Recent content by blacksheep

Folks, I have a 48 F1 Ford truck for sale. Truck is located in Ludowici, Ga. This truck came from the desert country in California. No rust, no bondo. Original frame . It has a 460 out of a 69 Lincoln, back with a completely rebuilt C6 tranny. The rear has an IRS from Xj6 Jaguar with competition...

Well, I rebuilt scores of 4 cyl Ford flatheads in tractors. Lapped valves, and complete overhaul. So, flathead technoligy is nothong new to me. And, I wouldnt be looking to try and make a rocket out of it. I know these motor's capabilities. Gonna keep diggin into this motor .

Well, after tearing the motor down, I found a few cracks on the surface of the block where the oil pan lip seals up. Anyone ever seen anything,like that?

Im tellin you. Man, couldnt resist

Got the motor pulled , and am in the process of fetting thw pistons out. The motor was locked up tighter than a drum. Good thing is that all cylinders are sleeved from the factory. So, it may be a matter of getting thw sleeves out and finding oversized pistons. Small steps right now though

Good info Torchie. Im pulking the heads in the morning to see if the motor is really any good, or worth messing with. Always wanted to build a RPU with a flathead v8

Picked up this ,I believe to be around 1940 model car frame with flathead v8 and fairly complete rear end. It also has a tranny , that looks to be column shift. Maybe new project.

Love this project. That truck is very cool!

So, I shot some black on the truck, sanded through in sone areas to make it look a little distressed. Then I shot a couple of coats of semi gloss clear over. Still not in kove with the wheel color. Suggestions?

Lowered the back end just a little. Ordered some different springs, and fabricated some new perches. Lower look and better steering

Decided to wait until next month to mount my rack and pinion. Meanwhile , I ordered some sport springs for the jag suspension. That will drop the rear about 1 1/2" . should bring the truck back down more level, and get my castor angle back to where it needs to be. Gonna have to do another...

I have a 3" dropped axle also. Tried mocking it up today, but still waiting for drop tie rod blocks

Thats how I was going to do it at first. So, I may be going back to that. I think as long as the rack is close to the same lines as the stock tue rod I should be good. It would be so much better in my mind to build a bracjet attached to the frame.

Love it. There is an E100 Ford van truck close to me for sale. Been itchin to get it and build it. Love these vans

So, I was looking into different steering options for my truck. Don't really want power steering. Looked at the Toyota steering box swap also. I have decided to use a rack and pinion from a Chevy Cobalt and fabricate brackets to clamp to the straight axle. I read where someone else did this ...