38 Ford Bobber with a 440 Chrysler

05snopro440 said:

Nice work!

That engine is just not nearly big enough... [ddd

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[cl Yea, if it's built at all it should pull pretty good

smallfoot said:

Can't blame the guy! He saw what a little work in the right direction did for this truck. Now he wants it running as soon as possible. Nice work Iron & son...[cl

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I agree, plus he really didn't know much about the 440
Got a little more done. Bent the tranny to firewall hump and tacked it in.

Finished the tranny and drive shaft hump.

Now that's nice work.

bob w said:

Now that's nice work.

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Thanks Bob
I'm turning into Don [ddd
My Son Eric has stepped up to the plate and is doing the welding on all but the structural stuff

We made a dash for the pickup today
We'll install it tomorrow

We decided the heck with it and went ahead and instead the dash

Tunnel and dash look great.

Bought a Rebel 9+3 wire harness today and will be installing it in a few days.

Just messing around and made these diamond plates.
Didn't need them as there are internal plates and rosette welds.

Old Iron said:

[cl Yea, if it's built at all it should pull pretty good

I agree, plus he really didn't know much about the 440
Got a little more done. Bent the tranny to firewall hump and tacked it in.

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What's he going to do with the 440? I need a winter project and I like the idea of a 440 blower motor for the rat.

I-R-POPS said:

What's he going to do with the 440? I need a winter project and I like the idea of a 440 blower motor for the rat.

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He's a hoarder when it comes to car parts so ??????
He has a 64 Valiant he's wanting me to build and says that's where the 440 will go.

Looking real good as always OI.[cl
Real cool to hear that you are working with your son.
Torchie

Cool. Thanks for the updates.

I like it!

We got the cab mounted permanently and installed the steering column and it hooked it up to the rack.

Installed the grille today


Slanted it for a better look


Made a little piece to hold the radiator support bars


While we were at it we also lowered the bed another 2.5"


Thanks for viewing the progress

Looks good,small details make a big difference.

Oh yea, we also made mounts and installed the front shocks too

Well, they called and asked if I'd work the Sturgis rally again.
They're flying me out Friday afternoon and flying me back on the 8th.
Eric and I are gonna work on the truck till noon Friday so there will be updates before I go

This truck looks so much better every time you post.[cl [cl
Have a great time at Sturgis.
Torchie