You've confused getting stoned with automobile law...

Dang another build. Awesome

tell me about it, i broke my pinky finger auto xing years ago. in my age its hard to read the cones now.

LMAO just something SIMPLE. you kill me

Just ANOTHER Cool project by GW

Hey -- We're car guys! Gotta have some sh!t with your get! LOL
Might be out of eggs and the bacon's frying... need to get down to Atkinson's and home in a hurry!









Yeah -- this will make like maybe number 40 or so in my lifetime.... It's getting old.









Okay - breaking your pinky AutoX'n' isn't about age -- it's about having a lot of LOFT.


Sieg will explain it to you.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA --- what's not simple about putting an old clapped out body on a new chassis -- adding a crate motor and transmission... wheels and tires - air 'em up and "punch it! I know the road!......"

Bug crusts, rock chips, dog toe nail scratches, and having to wash it all the time........udder dan dat nuttin.

That's a cool project. I have a ton of seat time in a '40 PU and they are bad ass. The dashes are super cool looking and the nose is just right. How about a Coyote motor and an auto 6 speed?

Oh..... let me think about that for awhile. Okay. Got it. Just hell no!



:>)


Have you ever met my friend Charley Lillard? He and you sound a lot alike.... "you need....." and whatever that is -- costs me money.

Don't you remember opening the hood and checking the oil? Do you remember how SMALL these engine bays are? Do you remember they're pinched - severely - in the nose?

Have you EVER seen a BBC / Hemi / name a big block -- in a WILLYS -- actually running and driving on the street - like going somewhere..... EVER? You see them at shows -- parked - never running.... I always wonder how the hell they got there. There's a reason for never seeing one actually going somewhere on it's own wubba.

Then have you looked at the Ecotec products yet? lol Come one man, it's hot rodding. That motor is what 32-33 inches wide? It's only metal.

No way! :shakehead:



lol

So YOU HAVE met Charley haven't you.


It's not the metal that gets moved around - it's the money that moves from my wallet to Pinkee's --- and for what purpose? If it's taken to SEMA - it will be valet'd in the hotel parking lot. So why spend money trying to do something different... when nobody cares... least of all me!

You mean like the twin turbo'd gutless 6 banger in my F-150??

THAT TRUCK IS JUST BADASS

If you don't put a LS engine in "I unfriend You"

Nice ! 40 Ford Pick up have always been one of my favorites! You're in real good hands at Pinkee's. I'll be watching this one!

Glad you started a thread, Going to be an awesome little truck. Definitely subscribed.

Since the status quo and I don't really meet much, I will now congratulate you in advance on choosing an SBF and steel wheels. For a '40 Ford body, that's accuracy in coolness.

On an obliquely related note, I really hate how well I know/recognize the sound of an LS motor now; worse yet, they seem to sound quite similar to the Coyote (whatever this might mean). If I'm wrong, I will return to cherishing my ignorance...

Well..... FORD IT IS THEN!!

A buddy has a '37 -- same exact cab.... I don't know that people realize how small these cabs are. Perfect for me --- But Charley wouldn't be quite as happy.
I really was trying to buy his (Eric Peratt's) personal truck for a "first project" in the new shop but then the more we chatted -- and I talked with Gwen -- and she's right as usual... it would be hard to get it going with everything else we've got going on for the next 18 months or so. And I agree - Pinkee's - for a rod like this - perfect! Doesn't need to be a Brizio build...






Thanks Jay!










I really haven't settled on which motor I'm going to use yet... although Charley's comment will certainly nudge me along towards anything but an LS...LOL

And maybe you're just personally not in love with LS motors -- once you've owned one - you know why it's THE motor of choice. No leaks - Run like little Singer sewing machines - lightweight - ZILLIONS of aftermarket support parts and tricks... Can't say that about many other motors. They just flat ass work.

I was blabbing with Rob (FE - the queen mary - Torino) who's a Ford guy since he came out of Mommy "blue"... The Coyote motor is really WIDE -- and not well supported for projects like this... so you make that crate choice and then spend 3 times as much trying to get headers - and all the other little things that go into a transplant.... not to mention the shop hours test fitting and fabricating stuff. The smart money says -- why bother? I'd rather spend my borrowed (from Charley) money where it matters.

These are some "inspiration"......






http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/a...up/images.jpeg





http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/a...stralian40.jpg





http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/a...ordPickup8.jpg






http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/a...up/C-369-1.jpg






http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/a...p/Tommys40.jpg

LS with machined engine covers that resemble a flathead.......FTW

The Petina and the gloss black with the red wheels look the best out of those options. These trucks look tits with steelies and wide whites.

In other words... Seed planted... :underchair:

That paint


http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/a...stralian40.jpg


With those wheels...


http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/a...ordPickup8.jpg

Very cool.
Glad you decided to make a build thread. Should be a cool project and personally,....I say go with the Roush engine. :thumbsup:

Man Greg I'm out of town for the week, I get home and BAM you've got a new project!! By the way I love it, those old Fords are soooo cooool looking. Either way paint or patina it will look cool. Oh and LS is the only way to go!!

Very cool, thanks for sharing.

Roush please.

Mike

This is getting ridiculous. How many cars are you going to build before a few of these bozos ever turn a wheel? :action-smiley-027:

ahhh Its just a Walmart runner. you'll be fine with one of them ole' 289's, you know the ones...they constantly change their own oil.

George Poteet's...

Not all of Poteet's crap is great.... that happens to be one I'm sure he's embarrassed to say he had built.

Doubt it

Flat black with red steelies, really?
Faux patina?

Shoot Greg you might as well throw a camaro nose on it!

:action-smiley-027:
Dan

It will NOT be flat black.... and it won't have RED steelies on it. Hot rod shops HATE Camaros.... So that won't be happenin' either.

here you go dan...
http://www.rodster.com/assets/S-DVkim.jpg

Nice Vince, now I'm going to have nightmares. Reminds me of "The Fly"!

I just read through the other thread and have settled down a bit. Greg's said multiple times that Gwen will be picking the PAINT, perfect! The early 50's had some great colors that would look right at home on a slammed 40. On Pinkees site he has a maroon 40 merc that looks "right" to me. Ditch the white walls and run some gun metal grey 17" steelies, done.

Whatever happens I'm looking forward to what Gwen and Eric come up with.

:twak:
Dan

Hopefully.:rolleyes:

I remembered you hated it...we talked about this one too.

:lol:

Some more inspiration

http://2-photos.ebizautos.com/used-1...6691-2-640.jpg

http://image.rodandcustommagazine.co...ord_pickup.jpg

:whistling:

http://image.streetrodderweb.com/f/h..._in_a_ford.jpg

http://image.truckinweb.com/f/189073...ford_truck.jpg

http://www.forestgroveconcours.org/p..._w600_h300.jpg

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/5673/117cqz.jpg

http://imagehosting.rodsnsods.co.uk/...a24958b0b1.jpg