ford & ih trucks

[jmlcolorado]

Heres that truck with the chrome 20's.
He widened them to 10" in the rear it seems. I love the look!

I dont know why im talking wheels here...... i dont think anyone ever brought them up. I must be hearing things

edit: Black Chrome is even better

[pugs]

hey Dalbers, get a few shots of yours sitting outside, looking at it is making me think on going to a newer chassis now

[dalbers]

I'll try to get a couple this weekend pugs.

[dalbers]

Hey jmlcolorado, did you just cut the bed floor and braces out? If not, how did you do it? Thanks

[jmlcolorado]

Originally Posted by dalbers

Hey jmlcolorado, did you just cut the bed floor and braces out? If not, how did you do it? Thanks

I haven't got that far yet, but yes, the bed floor is cut out. I will end up building another sub floor at the finish height using square tubing. Then i will put in a wood floor. The plan is to make the floor look as 1 piece but the center 3 feet of so will be hinged at the front and on hydraulic lifters so i can raise it up to fuel up and show the rear suspension. It will likely provide access for the tanks and valves too.

The stock bracing will remain in place except 1 which will be relocated to provide placement for the fuel cell at the rear of the frame.

[dalbers]

Did you drill out all the spot welds?

[jmlcolorado]

Originally Posted by dalbers

Did you drill out all the spot welds?

HA! I started to but i only made it about 7 in before i gave up on that.
I ended up using a metal blade on a skil saw to cut the whole floor with about 1 1/2" remaining around the whole bed. Eventually i should cut the rest off by drilling the spot wleds but thats gonna take forever and there will be TONS of holes to fill and grind.

[wiggins]

Hey man good looking truck. If you dont mind me asking what colr is that blue?

Originally Posted by jmlcolorado

Heres that truck with the chrome 20's.
He widened them to 10" in the rear it seems. I love the look!

I dont know why im talking wheels here...... i dont think anyone ever brought them up. I must be hearing things

edit: Black Chrome is even better

[jmlcolorado]

Originally Posted by wiggins

Hey man good looking truck. If you dont mind me asking what colr is that blue?

I wish i could tell ya. That truck is MUCH nicer and has TONS of hours and WAY more dollars then mine!
Theres a build thread on here of the entire process. I found it while looking for dodge 20" wheels.