RoddingRon
A man in his natural habitat....a Studebaker
A few months ago Hot40Rod (a member on here) listed this pick up for sale for a friend of his. Me being a Studebaker fan, I couldn't pass it up. I had an idea what I wanted to do with it especially after seeing a build thread by 62ChevyII (another member here). He was really detailed on how he mounted a 48 Chevy AD on an S-10 chassis, and I want to thank him for being so meticulous with his photos and descriptions.
Anyway, that's going to be my plan here. Mount this on an S-10 chassis and I already have a tuned port 350, 700R4, and a posi rear out of an 87 Trans Am GTA, that I'm going to use for the drive train.
I have been working mostly 7 days a week since the beginning of the year at my real job, and on the rare days I do have off I've been doing some fab work on a Henry J for a friend. Since I haven't been working 10-12 hours during the week lately, I decided to take a few hours at night for the Studebaker, but I know this build is going to be slower then I want, mostly because of the lack of hours in a day and trying to get the Henry J back to my friend.
Alright, I'll shut up and get on with the important stuff...at least what I have so far.
This is where I started....
Like the Bondo work????
This is the rust on the drivers side floor. Both cab corners need to be rebuilt, but this is the extent of rust on the floor on the drivers side. even the step well is solid on the drivers side
Anyway, that's going to be my plan here. Mount this on an S-10 chassis and I already have a tuned port 350, 700R4, and a posi rear out of an 87 Trans Am GTA, that I'm going to use for the drive train.
I have been working mostly 7 days a week since the beginning of the year at my real job, and on the rare days I do have off I've been doing some fab work on a Henry J for a friend. Since I haven't been working 10-12 hours during the week lately, I decided to take a few hours at night for the Studebaker, but I know this build is going to be slower then I want, mostly because of the lack of hours in a day and trying to get the Henry J back to my friend.
Alright, I'll shut up and get on with the important stuff...at least what I have so far.
This is where I started....
Like the Bondo work????
This is the rust on the drivers side floor. Both cab corners need to be rebuilt, but this is the extent of rust on the floor on the drivers side. even the step well is solid on the drivers side
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