Roadster pickup project

Here are a few photos of my truck I'm building. Let me know what ya think. 32 drop axle, 39 tranny, 34 rearend, Chevy II 4 banger.

Wayne

 

You are using a torque tube over that driveshaft, aren't you?

 

yup

 

Nice VW's.........


Oh....I like the truck too! Esp. engine choice.....

 

cool truck you got there lookin good

 

i like it, nova 4 cylinder, didn't know there was such a thing. learn something new daily.

 

I like it a lot.Keep going!!.

 

Looking good so far...you gonna cut down the bed any?

 

Looks great! love the stance. Iron duke, cool choice. You got any old hop up stuff for the duke?

 

KOOL,

Definitally put a safety loop/tube over the drive shaft.....sounds like your gonna do that anyway, but just make sure.....Ive dropped a drive shaft at 1/8 mile before on the dragstrip on "street night" and it wasnt fun

I'd cut the bed down 6 or so inches if it were mine (actually mine is sectioned 3-1/8 and 6) but, it depends where you are gonna locate your gas tank....Mine is fabbed up in front of the rearend.....check out the pics......despite all that, the truck looks great! Frame appears to be super strong..... good luck!

 

that is a thing of beauty, cant wait to see her finished!!

 

Great frame work and layout. The rear end supension design is layed out well. The stance looks good too. I'd bob the bed around 6 inches too.

 

nice project,cool engine/tranny combo

 

The 4cylinder was used in Novas for several years then sold as the Mercruiser marine motor for a couple decades or more.

 

Thanks for all the positive feedback! Keeping the bed long for now, kind of like the stretch look. I will be looking for some cool add ons for the motor, going to put a sidedraft carb on it with custom made intake and make some headers "open of course".

 

Works for me. I'm with you on the long bed, too. Cool engine choice, you've got yourself a cool little truck. I'd gusset those rear tranny mounts, just my 2¢ worth...

 

Its looking good. Nice stance.

 

I like your build, wish it was mine!!!!!
I had a Chevy II (153 cu ") in my '23 dirt track roadster. Ram dual 45 DCOE sidedrafts, Clifford intake with their 280H cam. No bottom end but would love 3000-7000 rpm. You are going to like that motor. My gas milage was 9mpg. Yep 9 (nine) 4:11 gears and non overdrive 5 speed (T50) Like I said, motor liked being keep in upper rpm.

For the post re; iron duke. The Chevy II is not the iron duke. Chevy II is a 153 cu " while the iron duke is a "spin off" and is 151 cu " made for pontaic. The merc-marine is a 180 cu" (140 hp).
I'm with a lot of pepole on the board in that I really like that motor and I'm a model A pickup nut.

 

Look's great. She will run on 'fumes' too. Like a big ol' Texas Go-Kart!

 

The pick up looks great...... and the small hatch westy .... also the empi wheels hanging on the shop wall..... oh sorry guys... this is'nt the SAMBA??.... ( vw joke ) hahaha

The truck looks way cool... good job...

 

It seems to me that the rear suspension might bind. With a torque tube, as the rear end moves up and down, it moves in an arc with the center of the arc at the rear of the transmission. The rear of the torque tube housing is fixed to the banjo and does not pivot on the rear axle. The two bars at the back will not allow the axle to move in it's arc. They will force the rear axle to move in an arc with the center being at the rear mount of the bars. Those two arcs are not anywhere near the same plane or direction. All you really need is just two radius rods from the axle housings to the torque tube. Like the factory did it.
Just my 2 cents.

 

thanks alot for posting the pics, i love it.

 

For the post re; iron duke. The Chevy II is not the iron duke. Chevy II is a 153 cu " while the iron duke is a "spin off" and is 151 cu " made for pontaic. The merc-marine is a 180 cu" (140 hp).
I'm with a lot of pepole on the board in that I really like that motor and I'm a model A pickup nut.[/quote]

good info, i believe the iron duke was also used in the willys jeeps CJ2a and such, correct me if i'm wrong

 

Made some progress on my truck. Matt Howard at Deluxe fabbed up my steering and shortened the torque tube. I am working on mechanics here on out and then make it pretty. Had it out at the lame ass rockabilly fest last weekend in phoenix.

 

i like it ! just pulled the chevy 153 outa my rpu , neat little motors but i crave torque ! looks good though ! sold the motor to a budy for hid t bucket ! i will have to post pics of the intake and header he built for 2 carbs !

 

"i believe the iron duke was also used in the willys jeeps CJ2a and such, correct me if i'm wrong"

From a popular Jeep website: The 151 (2.5L) inline 4 engine was used in '80-'83 CJs including the CJ-8, CJ-7, and CJ-5.

Bob

 

Hey Wayne, you gonna name it "The Scoundrel" for old time's sake? hehehe
I miss going to Firebird in April...

 

very cool.

 

I especially like the Scat sticker on your trailer!

I assume you buy vW parts from us?

 

If you need a 2009 Catalog and some more sticker let me know! via. pm your mailing address and I can get a vw. rep to send some out.

-Matt
V8 Sales.