I saw a pic of your "Ex shop truck" you showed bones35 in his intro. I was wondering if you could post a few more for me... I have a '31 5-window on deuce rails and recently stumbled apon a compleat running gear to build a new ride. I am leaning twards a truck... i was hoping for a few pics and some info on your truck. Thanks, Hammer Hank.
33 cab on a 34 frame [$400 from a local speed shop--no ***le] witha 32 commercial grille shell [donated off "Carkiller's" shop wall. I bought an entire running ch***is from under my buddy's 41 ford pickup and used the engine, left leg of the X-member [with it's pedals and master cylinder] and a few other parts off it. Swapmeeted the rest. Rear was a 46 ford 1/2 ton with 40 ford p***enger axle housings and 34 rear spring. Front end was a narrow 4" dropped magnum beam axle with 41 pickup spindles and brakes. Front spring was a speedway "flat" spring. Used a 39 ford column and steering box set up for cross steering. The engine was a locally rebuilt [in 1951, according to the br*** rebuild tag] 59 AB, 24 studder. I bought the Offy ****** adapter from speedway to install the 93 S-10 5 speed ******. I cut down a 49 ford driveshaft and welded a chevy flange to the front of it to use the chevy U-joint and slip yoke. I cut 5.5" outa the top and cut 16" from the center of an old 50 ford deluxe dash....wired the '50 gauges to the 41 ford senders. Bolted a 63 Merc generator and voltage regulator up with home-brewed wiring. 15 ford wheels and new firestone gum-dippers [6:00 and 7:00 tires] with 40 trim rings and I hit a Christmas special at Bob DRakes for the re-pop 33 hubcaps. Hella Halogen headlights in old Guide headlight buckets and a stock 26 ford T-pickup tailight. It was on the stock '26 box I found at a local swap meet. I drilled 4 holes in the top frame rails and dropped 4 long bolts in for box mounts..I cut down my old 51 ford headers to clear the 39 steering box and drove down to my local midas muffler shop to have them bend up a pair of straight pipes to come all the way out the back. I cut down a windshield frame I'd bought from Dwight Bond [Gibbon fibergl***] and had a buddy that manages a local gl*** shop cut the windshield and back gl*** for it. I got invited to take part in the first Kansas City Seed and Power Meet but had no firewall or floor and no time to fab the stuff up soooooooooo....I made a floor and firewall from [gulp] some old house paneling and about 3 rolls of duct tape! The seat was an old van 2nd seat that was 4 inches too wide at it's front. I cut the frame down and welded it back together....had a buddy with an upholstry shop cut the original foam down and re-hog ring the red plaid covering back on...I guess that's about it.. ...except the shift knob....I originally ran a skull donated by Dr.J but changed it to a wiseco snowmobile piston when I sold the little truck to T-man. The Dr.J skull ain't for sale. Here's a few more photos but almost all my 33 photos were lost in a tragic hard drive crash back in ought-2....
Now that I look at the photos, I see a few other details I'd forgotten about like the donated 6 gallon boat tank in the pickup bed, which had some leftover pieces of 1/4" plywood for a floor and the radiator was custom made by some radiator shop in Denver....
BTW, T-man, my brother and I completed the 120-130 miles of the first Speed and Power Meet with only 2 gas stops and no breakdowns but we froze our ***es off! NO door gl***.
Had split model A bones on the front with one shock on the left rear. Oh, yeah--there was a shock on the right rear too but it wasn't bolted to anything on one end...so much to do--so little time.
Not sure what photo I used on the other post but in case it wasn't this one, it's my favorite photo of my old pickup. Ryan's wife [Marcy] took it out the window of Ryan's 38 ford coupe at about 60 mph. Temp was mid 30's that day and I was shivering my *** off! The throttle pedal cable [a length of 14 gauge electrical wire] had stretched so far, I hadda reach down and pull it back with my hand to keep up with the rest of the group.Rear axle had just about run outa lube and was howling really loud! ..........and Marcy clicks this photo......I love it.
HRS... rocky's 33 was an ins***ution of this board. it's one of those cars where, no matter who owns it, it's still "rocky's 33"... it's left the HAMB family now, though we still see a photo of it occasionally, because Tman sold it to a friend of his who he still sees a bit...
And Rocky has another one cooking in the LAB as we speak. The only thing I can see that will be wrong with the new one is I suspect it will have a more finished look. What a Shame !! Frank
Thanks for the pics and tech on the truck... The running gear i have is '47 front, 265 chevy, 3 speed la sale, '47 rear, 40 colum, and 16 inch steelies all on an A frame... the car the frame came out of was parked on cement in 57 and never tuched untill we pulled it out of a barn... Very nasty frame work but all the parts are good! The same place "Bomans" has a 33' truck and ch***is for like 500 bucks... thanks again... I love that truck!
Ctually after I drove it for the spring, I sold it to a pal who sold it to a kid in Albert Lea Minnesota. A HAMBer knows him. Since he bought it he added REAL floorboards and bed bottom. Made some cool Bumper/Nerfs. Last I heard, thats all he was planning to do. I will say that I never drove a vehicle that got as many looks as that little truck! It was amazing. But, I sold it so I could finally focus on my neglected Touring car. Good news, I will drive the touring this spring because of this!!!!
it's now owned by a friend of mine , who is a lurker ....his son is on here and goes by 34cpe5w it's basically the same . it has a new metal floor in the cab and the box. a steel 10 gallon gas tank was mounted in the bed to replace the plastic boat tank .lever action shocks were installed on a four corners along with a new tie rod and drag link with new tie rod ends..some nerf bars were added to
Yes, my "pal" Scott sold it on Ebay and 36's freinds bought it. The truck still needed lots of work after it left my hands and from what I can see, the new owners have done well making needed improvements.
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