Projects New lease on life for my 1933 Ford pickup

There is a lesson in this thread and truck about how to turn a real survivor
into something awesome. Through constant repairs/upgrades and modifications,
without ever really stopping using the truck, it has become an amazing Hot Rod.
Without ever really losing the original character of what you bought in the first place.

Hopefully anyone who finds themselves in that position, of having a real
survivor, will be able to identify and use this as a guideline of how to
do it "right" using real Ford parts.

Sorry to keep doting over your truck,
but this one really does it for me.

 

Thanks...although through the process I did actually stop driving the truck for a year and a half but it's because I just got very busy doing other things. I'm very excited to have it back, I love this ol pickup!

 

Man , that truck is perfect.

 

Very cool

 

Looks great Chris!

 

A proper home for that air cleaner! It looks great, Chris!

 

That's just the cat's ass!!!! Congrats, Bro!!! Looks great and you have the best copilot ever!!

 

Thanks! I think she'll be ready for that big trip this August!

 

Yes thanks again!

 

Yeah, Lucy goes with me everywhere. Which is sometimes a pain in the ass but she loves it

 

Perfect, honest, hot rod truck. I love it.

 

Another stellar build from you, as usual.

If my A ends up half as cool as this. I'll be really pleased.

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I really like how you did this truck. Very cool but I have a thing for old trucks.

 

It was beautiful yesterday afternoon. Gave it a wash and took er for a short spin

 

A great way to celebrate a nice day with the flatty gurgling away.

 

SOOO jealous. We just got dumped on again…winter will not end.

 

Really? Ah man, it's like mid 50's and sunny here all week

 

This truck is perfect in so many ways. Great job!!
Its mid 70's down here at the northern end of California all week
There will be Model A cruising done this weekend!!

 

I've been putting the miles on her and dialing it in. Still have a bug to shake out of it but man it's good to have it back on the road!!

 

Honestly one of the coolest pickup's on the hamb! HRP

 

Couldn't have said it better

 

Gangster .......

 

HAHA dunno how gangster it is...

I'm gonna pull the intake off if it soon. It has what feels like a vacuum leak for a while. I put a vacuum gauge on it and at idle it varies about 10 lbs...I cannot find a leak so I am going to pull the intake, check it out and go from there

 

start spraying some wd40 around manifold when its running, could be carb not intake.

 

that about covers the essence of what i consider to be a hot rod pickup.
that is one dead on perfect looking truck, in my opionion.

 

Love your truck! Keep up the good work!

 

Had the seat redone in black leather, got it back over the weekend. I was also chasing a vacuum leak and pulled the intake off. Replaced it with an original Eddie Meyer intake I picked up. Back running, leak gone!

 

love those trucks!

 

nice tunnel ram
B

 

Nice seat Chris, I love your truck to the point where I might go pull my seat out of the attack, grab the steering wheel from the hook on the wall, sit down, with shifter knob in hand and make big cam noises.