This is another project that I have been working on
This one is a 1951 truck that I cut down into a pickup
running all Eb xr8 running gear,that I bought from the auctions
HG holden front end, even the eb power steer.
I kept the truck chassis and notched the rear to get it down lower
Truck when purchased
Truck chassis shortened by 2m with notched rear (note the double chassis)
EB XR8 Falcon disc brake diff ,Ford leaf springs.
Holden HG disc front with CRS kit to fit ford disc's
,gemini booster and XB falcon master cylinder
EB falcon power steering rack and pinion
custom built fuel tank running the standard EB intank fuel pump
and how it is at the moment.Still needs a few finishing touches to get regoed,but it's passed 1st and 2nd tech
Interior shot
I reworked the guards ,didn't really know what I was doing at first , but I didnt like the truck wheel opening
and I couldn't get it any lower.I hammerformed up the new sections and welded them in.
heres the pic of before ,narrowing the truck guard ,I cut 45ml out of the width
and the new wheel arch panels
original wheel arch and new cardboard template
I kept the new panel in two pieces so it looked more like the factory guard
The rear panel really needed something put in there ,and as I didn't have anything to bend
around I couldnt do a rolled pan,so i thought that the straight one with recessed number plate and tail lights would be easy
this is the gap I was filling.ps I also widened my rear guards 70ml each side
This is the panel I hammerformed .By measuring the distance and working out the depth.I then measured a number plate
,and made a another hammerform .I welded this onto the back, in the centre of the first panel and cut out the excess leaving
a recessed panel for the number plate.I then cut out the tail light holes,curved some flat pieces around to make the right
depth .
These are landrover tail lights as the come in red orange and clear.
This is the look I was after.so by placing masking tape across the gap and fibre glassing from the back
,I bridged the gap.I put a edge on the guard at the same time and it bolts to the taillight panel and is very sturdy.
At the moment just finishing the exhaust and fitting the guages to the dash
More soon
