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Hello again;
Thank-you for checking in/following along.
I worked a little on the running boards this round. I still have that transition piece to fabricate, but I did get the mounts welded into place so the running boards are set where they need to be. The front “top hat” supports were already welded into place so I used rivet-nuts for those, however the rear supports were still loose, so I welded flange nuts to those before welding them into place. I did not take any more pictures of the running boards, I will when they are complete, complete.
I didn’t have much time and did not want to start the transition pieces if I couldn’t finish so I knocked another job off the list, which was to mount the radiator. I bought an new aluminium, 3 core radiator which was for a ’39 Chev ( at the time that is what I thought I had ). I am not sure whether it was because my truck is a 1.5 ton and the rad is for a ½ ton, or if the mounts changed in 1940 but the stock mounting brackets won’t work. I carefully cut them off and then fabricated some new brackets using the left-overs from the plate purchased for the fuel tank. I slotted the holes to allow for adjustment/fitting on assembly. I am a beginner at Aluminium TIG welding, so I am having the mounts welded on by the pro. That will get done sometime while I am away for work, so I will have some more pictures of the rad in place once that is completed.
I am getting really close to completing the fabrication portion of the build. I have to decide on seats and then make a frame to suit. I would like to incorporate speakers and maybe some storage into the frames as well. I would like to hide the radio as well, but have not decided where it should go. I am thinking in the glove box, under the seat or perhaps under the dash. I have seen some really nice in dash mounts hidden behind a stock panel, too bad my truck has a plain dash without a panel. I do have a heater which I could potentially repurpose, it would need to look right and still be accessible though while travelling…
Later,
Steve