I have the parts axle completely bare and awaiting a blast and paint. Then, I disassembled the front leaf packs and took out the rough spots and ridges, and then scuffed and painted them. I have one assembled but I still have to figure out the clinch clips as I cut them off to disassemble the leaves. I might just weld on some little extensions and then bolt them together like the spring packs on the one tons.
I went to one of my parts trucks and picked off some rear fenders. Between the two sets of fenders, I should be able to make one decent set of rear fenders. The blue ones were bolted to a seriously heavy duty bumper, likely installed by a PO who likes 3/8” checker plate, that I had to torch out! The bad part is that the PO drilled multiple holes in the fenders and then cut the lower couple inches off the back of the fenders to have them sit flush to the crazy bumper! I have a lot of steel work to do in the fenders, but at least they will be steel and original fenders, not reproductions. Work is going slowly but steady here at “Fox Rods!” Hahaha! Of course things go slowly when you work alone and have two kids under two years old!
My father in law brought over his ‘48 Fargo the other day. Everett helped Papa clean out the cab and box to prep it for the Canada Day Show and Shine. It was fun, but for naught. It absolutely POURED buckets of rain on the show today. Ugh. It was fun driving in the rain but no one stuck around to see the show and the festivities all around town basically shut down as people headed home early because of the rain.
Frame: 40
Box: 23
Sheet: 3
Total: 66 hours
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