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Hello again;

Thank-you for your continued interest in this “little” project!
I am not a writer by trade so I struggle with how wordy to be when writing these. The focus for the work completed was the running boards and rear fenders.
The running boards are original to the truck and are solid, but definitely showing their age. They had some dings and dents along the outer edges, minor considering their age, but i spent about 2 hours per running board to remove them. The mounting brackets welded to the underside were in tough shape, so those were removed and new ones fabricated and temporary installed. They are not on permanently, as I will need to locate the bolt holes and weld the bolts in prior to permanently welding them on.
The truck had a flat deck on it when I bought it, so the box you see on it is a reproduction, as are the fenders. The fenders are for a 1947-53 truck so I have removed the styling detail lip on the front of each fender to make them look a little more stock, and maybe confuse some of the purists I will meet once it is on the road. To remove the lip I had to cut and section the fender, then stitch it together. Depending on how the running board extension turns out I may need to remove some additional material so they are only stitched for now. Once everything is fitted up and confirmed as complete I will finish welding them and then try out some hammer and dolly work to smooth them out.

I have attached a few pictures of the progress, I took a few more than usual and I marked 1 up to show what the running board will look like once extended.

Coming up next will be completing the running boards…

Until next time, Steve.