PB & J 31' Late Model Pickup Build

[lamoson]

Hey guys, brand new to the barn. My pops and i just acquired a fun new bonding father/son project. calling it the pb & j build because of our names, don't worry it won't be a tan and purple color scheme. The deal was too good to say no to, so we are jumping in head first. Never done a resto before so this should be fun.
We are getting the truck mid project. Body has been off and frame has been redone. The motor is sitting in it and turns freely. The cab is "loosely" bolted on. And everything is in primer. The plan is to fit all the body together and make sure we get out any bending or fab work that needs to happen before paint. After assembly we will move onto cosmetic body work and paint prep. in the mean time we will get the motor running so we can go through everything else and test out the chassis components. After all that, disassemble, paint, and reassemble. Anyways.......ONTO THE PICS.



in the shop


cleanin' her up


my daughter approves


stay tuned, thanks for any insight.

Jamo

[Tom Wesenberg]

Looks like a very good one to restore.
Will you be changing the engine color? I see it has a long rubber hose instead of the lower steel pipe.

[spdway1]

Looks like a good start to a project, Have fun.

Keep on Trucking

PS, is your pressure washer really that loud?

[lamoson]

Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg

Looks like a very good one to restore.
Will you be changing the engine color? I see it has a long rubber hose instead of the lower steel pipe.

i think the engine color will be close to the same. some of the paint is peeling so we are gonna redo it. i will probably just get a brush on engine paint and see how that looks. as for the long rubber hose, it is getting removed. i have the steel pipe and will order the two short hoses to go with it.

[lamoson]

Originally Posted by spdway1

PS, is your pressure washer really that loud?

WHAT?? ha, i work around loud stuff ALL DAY LONG,(mechanic and woodworker) so i pretty much am always wearing these things. just turned 30 and my hearing is already horrible, if i don't wear em i will be deaf by the time i reach the top of the hill.

[Rusty Homestead Fl]

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Welcome!! Looks like you scored a good one. You and "Pops" will have a good time with that. Yeah, I'm with you. While the body is off I'd repaint that engine the correct color too. It's a lot easier now as it would be later. Have fun!

[lamoson]

Originally Posted by Rusty Homestead Fl

Welcome!! Looks like you scored a good one. You and "Pops" will have a good time with that. Yeah, I'm with you. While the body is off I'd repaint that engine the correct color too. It's a lot easier now as it would be later. Have fun!

by correct color do you mean the green? we are not going FULLY original to stock spec on the build. yes we want it to look more stock than not, but also just function well and look nice. not sure yet how stock we are trying to get it. for example. body color choices are limited when going factory colors. i am thinking some sort of gray would be nice, or maybe a tan.

like this


or this (wheels would be black on mine though)


but i do also enjoy something like this which is nowhere NEAR original.

[kelley's restoration]

nice truck
if you need anything we are right down the road in antioch
have fun and take your time
tk

[Steve Plucker]

Make sure your final coat of paint is compatible to the gray primer on the cab now.

Pluck

[Rusty Homestead Fl]

quote;
"by correct color do you mean the green?"

Oops! Miss-read your original post. Thought you were going back to original engine color. Anything you do to make it the way you want it is the way to go. Lots of color combo's out there. Keep posting pic's on your progress.

[chiliman]

the front .cast fender braces are early 30 but will work have a blessed day

[mojo1]

Very cool, looking forward to your build!

[lamoson]

she's alive!!!!!! took a little work but after new points, cap, rotor and retiming, she runs. kinda just rigged everything up to fire it, so now i have to assemble a little bit farther to be able to test drive and check the chassis components and leaks and such. this link is to my instagram, i think it should work.

http://instagram.com/p/eEC75tgYYA/

[john charlton]

The engine HAS to be Ford Engine Green or you wont go to heaven . Trust me .

John in dark changeable weather Suffolk County England.

[Jordan]

Originally Posted by lamoson

she's alive!!!!!! took a little work but after new points, cap, rotor and retiming, she runs. kinda just rigged everything up to fire it, so now i have to assemble a little bit farther to be able to test drive and check the chassis components and leaks and such. this link is to my instagram, i think it should work.

http://instagram.com/p/eEC75tgYYA/

Sounds good! I just followed you btw, not that often i find someone close to my age in the hobby.

[lamoson]

she's a driver.

video: http://instagram.com/p/e2eTPZgYY3/

[lamoson]

fenders and running boards are on.

[Greg Jones]

Look at those smiles! Great job cleaning it up and getting it going. You will be proud to own one of the oldest Ford pickups in town! Built Ford tough....

[Tudortomnz]

You are making good progress & seem to be having fun with it. Looks like an early '30/uncommon ''eye brow'' front left fender there. The bead looks to continue across the front rather than ending at top side.

[Bob C]

Be sure you have the generator hooked up to the battery when your running
the engine or you will fry the generator.

Bob