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Johnny Gee liked squirrel's post in the thread Anyone else sick of this weather?.
Went to a car show near Tucson yesterday, 70 and sunny, it was pretty nice. You can gloat in July!
Feb 1, 2026 at 10:39 PM -
Johnny Gee replied to the thread Hot Rods Big Daddy's 55 2 door wagon gasser.
Myself included. :)
Feb 1, 2026 at 10:00 PM -
Johnny Gee liked 51504bat's post in the thread Hot Rods Big Daddy's 55 2 door wagon gasser.
My guess is that @Moriarity won't be on board with the distributor:cool: [IMG]
Feb 1, 2026 at 9:59 PM -
Johnny Gee liked Stock Racer's post in the thread Projects 1962 Biscayne Jr Stocker for the Street Build.
Been a while so here is an update. I cleaned up the butt welds on the inside of the floor pan with a little bondo. Since the car is...
Feb 1, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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Johnny Gee liked swifty's post in the thread Art & Inspiration Cragar SS experts…..
Mark, measured 2 of the caps on my Valiant and they measure 2.842" by my dial vernier, so that's close enough to your rule measurement...
Feb 1, 2026 at 12:52 PM -
Johnny Gee replied to the thread Technical Understanding 32 Ford Pickup Bed Construction.
That’s a given.
Feb 1, 2026 at 12:25 PM -
Johnny Gee replied to the thread Technical Understanding 32 Ford Pickup Bed Construction.
There is less clearance between the top of the 3rd member and the wood on the underside (a strong 1”) compared to the C notch of the...
Feb 1, 2026 at 11:39 AM -
Johnny Gee replied to the thread Technical Understanding 32 Ford Pickup Bed Construction.
All I know is this, there is some wood rot for sure at the left front corner. Is it Henry’s fault? no. But some addressing of some sort...
Feb 1, 2026 at 10:33 AM -
Johnny Gee attached a file to the thread Technical Understanding 32 Ford Pickup Bed Construction.
Great story’s on scratch built beds. However I have no intention of blowing the bed apart. Well sort of. The bed is coming off so I can...
Feb 1, 2026 at 9:25 AM
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Johnny Gee liked 2deuces64's post in the thread Technical Understanding 32 Ford Pickup Bed Construction.
This is a 33 I'm building, made my own subrails, and using a late model pickup bed floor.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Jan 31, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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Johnny Gee liked HOTRODPRIMER's post in the thread Technical Understanding 32 Ford Pickup Bed Construction.
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Jan 31, 2026 at 9:00 PM -
Johnny Gee replied to the thread Technical Understanding 32 Ford Pickup Bed Construction.
Now I see how the metal straps (not pictured) are in place. This one has some wood rot.
Jan 31, 2026 at 8:43 PM -
Johnny Gee liked krylon32's post in the thread Technical Understanding 32 Ford Pickup Bed Construction.
My deuce pickup has the original metal over wood bed floor and it's as solid as it was in 1932.
Jan 31, 2026 at 8:39 PM -
Johnny Gee liked 2deuces64's post in the thread Technical Understanding 32 Ford Pickup Bed Construction.
These are 2 pictures of the subrails for a 33-34 pickup similar to the 32[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Jan 31, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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Johnny Gee liked 2deuces64's post in the thread Technical Understanding 32 Ford Pickup Bed Construction.
Each bed side has a subrail that runs the length of the bed, then there are cross members to join the two sides. The wood is then put...
Jan 31, 2026 at 8:29 PM
