- pickup 9,000
- North Olmsted, OH
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- nexttruckonline.com
For complete listing information please select the click to bid button to see this item on ebay. I started this build 5 years ago, and have been driving her the last 3. I drive her all year and never had a catastrophic failure. I have been in aviation for a little over 30 years, and i didn't cut corners on this little truck. All electrical connections are shrink wrapped. Nothing chafes on the frame or anywhere else. It is a 1940 ford body, brought from sd. The frame is a 31 olds from the same area. The frame is boxed on both sides from the radiator to past the differential with 1/4 steel. Painted with rustoleum primer, then with rustoleum satin black. The body is the color nature gave her, but i painted the bed to match as close as i can. ( besides the bed was yellow, not a yellow fan) roof has dents, i didn't care, hope the next owner doesn't. The doors are rotted through the bottoms, but still act like doors. The passenger door doesn't open from the inside only. It does work from the outside. The original maroon color is on the cowling. Pin stripes by dirty dang. The floor is one sheet of 16 gauge steel. The grill is a 39 ford truck. The radiator is 67 gmc industrial, and has kept her at a cool 180 degrees. The front end is a speedway 4 inch drop 33 ford with a buggy spring and shocks for front suspension, and speedway radius rods. It has a speedway vega box. She goes down the road as a straight axle car would. Straight flat roads, she is awesome. I cant emphasize this enough. Straight axle is a whole different animal on an open winding road. The engine is a chevrolet 283 power pack, 89 octane, with hardened valve seats and a 30/30 duntof type cam from comp cams. They call it the "nostalgia cam". The serial number on the heads trace to corvette, dual carbs. 1200 on the market) also added to the engine is a double roller chain and prw aluminum roller rockers. It has solid lifters, so it has the real old school sound. I have had older guys tell me they haven't heard this for a long time. One guy knew exactly what cam i had in her! My friends and i did the engine last winter. Engine also has been ported. The intake is an aluminum edelbrock performer. Aluminum tall valve covers to make room for the rockers. There is a small leak from the front of the engine, haven't checked it out, but again, very slight. I have only used brad penn 10w-30 oil. The rear springs are ????. Custom exhaust from action muffler. The bed is from a 62 jeep pickup. It was shortened to fit the frame. The tail gate is from a 53 jeep, and sports the willys/overland logo. The rear end is a 240 dana, and really helps her cruise down the road. The battery box is from a 65 ford econoline van, and i had the louvers added to keep the battery cool.
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