Hello everyone new guy here. I will be looking for some help. I guess I'm a junk magnet because I have acquired two 8ba's in rebuildable condition and this morning I'm taking my b-61 mack to get a front half of a 36-39 ford car with a 59a flathead. I have a good model a frame and a 50 ford 3 speed truck trans and a 9" ford bronco 3-55 gears rear and a 37 ford front axle and 40 ford front brakes. I have talked to a guy that has a 33 ford pickup cab and grill and fenders. Am I an idiot to think I can assemble this in a truck? Thank you Dave
If its going to be fenderless yeah you could mount the cab by making new mounts.Trying to build a full fendered truck with the A frame likely wont work out.As said above.....have some idea of getting it titled before you open your wallet.
The cab has a title that is why I was interested in this cab and parts. I'm not sure I would run fenders.
The A frame is too slender for the later cab in my opinion. It will look unnatural even if you get it put together, which will be tricky as the body mounts on the 33 will be far outboard of the A frame rails. I would save the A frame for a T or A body and look for a 33-34 frame for the 33 truck, or make one if you have the fab skills... A couple other notes... that 3spd truck tranny is no good for hot rodding. It is a crashbox and geared for pulling. You would be better served with a banjo rear and a closed (torque tube) transmission, a '39 is the usual go-to for V8s but the 36-38 is easier to find and works just fine... That will keep your drivetrain and suspension simple. The more you wander from the early Ford chassis formula the further you stray into rat rod territory. By the way, I wanna see that Mack truck!
I own a small machine shop with the standard welding and machining capability's. I own a restored 31 coupe and I wanted to do something different. I will not run a banjo rear in this build. I restored a 50 ford pickup and drove that everywhere I like the trans. I run a double over triplex 13 speed twin stick non synchronizer trans in my Mack.
I was under the impression that the guts in a '48-'52 Ford F-1 pickup trans was the same stuff used in the '39 trans, with basically the same shifter tower too, and the only real differences was the shape of the shifter handle and the fact that the F-1 trans is set up for open drive. Is that not correct?
Correct^^^. There is one odd gear set in some of those trucks, has a 27 tooth cluster gears if I remember. Also those cases after 49 have no serial numbers on the case
Buy some repro 34 frame rails and front crossmember. In the grand scheme of things, they are a small additional cost that will give big rewards in looks and resell value. You can use the Model A rear crossmember if you want.
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