So, I have been thinking hard on what to do with my Stude. So far I have collected almost everything it needed, including a 352 I'm working over. Figured I would ask your opinions and see if I can't get inspired. The photos are of the truck as I bought it, other than cutting it out of the bush all I have done is clean it up and locate part's and started building a drivetrain.
well, here is a link to one done on fantom works that will give you some inspiration http://fantomworks.com/project/1951-studebaker-2r5-pickup/ or lots of pics over here https://www.google.com/search?q=cus...i=3SGXWIaHOIaNmQGQqJ2IBA#imgrc=CDNgL1kb14LnhM:
Nice project!, what year is it? any pics after getting it home? I had no Idea they built Studebaker's in Canada.
Yep, they built them here two years later than they did in the US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studebaker_Canada
It's a 53 2R5 bought in Alberta and last registered in 68. I will post more pictures as I go, thanks for the interest.
The 352 so far is the only Studebaker engine I could get ahold of up here in northern Alberta that's not a inline six and still a stude engine.
Your photos have aliens in them. In a couple of your pics, it looks like the one alien is flipping you the bird....This proves that aliens are mean......I would wait until they are gone before doing anything.
Do you mean a Packard 352, like in a 1956 Golden Hawk? Jack Vines in Spokane put one in his Stude pickup. He posts all the time on the Studebaker drivers club website and in Racing Studebakers. He is one of the gurus of fast Studebakers and Packard V8s.
Unless there is a reason you need to stick with a Stude engine you will be money ahead picking something more available and easier to install. This is a case where a SBC will fit and be more than enough power for reliable daily driver performance.
Although I might tend to agree with an aggie....all my Stude's are powered by Stude V/8's - the 259/289's - and one was built in Canada in 1964. In 1965 and 1966 the Studes were built with Chevy motors in Canada so check that out on the Studebaker forum's....I really like your thoughts on that big Stude/Packard motor in your truck ! Go for it !
You may not like this but the last stude truck I owned ( a '51 about 45 years ago) what I did with it was get it running and drive it until someone else wanted it. Keep it simple and you'll have a slick truck that you can drive or go insane with it and you'll never drive it.
Here is one I did several years ago.. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app I did this one several years ago.. started with just a cab and bed, built the frame from 2x6,and 2x4 tubing, MII front , 4 link rear
If the engine is indeed a Packard 352, get the adapter to run the Olds oil pump in it. I have one of those setups in my Packard and it runs so nice with it, it was a fresh motor but still had a bit of a lifter tick until the pump was swapped out. Well worth the money and effort. It seems that a majority of the customized pickup trucks of the early 50's were built by a shop to be used as a shop truck. They may not be Studebakers, but studying what was done to those other trucks of the period would give you a good outline on how your truck could be built. Some were wild, but most were pretty mild, with a hot mill and some simple customizing and paint work.
There was one in one of those weekend racer movies that was real sweet. Don't remember the name of the movie or I would look for the truck it was a deal where the guy started out with a MOPAR and rolled it and ended up building a Willys coupe out of what was left of his MOPAR.
Those old Studes dont need much. Stance, wheels to match that stance and colors are keys to the ones I have seen stand out. Like the choice you made to power it. Me? I would replicate Cannonballs truck from Hot Rod.
Any more progress done on it? I'd like to see the truck after you scraped all the mung off it! I'm working on a '56. It's a bit rough, but definitely a good "blank canvas". Wheels, stance and an improved rear tail light design will make all the difference. Like Hunter YJ said, it doesn't take much to cool up a Stude truck.
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