The hotrod

I've been getting some work done on my rod. Started a few weeks ago by dunging out the garage so I could move around and find stuff.
I got the bed done and mounted except the floor.



I made the front of the bed from an old baler part



I got the trim piece made to hold the grill in the shell



another side shot, not enough room in the garage to get a shot with good perspective, the windshield looks way higher in the picture than it actually is.

Here's some pictures of the steering. This has kicked my butt, layed it down a couple years ago and now it's all designed and just needs a few welds and final assembly..

You can see in this picture where I originally had the pitman shaft coming out of the cowl, no way to get the geometry right with it that high.


I had to lower it with this bloddy contraption.



My steering arm was too short and the tire hit the drag link about 2/3 into a left turn.
Before


with the new piece tacked on.



I also got my drivers door hung, latch installed and striker plate. It shuts real nice. I had to make everything since I built the doors and the whole body from all different shit.

The original drawing before I started. I had a Caddy engine for it then but left it behind when I lost my house. Fenders and pipes will be different and the bed isn't quite as swoopy but pretty close since I drew this maybe 7-8 years ago.

yessiree--i am groovin' on that---dang good design & fab skills there, i say


the bed you built looks perfect on there

The bed was a mess when I got it. I think it was a late T or early A. I had to completely redo the top flanges, took out about 20 inches.

Love it love it love it!!!!!!!! That's gonna be some kinda fun! LOVE the baler part! That's true Hot Rodding!!!

The top links on the rear suspension were a tie rod from a Massey combine.

Nice work. Lots of creativity there.