1940 Ford Pickup Hot Rod Rat Rod Shop Truck on 2040-cars
Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada
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1940 Ford Hot Rod Rat Rod Shop Truck, all steel, real 1940 1/2 ton cab with a solid roof, back & cab corners, all body parts from Texas and Kansas, the firewall is uncut with original green paint, I built this truck 9-10 years ago & at that time everything was either new, rebuilt or in very good condition. I left all the dents etc. on the body to give it character. Slight rust at bottom outside of passenger door & drivers door & lower inside near hinge on drivers door , the only bondo is the right front fender at the top back where there was a large slice. The grille looks nice but has a couple of breaks like they all do.The box is from a 42-7(sides are the same from 1938-47) but I cut 3" out of the front panel(making it the proper 46" wide), & using the 1940 "V8" tailgate, new stake pockets on rear, new rear crossmember, new outer little box side supports moved forward 2" & real nice '40 rear fenders also moved ahead 2" to make it the original 112" wheelbase. Very nice original running boards. I installed this truck on a 1990 GM S10/Sonoma 2wd pickup chassis shortened to 112" wheelbase. Properly lowered with Belltech drop spindles, Belltech proper lowering shocks all around. New balljoints etc. all new power disc brakes up front & all new drum brakes on a S10 Jimmy/Blazer 3:78 rearend(4" wider than s10 pickup). The engine is a real good running late 70's 5.0l or 305 cu.in. Chevy V8 with stock large 2bbl. carb(no choke, needs a minute to warm up) & Hedman headers with dual exhaust, Cherry Bomb mufflers & SS V8 tips out the back, sounds really great, loud but not too loud with that perfect rumble. New rad with electric hotrod fan that comes on automatically from a sensor in the intake(and an override switch on the dash) & a mechanical fan as well, has never overheated & starts fine when hot. The transmission is a Gm Turbo 350 3 speed automatic that I had redone 2 summers ago($850). The wheels are Wheel Vintiques 15x8 rear & 14x6 front w/ 1941 Ford hubcaps & SS ribbed trim rings. The tires are real WWW radials p235/75r15 on the rear & p195/75r14 up front, all in great shape except the right rear, it has a slight rub all around where the w/w meets the b/w (cosmetic only) when I went through a very uneven entry to a field for a car show & the fender just scrubbed the tire. I installed a trailer hitch(2") & a Brizio Chromed Aluminum ribbed bumper that is removeable for your ball mount & wired the truck with a flat 4 plug. The interior has the stock seat recovered with white rolls/pleats & 3point seatbelts for 2 & black stock cardboard interior/headliner. The glass/ rubbers/channel fuzzies etc were replaced with 60's style green(bus) glass, clear on front, passenger door glass has 2 small cracks. The dash is original w/original paint, not cut up, gauges from 80's El Camino in original cluster, the oil, volt, temp & gas gauge all work. The speedo runs fast & is not accurate. I have probably put about 10,000 miles since I built it. Original heater works great with 12-6 volt reducer. The wiper will work just needs a vacuum line. I used a mid 80's Gm tilt steering column & a 15" Lecarra '40 Ford Deluxe steering wheel, both should be repainted. There is an Kenwood AM/FM stereo with boxed speakers behind the seat. The box floor lifts up to reveal/service the battery, gas tank etc & has a donut spare tire. This is a great looking/running pickup that is very easy to drive with power tilt steering & power brakes, working 12v lighter for your accessories, 2 cup holders working signals front/rear, low/high beams, working original horn, working emergency brake & never let me down, I am between Toronto and Niagara Falls Ontario & have been all over Southern Ontario, New York & into Michigan. Fly in, I will pick you up & you can drive it home. ** I am selling the truck & I am finishing my 1940 Ford Convertible. ** ** The ONLY Partial Trades would be the following ... ** > a '40/41 1/2 Ton Pickup/Panel Van project valued up to $5000-6000 > a Class B Motorhome/Camper Van(Roadtrek Etc.) Value of $5000-6000 Thanks Dave |
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