new project, got this gem for 800 bucks. 1947 ford 1.5 ton dually, flathead v8, manual. it is solid, not a single bit of rot. was originally a highway truck in andover pa, so always garaged, never saw salt. i bought this from my cousin in law’s boss as he had way too many projects.
this will be long term, and im mainly just using the cab, hood, and flathead. the rest will get sold. building a new frame and front sheetmetal, chopping the roof down, building a streetrod. (these trucks used same size body as the smaller ones, just a bigger chassis) should be fun.
took some pics of it.
and this is some inspiration for what i plan on doing. this one was made from a '48.
wait, all that work just to keep that engine? cmon man. you’ll probably have more in getting that flat 6 & trans going than any sort of v8 swap. hell even a 4.3 swap out of an s10 or something. lol
should be nice either way. time frame to almost done?
it is a v8 lol. dont let the exhaust ports confuse you, look at the sparkplug holes lol. i plan to keep the flathead for the fact that it is a flathead. its the nostalgia factor and besides, not everyone has one which makes it even better. i dont plan to build power in this, this one is gonna be a nice cruiser and showcar. ill just put more power in the s10 down the road lol
edit…i am not keeping the original trans tho…i plan to put a muncie in it
my bad, i quickly read flat head and assumed flat six (must have skipped the v8 part, lol). parts are easy to find for this? I hope it’ll get a rebuild?
thanks guys. and trav, yes parts are fairly easy to find. ive already gotten the names of a couple guys that are nuts about flatheads that i can talk to about it, and theres mac’s antiques in lockport that has a ton of new parts for these. i actually plan to stop there tomorrow after work to get a catalog specific to the 42-47 era trucks. most of the build will be homemade stuff though. as for timeframe to completion, i have no idea, gonna be atleast a few years. first step will be to sort through all the parts and then get the cab off the chassis and in the garage so i can start chopping the roof.
I tend to almost immediately dismiss these threads since they almost never seem to amount to a finished project. However, we’ve all seen how well done your S10 is, so I’ll keep my thread subscription and stop in from time to time. :tup:
