1946 Other Makes

ENGINE:

1970 CHEW 400 CI 4 BOLT MAIN (511 BLOCK) BORED . 030 OVER

BLOCK WAS TANKED. EASURED. ORED. DECKED (CLEANUP ONLY) AND ALIGN­ HONED. ASSEMBLED WITH BRASS FREEZE PLUGS. NODULAR

IRON 400 CRANK CUT 10/10 UNDERSIZE. OLISHED AND CHAMFERED. 350 CI 5. 7 X RODS. ALANCED. POLISHED BEAMS AND ARP

BOLTS. CLEVITE BEARINGS. MOROSO OIL PUMP STUD

AND

DRIVE. MAIN STUDS ARE ALSO ARP. TRW HYPERUTECTIS PISTONS WITH SEALED POWER MOLY RINGS (HONED ACCORDINGLY). TRICK FLOW SPECIALTIES HYDRAULIC

FLAT TAPPET CAMSHAFT (BIG. HAVE SPECS) lift - intake 498 ex 510 deir. 50 derg intake 248 ex 256

WITH PROFORM GEAR DRIVE (YES 1 rs NOISY). DART HEADS WITH 1 .

94 INTAKE. . 50 EXHAUST VALVES. 228 SPRINGS WITH CRANE KEEPERS AND RETAINERS. CRANE 1. 52 BRIDGED ROCKERS AND SEALED POWER · :

PUSHRODS. MELLING HIGH VOLUME OIL PUMP. RETRO EDELBROCK DUAL QUAD INTAKE WITH ADAPTORS AND NOS ROCHESTER 2 GC CARBS. REBUILT SMALL CAP DISTRIBUTOR WITH PERTRONIX ELECTRONIC CONVERSION. ALTERNATOR. ATER PUMP FUEL—PUMP WIRES. TARTER

ETC WERE NEW

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WHEN

ENGI NE WAS

ASSEMBLED. 49-53 OLDSCOVERSOVERSTOCKCHEVYSCRIPTCOVERS. FRONTOIL

FILL. RETRO AIR CLEANERS. CARBS ARE SET UP 1 TO 1. IDLES AT 950 AND RUNS

FLAWLESSLY. HEADERSARENOSCRAGAR 1-3/4" WITH 4 BOLTFLANGES. YESTHEY'RE

A TIGHT FIT

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DS REMOVAL REQUIRESDROPPNGTHESTEERINGBOX BUT ICAN DOIT IN MY SLEEP NOW. THE REST OF THE EXHAUST IS

PATCHWORK AND ROUGH.

CHASSIS:

1969 CHEW NOVA FRONT TO BACK. I INSTALLED HOME-MADE FRAME CONNECTORS. REMOVED THE NOVA BODY AND WENT FROM THERE.

HE CAB IS A 1946 FORD. I CHANNELED IT 6 INCHES AND BUILT A NEW FLOOR (MOSTLY FIBERGLASS). THE FRONT SUBFRAME IS COMPLETELY REBUILT

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NEW

BALL JOINTS. USHINGS. NNER/OUTER TIE RODS. IDLER ARM. PRINGS. HOCKS ETC. STEERING BOX IS AN NOS MANUAL UNIT. REAR HAS 2. 73 GEARS WITH NEW RING AND PINION. EAQRINGS AND SEALS. ORIGINAL (MILEAGE UNKNOWN) TURBO 350 TRANNY DRIVES FINE BUT HAS AN INTERNAL LEAK. I INSTALLED

NEW FRONT AND REAR SEALS. FRONT PUMP GASKET AND FILTER/PAN GASKET. IT STILL LEAKS. WILL NEEDATTENTION!

WHEEL AND TIRES :

ORIGINAL MICKEY THOMPSONRADARWHEELS WITH "MITRADAR 1965" CASTING ON · .

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ALL 4 WHEELS! FRONTS ARE 14 X 6 AND REARS ARE 15 X 6. THEY WERE POWDER COATED SILVER THEN POWDER COATED AGAIN WITH CLEAR. TIRES ARE COKER BIAS-PLY E 78-14 AND L 78-15. EW WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT. CHROME LUGS AND WASHERS WITH AFTERMARKET BULLET CAPS AND MOON VALVE STEM COVERS.

INTERIOR:

STOCK SEAT REUPHOLSTERED WITH WHITE AND METALFLAKE BLUE

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NAUGAHYDE. TUCK AND ROLL WITH CONTRASTING BLUE PIPING .

THE SEAT WAS STRIPPED AND REBUILT BEFORE UPHOLSTERY WAS DONE.

