WTN Clarification

bent metal
bent metal Senior Contributor
edited November -1 in HUDSON
Got my WTN today!!! Another fantastic job by Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, as always. As a bonus I got a story in there too. It's Mr. and Mrs. David's stretch cab truck. It's very exciting to see a car that I've worked on, published in a world wide distributed magazine! I have never written an article for a magazine before, so Sam had to edit it and fix my grammer and run on sentences, etc. Thanks Sam! :) Because it's my first article, I wasn't as detailed as I should of been on the build. I wrote the story as more of a "how it came to be". Not so much of "how it was done". As a result of that, I want to clarify that I did not actually "fabricate the cab from scratch." It's made from a four door sedan and a truck put together. I fabricted the missing pieces to make it complete. I hope this clears up any confusion, I had a couple of phone calls inquiring about that.:)

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  • 53jetman
    53jetman Senior Contributor
    Guy - A great job on fabricating that truck cab. Seeing the pic above of the removed truck cab rear panel brought back a memory of running accross an actual Hudson rear panel for a pickup cab at a local auction of old car parts. Hudson apparently made this piece available to dealers that may have wanted to "build" a pickup to use as a service truck. Just thought some of the folks here on the forum would like to know that such a "part" did exist. Needless to say, I was not the winning bidder on the rear cab panel at that auction. Someone from the Detroit area took that piece away!



    Jerry

    53jetman
  • hudsontech
    hudsontech Senior Contributor
    Perry, your article in the WTN was really great.



    However, the pictures you posted with this post tell the "how" far better than any article you could have written.



    Thanks for the WTN article and for the pictures with this post - you are far more than just a body man, you are an artist.



    Hudsonly,

    Alex Burr

    Memphis, TN
  • Aaron D. IL
    Aaron D. IL Senior Contributor
    Beautiful work wish they had room for all these pics in the WTN. I'd like to be that handy at welding and fabricating to visualize that someday.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Nice project...



    I wonder what an extended extended version would look like... widening the rear doors (like today's full size 4 door trucks)? More room in the "backseat" for jump seats... small bench seat for kids or man's best friend!



    Craig
  • SamJ
    SamJ Senior Contributor
    Aaron D. IL wrote:
    Beautiful work wish they had room for all these pics in the WTN. I'd like to be that handy at welding and fabricating to visualize that someday.



    It wasn't an question of room...I didn't have those photos to work with. I would be great to to a step-by-step "how I built it" article...in fact, I'm always on the lookout for those. I'm of the opinion that if you're doing something on or to your car, you should take as many photos as you can, especially since digital makes it so cheap and easy. If I lay parts out on the floor on newspaper, I photograph them before I proceed, etc. Anyway, I was pleased to run the story...it's a great truck, and it shows well. And Perry, anybody who can make compound curves with an English wheel has my undying admiration. :D
  • bent metal
    bent metal Senior Contributor
    Unfortunately this project over-lapped my going digital, so to speak. When I started this truck I had a cheap camera. About half way through I got a better camera. To make the magazine article Sam needs a certain Mega bite or Gigga bite or whatever it is. So the beginning pictures up to about half way through the job I had pictures that he couldn't use. They look okay here, but won't work for the magazine for some reason. So I do have a decent bunch of pictures that are viewable just fine here, but not for printing. If you want to see something in particular just ask me. I'll try and post it. Just be careful of what you ask for because I'll talk your ear off.:D
  • Richie
    Richie Senior Contributor
    Extraordinary job Bent Metal, you have a rare talent. Richie.

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