New guy from PA

Just checking in from Philly area. I have been lurking around here for a while and figured it would be time to say hello.

I recently picked up a '37 Ford truck that was parked in a small garage since '68. Payed a bit too much for it, but it is fairly clean and that is tough to find around Philly. It has a later model flathead, '51 I think. New plugs, points, cap, and rotor and she fired right up! I installed a new fuel tank, ordered a new aluminum radiator, installed new wheel cylinders and brake plumbing, new king pins, new water pumps, and going over anything to make it roadworthy as is. I should have the radiator tomorrow, so hopefully I can bolt it in and roadtest the old girl.

Here she is...










She cleans up!

 

sweet truck! welcome from near by hatboro pa

 

Welcome to the HAMB from Hank in Boyertown, PA.

 

Welcome from good old Lufkin, Texas. Deep East Texas. Behind the pine cone curtain !

 

Thanks for the welcomes!

 

Just drove the old girl for the first time. I'm sure my neighbors love the open pipes. She's got a few issues, but what a ride!

 

Hey from around the corner Trevose. Hope to see your truck at Chickies and pete's first weds of the month At Haldeman and boulevard RT 1 Modifiers cruise night

 

Welcome aboard Mike

 

Welcome from nearby Maryland. Great lookin' truck. I see it already has some custom touches with the '58 Biscayne tailights...Don.

 

very cool! i like the buick taillights. loks like the body doesn't need much at all.

 

Nice ride,bet you can't wait for the first time on the highway!

 

OOPS, You're right Jerseymike. They are Buick tailights! Senility is a terrible thing.....Don.

 

I am usually there with my military truck. I doubt the Ford will make it there this season, I think the trans is trashed.

I hope to get new springs/shocks, tires, and exhaust done this week. I'll see what kind of stuff I can find at Macungie today.

New radiator installed

 

Nice truck! Welcome to the HAMB

 

From Langhorne, welcome to the HAMB. As information to all, Langhorne's car show is September 12, beginning at 3 pm on Maple Ave.

Would like to see that 37 at the show.

 

I need wheels and tires. From what I gather, it will take 3-4 weeks for the whitewalls to arrive. I have no clue what wheels are currently on the truck, but one is a different offset from the rest. If I can get them squared away, along with exhaust and other misc stuff, the truck will be there. If not, I will be in the military truck.

 

Very nice truck.And welcome to the board !!!!

 

Back in the 50 60 era I had a shop in hershey,Low key before posey and when still hot rod was a bad word and inspection was awful.I moved south and would like to come back there maybe.Are rents reasonable and do you think rat rods will p*** inspection?.Or should I sell it?.

 

Come back to PA. Inspection is no bad. Get a street rod tag, and you might not need it.


Took the truck for another ride around the block again today. This will be a fun truck for sure,

 

Kool Truck - I hope you have a BIG of a time with it as the BEAM that was over it's head in the vault like garage Welcome from SRM, we travel to PA often.

 

Did I see you driving your truck on the Newtown Byp*** this morning around 11 am? . Tony

 

Yes. I have been driving the snot out of this thing. I am absolutely IN LOVE. I didn't cut you off or something, did I?

 

Hi Mike, Man it's good to see an oldie truck revived so quickly, good luck with your new project, drive the wheels off that old beauty! Welcome to the board.

 

welcome from the Reading area

 

Nice truck, looks to be in great shape and very complete. Good Luck from Fellow trucker in King of Prussia.

 

Thanks for the welcomes!

Had my first problem today. After 5 days of driving this truck EVERYWHERE...the carb had something hang up and flooded out of nowhere, just died and left me roadside. She dumped fuel on the hot engine, resulting in a small fire No big deal, out with a quick shot of the extinguisher. I'll be visiting the Carb Doctor tomorrow for a rebuild kit.

 

Nice truck , and yet another welcome to the HAMB . It's great to hear that you've been putting some miles on 'er . Fixing the carb will be no biggie & you'll be back terrorizing the streets , lol !

 

A Volvo man? My nephew has a '63 122 stuffed in storage that he plans to restore when he is done with school. Love those cars.

 

Yea , I've had a few old Volvos - they're great old cars & reliable as hell to boot ! This one's my daily , the poor ****** , lol .

Tell your nephew to dig that 122 out & get started !! He won't regret it .

 

He drove it for years and loves it. He will get on the restoration when he is done with school.