The first order of business was working on the bed, which needed some serious repair, with the wood being totally rotten . I took my O/A torch out and got to work, cutting the bolts attaching the bed to the frame, discovering that a previous owner had tried remounting it with some rubber donuts in place of the wood blocks. I removed the wood with my bare hands as well as some of the bed strips. The left side of the tailgate was only attached with the chain hook, the hinge mounting and stake pocket being rusted away, so that made removal pretty easy. The Barden style bumper needed to come off, then the rear fenders, using the “tighten the bolts till they snap“ removal method. The rear bed cross sill was cut with the torch near each side, and the front panel unbolted from the bedsides to get the pieces into my F250 for the trip home. Sections of 4” steel pipe had been welded to the frame arch above the rear axle in the fashion of overload coils, but they didn’t have much “give” so they got cut off. There was also a nasty looking home built upper shock mount that had to go, but that could wait.
Last edited by Peggy M; 06/24/20247:34 PM.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
