member and it's rear extensions fit inside the outer rails and form a pocket of sorts in that area that holds debris then moisture.

    Which brings some questions to mind on what's in the pictures but not in your commentary. It appears the X member was taken out, presumably to make room for the repair shown. Likewise, the corresponding portion of the X member that was inside of that rail rot suffered similarly? I'm not sure you need an inner plate or boxing if you intend to replicate/restore the original design which effectively acted as a doubler for the frame rail. I don't see where any tie bars were welded to the rails to maintain geometry when the X member was removed. I would hope you have some way of jigging the rails to return them to their proper position for frame integrity before final welding. The more welding you do without holding them rigidly in their proper orientation, the more twisted/bulged/disformed they will become. Not trying to rip on what you're doing, just throwing out questions/thoughts. You might want to rethink those short ladder bars too if you haven't already. The combination of short travel, and straight down the side rails with the spring being a center mount is going to be real bindy. Look at some of the commercially available rod frames with a transverse rear spring and notice how they typically have long bars or wishbones that pivot more toward the forward center of the chassis which gives the outer axle ends more ease of movement. Drag cars can get away with that short style, side mounted ladder bar because they're on a relatively flat road surface and are intended to function best only in a straight line. Road driving is another kettle of fish. The front wheels look to be too far back in that first picture, but then they're turned a might so it could just be the angle of the pic.

    The cab size can start getting tight for a driver approaching 6 foot or more, though we're not all proportioned the same as far as leg length even when we're the same overall height. If that is an issue one trick is to make the seat back cushion thinner. With the variety of foam densities available today, a thin back rest that is still supportive is very doable. It's easy to gain a couple inches, perhaps more depending on you comfort needs, that way. And, if you're going to change up the steering column for a number of reasons you can tailor that angle/position for improvement as well.
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    [QUOTE=Scooting;490260]Did you set in the cab and see if you fit? I bought one and swapped a motor in, waiting on paint, and was starting to work the interior when I found out with the seat against the rear wall, there was no way I was going to fit in the car. Hunched over the steering wheel was the only position. Sold the truck the next week. QUOTE]

    I am helping a paint and body customer with a '40 pickup build. He found a solution for that problem. He had the chance to buy a project that came with an extra cab! They cut the two cabs and welded them together... which produced a "stretch cab". :-)~ Of course they shortened the bed to make space for it.

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    Pop a photo of the stretch when you can. Wish I would have done that. Then I could of had a pickup and sedan too.

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    He only added a few inches... though an "extra cab" concept might be interesting. Or a longer version you could even add a quarter window similar to the coupes.

    It may be a few weeks, but I'll post it.
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    last 2 days work

     



    Here's some pic's from the last 2 days of tinkering with the 40.

    Still have to plate the insides.

    Finished repairs just have to plate the inside and this side is done.

    My intentions are to remove the cross member pictured and box the frame all the way to the end. I will be using a 2 leaf spring set up vice the single across the back. I'll still need a crossmember so after boxing the frame I'll either fit the original member to the boxed frame or build a new one from scratch. Gotta put shocks somewhere.

    Didn't feel like welding much today so I started making the wood blocks that support the cab. Took some big oak pallets and cut them up and after you run them through a plainer there as good as any oak at the store.
    The reason I'm messing with the blocks/shims is that I want to weld nuts inside the frame to bolt the cab down, gotta do it before I box the frame.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter View Post
    As Robert mentioned that's a real common area for the tin worm. It gets that way because of the way the original X member and it's rear extensions fit inside the outer rails and form a pocket of sorts in that area that holds debris then moisture.

    Which brings some questions to mind on what's in the pictures but not in your commentary. It appears the X member was taken out, presumably to make room for the repair shown. Likewise, the corresponding portion of the X member that was inside of that rail rot suffered similarly? I'm not sure you need an inner plate or boxing if you intend to replicate/restore the original design which effectively acted as a doubler for the frame rail. I don't see where any tie bars were welded to the rails to maintain geometry when the X member was removed. I would hope you have some way of jigging the rails to return them to their proper position for frame integrity before final welding. The more welding you do without holding them rigidly in their proper orientation, the more twisted/bulged/disformed they will become. Not trying to rip on what you're doing, just throwing out questions/thoughts. You might want to rethink those short ladder bars too if you haven't already. The combination of short travel, and straight down the side rails with the spring being a center mount is going to be real bindy. Look at some of the commercially available rod frames with a transverse rear spring and notice how they typically have long bars or wishbones that pivot more toward the forward center of the chassis which gives the outer axle ends more ease of movement. Drag cars can get away with that short style, side mounted ladder bar because they're on a relatively flat road surface and are intended to function best only in a straight line. Road driving is another kettle of fish. The front wheels look to be too far back in that first picture, but then they're turned a might so it could just be the angle of the pic.

    The cab size can start getting tight for a driver approaching 6 foot or more, though we're not all proportioned the same as far as leg length even when we're the same overall height. If that is an issue one trick is to make the seat back cushion thinner. With the variety of foam densities available today, a thin back rest that is still supportive is very doable. It's easy to gain a couple inches, perhaps more depending on you comfort needs, that way. And, if you're going to change up the steering column for a number of reasons you can tailor that angle/position for improvement as well.
    Bob Thanks for your input.

    The X member was totally gone, rusted and cut up by last owner. Planning on a new version of the x member, round tube 1.5 inch type. The short ladder bars are gone, going to replace the rear suspension with 2 leaf springs. I can only hope that the front end /wheels are in the right place because the Mustang front end is welded in place. As far as fitting in the cab, well I'm 6' 2" and just have to put the seat back all the way !
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    Been trying to post for the last couple days and nothing has been showing up except my reply to Bob. So here's another try.
    Wood spacer for the bottom of cab .

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