It's about time.....

Work has been very slow on the beast.  I have been watchin the show Overhaulin tryning to build up some ambition.  I think it backfires since I see the thousands of hours needed by people who know what they are doing which makes me.....who is making up what he is doing a little worried.  Today however I moved onward.  The new floorboard and tranny tunnel is welded in.  I have now tack welded the new firewall in place which is the original Dakota tailgate skin complete with the DODGE letters stamped into the metal. 

Trimmed, tack-welded, holes being cut for brakes/steering

My kids helped push the truck out onto the blacktop.  We took the Dakota be off as you can see it on the utility trailer to be taken off to the scrap yard.  You can see the donor trailer I found on CL for $100 that looks to be from a 1938 IHC.  With  my kids help we got it off and have begun to set it on the frame.  I am going to have a lot more work to fit this bed than I had hoped for.

Anyone wanna start an auction.....



More inspiration....a pro-street truck.  I like the flame paint job!