1951 F16

[kb426]

O&S has the tailgate installed and one fender cut and buffed. I have around 3 hours in that one fender!!! And the paint was good on it. I started with 1000 grit paper. It takes a while to do anything with that.

[chimp koose]

And now for the metalflake accent stripes !

[kb426]

O&S got started on the other fender. It took 2.5 hours. I did the bed sides, the top angle on the bedside and the tailgate. I bolted the fenders on with a few bolts to have less mess around.

[kb426]

O&S made a little progress today. I ordered some flange head bolts to use on the fenders. I was not happy with the stainless flat head ones I had previously used. The bolts arrived yesterday so this morning I bolted on the fenders and the braces for I believe the last time. I had the fenders laying on the back of the truck in the shed. When I removed them, I noticed that the rubber isolators that mount the rear end cradle and the back had separated from the metal bushing that bolts to the chassis. That allowed it to move up and down about 1/2". It took some work to remove the rubber parts. I had a transmission crossmember that I had saved from a F150 that had a u- channel in it. I cut a length of from it and machined it to the original height of the bushings. I welded the parts on and drilled a mounting hole and bolted it together. The rubber parts were under tension from the coilovers. The rubber parts were 1996 issue.

[jaybee]

Good catch on those bushings, and a perfectly good solution.

[kb426]

O&S had another delightful day of exercise in the sun. 1st up was the hood. I have around 3.5 hours in cutting and buffing. I installed it and put the trim back on. I'm not keen on the color of the trim with the silver. Little bland. I have most of the driver's door and most of the back of the cab started in color sanding. 3 grades of sand paper left. I think I may sand the whole cab with the rough paper before moving on.

[WZ JUNK]

I really like the front view of that truck.  Good work.  Looks great.

[kb426]

O&S had another day of exercise. Wax on, wax off. Everything except the grille and lower valance has been sanded with 1000. It doesn't take much for the 1500 and 2000 to do it's job at this point. I removed the running boards to allow buffing on the fenders all the way to the bottom. If my time management would have been better, all of these parts would have been buffed before assembly. One way it's easier to install and the other way there is the risk of scratching after buffing.

[jaybee]

That is really coming together. It's subtle but effective. Do you feel like the trim needs to pop more?

[kb426]

Jaybee, I have seen some powdercoat their trim black, that's more than I want but I don't have a good idea at this point.

[kb426]

O&S just set down. I feel the magnetism of the chair strongly. The majority of the buffing is finished. It needs a through bath and some detail work but for the most part is finished. The pics aren't very good.

[jaybee]

Someone once made a very powerful case here that every garage must have a pondering chair.

[416Ford]

Looking good KB. 

[kb426]

O&S started off by giving the truck and bed a bath. Then I sanded and buffed several areas. I proceeded to assemble the truck. As I was taking some pics, I see more spots that need more buffing. I think I'm down to about 100 little things to do. LOL. For those who care about this kind of info, I started this on 6/7/21 when I picked up metal for the frame.

[WZ JUNK]

I believe you are ready to start the next one.  Good job.