Whiplash, thanks for the intrest. I hope I can pull this off. Building the roadster is not a problem, but I hope I can post an interesting build thread.

I got slightly off track with the inspiration, so I should tell my thoughts on the build. I'm gonna try for a late 50's early 60's look. Steelies, probably no hub caps, Tall and skinny on the tires like the green dodge. After sitting in the cab again, it needs to set on the frame, no channel. I don't want to sit on the floor, nor do I want to sit too high. I would like the door tops just below my armpit when seated. I gotta hang my arm out when driving. This will be a more traditional build, but I am no pureist. Probably a suicide ft end, or semi suicide. Spring behind axle, radius rods or hairpins, ft and rear. I've got a 47 ford truck axle and spindles. I'll mount the same as my International. In fact got the mounts from Noxious Customs today.

I think model a style bed, I like the rounded bed bottoms in those. I'd like to do a model a grill shell, just because I already have a deuce on the other truck, but it's hard to beat a cut down 32 shell. If I do the 32 I think I will make the insert, so it wont look like the other one. Stock type windshield, chopped and layed back some. I may use the closed car posts and move them in some like the roadster posts. I like the bed cover on the dodge, but I want a removable one, maybe just a snap on toneau cover. I want to be able to use this a a truck some. Light duty stuff for work or chasing parts.

Drum brakes all around. I might have a line on some buick finned drums and a set of 12 backing plates. If not I found some chevy finned drums for 11 inch brakes. I'm gonna get a pair for the international. The pilot hole is slightly smaller, but I can turn the hub down easily. I want a dual master cyl on firewall. I'm gonna use the 60's chevy truck unit. I'll be running an auto, th350 but will use one cyl for front and one for rear. I used to make a ballance bar setup for twin master cylinders for our race car, set up so you can adjust and set the brake bias.

Probably make up a set of lakes style headers, Noxious has header flanges for the cad motor, and just pick up a kit from speedway. I think there was a vendor at the Lonestar Roundup that had fabricated log manifolds for the cad motor. Sure would look sweet with 6 carbs sitting on top that motor. Edlebrock makes an alum intake but a single 4 just won't look right. Could use that manifold and run 2 big rochester 2bbls. We used to have to run those and you can get 600 cfm out of some of those. Thats why they changed the rules and made us run the holly 350 2 bbl.

I guess that about sums it up so far. I realized I had no pic showing the back roll on the cab, so will probably cut down the sides an 1 1/2 to 2 inches this weekend and shoot anothe couple of pics. May round up the bits and pieces I have and throw that in too.

For those interested in this, please feel free to comment, and sugest on both the build and the thread. I've wanted to do this since I read Jim's about a year ago. I don't think I can do it as well as he did, but that's a mark to at least shoot for.

Now go out in the garage and burn some steel..........