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Gonna work on that tomorrow.

Good, I'd like to see pics too.

Patchwork, the upper patch is from a forward upper fender section from the original fender, the lower patch is from passenger side lower bedside (same profile)

It's pretty amazing actually when you get looking at 2 trucks worth of body parts... You pretty much have patches for everything you need if you use hood metal, box side stuff, corners, edges....

You can frankenstien stuff together if you need to.

Here's where that lower fender patch came from.



The "New to Yeller" used holley, really makes the old 360 run nice.



Where do you find a dished patch for a spot like this rotted rear corner door opening?



Might be right here...

Looks awesome Dave. Glad you are taking the time to bring Ol' Yeller to life again. Lots of good memories growing up with that truck.

Diggin' it.

Well I'm back at it today after breakfast.

Problem with "owned" gas bottles, is when ya finally take them back for refills and they go nutzo...because you've had them so long, the're waaaay past retest dates.

cutting patches (I have a replacement box)











This is a smash & grab "git r done" job. Just want to fix the holes & put the truck back into use for another decade before I tear into it again.



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Lookin good!

Quick work.

Northern Dave

I have a soft spot for the old Fords and when I had to sell mine a few months ago,it was like loosing a member of the family..Love the pic's...



Jayco

Thanks. She's coming along, It's funny because it's going to suddenly be almost entirely baby blue instead of yellow.

I'm thinking about limping it along through the winter with my shade tree patch work and Maybe I'll look at new inner fenders & a radiator support next summer.

Along with some things like cab corners & what ever else I can't get to this fall.

Ole Yeller has worked pretty hard all his life. If I'm thinking correctly Dave, there has not been much mechanical work done to it considering how many miles are on it. It has had many hours of plowing thats for sure.

So maybe I should change the oil?

My uncle who was notorious for not doing vehicle maintenacne, called my dad because his truck was leaking oil all over the driveway after he started it up right after he changed oil.

The truck had about 60K miles or so. We hauled over to his house and pa crawled under the truck to make sure the drain plug was in, it was. Told Stan to pour oil in, he did.

Pa yells out, "Stan, when was the last time you changed the filter?" stan...."I never have, why". "Filter's rusted throught".

She's alive!! I really jammed on the project last night. I finished patching the floor, good enough anyways until spring when I can put actual floor pans in. When I do that I'll rebuild the front cab supports, probably put new inner fenders and a radiator support in too.

Anyways, I finished the front for the most part by putting the hood latch in. I still need to pick up a headlight for the drivers side and put the marker light lense in that side. I'd like to build a bumper for the front too but ... in due time.

I put a seat in it, hung a pair of doors, put mirrors on it. then I drug the plow into the shop and repaired the trip pivot, mounted the plow blade on the truck, fired it up and plowed the driveway last night.

I still have plenty of work to do, like switching the boxes but she's functional again.

beauty eh?