1951 F16

idrivejunk · October 04, 2021, 11:43:37 PM

Like the cluster

kb426 · October 05, 2021, 06:17:16 PM

O&S had a real light day. I did some more metal work on the front fender extensions. One was bent at a 90 degree angle when I started on this project. I had straightened it some and thought it was about ok. I compared the 2 side by side and went back to work. It's way better now.

They're both ready for bondo. The tires for the front came in and I put them on the wheels. The stereo and speakers arrived and the Nu-relic window regulators. Less on the list.

I rolled the cab outside and took the air hose to it. I blew for quite a while. I don't think I have all the blasting media out yet.

kb426 · October 06, 2021, 06:34:01 PM

O&S put in a few hours this afternoon. I was doing small stuff inside the cab. The wind was blowing so I had it outside helping keep the residue from rust removal and tar removal out of my way. The passenger side sun visor area had broken metal. I removed the driver side and found the same thing. What causes something to break the metal under a sun visor mount?

I've not seen that in any of the other trucks I've done.

idrivejunk · October 06, 2021, 07:48:59 PM

Heavy sun?

416Ford · October 07, 2021, 07:43:11 AM

The user is trying to use them to block the sun coming in the door window, sometimes they pull down on them to help with lower sun. when you put them back for the front window you now have to bend them back up. Teeter totter... Not good. Vickie's truck was like that on the DS, not one ever installed a PS visor. No proof just my $.02

kb426 · October 07, 2021, 08:59:04 AM

Could be, Dave. It was a surprise to me to see both sides. There is a few other oddities I found. Some of the spot welds on the rear of the cab on the center brace are pulled loose. There's sign of damage anywhere around that area.

kb426 · October 07, 2021, 06:33:55 PM

O&S had a fair day. I started off with cutting out the rust and welding in a panel in the floor. I welded up the broken sun visor mount. I had removed the id tag from the firewall so I welded up 4 more holes. That brought the total to 72. I ground down the welds on the inside of the firewall and did some more work on the inside of the cab where the sound mat will go. I shot epoxy on those areas and under the dash as best as I could. The top has been prepped for bondo. I welded the 2 broken spot welds in the rear of the cab. That worked poorly. I hammered them down when hot as best I could but there not as good as the originals.

idrivejunk · October 07, 2021, 08:04:03 PM

Looks nice and fresh in there.

kb426 · October 08, 2021, 07:00:05 PM

O&S got started off by mounting the firewall doubler plate, cutting the hole for the clutch cable and cutting the hole for the lower steering column to go through. I had planned to prime the backside of some of the parts. I was looking at the calendar and counting days and started to look for short cuts to get this finished in 45 days. The nats were swarming around the primed parts. At that point I realized that I did not have the energy or days to get this done before the weather shut me down. I made a decision to prime all the bare parts except for the cab and the grille. My plan is to get the inside of the cab painted and the body work on the grille and the cab close so I can put them in epoxy primer and then assemble this for final fit. It will be drivable after that and will either get taken back apart for painting or sold in black epoxy. If I would speed up and have more good weather, the plan is subject to change.

idrivejunk · October 09, 2021, 12:32:42 PM

The s word

Steady as she goes, Bill. Do whats best for you.

kb426 · October 09, 2021, 06:08:17 PM

O&S completed the mission in good time. I changed the oil in the wife's car and hit all the panels with 80 grit da that hadn't been sanded before. It takes some time to hang everything for painting. I put 2 coats on everything so I expect it to last for awhile without complications.

kb426 · October 10, 2021, 06:04:15 PM

O&S had a variety of tasks today. They all add up to little.

I assembled the bed and put it on the little trailer. I dug out the rest of the sound mat and put some in both doors. With the bottoms cut out, it was easier to do. I used up what was left in the cab to see how much more to order. I ordered another 36 sq. ft. I should have just a little left over. I straightened the windshield flange. How many times have we fought leaking windshields?

Anyone up for a box of worms? I bought a cheap power dist. panel off ebay to see if it would be a good addition to wiring the truck. The jury's still out on that thought.

kb426 · October 11, 2021, 06:34:43 PM

O&S was stuck in low gear. In retrospect, that's better than no gear.

I chose the easy door to do 1st. There were several ideas I had that I wanted to see if I was FOS.

If I do door bottoms again, I will do some measuring and cut the patch to size, then mark the door and cut it. That would do away with the pattern making. I didn't think that through on this deal. I purchased 33 Ford locking door handles. Carolina Customs makes some spring loaded retractors that will work with those handles that will make connecting to the latch fairly simple. The inside door handle will take more work. I did some research on the locking bear claws and read that sometimes they fail and there is no simple way to get the door open. The latches I purchased are Trimark made in Iowa. They are commonly used on big trucks and trailers. I believe that to be a safe choice. I have the door lock hole to fill and this door will be completed except for the inside handle apparatus.

kb426 · October 12, 2021, 06:37:01 PM

O&S plodded along today. I welded up some tiny pinholes in the right door. I removed the paint from the face of it. I got started on the left door. I thought the latch part would take the most time so I did it 1st. It wasn't too bad. My pattern came out pretty good which made the rest of the fit reasonable. 1st thing this morning I realized the parts I ordered last night wouldn't work because of where they had to be located. I called Carolina Customs and cancelled the order. I ordered some small parts from Austin Hardware and will give it a go on my own. I have an idea.

kb426 · October 13, 2021, 07:03:33 PM

O&S was a real slacker today. The Engine performance Expo began and it lasts 3 days. I won't watch all of it but there is a lot of hours to be lost in the shop. I was unable to planish the right door as good as I wanted. I don't have the skill or strength to reach back into that door cavity to do it enough to have a flat panel. I decided to try something different on this door. I will do the repair in 2 pieces. I have the 1st part welded in and planished. I will find out if this is a good idea at the next step. I keep finding more rust in the bottom of this door. I cut a little and clean it up and see some more. I don't think I'm done cutting yet.