The 'ol 33 Ford pickup is now officially a V8!!

****See page 6 for fire up video****




I yanked the ol B out last week for the big swap. Everything came out really well. I finished up the engine and tranny, cleaned the firewall and frame and did some painting under the hood. Today I set the engine and tranny in, looks like factory! The engine is a 1934 221. Pretty stock sand a Winfield cam, adjustable lifters and the Thickstun. I gotta figure out the rear end. It is a V8 rear end that was under it. V8 rears have longer torque tubes then a 4 banger. The wheelbase was longer then normal, the rear wheels sat way back in the fender wells. So I figured the V8 rear was crammed under the pickup, and when I removed the 4 cylinder the rear would come forward. Well, it did not so tonight I put a chain and come-a-long on the rear end and tried pulling the rear forward. Wouldn't budge. So I gotta figure that out and waitin on the water pumps and radiator. You can see in the last picture how far back the bell of the torque tube is compared to the ball on the back of the trans.
I'll keep y'all updated as I go.

 

Sweet truck! Love the new engine as well.

 

Nice FlatHead

 

very cool, looks factory. itll go real nice now.

 

Lookin good!

 

Hiya Chris: The install looks great! See ya at the Hotrodarma in two weeks. Terry

 

I know, comin up quick and I can't wait!!!

 

looking good chris

 

That is an awesome little pickup Chris - great work!

 

thats a shweet ole pick up , and you could use the B banger in a lakes roadster project lol

 

Nice.....

 

Very sanitary. Man I can't believe how clean your engines are before they go in. Any recommendations on how to clean and paint my trans without taking out the guts?

I still hope you break down though, if you father built the engine I think I don't have a chance in hell but if you built it with your fat fingers.....well then I think you're as good as gone!!!

 

Man, that thing is just plain RIGHT! Keep on it. Nice.

 

living the dream. 8v flat motor and a top loader. nice truck

 

Looks like a very sanitary install. How about a video of the fireup and first drive?

Frank

 

Nice engine Chris! Of course I would say that.
Nice to see another pump in head motor being used.

 

OK guys I think I have the rear end thing figured out. It was a V8 rear under the truck...V8's are longer in the torque tube but how was it jammed under there with a 4 banger? Well I dropped the spring out and it's really screwed up. The leafs are bent back twards the back of the truck and the ends are twisted. It is also sprung out of shape, not uniformly round from side to side. I hope with another spring my rear end problem is solved!


The non-reversed eye spring is the one out from under the truck:

 

Looking good Chris, get some video when you fire it up!

 

Great truck, Chris.

 

Looking good,I'll bet gettin' into that old truck is like getting into a time machine,and goin' back to the good old days.

 

Looking good Chris! If you need any parts for the truck, just let me know.

 

Looks good!

 

My Hero.

 

Inspirational!

 

Use a wire brush and brake clean. Just scrub it up then paint it. Remember engines/trannys are cast so they have texture to the metal....Not like painting the body of a car.

 

I need a rear spring

 

Very Cool Truck!!

 

You should come up for HotRodARama this year!

 

For your fore/aft problem, did you switch the rear tranny mount around as you put the V8 in? The same mount is used, but is assembled one way for a four-cylinder, and reversed for the V8 in a 33 and 34.

 

Those carb stacks really make the truck!!

You put together some really cool cars, AND trucks.