The top photo shows the original truck being delivered to my house. After that the cab and grill shell were removed and the rest of it was sold to my father. Than I purchased an after market frame, engine from a friend “Flathead V-8”, and a donor Chevy S-10 for the transmission “T-5”. Then I started to fabricate the parts needed to build and put the truck together. This stage would have followed the Agile project method since the final concept was being developed as it was being built. Once that stage was completed the entire vehicle was disassembled, painted part by part, and put back together. The final phase of the project followed a more traditional project method since you cannot change the design of a piece once it is painted. The entire project took four years and my father used the original running gear to build another truck with additional parts he already had. This project is special to me since my father and the friend I purchased the engine from have since passed away.
Engine Spec
Year: 1950
Displacement: 239 Cubic Inches
Bore & Stroke: 3.1875 x 3.750
Estimated Brake HP: 110
Compression Ratio: 8:.0:1
Carburation: Dual Stromberg Two Barrels
Ignition: Mallory Unilite Dist. with MSD Controller
Drivetrain
Transmission: Borg Warner Overdrive T5
Rear End: Ford 9” 3.55 Ratio
Frame
Frame: Custom from Cornhusker
Front Suspension: H Beam with Hair Pin Control Arms
Rear Suspension: Coil Over with Four Link Arms
Brakes
Front: Chevy Calipers with Dodge Dart Rotors
Rear: Ford 9” Drum
Master Cylinder: Mid 1970 Ford Truck
Proportioning Valve: Wilwood Inline Manual Valve
Body Year
Grill Shell: 1934
Cab: 1933
Bed: Reproduction 1933