Well its been about 6 months in the making, and I'm about there. I'd like to thank the HAMB for lots of help, especially HAMBers Jive-Bomber and JustinM. I'm going to post a tech on the work done, but here are some pics for now. I'm one happy guy. I'm lucky that I got to start with a very clean truck. From a stock truck I did the following: - Built up and installed a nicely souped up 50 flathead (Edelbrock heads and intake, Isky Max 1 3/4 cam with Johnson lifters, Mallory electronic ignition, new seals all around, stock bore/stroke) - 47 Ford truck transmission. - 10" clutch adapted to resurfaced 50 flywheel. - Open driveline conversion to the banjo. - Open driveline conversion for the radius rods. - 3.54 gears in the banjo. - Lowered front and rear. - Dual exhausts with dump tubes. - Electric fan. - Bigs and little wide white Firestone bias plys. - Rebuilt brakes. - Rebuilt radiator. - Moon tach. The front still needs to come down a little and shocks will be installed next. These things came without shocks, just some rubber wrapped around the buggy springs! Like I said, I'll write up what it took to do the above, but for now, some pics. Before: After:
[ QUOTE ] Looking good! Going to ditch the fender-mount? [/ QUOTE ] I agree the truck is beautiful,,,I suggest a blackwall spare! 3 different whitwalls is a bit much,,,,every thing else couldn't be done any better! HRP
I think Mike is still sorting out the whitewall tire stuff!- The good part is that the truck now runs and sounds killer. Fun to work on too. Nice job, holmes.
BVM, Very cool man. I wish I would have known man. I was just in San Fran a week and a half ago. Very nice job man! Looks killer. I've been working on my 41 for over 10 years now. What size bias are your running. I have 5.60 in the front and L-78 in the rear. Looks like you have the same set up. Very nice man. later, monkey
[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Looking good! Going to ditch the fender-mount? [/ QUOTE ] I agree the truck is beautiful,,,I suggest a blackwall spare! 3 different whitwalls is a bit much,,,,every thing else couldn't be done any better! HRP [/ QUOTE ] That last skinny white wall radial is going to be covered up so it won't be seen as being a radial.
[ QUOTE ] BVM, Very cool man. I wish I would have known man. I was just in San Fran a week and a half ago. Very nice job man! Looks killer. I've been working on my 41 for over 10 years now. What size bias are your running. I have 5.60 in the front and L-78 in the rear. Looks like you have the same set up. Very nice man. later, monkey [/ QUOTE ] 8.20x15 at the rear, 6.20x15 in the front. Firestones from Coker. By the way, anyone want to sell a metal spare tire cover for this thing? I'm looking for something like the one in the attached pic. I love the truck in this photo. Thanks for all the feedback. Mike
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