Projects 1930 Model A Pickup Build (my first build thread)

Start with 4" then if you think it needs more you can still cut it again. It already looks awesome with no chop. I bet even a 3" chop would look really good but hey its your build haha

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Have someone on the photoshop thread photochop it. Take strips of 1" masking tape, spaced 1" between placed up the front of the A pillar and along the side behind the door window. You can use those for reference when you photochop it. Me and a couple of friends did this on a '35 International pickup and it worked great. This way you can take a pic from the front and side to see what looks go to you and know exactly how much you chopped it in the pic. Maybe even do one from the rear too. You could even do this with printed pics too.

 

Here's a 5" Photochop.

Aaron

 

I hope so. Still shooting for driving to Bonneville this year.

Aaron

 

Great thread, love the photoshop too! Keep up the good work.

 

Hell yeah. Sounds awesome!

 

fantastic workmanship, great looking truck

 

I love the way the truck looks. Keep in mind that channeled PU cab get tight fast when you cut the roof. Pic of my '31 with a 3" chop.

 

Nice truck!

Aaron

 

Opinions are like assholes everyone has one, i guess i'll be one and say 5 inches is too much and say DdoubleD,s looks just right

 

Small update, not pic heavy. Progress has slowed to what feels like a snail's pace. I did a ton of work to the bed, lots of rust repair, built a subframe for it also.

Finally bent my headlight stands and bolted them to the frame. The passenger side one looks a little low still.



Spent time figuring out my front shock mounts, will probably work on that this week.

Rest of the time I spent on carburetors. I modified my end carbs by plugging the idle circuits and vacuum ports for the power valves. Cleaned and am in the middle of painting each part before reassembly.

New extended throttle shafts. The steel throttle plates look like they fit tighter than the brass ones, so I'm using them on the outer carbs.



Hard to see in this picture but I tapped the holes for 6-32 threads and installed set screws.


That's all for now.

Aaron


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Finished my carbs today, started on the throttle linkage also. This is the first time I've had the intake off, spotless inside. Dude said the engine had been rebuilt recently, it does look that way which is nice.







Got my alternator this past week, going to start in on a bracket to mount it below the front engine crossmember.

Going slow but trying to grind it out.

Aaron


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Looking really good Aaron. Looks like mine will be a Winter project. Too many other ones going on. Mike

 

You're on a roll, man.. Go!

 

Some nice looking work there! I like the dash layout too.

 

Well I had a goal (and a plan) to be driving by today. Unfortunately (insert excuses). I'm about 1.5 - 2 months behind. On to the next goal

Aaron


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I think I used a piece of 3/16 that was a little bigger than the pedal mounting face. I notched the plate around the firewall beads so the pedals could have a flat surface to mount to. I might brace the firewall on the inside to keep it from flexing in that area.

Aaron


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Nice man, keep us posted!!

 

did this truck come out of WA??? it sure looks like a truck that got passed around my little town, in fact I'm pretty sure that its the same pick-up! Cool to know where it ended up!

 

Yep, Kalama, WA.

Not sick, not traveling for work, feels good to be back in the saddle and getting shit done!

Got my throttle linkage and choke cable installed




And figured out my alternator. I wanted to hide it under the front engine crossmember. I think it worked out pretty well.

Mock-up


Bracket making



Install





Yes I need a belt

Hope to keep the momentum. Also I upgraded my sheet metal bender, looking forward to using it


Aaron



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Brake switch. RockAuto says it fits a 55 Chevy. I'm surprised they used this style of switch back then, but I like it.


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I worked on lots of little stuff this weekend. Next weekend might be a 4-day for me, so I'm planning to pull the power train and re-gasket the motor (and paint it).

I modified my transmission cover so my right foot has more room.


Made a reinforcement piece for my throttle pedal.


Added reinforcement to the strut rods.


Braced my steering column mount.



And extended my lower shock mounts so the shocks don't hit the spring shackles.


Aaron



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the brake switches on my 55 chevvies are metal

 

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Did you make nice holes in this piece so it wont rot out again?

 

Not yet but I sure will. I wish I could dunk the whole thing in a bath of sealer!

Aaron

 

Lookin' good!

 

Front shock mounts. I've been holding off on these until I could afford a torch.







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This update won't look like much, but it's taken me three days to get this far.

Mounted my fuel tank and fabricated the front bed mounts.




Started on the rear bed mounts


And picked up some wood for the bed.




Also leak-tested my fuel tank.

Aaron



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