Front bumper fit

Well  Have just fit the front bumper after a lot of cutting and chopping.
I recurved the ends and the center,next it can come off and be welded and reinforced on the back.

I like the look and fit around the outer ends.

After that is done I will turn the truck around take off the box and Vinyl wash prime and then some high build also do the Model T fenders,  all in September which is a good temp here for jobs like that.

Front sheet metal

Today I am fitting the front fenders. I have good steel and sandblasted them  and primed and epoxyed the under side so  all goes well.
As you can see on the top photo the curve is off so I will modify the bend to conform with the fender curve. It will look a lot better if I tuck the bumper in another two inches closer to the fenders.
My plan is to have the truck a red colour slightly flattened,the grill back section will be cream and the bumpers will also be cream. I think if I can find a pin stripper do do some lines it would also be cream.
This is a slow project as I have so many other things on the go but it is low buck as I do everything myself. That is until I pester Nick and use his lathe and 50 ton press which is a must for some of these items.
Am working on getting a Canadian Mercury truck grill, they are four bars instead of five. That means I will not be able to use the original park-turn lights. But am sure I can come up with someting that will look good and work well. The stainless bar covers on the Merc have a neat groove or step in them and a paint highlite. All the ones I have seen use a red highlite.
Bye for now.
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Old Boys Young Boys

Took my oldest grandson for a ride in the Hot Rod last month. I put a booster seat in and we belted him up and went for a slow drive. He just loves it,hopefully he will be come a convert to the dark side and like Hot Rods like his grandfather

Metal fenders for the Touring

Well I am moving off the truck for awhile. We took the T Touring out for a drive in the spring and parked and went to look at some vintage cars. A Conehead came along and felt the fenders and as We have two metal and two glass fenders he commented about fiberglass junk! Pissed me off and as I had four very nice metal fenders two which are NOS I decided to finish them and paint them. I will install in November when we stop driving the car. I really should thank the Vintage car guy for getting me going and getting the metal fenders on the car. Thank You Cone Head!
 asked him where his car was. Oh It,s at home! Sure pal!.
Must remember "it takes no talent to be critical!"
So Much for my rant! Now back to work.
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The front 49 Plymouth Bumper

So  turned the truck around and will start hanging sheet metal and then fit the front bumper. here is a photo of it. I really like the licence plate piece that Wally added for his Merc. I have an extra 14 inches of old Plymouth bumper so if I need to make the front a bit wider can do it. Ignore the Jaguar salt shaker wheels! I have steel wheels with 53 Cad hubcaps and also a set of Halibrand five oval  kidney beans so it should look good!

Movin along slow but sure

Well Things are moving along! I got a front and rear 49 Plymouth bumper from Wally who had them for about 40 years and modified them for his 50 Merc. The front one was curved for the merc front end . I am using it on the rear so flattened it and shortened it 3 inches, here it is.
One thing I like is now the Jeep Comanche gas tank is hidden,It will fill from the left fender,I have a 47 ford passenger  gas filler door so it should look good. Also I am using 41 ford tail lights. Mounted vertically like on a 49 panel truck.