Thread: '32 ford truck

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Thank you all, that's very nice of you. It's getting to the point where I don't want to go home at night. I really want to drive it.
Don, I moved the battery and fuse panel like I said by the photo's, when I decided to move them I thought of you and your T. It's hard to tell by looking at your car but it seems you have a lot of room in your cowl area to put your's there. just a suggestion, but the reasons for doing it are, shorter primary cable, mine now is 30" to the starter. Remember the rep from the battery company said to try and keep it under 36". And I picked up more storage area. I'm sure you have plenty but I need as much as I can get
I finished the brake lines today, Monday back on the wiring, and the clutch line.
Thanks again everyone for the nice comments.
Ken

Thought I would show how to use all the available space you can. I will put in a notch to cover the rear end, but it still gives me some storage space for incidentals, tools, spare water pump, jack, clean underwear and socks for those long trips.

Smart idea, and as always for you, well planned and executed. DIdn't realize your truck was bagged. Nice.

Don

I can't believe I have been missing your thread.

Beautiful job! Fantastic fab work!

Looks like I'll be keeping tabs on this one too.

Mike

any progress ?? keep the pics commin

As I have been building this thing, in the back of my mind, I have been concerned about over heating. With the grill shell chopped 4 1/2" and the radiator the same it's pretty small. I want to use a mechanical fan, no electric water pump. I want to see the fan spinning in a shroud. Just like it used to be.
My idea to help this is to use a tranny cooler and run the water pump threw it just like a heater core. I have no idea if this will work. It is so tight in that area I had to trim some of the fins off for clearance, then I welded some fittings in the end of it. I'll run a short piece of steel braided line then turn it into hard line up to the manifold and water pump.
I'll let you know if it works, it will be easy to by pass it to check it.

Certainly can't hurt any. If you have ever had a car that was running warm, and you turned on the heater, it would usually drop the temp somewhat. I had one start running warm on the interstate one day, and kicked the heater on full blast, and the car ran normally till I could get home and fix the water pump problem.

You are in a good area to pickup airflow there, which is why I put my tranny cooler exactly where you have yours mounted. But with only a 4.5 inch chop, and a quality radiator, you should not have any problem anyway. The '32 radiator in my '27 was chopped 8.5 inches, and was on the edge, but was ok with an electric fan.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

Certainly can't hurt any. If you have ever had a car that was running warm, and you turned on the heater, it would usually drop the temp somewhat. I had one start running warm on the interstate one day, and kicked the heater on full blast, and the car ran normally till I could get home and fix the water pump problem.

You are in a good area to pickup airflow there, which is why I put my tranny cooler exactly where you have yours mounted. But with only a 4.5 inch chop, and a quality radiator, you should not have any problem anyway. The '32 radiator in my '27 was chopped 8.5 inches, and was on the edge, but was ok with an electric fan.

Don

I hope your are right, I just look at that Little radiator and sweat ! I will yank that thing off in a minuet if it doesn't need it.

Mounted the taillights today. Just used some 1/8" plate and some aircraft winged tubing and welded some studs on them.

Got the fan shroud kinda glued together for the first fit.

I started this thread in the Deuce Den , now it is in Hot Rod Talk how does that happen? I don't care just curious.

Originally Posted by Ken Thurm

I started this thread in the Deuce Den , now it is in Hot Rod Talk how does that happen? I don't care just curious.

Thought I would ask this again.

Ken---If the moderator thinks some of the information you have is applicable to more than dust "deuces", he will move it to what he considers the appropriate forum section.

Well it's all done, I thought, today was going to be the day. I put water in it and had 3 leaks. This block is odd because of its Indy car heritage. It has water access passages all over the place. So maybe tomorrow will be the day.
Thats my helper (grandson) I think he was more disappointed than me

Ken looks like you wouldn't give him the key's LOL. Truck is looking good and ready , i don't like when things drip either.