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I'm going to build another '32 Ford truck. I need some help from anyone that can photo shop the body with the changes I plan on making.
Tomorrow I will take a photo of it with a clean back round, or any way you want it to cut it up.
I won't start on it until the current one is finished, but I just want to start planning on it and see if my ideas look good.
Thanks in advance,
Ken
another one !!! my wife barely letsme work in the garage you must have some time on your hands ...lol
Wow another that is a man with a plan .
32 thats from one pick i seen of her shining it , She dont want you to finger print it up LOL.
Hehe, kind of a sickness, isn't it Ken? I'm like you, knee deep in one project, and already thinking about the next two or three. We need help. :D :D :D :D
One thing I haven't figured out........if you have a few running hot rods, how do you decide which one to drive? :confused: :confused:
Don
My name is KenThurm and I am a Hot Rodaholic, help me please !:D :D
You just haven't been married long enough. :LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by godspeed32
What happens to me is after I get in so deep and one idea leads to another but it too late to change it on the one I'm working on so I want to do another one thinking it will be so much better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
Honestly, I drive all my cars.
I'd say that Ken has it pretty well figured out.
As long as you keep the wife happy, you can have all the toys you need (or maybe want). I saw a "very nice" late model Mercedes driving down the 91 FWY the other night with a KENDON license plate.
The motorcycle dealership that I work for recently added KENDON trailer's to our product line. As we have all come to expect from the '32 Truck progress photos, his trailers are also FIRST CLASS.
All kidding aside, we aren't unique in the hot rod world. No matter what forum you go to, or who you talk to at a cruise or show, 99 percent of us have more than one project or car. The old rule is, don't start on another car until the first one is done, but it is amazing how many of us have several going at the same time.
Just last night, when I was cleaning up parts in the sandblast cabinet, I also threw in the spindles for the '39 Dodge, and started planning how I am going to paint that front end. Why?? I am probably 6 months away from even thinking about doing anything to it, but yet here I am, prepping parts for it.
I think we did this thread once where we asked how many guys had more than one project, and it was surprising how many of us do. I guess that is what seperates real car nuts from the occasional enthusiast. Makes it sort of understandable why someone with Jay Leno's means owns a stable of them, and a staff to keep them going.
Can I carpool with you Ken to those Hot rodaholic meetings? :D :D
Don
Anytime Don, it would be my privilege, and you can pick the car we go in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
Wow John, that was very nice of you. We really try at Kendon. Who do you work for?Quote:
Originally Posted by John Palmer
And yes that's my wife's car, I might be a gear head but I know how it works:D
I'm the service manager at Orange County Motorsports in Santa Ana, CA. It's part of a family owned "very high" volume eight store dealership chain. We sell Kawasaki, Suzuki, Victory, and Triumph vehicle brands at our Santa Ana dealership location.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken Thurm
I have have been at O/C Motorsports for the past two years and worked for the OEM's in the motorcycle industry for many years. I live in the North Tustin area, and drive a "rusted" RodBod highboy everywhere, LOL.
So, how come I'm not getting my royalties from the "don" part of this business venture?? :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Don
My wife named the business after a Volkswagen repair shop in Long Beach. I did have a partner named Don but it only lasted a few months.Quote:
Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
John,Quote:
Originally Posted by John Palmer
I would like to come by your store and meet you if that would be O.K. with you. Tell me what is a good time.
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Originally Posted by Ken Thurm
Ken stop by anytime M-F 9-6 and well give you the cooks tour of our operation.
John Palmer
I will be there tonight about 5:15, look forward to meeting you.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Palmer
Ken
You must be telepathic, :LOL: If I post a photo of my cab can you can you make some changes?
O.K. I think I finally figured out what I think it should look like. So if anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated.
I want to chop it 5", section it 2" at the bottom keeping the body lines, channel it 6", extend the doors 1", and extend the back of the cab 1 1/2".
this should give me an overall height of 47" to 48" and still be comfortable to drive. I'm 6' even and 200#.
I will use the same style frame I built for the other truck, cutting the frame down from 6" to 3" in the interior of the truck.
thank you in advance if you can help me.
Ken
Ken: I think anything you can do to stretch the cab will help a lot. These cabs are short on head and leg room anyway, and when you do the chop, channel, and section you are planning, it really makes it even tighter. I've never cared for the really stretched pickup cabs, like the Speedway glass one, but the modest amount you are planning won't even be noticed, especially in the doors.
I had a '32 pckup years ago that was chopped about 3.5 and channelled about 5 inches, and the roof was very close to my head, and I am only 5.9.
The only thing I question is the section. Looks like you are looking for a sleeker profile ?
Don
you do not need to cut your roof it will come right down you should just sell that cab to me:) i forgot you have one chop
Well, this is my thinking. My current truck is chopped 4" and channeled 6". The way I did my frame, I have 2 1/2" of head room. I used a Glide seat frame, if I build my own frame I can still have a bench seat and pick up 2" of head room. By stretching the cab I will pick up 2 1/2" of leg room. So if I am correct I will wind up with more interior space than my current one. So the only question is will it look correct.
Denny, thank you for doing that. I have always thought when you chop one of these things over 4" the lower portion of the truck looks way to tall. so thats why I thought by sectioning it the 2" it would even things out. I believe after looking at what Denny did it looks correct. I' going to do it.
Don, my thoughts aren't to streamline it, just to get the overall look symmetrical.
Do you guys think it looks good or not? Forget about head room and cramping, I think I can build that out of the equation.
Pat, what years did you run your truck?
Ken
there was a guy that did add about 4 inchs to the back of the cab look bad very thick looking i think but it is your truck the speed way cab looks very nice with the small side window makes the cab better and not so chunky
Ken,I think the photo Denny did looks pretty good,although I suspect the windshield height is getting too small. I'm stretching a 29 rpu by cutting the top and bottom off of coupe doors. Most of them are rotted on the bottom lip around here anyhow. Oh,I got my issue of street rodder yesterday, nice cars. P.S. You don't actually work in that garage do you? Hank
Geez, don't you guys ever get tired of Deuces? Anyway, rather the just chop and lose all the windshield height (around here that makes it a cop magnet), might want to consider sectioning the body and lose some of that door height and maybe lose a bit of the slab sided look....
Toughest part of doing body mods is to keep everything in proportion... I'd say about 75% of the "chop only" hot rods end up looking like a cartoon car, all sides, no top.... A 2" chop, 3" section, and a moderate (4" to 5") channel along with lengthening the cab by stretching the doors would make for a cab that would keep everything in proportion...... Now, if I knew how to work Photoshop I could check out my theory!!!!!!!!:LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
Dave,
I agree, I don't want this thing looking like a cartoon. The angle I took this photo at is deceiving on the chop. I've seen 5" chops on these trucks , that in my opinion look good, but like you said it starts looking long skirted. That's why I went with the 2" section. It doesn't sound like much but in Denny's photo I thought it evened it out some. I I'm sure I can get another 1" out of it, but then I think it will start looking to Long. Yes No?
Ken
Hank,
Thanks, It doesn't look like that after a week end of thrashing :LOL:
Ken
I don't know. All the deuces with a chop always long long on the side height to me. Old hot rodder told me years ago that the correct proportion of chop to section is for every 1" of chop, section it 2". The deuce pickup cabs are so short I think I would probably go with that formula. I know a deuce is a "classic look", but nothing is sacred around here. With those big flat sides, if I were to do a pickup or sedan, think I'd do about 2 1/2 of chop and about 5 of sectioning, maybe 5 more on the channel. I guess if you like the proportions stock, then maybe the chop and section would be the same amount....????? I don't like anything stock!!!!!