1946 ford jailbar

[octobeak]

That dash looks pretty steampunk-y, interesting combination with the truck.

Thanks man! I still have some pieces to make to finish the dash off.

[EThirtySicks]

That dash looks pretty steampunk-y, interesting combination with the truck.

[TheNeek]

Excellent. I miss running my AZ historic plate so much.

[Anonymoose]

That thing is beast.

[tstacks]

no pick-chaz mon

I'd like to see it though

[octobeak]

I tweaked a few things, started paint and bodywork and started machining some parts to give it more style and originality.


working on my dash

[octobeak]

I've dropped many cars, but none ever seemed to be quite low enough. When I bought the ford it had some flaws but I saw the potential for a massive drop.
Here is how I got it:
-pretty fugly at this stage

I should add that this truck has been already lowered 4" in the front and at least 6" out back by the previous owner.

I took it down to the frame and started chopping and welding to get 7 inches more drop. I spent a few months at it and ended up with this:

before(with the exception of the c-notch):


after(still requiring finish welding):


Now I ran into an issue after lowering it, the front end was into the pavement so I had to move the fenders up 2 inches to clear. I modified the core support, moved the bed floor up 6 inches, blah, blah , etc.... on with the pics

I yanked it into the driveway to get a better look at it to make sure I was on the right track.

the front end scraped all the way out

I ended up lifting the suspension by removing the 3" drop blocks and installing a 1" to clear the ground and to fit the tires and wheels

finally got the beast on the street