Ridge Runner 1,112 Report post Posted June 27, 2022 Sweet ,i get to try out my new box of band aides...i bought the big box ,hope i dont need to use the big ones ! Or very many of the smaller ones either! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,112 Report post Posted June 27, 2022 Digging through parts to see what all i had i found many dashes for 35 6 and 37 , a big pile of interior trim and a lot of window regulators ,a bunch of door latch mechanisms a big pile of back window frames and lots of other pieces . There is still another pile of 35 37 parts around here some where like head lights and stands and a pile of cab doors ,so i have a lot of digging for parts left . At one time i had about 15 of these trucks ,even an ugly old 38 . 1 RPM reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RPM 1,190 Report post Posted June 27, 2022 Hoarder. 1 69RavenConv reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,112 Report post Posted June 28, 2022 You spelled collector wrong ,and i am still looking for more ! 1 1 copb8 and RPM reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RPM 1,190 Report post Posted June 28, 2022 8 hours ago, Ridge Runner said: Sweet ,i get to try out my new box of band aides...i bought the big box ,hope i dont need to use the big ones ! Or very many of the smaller ones either! Ah, it's just a flesh wound Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlife 814 Report post Posted June 28, 2022 Did you run into an Internet Ax Murderer by any chance? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mach1 Driver 560 Report post Posted June 28, 2022 Awww, it gave you a love bite. It loves the attention you're giving it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
copb8 97 Report post Posted June 29, 2022 I would love to walk around your place and take in everything you have. I have no idea how you tell the tiny difference of parts from piles of what looks like the exact same thing. 1 RPM reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RPM 1,190 Report post Posted June 29, 2022 You'd love his place. I've been there when he had his 35, and it's a really cool experience. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EastYorkStang 63 Report post Posted June 29, 2022 This has got me thinking about building a 1940 Ford pickup. Orange with a red interior. As a kid I built a model of one that I've always liked. Think it was a Monogram unit 1 Ridge Runner reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,112 Report post Posted June 29, 2022 I took the rest of the floor and the old seat box out ,they are held in with rivets . Took my little sand blast pot and made a quick pass over the cab side and a spot on the floor rail just to see what shape the metal is in ,not bad at all ,the more scale it seams like the better it cleans up . The old paint rusts on these things and the metal is usually in good shape under it .. the old metal has a black coating on it and it is hard to sand off but it doesnt hurt to leave it ,the red is original primer so if there is no rust i dont worry about removing it all ,a little wipe with 150 and it sands to clean metal . I think i will sand blast it all if i can get my big blaster running ,it has set a couple of years so i may have a bit of trouble getting it going again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,112 Report post Posted June 29, 2022 41 minutes ago, EastYorkStang said: This has got me thinking about building a 1940 Ford pickup. Orange with a red interior. As a kid I built a model of one that I've always liked. Think it was a Monogram unit I have a couple of friends with 40 pick ups . I have seen a couple on fomoco parts page on face book ,i bet you could find one there . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RPM 1,190 Report post Posted June 29, 2022 Looking good Jim. I'm sure glad you're doing the blasting and not me, especially in this heat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,112 Report post Posted June 29, 2022 That will have to be done early in the morning or it will curl the metal from heat . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,112 Report post Posted June 29, 2022 So my cab has the dash cut out ,guess some one had a custom dash in mind . I almost cut the dash from one of my cabs when i remembered a friend gave me a cut up cab ,it had the dash in it ,trying to save the cowl top it took me a couple of hours to get the dash out . I will fill all the smaller holes before i weld the dash in my cab Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,112 Report post Posted July 1, 2022 I got the rest of the old cut up dash out ,someone in 1936 welded the crap out of it when the put it in new ,i had a hard removing it ,now the replacement will go right in . I forgot i had bought these doors several years ago ...$75 ,probably the straightes doors i have seen with absolutely no rust ,i had taken them to bare metal and never primed them so they have a little flash rust ,i hit a small spot on driver door with metal prep and it took that right off so i will do both doors . These doors fit even better than my other set . 1 RPM reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
copb8 97 Report post Posted July 1, 2022 fit like a Lexus. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,112 Report post Posted July 1, 2022 A friend just called me and said his friend has all 4 fenders for a 35 ford pick up ,not sure what he wants for them but if it isnt a million you bet i am interested ! Rear fenders are nearly impossible to find as they were the first thing smashed on these old trucks . What do you want to bet this leads to another truck ? Thats is the way it starts ,thats the way it happens ,one leads to two ,two leads to three and i wants more ! 1 69RavenConv reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RPM 1,190 Report post Posted July 1, 2022 Kinda sounds like me to what some people call a rabbit hole. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,112 Report post Posted July 1, 2022 I like rabbits ,carrots ,onions gravy ...yum yum ! Took the hood panels off the wall ,just like the doors i took them to bare metal but didnt primer them ,that metal prep takes that surface rust right off . Top panels are a bit to dented for me so i will order an new pair from Rootlieb in Turlock ,they make a damn fine hood ,but they dont make the original style side panel . I will also order a new center stainless hinge . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,112 Report post Posted July 1, 2022 If you ever get a chance to visit Rootlieb in turlock California do it ! These guys can make hoods fenders and somtimes complete cars especially Model T Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,112 Report post Posted July 1, 2022 This is my old 1923 C cab delivery . The body was fiberglass by AI fiberglass ,a well known shop in the 60s and early 70s .the fenders ,running boards ,fender aprons hood are Rootlieb steel . Had a 289 ,C4 ans a narrowed t bird 9 inch ,the front end was a Heidts model A super ride that i had them narrow 1 inch on each side ,with will wood disk brakes ,it was a kick in the but ! 1 RPM reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mach1 Driver 560 Report post Posted July 2, 2022 That is waaay cool Ridge. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,112 Report post Posted July 2, 2022 Haha ,1978 ,that was a great year haha! My first 35 i actually built in high school ,it had a stake bed that i built because i couldnt find a good truck bed ,i later found a good one and painted the whole thing emerald green 1 RPM reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,112 Report post Posted July 2, 2022 I went on an expedition into the deepest darkest reaches of my shop ...people have been known to dissapear in there ,well not really ,but a lot of parts have mysteriously vanished there ! I found 3 1937 hoods ,2 36 hoods and a bunch of headlights ,some with the stainless trim rings . I had forgotten i made rear fender molds ,and one side running board mold ,probably because right after i made the molds i found steele fenders ,and there is still more to dig out ,the green molds are for a model t go cart i used to build and may make again . I have to find a place to put it and keep it all together . 2 RPM and stangs-R-me reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites