Truck based woody

[47panel]

Beautiful job !!!
Your parts supply makes me envious as I have a 47 panel (late model running gear 300/6, C6,9 inch, power discs on orig. axle)
My truck is pretty complete just needs paint -
Love your dedication to the wedge cabs !
GO (in Phx,AZ - a little dryer,hotter and one hell of a lot less trees!)

[Tinker]

Very cool stuff. SOOO NICE!



One of my favorite pictures from this thread. Quite the craftsmanship.

[GB SISSON]

Had a nice dry day yesterday, so I busted it out of the garage for a spin. It's time for a heater though. I have a nice three door example to install for a winter project. Like I mentioned previously, this was a blast building this thing!

[hook00pad]

I love the Woody. This has been a great thread.

Keep on Truckin'

Al Hook

[VeryTangled]

Sweet Fancy Moses, son, you are disturbed. I vote for driving around that place for a while, and burning the phone number. But what fun is that! Full speed ahead! Experiences vs. mementos. A bigger fool paid to have it hauled there.

[GB SISSON]

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Originally Posted by VeryTangled

Sweet Fancy Moses, son, you are disturbed. I vote for driving around that place for a while, and burning the phone number. But what fun is that! Full speed ahead! Experiences vs. mementos. A bigger fool paid to have it hauled there.

Thanks Jeff, I needed that. Actually a boat may eventually be in the works. My son, my employee and I are talking about going 3rds on a 14' aluminum skiff with about a 20 hp and trailer. And not a fixer-upper either!

[51504bat]

Originally Posted by GB SISSON

Thanks Jeff, I needed that. Actually a boat may eventually be in the works. My son, my employee and I are talking about going 3rds on a 14' aluminum skiff with about a 20 hp and trailer. And not a fixer-upper either!

This line from Jaws comes to mind: "I think we need a bigger boat"

[38bill]

Originally Posted by 51504bat

This line from Jaws comes to mind: "I think we need a bigger boat"

For what its worth I don't like a 14' boat. On our lakes a 14' tends to plow right into the next wave. 16' seems to reach the next wave much better and will usually run just as fast as the 14' using the same size motor and sim hull design. Anyway you may need the extra room if all three of you want to go out at the same time.

[GB SISSON]

Originally Posted by 38bill

For what its worth I don't like a 14' boat. On our lakes a 14' tends to plow right into the next wave. 16' seems to reach the next wave much better and will usually run just as fast as the 14' using the same size motor and sim hull design. Anyway you may need the extra room if all three of you want to go out at the same time.

Thanks Bill. I have never owned or ridden much in any aluminum boat. That makes sense to me though. I really do enjoy being a ford v8 enthusiast, so a maintenance free generic boat allows me more time to fiddle with (finish) my trucks, and still get some fresh seafood after work.

[flatford8]

You?????.....in an ALUMINUM boat!?!?!?.......Mark

[Fordors]

Good to hear from you again, I have followed this project from the beginning and I think the look is perfect. Listen to the doctor this time, your family needs you and you should stick around to enjoy the truck after all your hard work.

[51504bat]

Glad you're on the mend. I got the mat for my '39 P/U from Joe's Antique Auto in Mass. I was a Carpenter mat IIRC. Mine came without holes so I could cut them to config to the '39 which is just a bit different from the '40 and up cabs.

[Mart]

Wow. GB, glad you are getting better. The truck looks great and with all the little jobs you're doing it just gets better and better. The terms you are using proves to me that only a highly experienced wood worker could have pulled this one off.

Mart.

[flatford8]

Gary....great to hear from you!!!!......glad you are feeling better.....I had my first heart event twenty years ago....#2 was two and a half years ago.....I definitely learned you gotta toe the line and try to follow the rules as best you can....I’m retiring in one year, four months and eight days....one of my first things to do is take a ride over there to the other coast and say hello and shake your hand....and go for a ride in that Woody.....winter is on the way here too.....the older I get the less I tolerate it.....take care......Mark

[truckdog62563]

The others have said it, Gary. Glad they got you off the island to treatment, and glad your tune up set things right. Glad you’ve gotten details pulled together on the wagon, and hope you can get more enjoyment out of it before the weather turns. Stu

[flatford8]

I forgot to ask..... what’s the cord hanging down in the middle of the cab?....in pic #1...looks like an air horn......Mark

[GB SISSON]

Originally Posted by flatford8

I forgot to ask..... what’s the cord hanging down in the middle of the cab?....in pic #1...looks like an air horn......Mark

I have dual horns about 20" long mounted to the passenger side of the engine. I have a typical flathead era starter solenoid as a horn relay. As we know, the solenoid is activated when the small terminal is grounded. I ran a wire off the small terminal up inside the pillar and made a spring loaded wooden rocker switch with a bare wire on the forward end. Pull the rope and the bare wire hits a spot on the windshield header where I sanded the paint off. HONNNNNNK!!!!

[cas3]

that truck is just too cool! stay well my friend, best wishes

[51504bat]

GB,
Check out this link over on the HAMB for some more wood inspiration!
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...-show.1165713/

[GB SISSON]

Originally Posted by 51504bat

GB,
Check out this link over on the HAMB for some more wood inspiration!
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...-show.1165713/

Thanks! That was an enjoyable 'trip' to Wavecrest for a Sunday morning. And a big thanks to ALL my friends who have responded to this post. I am planning to build an engine this winter that would replace the 221 cu in currently installed. Last year I bought a std size 4" merc crank. Had it ground recently and I have a choice of a few 239 blocks here that show no visible cracks (even with my 3.0 power reading glasses on and a halogen light to help). I will let the machine shop make the final determination. This should satisfy my urge for another project, at least for a while.