For those worried a y block wouldn't fit in my A

[lucky_1974]

Got the motor mounted here are some pics

[lucky_1974]

last one

[shifts]

Lucky, how bout a couple pics of the front end & how its mounted? Dave

[Jeff Norwell]

Love it

[Eyeball]

Looks great.

BTW where the hell is all the snow? Looks like you guys have less than we have had so far.....

[Machinos]

There's hardly any snow left here. It actually rained a little over the weekend.

[ratster]

Looks good! What trans you using? My kids putting one in his A-model coupe. 292 w/3x2's

[du$ty]

badass truck..yblockss..hell yeah...oh they fit alright.i went to a junk yard and got a crossmember with mounts and we welded that in.and my frames pinched almost three inches.to get my 292 in.backed by a 3sd od from a shoebox ford...what trans you using..rearend..ill post picts of mineif i ever develop them.

[bones35]

id love to see that front end mount up close to. mounted on the rods huh. give us some close ups.

[JimC]

Good looking truck.
I am wondering if the engine is a tad too far forward?
Looks like the fan is going to be where the radiator should be.
It just may be the angle the picture was taken.

Jim

[lucky_1974]

Shifts & Bones-

I take some details of the frontend in the next day or two. The basic is model A axle with split 34 1.5 ton truck bones. A de-arched reversed eye spring from Posie mounted behind the axle attached with 5 degree perches from TCI. That is all mounted to a 2X4 1/4 inch channel welded below the front cross member looks pretty good.

[lucky_1974]

Ratster & Kart-

The tranny I am using is a from a early 80s mustang. Aluminum case 4 spd with 4 gear being an overdrive. The were drilled for both a large and small bolt pattern for mounting. So I am using a stock bell housing and a 5/8 inch spacer plate I had machined up to back the transmission up with, because the input shaft is longer than a stock trans by that much. Like the idea of the 4 spd and a overdrive to boot. Had is around from an old project.

The rear is a stock 56 ford rear with limited slip (some speed catalog part from back in the day lock the side gears up) with 3.93 gears.

[lucky_1974]

JimC-

Ya its a an angle thing and the fact that the front cross member is so wide.. The radiator is about a inch away form the fan just like I like them. The radiator will be sitting inside the shell not to the back edge of the crossmember.

[lucky_1974]

Eyeball-

Ya it has been balmy down here...We are farther south than you guys you know http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[du$ty]

sounds very cool....i have a truck bellhousing that at some time in the future mines gonna get a mustang t5 most likelly after i thrash the 3sd od....i bet you'll be pertty happy with the results of a nice " modern" 4 speed trans behind that y...keep us posted.

[cross spring]

hi lucky
im puttin 292 in mi 30 sedan bin lookin for 4/5 speed for mine {petrol over here £0.80 per litre} your truks on themoney dude but is the box an auto or stick if stick where dose the stick place comperd to seat?
regards keith