SPEEDO IS A MID SO'S STUDEBAKER/STEWART WARNER UNIT. REST IS MALLORY (0/P. ATER

TEMP. ACH). I HUNG AN NOS GAUGE PANEL UNDER THE DASH FOR FUEL AND VOLTS BUT NEVER GOT TO IT SO IT'S THERE BUT EMPTY .

1965 BUICK RMERA TILT COLUMN. NOS SUPERIOR 500 WALNUT WHEEL WITH BULLET CENTER CAP .

RETRO TALL SHIFTER WITH CUSTOMIZED CAL .

CUSTOM DAGGER HANDLE. ORIGINAL 1946 REAR VIEW MIRROR FLIPPED AND MOUNTED ON THE DASH

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EURO STYLE. STOCK HANDLES WITH CUSTOM PANELS. MODIFEID NOVA GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL.

BODY :

1946 FORD PICKUP CAB. HOME-MADE BED IS . 094 STEEL. CAB WAS ROUGH. I PATCHED IT TOGETHER TO SUIT MY PURPOSE. HAS PLASTIC IN THE CAB CORNERS AND LOWER HINGE AREA ON BOTH SIDES. I BUILT NEW COWL SECTIONS FROMTHE SAME . 094. IT'S SOLID .

DOORS OPERATE FINE WITH THE ORIGINAL HANDLES. BOTH DOOR/SIDE GLASSES ARE ORIGINAL AND RIDDLED WITH BB HOLES. IJUST KEPT THEM DOWN. FRONT GLASS WAS NEW BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS CRACKED IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OUT OF LINE OF SIGHT. IN NH IT'S LEGAL. REAR WINDOW IS PLEXIGLASS. THE ORIGINAL WIPER MOTOR AND HARDWARE ARETHERE BUT NEVER HOOKED UP. COWL VENT WORKS PERFECT BUT HAS NO SEAL .

THE GRILL SHELL AND RADIATOR ARE ORIGINAL 33-34 PICKUP PIECES. RADIATOR WAS PROFESSIONALY MODIFIED AND WORKS/COOLS FLAWLESSLY. CUSTOM SCHLITZ GAN OVERFLOW. SHE'S BEEN ON A 200 MILE TRIP IN 90 DEGREE WEATHER AND NEVER WENT ABOVE 200 DEGREES.

ELECTRICAL-WIRING-LIGHTS :

ISTARTEDWITHA BASIC 12 CIRCUIT KITANDWENTFROMTHERE. THEFUSEBOX IS UNDER THE SEAT BEHIND AN EASILY ACCESIBLE DOOR I BUILT INTO THE SEAT RISER. FIRSTLINE IN IS FUSIBLELINKTHENEVERYTHING IS FUSEDFROMTHERE. I ·

USED A SPEEDWAY MOTORS ELECTRONIC MODULE WHICH WORKS FLAWLESSLY. THE DIRECTIONALS RUN OFF MOMENTARY SWITCHES AND HAVE AUTO-SHUTOFF .

THERE ARE 2 IGNITION SWITCHES(1 FORTHEFT/SAFETY)ANDA

PUSH BUTTON STARTER (NO KEY) .

DIRECTIONALS. LIGHTER AND HEADLIGHT .

I WIRED IN A HIGH-BEAM INDICATOR AND LIGHTS IN THE GAUGES. THAT'S ABOUT IT. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE 61-63 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL. I HAD THE BEZELS RECHROMED AT A COST OF SLIGHTLY LESS THAN ONE LEFT N*T. IWON'T

MENTION NAMES BUT THEIR ADS SAY IT

WILL LOOK AS GOOD AS "NU CHROME". IT DOESN'T BUT

IT'S A LOT BETTER THAN IT WAS. TAIL/STOP/BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOS YANKEE 390 S'. FRONT'S ARE NOS EMPl'S FROM THE 60 S'. I PUT GLASS AMBER DOTS IN THEM AND THEY'RE BRIGHT!

BUMPERS :

CUSTOM MADE FOR SO M

ETH I NG I NTHE 60's I PURCHASED THEM FROM EBAY AND MADE

T HEM

WORK HAD TO FABNEW MOUNTS SO THEY'RE NOT CHROME LIKE THE BUMPERS. THEFRONT IS MUCHBETTERTHANTHEREARASFARASCONDITION .

BOTH ·

HAVE IMPERFECT 60 S' CHROME AND SOME RUST/PITTING

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THE

GOOD NEWS IS THEY'RE ONE OFA KIND!!!

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