Here is an update on my truck progress. Found some nice black walnut for the bed wood and cut and grooved each piece for the strips. Made a simple E-brake bracket and it seems real solid. Also got the radiator and grille all set up, had to notch the grille a bit for the copper overflow tube but it looks fine. Used Model A brake rods for the grille to firewall supports. Had to bend and reshape one rod to clear the oil canister, but I like the new look of the rod. Also got the pedals mounted. Next is the slave cylinder bracket and throttle ***embly. Have to figure out that one. Put in the front windshield rubber moulding and need to make a gl*** template. Can someone tell me if you put the division bar goes OVER the rubber or do you leave a gap in the rubber and the bar goes between the gap? Hope you like the progress.
Thanks for the comments guys. I hope to post a pic of the slave cylinder bracket next week then on to the throttle ***embly.
My daughter and I applied the first two coats of Spar Varnish on the black walnut boards. My daughter worked last summer at a traditional sailboat boat yard and learned several phases of sailboat restoration. Applying varnish was taught to her by the owner who was taught by his father. She taught me how it's done right! A tedious technique but works beautifully. We will probably end up with 4-6 coats. I'll post more when we are finished.
It goes back to the beginning of the thread. Nothing special here. The Ruddy name came from a fellow HAMBer because I was mentioning I didn't know what to call my build. It's not. r-t and it's not a cl***ic build. It sure isn't a trailer queen and it's not worth $10000, doesn't have fenders or a hood and it's chopped. I have used many original Ford parts and tried to keep it simple. So some guy called it a "Ruddy" truck. I liked the sound of that so it stuck. See, nothing special here.
That looks like it is coming along well. When I was in high school the local hot rodder/drag racer who owned the Shell station in the middle of town and raced a 62 409 Chevy Impala had a chopped and channeled 36 Ford pickup with a small block Chev in it. I bought a sectioned 36 pickup grill shell at a swap meet a number of years ago that I think came off that truck and have been saving it for the right project ever since.
If that is the final length of the driveshaft, you have too much of the yoke spline sticking out and could have problems. You need 3/4"-1" max.
Anyone else care to weigh in on this? I just measured the exposed portion and I have 1.5" I'm not sure how much is "inside" tail shaft until I pull it apart. What amount needs to be "inside" the tail shaft?
It looks like you have sanded off the rust on the yoke, if you can see a line around the yoke, that should be where your seal should be. At ride height I try to have 3/4" of plunge available. Yours at 1 1/2", I don't think is dangerous as is, but could be better.
Just finished copper radiator tubes. I know some folks don't like the copper look but I think they look right on an open engine flatty. Thanks go out to HAMB'er " Scooterville" for supplying the copper tube and his soldering skills. Also finished up the bed boards....at least one side. Black walnut with 4 coats of Spar Varnish. Daughter did all that work. Thanks Kayla.
On the driveshaft, the further out they are the more balance and bushing tolerance matters,...the further out the more likely to vibrate....and your not gonna run that steering wheel right? Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
I saw that and thought about how much it's going to hurt when he gets his pinkie caught in one of those holes, as he's turning a corner at speed
I do believe the Franky (frankenstein) truck pre-dates the Rudy by a few years. It was running around socal as early as 99 I remember. It was a Chevy 46 I think. Though it did not recieve much notoriety and in no way do I think the Rudy truck was a copy. Just sayin. Franky was morr g***er than bobber.
This is like Chinese whispers. The real, genuine, original RUDY truck built by a guy named Rudy gets posted and it's "yeah, this one looks great." Ain't life funny. (BTW not having a go at your build)
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