Hey gang !! I see that introductions are highly regarded, so here I am. A little background ..... My grandfather was into rods back in the 50s / 60s. he was a member of a small car club back then that campaigned a drag roadster at Amarillo Dragway during this time frame. As far back as I could remember, grandad had his rod ('34 Ford pickup) back in the corner of his backyard. Sometime in the early seventies, a lady wrecked into his pickup, and it has been parked ever since. I was born in '72, so I have never even seen the '34 running. For years him and I would talk about getting to work on the '34, and getting it running again. He finally built a shop behind his house, and the pickup was moved inside about 8-10 years ago. Granddad never could find the time to work on the pickup, so it just sat. He passed away about 19 months ago, and my dad was supposed to inherit the '34. Well unfortunately, we lost dad back in September. So, my brother and I are getting the '34. I stumbled across this site searching the internet for pics of 32-34 Fords to get some ideas for how to rebuild this once great ride. I went over to granddad's shop and took some pics of the '34 today, and I'll try to post some for ya'll to see. The truck has been chopped, looks like the bed shortened, and runs a 394 olds. I'm not sure what tranny or rearend is under it. Ditto on the independent front suspension (corvair maybe?) Anyway, I hope to learn lots from everybody, and would love to get ideas as to which direction to take the '34 !!
Welcome onboard from SoCal. Good luck with the rebuild. Get her running and drive her as is for a while. Could be entertaining and let you know what direction you might go. Just my 2 cents, Mike www.Customikes.com
Welcome from Denton. Sorry to hear about your losses. That is a beautiful truck, do it right and make them both proud. Oh, and don't ever sell it, there is way too much history there (and I can't even imagein the pride you will have once you get it out and driving!!! Keep us posted on the progress. You are in the right place, there is more knowledge and talenton here than you could ever imagine.
Welcome to the HAMB, your grandad was a hot rodder alright. Your truck is similar to ones we had around here even to the Olds. mill when I was a teen ager back in the 50's. Try to keep it like he built it, have fun and drive it. From an ol rodder in Pennsylvania.
Thanks everybody !!! One thing that may get changed is the front suspension. Over in the corner of his shop is a couple of I beam axles. One appears new, as it is bare metal, and looks to be about a 4" drop. I'm guessing that he was planning on putting a straight axle setup back under it. What do ya'll think, good idea or not ?
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