joegio
Member
I'm new to the site and figured I'd start a build thread-
The truck has been in my wife's family since the late 60's. It kinda changed hands within the family a few times and I always kept an eye on it. Well as luck would have it, the last owner just wanted it out of his yard and I went and picked it up in December 2015! It has always been a California car (at least from the 60's).
How she was when I brought her home-
Fairly complete only missing the firewall, grill shell, and hood. Chassis and motor were complete. I sold the frame and motor as a roller because I knew I was starting fresh.
Picked up a frame from Boling Brothers in Lindsay Ca. Z'ed 8" in the rear, 2" sweep up front and extended a few inches for firewall clearance.
Rear end is a Ford 8", 4 link, coil over
Front is a SoCal beam, and a bunch of speedway stuff-
350/350 combo
Motor and trans in for mock up, brakes set up and wheels and tires mounted. Finally a roller!
Building the floor and tunnel. 5" channel
Cut the bed floor for the channel and to figure out clearance/height to cab
How she sits now-
I'm going to the roadster show/swap meet this weekend at Pomona hoping to score some good parts! I'm looking for a tunnel ram set up and a grill shell, but who knows what I'll find!
I'll keep the thread updated as I build it. Finishing the floor and building some lake style pipes are next on the list.
The truck has been in my wife's family since the late 60's. It kinda changed hands within the family a few times and I always kept an eye on it. Well as luck would have it, the last owner just wanted it out of his yard and I went and picked it up in December 2015! It has always been a California car (at least from the 60's).
How she was when I brought her home-
Fairly complete only missing the firewall, grill shell, and hood. Chassis and motor were complete. I sold the frame and motor as a roller because I knew I was starting fresh.
Picked up a frame from Boling Brothers in Lindsay Ca. Z'ed 8" in the rear, 2" sweep up front and extended a few inches for firewall clearance.
Rear end is a Ford 8", 4 link, coil over
Front is a SoCal beam, and a bunch of speedway stuff-
350/350 combo
Motor and trans in for mock up, brakes set up and wheels and tires mounted. Finally a roller!
Building the floor and tunnel. 5" channel
Cut the bed floor for the channel and to figure out clearance/height to cab
How she sits now-
I'm going to the roadster show/swap meet this weekend at Pomona hoping to score some good parts! I'm looking for a tunnel ram set up and a grill shell, but who knows what I'll find!
I'll keep the thread updated as I build it. Finishing the floor and building some lake style pipes are next on the list.
