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36 Ford truck on Ranger
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MercuryMac
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This story is not THE thirty-six Ford truck and it isn't even about building.
But it is about a thirty-six Ford truck and it will be built.
I'm still friends with the guy I bought my '36 from twenty five years ago and he said he always liked those thirty-sixes, so I told him "Have I got a deal for you". "You can have all of my leftovers". He took the deal. Today he came out to the farm and we loaded a bunch of stuff up. there were two cabs, [a '36 and a '37], a really rough box, pretty good front fenders, headlights, rough rear fenders, and a box of small stuff like gauges, speedo, and door latches. A windshield and two mediocre grilles.
But it is about a thirty-six Ford truck and it will be built.
I'm still friends with the guy I bought my '36 from twenty five years ago and he said he always liked those thirty-sixes, so I told him "Have I got a deal for you". "You can have all of my leftovers". He took the deal. Today he came out to the farm and we loaded a bunch of stuff up. there were two cabs, [a '36 and a '37], a really rough box, pretty good front fenders, headlights, rough rear fenders, and a box of small stuff like gauges, speedo, and door latches. A windshield and two mediocre grilles.
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zzrodder
It ain't grey hair, it's chrome!
Nice to know it was worth it to save that stuff and that someone will make use of it. Good for your karma [cl
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MercuryMac
Builder Junky!
I've noticed that about me, ZZ. The thought of some of my inventory coming alive again is very gratifying, even if someone else is the builder. AND I'm finally realizing that I can't finish all of my dreams; I better stick to a few dreams and make them come true.
MercuryMac
Builder Junky!
My buyer client sent me some pictures last night. He has found an appropriate Ranger pick-up, stripped it down, and moched-up a 36 Ford on it.
I've spent an hour now getting these pictures into the computer and I can't get them onto this forum. Sorry.
I've spent an hour now getting these pictures into the computer and I can't get them onto this forum. Sorry.
05snopro440
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Awesome!
MercuryMac
Builder Junky!
Old Iron
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Nice looking starter truck
Nice looking starter truck
MercuryMac
Builder Junky!
05snopro440
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MercuryMac
Builder Junky!
bob w
Still crazy after all these years!
What prompted the thinning of the herd, Mac?
MercuryMac
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Bob, I'm starting to acknowledge my age, I've counted up my future projects, and I have to make some room in my machine shed for the finished projects. My age is actually creeping up on me. I have 14 or 15 possible 'ten year' projects ahead of me, which is logically 'undoable'. There are two projects nearing completion and I have no more room in the big shed, so something had to go. I will keep the top five or six vehicles to build.
Is that a right angle dangle? LOL Coming along nicely Merc!
Torchie
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Smart move, Mac.
What ever you build you know we will all be watching.[P [P
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MercuryMac
Builder Junky!
Today I fired up the '36 truck after it's long holiday. I remembered that the engine ran funny at most speeds but nicely at an idle, so I took the main carb apart ---again, and found a little wee air vent plugged off so I cleaned it out and while I had the carb apart, I changed the power valve from a 3.5 to a 4.5.. [pic one]. [pic two] is the carb all back together again and everything ready for a test-drive.
The test-drive went well.
The test-drive went well.
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