Steve Jones 1935 Ford Pickup Australia

One of our roving reporters from Australia, Steve Jones, has a new project to work on, a 35 Ford Pickup. He is looking forward to getting stuck into this Lil Pickup and hopefully will send us additional pictures of his progress.



			Not much happening on the Rod Scene at the moment, so its time to get in the Shed for awhile & I thought I would send you some pics of the start of the Build Up of my 35 Ford Pickup.

	Chassis was a bit Sad after we stripped her down, just look at the twist in the right horn & that L300 Front end has to go.		Not much room to work in, but we're under cover, pretty hot Summer this Year.

	Our main Man " Boges " working out how to straighten the Front.		Aligning where the revamped HT Holden Front End is going.

	New thicker boxing plates to hold Front End in place.

	Holding Brackets are Tigged in place.		Inside view of Shocky Tower

			Outside view of Shocky Tower Chassis holding bracket for Front End.


	POR 15, its great stuff, you put one coat on with a brush & it looks like it has been sprayed on

	All the Front End Bits hanging up to dry ready for re-assembling tomorrow.


	My Mates reckon this is what I should put on top of the Carbies.		Windsor Block is in to set up Engine Tube.

	We finally got the Sump right.

	But it now looks like the Commodore Steering Rack is going to Foul the Engine Tube.

	Made new Engine Brackets to suit Engine Mounts, so theSteering is clear.		Next task is to make the Block Huggers miss everything, may have to get a new Set made to clear Starter & allow Steering Shaft to come straight through to Rack.


	Its all starting to come together slowly.
			Update July 2006 Here are a few more pics of the 35 Pickup Build. We have managed to do a few things the last few Months. It’s been a fairly cold Winter this Year Down Under in Oz with more of the same in the next couple of Months. We have cut the old X-Member out, with new one to come later, but we have a new Cross Member in now & the Engine has been put together & placed back in Chassis to finish New Exhaust Huggers. More Pics to come later as things start to take shape & Our Annual Trip to VALLA BEACH ROD RUN is on soon.
	Its a 100% better than what we started with, but you have to start somewhere don't you, & as we say lot out here in OZ is " you can't rush these things " Well that's where we're up at the moment & we will send more Pics as the build goes on.

	New Cross members made		Plenty of Holes to run Exhaust, Brake Lines Etc. & to make it look like original Chassis

	Hand shaped Tailshaft Safety Loop		Ready to Weld into place

	First we cut the old X-member out & this will be replaced with a new one later

	Nearly in, just a bit more grinding off the bottom		There , fits like it belongs & it picks up the rear section of the X-member nicely

	The engine is back, now it is time for a bit of Undercoat.

	Yes, I know Ford’s are normally Blue.

	Paints dry, time to put Engine back in Chassis so we can finish new Exhaust.		Looks OK with a few shiney bits.

			New Block Huggers cut, shaped and in place.

	Plenty of clearance now.		That’s the hard side down.

			Update May 2007 - Here we have new X-Member which has been widened a little to allow Gear box to drop out more easly & I'm making Gear box Mount today.


	Just have to make Spacer for bottom Pully		Gear Box mount is in & Tunnel Support is in.

	Support Channel from Chassis Rail to X - Member is in.		Stiffener at Gear box Mount where it Bolts to X -Member


	Gear Box Mount Bolted in.		Gear Box Mount from underneath.

	This is where Brake Booster Mount will go, just have to cut & Drill Mounting Holes.		All coming together nicely.

	Brake Booster is in		Not a lot of room in this Lil Workshop

	Nice New Halihat		Exhaust is in

	Picked this Aluminum Fuel Tank up at a Swap Meet, it was made for a 32 Coupe...Well it is now in a 35 Pickup

			Lil Windsor is up & Running

			Old Floor out & new Floor Frame to go in next.

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