Body in Place at Last!

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2012: Body in Place at Last!
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mike Walker, NW AR on Monday, November 05, 2012 - 06:09 pm:

It was a year and a half ago when I dragged this truck into my shop and started disassembling it. Tonight, the body is finally back on the chassis! All it took was 6 strong Mexicans and about 2 minutes to go from this:

body

to this:

b2

Tomorrow I'll tidy up a few loose ends and take 'er for a spin! :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Richard Wolf on Monday, November 05, 2012 - 06:22 pm:

COOL


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob Gruber- Spanaway, Wash. on Monday, November 05, 2012 - 06:34 pm:

Cool truck!
Your shop looks about the right size....I'm jealous.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ken Kopsky, Lytle TX on Monday, November 05, 2012 - 08:16 pm:

Mike - That truck is gorgeous!
If that's a valid descriptor for a Model T. :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Hap Tucker on Monday, November 05, 2012 - 08:34 pm:

Mike,

Congratulations! Good looking truck and probably a very happy owner!

Respectfully submitted,

Hap l9l5 cut off


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jack Daron - Brownsburg IN on Monday, November 05, 2012 - 08:48 pm:

Nice Unca Mike. What is written on door?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David A. Siver on Monday, November 05, 2012 - 09:10 pm:

Great looking truck, I'm starting on mine next month. Hope it turns out as nice as yours.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Norman T. Kling on Monday, November 05, 2012 - 09:34 pm:

Looks good!
Norm


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dan Treace, North FL on Monday, November 05, 2012 - 09:37 pm:

Uncle Jack

Mike's lettering says

Dependable Ford Service
Tel. 451


Hey Mike, where is the email address on the truck's lettering :-)

Nice work there fella!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Tomaso - Milton,WA on Monday, November 05, 2012 - 09:47 pm:

Real Nice Mike !!!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By George_Cherry Hill NJ on Monday, November 05, 2012 - 10:24 pm:

Mike,

Really sweet looking ride! Great job.

Did I ever mention that one time I had something like that up on blocks but higher, no 6 strong hands around, and for some silly reason felt I could lasso the roof good, throw the line over a roof purlin, and then make an end like a bosun chair at an angle and brace myself in the chair like a tug-o-war anchor while someone else kicked the blocks out of the way? Nah...you don't want to know what came next, it WAS really embarassing...but it taught me enough to add a quadruple return pulley on an aircraft cable motorized winch at the ceiling for the next time I'd have the opportunity :-):-)

Keep up your seemingly annual projects, great fun to watch them develop and finish!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mike Perigo - Linton, IN on Monday, November 05, 2012 - 10:30 pm:

Mike,

Super project!! Got to love those wooden bodied T's!

Wish I was taking that spin with ya!

Mike


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kirk Peterson on Monday, November 05, 2012 - 10:45 pm:

You do Good Work!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Paul Mikeska, Denver CO on Monday, November 05, 2012 - 11:37 pm:

Mike,

Looking good. I expect a ride this Thanksgiving!

Paul


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John P. Steele, Montana on Tuesday, November 06, 2012 - 12:01 am:

Really great looking truck Mike. Your shop looks pretty impressive also!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Greg Whaley, Georgetown Ontario Canada on Tuesday, November 06, 2012 - 12:08 am:

Looks great!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Sheldon, Grass Valley, CA on Tuesday, November 06, 2012 - 12:53 am:

Great looking T!
That shop IS way too clean, however.
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob Sanders-Auburn Al on Tuesday, November 06, 2012 - 12:59 am:

Wow.... Beautiful, Mike! Like your diggs too......


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bede Cordes, New Zealand on Tuesday, November 06, 2012 - 04:01 am:

Very nice T Mike, and a clean and tidy workshop. Well done. I see the above posts by Kirk Peterson and Mike Perigo... I remember you guys used to be on this forum every day 10 years ago, next thing you know, maybe Flivverboy, Micheal P from Texas and Fred Houston might show up ?

Regards,
Bede


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mike Walker, NW AR on Tuesday, November 06, 2012 - 08:45 am:

Thanks for all the kudos, Guys. Needless to say, I'm pretty excited to see the body and chassis back together after all this time. I can't wait to get over to my shop this morning! :-)

BTW, for those who are interested, I have the "new" smaller-drum Texas T brake system installed on the car and have driven it without the body to test them. They work great so far. They easily slide the rear tires without the weight of the body, of course. Later today I'll see how they work with all that weight. Assuming all is OK, Ben will offer them for sale to the community very soon. I'll start a new thread on them (with pics) after I'm sure they work as expected.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By mike_black on Tuesday, November 06, 2012 - 09:41 am:

Looks Good Mike! Your shop looks like you could use a "body lifter" like I made. It's just a big "H" made of pipe with rebar loops at each corner to hook straps for the body, and chains to the hook on the cable that goes around a pully hooked to an I-beam and over to the column -mounted hand operated boat winch. This allows me to remove and install bodies alone! Here's a pic of it in action:


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Gary Schreiber- Aiken, SC on Tuesday, November 06, 2012 - 11:06 am:

I saved a photo from when you initially got it into your shop but am unable to locate it on this PC. Lo and behold, it's on your profile page :-) I'd drive it in either level of finish. Very cool T truck


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dick Lodge - St Louis MO on Tuesday, November 06, 2012 - 11:09 am:

Mike, I'm familiar with a lot of different cocktails, but I don't think I've ever heard of a Mexican. I assume it has tequila in it - probably quite a bit if you're talking about strong ones.... :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mike Walker, NW AR on Tuesday, November 06, 2012 - 06:52 pm:

Cute, Dick. :-) All my Model T buddies are as old as I am (or older), so we had the good sense to leave this task to some younger, stronger guys. A good friend has a construction company which employs lots of those folks, and he's very generous to lend a few of them to me for a few minutes every now and then. Their superintendent came with them and lent a hand this time. After the move, he said he was glad I asked for 6 bodies this time instead of the usual 4.

I didn't get to do the test drive for the brakes today; I'll report on them tomorrow.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By kenny on Tuesday, November 06, 2012 - 07:01 pm:

Hi,good job,just got my first 1924 fordor.just starting to work on it,hope it comes out just as good as yours.good luck kenny


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