I have the original 1934 tranny and intalled a new Pete and Jakes brake and clutch pedal which requires a slave cylinder forth clutch. Has anyone installed one of these, the slave cylinder is the Wilwood pull type. I'm having trouble trying to figure how to make this work. ?
If you are getting rid of any of the original 33 truck stuff let me know as i have the same truck. Thanks!
Here is an update on my 33 pickup, I installed the rear brake lines and now need the front brake lines. I've also added an electrical fan to keep the 34 flathead cool.
Just purchased new tires, 7.50 Firestone rear tires and 5.50 fronts thanks to the the specs from UKGAV's pickup which I really dig the stance.
Just found this thread, Cool build, It's almost a 32! Keep up the good work, ton and a halfers need love too. .
Here are a few more pics, was able to get it in gear and out of the garage. The only issue I have now is still having issues getting the brakes to work.
Hahaha, yup almost a 32 Thanks, hey it was just sitting in a barn in Colorado with no Love. Now it's in Texas getting ready to see daylight once again!!
Very cool! I just found this thread and read it all. I am doing the same thing. 1.5 ton onto a normal frame. I 'll watch you finish her up.
Just finished the brakes, I did all the plumbing and had issues getting pedal for several months. Had juice brakes all the way around and still had issues, so I decided to order the SO CAL setup and had to change the master cylinder several times. Now everything works perfectly thanks to a little help locally from Shane in Austin, TX.
I started with a '34 big truck myself. Put the cab on a '32 passenger car frame with '46 truck engine (59Z) Its the one in the avatar. Fixin to sell it to build a '33 Cabriolet. Love the trucks!!! Tim I guess you all can tell I did sell the PU and build the cabrio 6-23-16
My dash had a crack and stress issue that has continued to get worse. So, I finally decided to remove exerything and fix the crack to give it more support. In doing so we decided to just repaint it glossy black. So here is the finished product.
Need to mount the rear license plate, I definately want it centered. Was able to find a license plate light / bracket from Bob Drake for $50.00. Item Number: HR-13550. Decided to use this one since it looked like it would work fine with little modifications.
Once the licesne plate light / bracket arrived, the holes did not line up for a 1933 Texas year of make plates. With that being said I would have to cut a metal plate that bolts to the bracket giving extra clearance to bolt to the 1933 Texas year of make license plates.
Looking for a place to mount the license plate bracket there are not many options since I want it centered and have not yet monuted the bed. The best place seems to be on the rear spreader bar, will just have to figure out hot to mount the bracket since there are no mounting tabs etc... Made a trip to the local Home Depot to see if I could figure out how to mount the bracket without welding since I dont want to have to remove the gas tank. I was able to find some clamps in the electrical section that were about an 1 1/2" in diameter which would fit the rear spreader bar. I cut the clamps in half thinking I could use them like tabs and atatch to the back of the plate where there are two screws for mounting.
I really did'nt like the way the tabs looked on top so I turned them around thinking if I drilled and tapped the spreader bar that would look cleaner. Seems like it will work making the tabs non visible and a much cooler look.
Now to attach the metal plate that I cut to the bracket, that will allow me to get the right spread so the 1933 plates can get bolted on.
Now to mount the license plate to the bracket. I had to add a nut to each side to help fill the gap the bolt attaching the bracket to the extra metal plate, this also helped make sure the license plate would be straight when bolted on.
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