Hot Rods 34'new 48 stud heart

1947 Ford truck motor. Crank ground .010/.010,all new valves w/Isky 185 springs,1piece guides & new keepers , surface & square the block & deck the block .016 & 59AB heads .016, check & tighten 1&3 bearing caps on the line bore, recondition connecting rods, rebush & bore pin bushings, new cam bearings, install 2 sleeves & bore all to .040, New pistons & rings, reground the crank to L-100 specs ,new melling oil pump, crab dizzy & coil rebuilt by Skip in Fla., All new wires from Brill, Rajah ends from Brill, Stromberg 97 rebuilt by Unkl Max, new clutch & pressure plate from Ft Wayne, new water pumps from Speedway, new radiator hoses from Bob Drake , Radiator was clean so used it as is also used the existing wide fan belt. & new motor mounts from Macs. I made my own risers for the front of motor. Man this thing just about kicked this 85 yr old mans' *** . But I got er dun & is this baby ever SWEEET. Just about got enough breakin time on it now. Maybe in another week I will change the oil & retorque the heads. Too busy driving & enjoying the sound of the twin Brockman SS pack mufflers.
Don't even bother to ask the cost cause I threw all the receipts in the bottom dresser drawer with my old socks. Ha Ha . I am probably still not done. Visions of twin carbs keep dancing in my head.
From the image of me & Ben D from T& A transport pushing this old Gibbons bodied 34 roadster into my garage & 4 yrs later me justa ****tn & a grinnin.
The roadster is still in gel coat was stored in a Quonset building from the 80s' or 90s'. I tried Kyle @ Gibbons & his dad Dwight Bond neither could or wanted to give me any info on this body with a ser # of 1508. The ch***is is all stock 34 Ford with 6V & mechanical brakes. I have rebuilt most of the undercarriage & sandblasted & painted the Kelsey Hayes 40 spoke wires with 6:50X16 Firestone tires & tubes all balanced with dyna-beads. The gas tank has been cleaned & recoated with an Eastwood kit, tail lights have shorty stands & halogen bulbs. I also have a third brake light on the rear deck from a GM blazer, Swan neck mirrors are mounted on both sides under the cowl lights. I made the glove box & door & the gauge panel & restored the 40 steering wheel. Insulated the interior with heat shield tape & jute insulation. Made the carpet from Lowes Marine grade indoor/outdoor carpet. I bought & installed a folding top. A friend painted it with single stage urethane from Carquest. Custom mixed from a very old paint chart they have. The grille was rechromed & Speedway bumpers were purchased. Headlights are BLC w/halogen 6V sealed beam bulbs.

 

Well done Sir, looks great.

 

Neat car. Good color.

 

That is a nice roadster and like the blue.Fine job you did there.

 

Nailed it! Good work!

 

Turned out great Bob! Nice job.

 

Beautiful! Really like the fact it's not red or black, the blue stands out!

 

Looks great Bob! I'm also a fan of blue.

 

Nice job ! I hope I still have your gumption at 85... **** I'm tired now and I got 30 more years...

 

Nice job Bob. Is that with the heads you sent back? They are still putting mine together ,4th time should be the charm! Stay cool Jack

 

Good job.

 

your description and pictures are impressive, but the fact that you are 85 years young you sir are my h ero Tom

 

great job

 

Yep the valve area was milled another .040 to accommodate the L-100 hi-lift(.373) cam.

 

Thanks but you're makin me blush !

 

Thanks Jack.

Thanks Lynn. Did you ever find one ?

Thank You I had more pics but I guess I ran over so they didn't make it. I should have made more threads I guess. Not too savvy on this thing .
I think it needs some numbers on the handles like 1/2" or 9/16".

 

Thanks ,yeah nothing but blue for this one. It was supposed to be a lot darker but didn't come out that way.

 

Thanks.

 

Thank You ,I couldn't be happier, well maybe one or two thoughts could make me happier. ha ha Bride sez dream on ****er. !!

 

Thank You so far so good

 

Thanks Clark, I see that.

 

Thanks what can I say DRINK MORE BEER . doncha think?

 

Thanks Brady1929. You stayin dry over there?

 

Looks great, Bob! Enjoy!