Hi all
My name is Barry, I know a lot of you, a lot of you know me. Used to be active on J44 and TNI. A few years ago I decided I had enough of NI and hopped on a plane. Ended up in Dubai. Currently drive a 1.6 petrol berlingo and 2.7 petrol hiace.
I thought you would appreciate my new project.
It’s a 38 ford 1 ton pickup cab and front end. Chassis is custom fabricated from box section. Sorry I didn’t take more pics but it is what it is. I’m not into build threads but someone suggested you guys would like this. Rear end is from a corvette. Engine is from a mustang, 351 Cleveland with 3 speed FMX transmission. I have a lot of experience in the 351 Windsor so this will be something new and fun for me.
Engine had no wiring at all so I did the bare minimum and hooked the coil and starter motor to an external battery. Nothing. Engine has good compression when turning with a spanner so suspect starter motor. Pulled it apart and found the armature windings were fecked from 50 years of use. So new starter ordered along with a load of parts.
Don’t expect a big money build. This will be a true rat rod built with whatever parts I can scavenge.
My name is Barry, I know a lot of you, a lot of you know me. Used to be active on J44 and TNI. A few years ago I decided I had enough of NI and hopped on a plane. Ended up in Dubai. Currently drive a 1.6 petrol berlingo and 2.7 petrol hiace.
I thought you would appreciate my new project.
It’s a 38 ford 1 ton pickup cab and front end. Chassis is custom fabricated from box section. Sorry I didn’t take more pics but it is what it is. I’m not into build threads but someone suggested you guys would like this. Rear end is from a corvette. Engine is from a mustang, 351 Cleveland with 3 speed FMX transmission. I have a lot of experience in the 351 Windsor so this will be something new and fun for me.
Engine had no wiring at all so I did the bare minimum and hooked the coil and starter motor to an external battery. Nothing. Engine has good compression when turning with a spanner so suspect starter motor. Pulled it apart and found the armature windings were fecked from 50 years of use. So new starter ordered along with a load of parts.
Don’t expect a big money build. This will be a true rat rod built with whatever parts I can scavenge.
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