Nailhead- now you're talking. Great look those flat valve covers. 3 deuces for carbs?SimpleMan said:kram said:Jeff- You should post some pictures of your truck! That's cool about the dropped axle. There is a local guy here who is supposed to be really good a dropping them and I'll be talking to him soon.
I was going to drop an original but opted for a So-Cal axle in the end. I'm building mine as a highboy on top of '32 rails. Y-block was one of my first choices but I let what I found dictate my choice. I bought a '66 Buick 401 Nailhead and will be running a Muncie 4spd. For the frame I bought a set of ASC '32 rails, original '40 Ford x-member, Ionia stamped hole boxing plates, '40 ford rear crossmember that will be pancaked and a model a front cross member. Since I don't have a frame jig the parimeter frame is being put together by a friend of mine that owns a local hot rod shop. All the frame stuff is at his shop for assembly....I think there is one more frame in front of mine.
I just sent a set of front backing plates to Brian Bass on the HAMB to have a Bendix brake converstion done (looks like original stuff from the outside) and will be running Buick front 45 finned front drums. The rear axle is a '60 F100 9" out of my Ford....I put an 8.8 in it.
I've been collecting parts for this for several years and hope to have it drivable by this time next year. Should have a rolling frame by late this summer.
Don't have any good pictures of the cab...this is it last winter before it was put away. It's a Montana area cab that I picked up from a guy in Knoxville that was hauling them back from out west. I will be chopping it 4"
This is the goal......Something along the lines of these 2.
I second that vote. Looks awesome.g-ratter said:With that great patina. Chop the roof and you are almost done. :roll: :lol: This one is my vote.
kram said:The kicker is that most of that has been paid by selling off some of the bike stuff I had that I'd probably never get around to using. Most of those parts were purchased from profits made from buying, selling, and flipping bikes. It's just one continuous circle of recycling :mrgreen:
outskirtscustoms said:Nice welds, you got skills.
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