Up on wheels

It's a ROLLER!

Dropped it down on the groumd today. I am useing the jag wheels for now. I have an old set of 15 inch Halibrands which will look good on it.

This truck will not be low/low. I hope it will be down about 4 or 5 inches in front and about 3 or 4 in the back. Maybe like an old farm truck with bagged out springs. because after I get through painting it will definitely look like an old bagged out farm truck,what with my painting skills!

Oh well building things out of junk seems to be my style.

Ordered a radiator the other day,dodge pickup,will shoot some photos when it arrives.

The gas tank will work out OK from a jeep Cheroke,I want the filler to come through the left rear fender with a 47 ford car gas filler door.

The front shock mounts are next,I am going to attempt to avoid mounting them on the frame. I would like to get them on the front jag member somehow?

Cab on

The rear radius rods are 46 ford I used them because I like the taper and the load is fore and aft no twist because the rear diff is rigid and fixed.

Hope this is the final time the cab goes on!

Well! Cab is on Exhaust under the cab is done and the heat shields are all on. I used stainless .060 for the shields. years ago I used the same on the hot rod and they have worked out great for 25 years.

Bled the hyd clutch it was easy as I had put a high point on the line on the right hand frame rail with another heat shield.

Emergency brake line runs along by the master cyl and booster. I am using the jag master so as it uses remote reservoirs I am thinking about placing them behind the seat about two feet up the back of the cab, I would like to keep the firewall as clean as possible. this should give me a bit of a head of pressure to ensure that there is no flow back when the car sits. The rear calipers may be higher than the under floor master cyl.

Lots of clearance for the steering shaft,I did move the engine and trans one inch to the right.

So next is to turn it around and start on the jeep Cherokee tank.

The rad is still a question,I want a three row and as wide as possible and am looking at 72 /73 Dodge 1/2 ton rads.

Last salt Flats post

Here is the usual salt flats photo and don't forget to take a bike the pits are a long way from the parking viewing area.

The VW has been racing at the flats for years. In 1999 when My son and I went to the flats this fellow was there,he spent a lot of time talking to Jack as Jack also had a Bug and he still talks about it. This year I met him again and said how my son had enjoyed talking and how he spent so much time talking to a kid His comment was "That's the way we are here"

I agreed and thanked him again,PS he did 176 MPH!!

More salt

These three photos of the 32,s are the rollin bones or as they call themselves the Boners drove out from the east coast. The photo of the coupes with the trunks opens is at the hotel parking lot, they were selling Tee Shirts probably to help out on gas costs as they drove out one to a car or so it seemed as they were always just one driver no passenger. That is hard core driving!

more salt

This VW is from Denver,young guy driving real unassuming chap,I spoke to him for a long time and he did everything himself. Corvair engine salt thrown everywhere,he did,nt seem to care at all. neat job very different

more saltflats

I like bangers this one is neat maybe a little heavy on the do dads but very nice!

more Salt flats

Here are a few of the spectators cars,these guys drive everywhere! I always wonder what they do to get rid of the salt.

My son and I did a bigtime hose job on our car and teardrop in 1999 when we got back and it still had salt after we dug around it.

Old time 34 ford with flathead Caddy engine

This 34 roadster is real old time, The engine is a flathead caddy pre 48?.

Neat headlights,kinmont brakes and a cast windshield. The windshield certainly is not like a Duval but different. The owner drove it everywhere and brought it out from California.

Bonneville Speed week.2010

What a GREAT TIME! A friend and I left for the salt flats on Aug 12 it takes two days for us to get there. I thought we had a long way until I met some of the east coast guys driving coupes and roadsters then one with a 37 touring!. They drive thousands of miles we drove 900 one way.
This the second time I have been there,the first was in 1999 my son and I went and camped at the end of the road now called the bend in the road. There were about 25 campers and we took the teardrop. Some guys from salt lake city brought 11 VW engine blocks and piled them up and started a fire. magnesium VW blocks sure burn BRIGHT! Could have seen it from the moon!
This time there were hundreds,tents,fancy campers,motor homes,trailers you name it. Surprised by the number of trailers pulling old rods,rat rods,turd rods and gorgeous completed old cars. All got driven on the salt,even saw Good Guys Mr Meadors with his yellow 29 roadster on the salt.
The 32 roadster I took the photo of at 5:30 AM as the sun was coming up Nice!

September 2010 Progress

This is the latest It has been a year since my last post. I have the front and rear assy in and complete. Brakes are nearly done just a couple of brake lines and bleed the system,the master cyl is Jaguar which uses a remote fill so that will be plumbed later.

I changed the tranny from a four speed to a five,now it is a New Venture 3500 hope that will work out as I like the floor shift position.

The clutch is Hyd and I made a jack shaft and bushings so that it all remains under the floor.

Notice on the front view that the Chev engine is off set 1 1/2 inches to the right and the rear diff pinion input is also offset so it all lines up. I did this to give room for the Jag rack and pinion steering to clear the exhaust manifold. Finished off the steering shaft and column mounts and then took the cab off to get the exhaust done and some small jobs like emergency cable routing.

I have a good 305 chev engine which I may use as I want decent gas mileage and the 350 with the 350 horse 327 Hyd cam may be to much all I want is a driver,might use a Q jet four barrel.

The suspension is from a V12 Jaguar hope it rides OK and is not to stiff,also Do not want the truck to be a ground dragger but expect it to be dropped about four inches in back and about five up front.

That's all for now.