1933 Ford Hotrod Pickup Truck

Ford Other Pickups 1933 Description

This is my 1933 Ford pickup traditionally inspired hot rod that I built with my Dad and brother over the course of 3 years in my garage. We started with a very neglected old truck that I found in a New Jersey boneyard. Every nut and bolt was removed, venHenry Ford's original mutli-ply frame was split apart to ensure thatwe got access to every square inch of the truck. The original framerails were repaired (this is a truck, nd it was USED as a truck),straightened and boxed for safety and rigidity. The front suspensionwas renewed with a new lower transverse spring, odern dampeningshocks, vintage chromed Dago dropped axle, nd split 'bones. Therear suspension features a dropped crossmember and original transversespring. A 1974 Nova rear open-drive axle was selected because, ell,that's what we had and is securely located by the '36 Ford bones, OM steel tubingtorque bars, ll pivoting in unison through aFord Model A wishboneball.

Front brakes are Ford F-1 hydraulic units with newshoes. Rear brake shoes are new as well, s are the rear bearings andseals. The brakes are actuated by a Chevy C10 dual reservoir mastercylinder mounted on the firewall. As was a common upgrade in the 1960s, he original wheels were scrappedand replaced with 1935 Ford wire wheels, hen wrapped innew Firestone bias-plytiressourced from Coker. The wheels are fully restored. The engine is an early 1960's freshly rebuilt 283mill with a mild cam and topped with a 3x2 Rochester carb intake setupsourced from Hollywood Hotrods of Staten Island, Y.The transmissionis a Saginaw 4-speed and the clutch is hydraulically actuated. The scary original steering sector was scrapped and replaced with a newVega box (safety first!) utilizing a typical hotrod cross-steer setup.

The fuel tank isa new (steel) 12-gallon unit located in the Armyfield box in the bed.The mill is kept cool by a new 4-core aluminumradiator designed to fit into the stock '33 Ford grille.Headlightsare from an unknown pre-war car but updated with halogen internals, o you can actually see at night. The wiring harness is all new, eaturing period-correct cloth coveredwires and modern fuses. We cut out the rusty metal and replaced it with new steel patch panels. So there is no rust anywhere on this truck. While we smoothed the body panels, e did leave many of the old dings and dents from years past. Our goal was to build a truck to drive, ot to show and shine. The paint is a single-stage green enamel with justthe right amount of sheen, ot a deep shine like modern trucks, hich would not look right on this truck. Everything works on this truck includingthe lights, toplights, urn signals, auges, tc. There is no radio,the music comes from the engine bay and the heat wrapped pipes!

This truck is ready to be enjoyed on the open road, raditional car events, tc. just fire it up and take a giant step back in time asthe miles roll by. Just be ready for lots of onlookers, humbs ups, nd a lot of questions from curiousfolks. We've driven the truck only about 1,000 miles since itscompletion, aking it to only a few period-appropriate shows and smalllocal events in the New England area. The truck runs, teers and stopsgreat.

I have a file of all of the photos that I took during the build process. I can't link them here due to eBay rules. So if you want the photo file, ust contact me via eBay with your email address and I will get the link to you.

Contact me to make an appointment to come see the truck, highly recommend that you do if you're serious about buying it. You won't be disappointed. My phone number is (917) 952-1680.

Thanks.

On Feb-29-16 at 06:19:08 PST, eller added the following information:

Photos of the build journey:plug this into your browser: //s966.photobucket.com/user/Antny_bucket/1933%20Ford%20Truck%20album/story