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I figured I would start a new thread as a sort of build thread after the fact. I ran across the term 'rusto-mod' on the web and I think it fits better than resto-mod since I'm not restoring it just repowering and upgrading the suspension and brakes.
To answer the question on the previous thread about fitting the 12 valve in there: I chose not to cut the firewall since it was the only good metal on the cab (although I did some cutting at the bottom and drilled a few holes). The grill ended up being moved forward 1 inch. It is a 35 grill and the deeper 36 grill may have fit better. The radiator is moved behind the cab. The intercooler was removed since I don't intend to tow anything. The alternator was changed to a one wire type and it is the closest thing to rubbing on the grill.
The transmission was originally a 46RH, which is an overdrive transmission in '93. It was making a growling noise years ago when it was in my '99 F250 so I changed the tranny to a 47RH '94/'95, which is an overdrive with lockup torque converter. It's like having another top end gear and the engine really likes that. The rear gears are 3.73.
Nice! In your Christmas thread you mentioned the rat rods an inch off the ground etc. When I first saw a rat rod I thought "What a clever idea" with all that creativity and homespun engineering and I liked the hand grenade shift **** and the Navajo blanket seat cover, the primer for paint etc, etc..... But the next one was a copy and so were most others. Now they have 'evolved' into something else and they still lack creativity and imagination in my opinion. Yours is way cooler than a rat rod. The body fits the stance and the stance and track width, as well as wheelbase layout is very good. As I said before, keep on keeping on. I post mostly on thje 'fordbarn' and I really like it there but I continue to push the envelope on those purists as I just can't seem to keep everything 'original' or all Ford. If I did, I'd probably fall asleep in the middle of one of my builds. I'm sure some of them were mortified when I mounted a '46 jailbar ford cowl and bed on a 1979 toyota landcruiser wagon chassis. You would like my junk on 'garymtpickett' my youtube channel. Happy New Year from the NW corner of the Left Coast.
Thanks GB. I was a bit of an opportunist when it came to putting parts on this truck. My wife and I went to a lot of antique stores and I would buy any automotive light that had a glass lens and was reasonably priced. So when I was putting the truck together and decided to use one of those lights I would get on eBay and try to find a reasonably priced matching light.
Someone on eBay had a group parts left over from a '36 car he was restoring so I picked those up, it might have been the headlight buckets that caught my eye. The 36 car headlights are unique with their bulged out lens. That's where the car bumpers came from also, not that I was looking to put car bumpers on it, I just found them first.
It's still a work in progress and nothing you see is necessarily permanent. I've got my eye on a different set of front turn signals right now. OK, well Happy New Year everyone!!
So, this was the beginning of this project. Minus the radiator/grill and headlight buckets. The frame serial number is legible near the engine left hand side where lubricant kept it preserved. Good title.
The '99 is being retired since I bought my 2018 5.0. I will use its front suspension, rear axle and the 12 valve in the '36. Setting the front assembly with the 36 frame. '36 rear leaf spring hardware. '36 leaf spring front hardware mounted solid without the original hanger.
Couldn't fit this stack under the pickup bed . So I used the 3 longest leafs and one off the '99. The pickup bed had been used for a trailer. Used one of the wheels for a spare on the side of the truck.
Received 2 new hooded signal stat lights today to replace the Guide B-31 beehive lights on the fenders now.
These hooded signal lights match the truck well. Spare and replacement big truck fenders had pre-drilled holes for fender lights. The originals had no holes. I'm using this signal stat 700 switch to control the turn signals.
Thanks Gary. I watched some of your YouTube channel. It's really interesting to see the old trucks moving around instead of just pictures. Better than watching MotorTrend.
I agree about motor trend. That's the only 'car channel' I get. I enjoy about 5% its content. I too have turned to youtube for my car and truck entertainment. I have no interest in owning a truck that I can't fill with green firewood and crawl home up my rutted and steep gravel road.
I agree about motor trend. That's the only 'car channel' I get. I enjoy about 5% its content. I too have turned to youtube for my car and truck entertainment. I have no interest in owning a truck that I can't haul firewood in.
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