So here we are so far,Primer on the bumpers. The final bumper color will be a cream and also the wheels which will be visible around the Cadillac caps.

The Merc pickup grill! I like the look of the top 47  Merc grill piece and after it is polished it should work.

Next up is more metal work.

More Paint.

Here is the back of the cab painted so now I can put the box on to stay!

Did the inside of the box,Black. Now for the outside  next week. Am busy with family,reunion and baby sitting so will try for the end of the week.

Now for something NEW! How about the Mercury cast aluminum plate? It is off of a 47 Merc pickup,I can hack and grind it to fit the curvature is the same. Any thoughts? Give me some ideas! With the four bar Merc Grill equally spaced it might work. Hope so!

More later.

Here are a couple of photos of Canadian Mercs.  Nice looking grills and park lights similar to 41 Ford car.

Also some chrome trim on the front fenders,very vulnerable!

Tail gate has a Mercury insert.

Nice looking truck!

Mercury pickup grills.

Merc grills.

Here is a photo of a Mercury grill used on Canadian Merc pickups.
I have bits and pieces so hope to make something decent from them.
here we are so far.
41 Ford tail lights rough ones I am using as a mockup.

Tail lights

I am using 41 Ford tail lights and have some nice ones and have these ratty looking frames for mock up.
Plan on fitting them then will put the good ones on,also took a photo of the Hot Rod which I licenced today for the summer. So all is well.

56 Chev up and running!

Well Finally got the Chev together. Wow does it handle nice,flat on the corners. before it was like a boat,now it is like a speed boat! Drives nice and straight with the new urethane bushings and the front and rear sway bars help the handling and corners.
Next the truck project. Just finished the gas tank filler. I used a piece of pipe and turned it down from 1 3/4 to 1 1/2 with a lip on the ends to lock in the flex gas hose. I used a hole saw and made a 1 1/2 in hole in the box sub frame to pass the filler pipe through then welded it in to ensure  structural integrity for the box and floor.
I have seen many gas tanks in the back with the filler in the bed floor and can't understand why? anyway I have a 3 degree slope and a 1/2 inch vent so do not expect any problems and am using a 47 Ford car filler door and neck.

Just installed the new lower swaybar mounts,I like these much better than the mount that came in the kit.

It looks like the original sway bar mount that is so rare.
The lower bracket that came with the kit is the small one in between the two I made. Looking at it I thought "I can do better than that" so this is what I came up with.

Back Home

Well We are home again. had a great time! While in Denmark we met Thomas who has a web page traditional hot rods DK. We went to visit him. Wow these guys are serious! Thomas has a 32 two door  high boy with a french  flathead. His brothers have a 32 full fenderd 32 roadster  a 50 ford coupe and  Thomas also has a very nice 49 Cad  two door. The 32 coupe is a poor photo but it was a low light shot. The coupe came with a V8 but had a 4 banger installed way back. The owner is doing another four  to get it going for the summer. I am including some other four cyl photos of some Danish OHV conversions This OHV was used on trucks and seemed to be very well made and the elderly fellow that was building the dual carb setup said it put out good power.

Latest news

No photos today. have been sick with the flu then Pneumonia,what a mess! Now my wife and I are heading to Denmark for a visit with her sisters. I have been in contact with some Danish rodders and am excited about meeting them,Photos to follow.
Have finally finished the Chev with the new bushings in the front end and also the addition of a sway bar. That should help the handling as it now corners like a boat.
After Denmark we head to Gibraltar and Portugal for a couple of weeks so back in early March.
All for now. Thomas