OldBones
Farmall Cub
This truck was given to me after sitting for around 15 years. It had a pretty straight body but the floorboards and cowling were all rusted out.
I've done a partial frame up restoration with a daily driver in mind... not for show. I was highly pressed for time when i completed all this so there are many things I've done that I wish I could have done better, but overall I'm happy with it. It's taken me about 5 months to get to where I am at now - almost done.
I am not the best at remembering to take pictures of things, so forgive the large gaps in my photo history. I also lost the pictures I took when I first got it and when I removed the body from the frame etc.
I took the body off the frame about a year and a half before I took this picture. This is right after I removed the cowling. I don't have the "after" picture unfortunately.
Taken after the engine and Transmission were put back into the frame. I am not really sure what possessed me to paint the engine that color so don't ask. The valve covers are going to be sandblasted and painted gray soon.
This is the cab after doing about 10 hours worth of welding.. It took me forever because I was learning on the fly. I bought a mig welder and learned to use it on this project.
On the Frame again!
In the shop.
Bed back on. I had a buddy help me with this stage. We had to reform the front fenders and did a lot of rough body work to get things worked out the way we wanted before going over things more carefully.
Almost ready to paint. I am pretty sure I got the filler on a little too thick in some places, but I kept it pretty thin for the most part.
This is a little side diversion. I welded up custom downpipes and designed a y pipe for them. I put in a 3 inch exhaust with a thrush muffler. I used about 6 feet of 2.5 inch electrical conduit (about 2.98 inches actual) so I hope it lasts. I'm really happy with the sound.
You can see the results of rolling the truck in and out of the shop during the winter... mud all over the frame.
Painted at last! Good thing you can't see all the bugs and runs I ended up with. I've spent many hours trying to sand them out... almost got it done. This is minutes after finishing. My wife spent many hours helping me with this to make it happen. We had fun!
This is the nearly finished product. I still have a number of small things left to do... interior wiring, gauge mounting, new steering wheel, cover the holes where the heater controls and ash tray were, door panels and headliner, carpet, etc etc....
I still need to line the bed and paint the tailgate. Also need to finish spraying undercoat under the wheel wells. I had to accelerate things drastically and was not able to prep the bed like I wanted before placing it on the frame. I had to move out of the large shop I was using about 5 days after I painted so I took some shortcuts I'm sure I'll regret later on.
My seat was done by my wife and mother. I think they did a fantastic job for first time! They did have a little supervision by an upholsterer.
More pictures coming as I get it done.
I've done a partial frame up restoration with a daily driver in mind... not for show. I was highly pressed for time when i completed all this so there are many things I've done that I wish I could have done better, but overall I'm happy with it. It's taken me about 5 months to get to where I am at now - almost done.
I am not the best at remembering to take pictures of things, so forgive the large gaps in my photo history. I also lost the pictures I took when I first got it and when I removed the body from the frame etc.
I took the body off the frame about a year and a half before I took this picture. This is right after I removed the cowling. I don't have the "after" picture unfortunately.
Taken after the engine and Transmission were put back into the frame. I am not really sure what possessed me to paint the engine that color so don't ask. The valve covers are going to be sandblasted and painted gray soon.
This is the cab after doing about 10 hours worth of welding.. It took me forever because I was learning on the fly. I bought a mig welder and learned to use it on this project.
On the Frame again!
In the shop.
Bed back on. I had a buddy help me with this stage. We had to reform the front fenders and did a lot of rough body work to get things worked out the way we wanted before going over things more carefully.
Almost ready to paint. I am pretty sure I got the filler on a little too thick in some places, but I kept it pretty thin for the most part.
This is a little side diversion. I welded up custom downpipes and designed a y pipe for them. I put in a 3 inch exhaust with a thrush muffler. I used about 6 feet of 2.5 inch electrical conduit (about 2.98 inches actual) so I hope it lasts. I'm really happy with the sound.
You can see the results of rolling the truck in and out of the shop during the winter... mud all over the frame.
Painted at last! Good thing you can't see all the bugs and runs I ended up with. I've spent many hours trying to sand them out... almost got it done. This is minutes after finishing. My wife spent many hours helping me with this to make it happen. We had fun!
This is the nearly finished product. I still have a number of small things left to do... interior wiring, gauge mounting, new steering wheel, cover the holes where the heater controls and ash tray were, door panels and headliner, carpet, etc etc....
I still need to line the bed and paint the tailgate. Also need to finish spraying undercoat under the wheel wells. I had to accelerate things drastically and was not able to prep the bed like I wanted before placing it on the frame. I had to move out of the large shop I was using about 5 days after I painted so I took some shortcuts I'm sure I'll regret later on.
My seat was done by my wife and mother. I think they did a fantastic job for first time! They did have a little supervision by an upholsterer.
More pictures coming as I get it done.
