Projects My 1950 Ford Shoebox Project

Here's a Burner for ya
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love the progress and burnout

 

The wheels and hubcaps are Bronco II/ Ranger Pickup.
The bars out back are old-style traction bars.

 

Very nice little Ford.Tom (Tired Old Man)

 

That looks like great fun.

 

yup, traction not torsion.
How can you tell those are wheels from a Bronco/Ranger? Are they still 5 x 4.5? I tried to measure and that seems like it might be what they are. I need new wheels. Chrome Steelies and Radial Wide Whites 15in Reverse. Any recommendations?

 

nice burnout yes ranger wheels are 5on 4.5 i had a older style set of ranger wheels on a parts 69 mustang i had now two of them are on my thunderbird

the hub caps on your wheels are the give away that they are ranger just go look at one in a parking lot or used car lot

those are cool traction bars you have on your car

 

SWEET! thanks a lot for the info. that will help

 

1950 Ford 500 Custom Tudor Sedan ? - is this what the previous owner called it? Never heard of that before.

Not trying to get 'sticky' on facts, just want to make sure Im not missing something with the 50 Ford Models.

 

Like i said, I'm new to the 50's. I thought "Tudor" meant 2-doors. And "sedan" meant the longer roof-line than the "coupe" version. It is definitely a 500 Custom. I could be wrong about everything i type.

 

I ordered my Wheels and Tires today. 1.5 weeks till they arrive. I just wanted to say thanks to "Hombres Ruin" for the Inspiration and Information to choose the right setup.

 

thanks for the info. i picked up a new dual plane. just gotta find the time to install it.

 

Ive always called them tudor sedans. THere are 3 options. Coupe, Tudor Sedan, Sedan. Thats my knowledge which is usually wrong

 

Look what came in the mail today

 

Whats the size of those? Offset? Hombre Ruin knows his shit..goodluck with the build.

 

thanks man. i been lovin your ride too man. i LOVE the white. I got plenty of questions for ya if you want em

the wheels are from Pete Paulson
15x6 Chrome Reverse Smoothies with 3.5in Shannon Bullets
Backspace is 3 5/8" i believe

thanks again to Hombres Ruin for the right setup!

 

What front end and rear are you running?

 

i "believe" based on what the previous owner said its a Ford 8in rear and the front seems to be a pretty much stock setup

 

those wheels will look great on your shoebox

from the pic you posted showing the traction bars it loos like you might have a 9 inch rear hard to tell from the sun glare though

 

how do i figure that out?

 

a quick way is by the ribbing on the center section 9inchers have more of a waffle look above the pinion

you can tell by measuring , but to be honest i dont know the different measurments

 

Have you mounted those rear wheels up to the car yet?

 

Shaggy, I never knew that was the diff between single and dual plane! Thanks for that!
And to Sevenevez, cool on you for the new car and sleeping in it! Thats funny!
Paul

 

The new wheels shall make big diffrence to the better
They will look nice on your shoebox

 

cool, i will measure it when i get a second

nope not yet, still waitin on the cokers to arrive

thanks man. my buddy ted helpin me put new roller timing chain gears, intake, balancer and more on it today.

im thinkin they were the perfect choice. i went through all the huge shoebox picture threads here and my personal taste dug those the best

 

I dig your build thread and the wheel choice oughta look pretty good (I gots me a shoebox also)

 

i see. that thing is gorgeous man! i dig the creative front end of yours

 

Nice score! And a good place to start. Did ya get those wheels mounted yet? I've had my '49 about a year now but no time to do anything with it yet - hope to this winter! you can check out our post, "Shoebox Barn Find" here on the HAMB...
Keep us posted!!!!!

 

sweet man. i checked it out. that'49 is a nice find. sounds like you are pretty close to getting it on the road too!

coker's should come in the next 2 days. then i will get the new shoes all mounted up on her