Dutch '59 Fleetside Longbed

[lower50's]

Oh so close. That cafe racer should be cool, a guy at my work is building one.

[oldman3]

Work area looks good. Make sure to post up about the bike build...Jim

[Advanced Design]

Nice set up Kees. Good to see you posting again!

[RockinKees]

Thanks guys!

The shed is 20 feet wide x 16,5 feet long, as Lower said, so close
That something else as 40 x 60 as I saw in a thread a few days ago
I live in the middle of a small city, we don’t have the space around our house as I often see at your properties in the US. I do not have the space at my house, only a small shed where I have two motorbikes, it’s almost full now. Working on bikes is possible but you have to move things around all the time. With my body I’ve had it with that!
So we have to manage with what we can get. I rent this for very few dollars, so I am happy with it. The small problem of the truck not fitting in is being solved in the near future.
But, finally have my own place

As soon as we begin with the bike, I’ll post pics of it.

[ptc]

You could always just cut off the front of an old truck and weld it into the garage door so its fits your front end......

well maybe not!

[RockinKees]

Originally Posted by ptc

You could always just cut off the front of an old truck and weld it into the garage door so its fits your front end......

well maybe not!

Haha!!
Or just shorten the bed as everybody else is doing lately
Well, don’t think so

[Steve-W]

Originally Posted by RockinKees

Haha!!
Or just shorten the bed as everybody else is doing lately
Well, don’t think so

Amen Kees, pickup's are supposed to be longbeds

[RockinKees]

Hi guys and gals!!
How y'all doing??

Haven't been here lately, but I let you know I'm still alive!
Had some serious health/brain problems and for the last few weeks very busy again with my sons motorbike.

Also last December I had my buddy Rene's '29 A-Model through the inspection for registration, it now has got a legal registraton with a Ford Flathead V8!!
Now we can go ahead and make this a real nice little Hot Rod!

Hope I stay in reasonable shape to get things done, my son also bought a Ford Mustang that nobody wants.... a 1977 Mustang II Ghia with a 302 and an automatic. Only thing is the rear mainseal leaks very hard. But we'll fix that.
Drives good tho!!

Truck is used alsmost every day, and have to say, it drives very nice. Some things have to be modified, such as the rear bags, when you set it low the bags thouch the frame rails, I don't want this to happen. Maybe modify it so that it's again lower when parked...Then I have to re-route the exhaust again
Dash is going to be updated, drawings for an aluminium toneaucover are ready and I still have to do interior work.
Lots to be done, so if body allows, I won't be sitting still

Pics are coming of all things I do if you like..

[Katrina/10]

I hope your brain is good now! Looking forward to your updates.

[oldman3]

Kees, sorry you've been under the weather, glad things are better...Jim

[_Ogre]

not to make light of your situation... but we all have brain problems hanging out here
glad you survived the ordeal

''1977 Mustang II Ghia'' we refer to those as pintostang
same mustII suspension geometry that is all these mustII ifs hotrods
strangely no one ever says there hotrod has a pinto ifs in it

[Advanced Design]

Good to hear from you Kees. Hope your health is on the mend!

[ptc]

Good to see ya back here Kees - hope all is good there with yourself and the fam! ---- see ya in USA soon? --- First round on me!

[lower50's]

Glad to hear your driving the wheels off it.

[RockinKees]

Originally Posted by ptc

Good to see ya back here Kees - hope all is good there with yourself and the fam! ---- see ya in USA soon? --- First round on me!

Paul, next year
Flight to LA, rent a car and drive to Vegas, not sure of the date yet...

See you there?

[reaper71]

Kees, You still doing ok?
Haven't heard or seen you around the site for awhile.
Hope all is well.

Mark

[RockinKees]

Mark!
Thank you for thinking about me! Really appreciate it!

I’ve got some bad times, now we have very good times
But did post on FB and Instagram inbetween
True, I haven’t been here for a while, busy with myself ( not good) and with my buddy’s, that’s good.
Making plans, driving the wheels of off the truck, been to Germany and on the way back blown two rear bags off so had to drive the last 85 miles without rearsuspension, tricky..... But I solved that problem, won’t happen again!
Did some meetings over the last few months. Tomorrow I have a stand on Rockin’ at the Drive In Barn with my pinstripe art. This is a rockabilly weekender in Holland, with lots of music, art show, car show, good friends...looking forward to that!
Also making plans for next year, some great meetings, Hangar Rockin in Switzerland and Cry Baby in France.
I’ve also been given a ticket to the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender next year in Vegas, from my kids!! How cool is that!! Going there with my son

Then I want to do some changes to the truck, hope to do that in wintertime.
So, still alive most of the time!

I will try and catch up with you guys in the following weeks!
Thanks again for checking me out

[reaper71]

Kees, Glad to hear all is going better!

Would love to go to Viva sometime

Talk soon

Mark

[Advanced Design]

Though we are friends on FB, good to see you here too!

[oldman3]

Kees, glad for the update...Jim

[RockinKees]

Thanks very much for checking me out!

Had a great weekend at the Drive In Barn, a Rockabilly weekender with market and carshow, all 40’s, 50’s and 60’s style.
Selling my art went better then I expected, have to make new art now
Due to my brainproblems I now have to relax to get rid of all the body pains, should be better in a few days. So time to check all of you out

My daughter has arranged a 10 day vacation to Crete in Greece, leaving next Friday, so I get my rest
Going there with my family and my sister in law with her two daughters, looking forward to that!

[oldman3]

Kees, thanks for the pics. Hope you get to feeling better, enjoy the vacation...Jim

[joedoh]

beautiful truck kees!

[RockinKees]

Thank you All!!

Feeling better already, tomorrow we’re off to Crete.
Just wanted you to know, somebody wants to buy my truck...I said, only for a Trifive Chevy Nomad....
What do you think? He knows one
It’s a sort of a project, stands still around 25 years, complete Dutch registration.
So I told him, give me pics and a VIN of that car, then we will talk...

We will see what happens.
When you search for a Nomad, you know it’s out of my reach
I’ll keep you updated on this....

[Nut Case]

Kees

I'm keeping my fingers crossed !

NC