48 FORD CAB
& CHASSIS RAT ROD GASSER
As
seen here I am offering my 1948 Ford truck project for sale. As is obvious,
it is being built in the style of a Nostalgic Gasser. You can call it a Rat Rod if you want
to use the most recent trendy label. Myself, I had all intentions of putting
a nice school bus yellow paint job on it after fine tuning the chassis & cab
body & detail work. The new owner can make that final decision.
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Thus far I have invested near $23,000 in the best and
most desirable parts that money can buy and over 200 hours labor. At $50 to
$75 and hour typical shop rates, you can do the math on the labor. I have
decided to sell my home and move down south within a year or so and this
project, among many, many other goodies must go. The list of my collection
includes another complete Blown 392 Hemi, A Small Block Chevy Blower setup,
Neon signs, Slot Machines, Gas Pumps & many more collectibles.
(PRICE - $23,000)
Terry Goodman (717)514-4350
or email - tgoo426193@aol.com
LIST
BELOW IS THAT WORK COMPLETED ON THE 48 FORD TRUCK PROJECT THUS FAR
Cab & Chassis - 1948 Ford 1/2 ton
pickup. Cab had lower 6 inches removed & is channeled down over frame.
Door bottoms are installed. Roof
is not chopped. All brand new body rubber and glass is included along with a
power window kit and fuse block for wiring the whole truck. Glass kit
includes parts to eliminate wing windows and of course, glass is cut to fit
full opening. Side & rear window are blue tinted and windshield is clear.
Suspension - Front end is new dropped
axle. Posies 2 leaf springs. complete disc brake setup. chrome shocks. The
rear is an S&W ladder bar with coil over shocks and a 9 inch Ford housing.
The housing is a stock length 63 Ford Galaxie. I have no center section but
everything else is included with rear. If I remember right, it has 28 spline
axles and is a drum brake setup and I did not buy any new brake parts just
yet for the rear.
Wheels & Tires - Front are ET Gasser
15x6 spoked wheels with Mickey Thompson Sportsman tires. Rear are ET Five
Window 15x10 with Mickey "I" series N50s. Both are satin gray finished centers
with polished rims. Cost on this package was near $1800.
Steering - 94 Camaro tilt column coupled
to original steering box. Box is relocated and all parts are included to
rebuild the original box & drag link thus keeping the nostalgic look.
Front End appearance & Cab - In creating
the old gasser look, I installed a new steel 32 Ford stainless grill &
steel grill shell along
with King Bee stainless headlamps mounted on stainless brackets. Everything
is moved rear on the frame approx. 12 inches to give it the 32 Ford chassis
look. This frame is much more sturdy and wider than an earlier frame would
be. The "wide" engine and exhaust all fits nicely between the frame rails.
Engine - Power is a late 1957 Chrysler, 392 Hemi.
Everything is new and/or rebuilt including an over bore, stainless headers,
a mini/hi torque starter, chrome alternator, polished BB chevy water pump
and of course a BDS 671 blower. Valve covers are a set of original M/Ts. The
engine was run on a dyno after completion and is rated at 645 HP at 6000
RPMs. The dyno printout sheet is included. Current cost of this engine from
Big Al's Toy Box in Connecticut is $18K and does not include the headers,
alternator, starter or water pump. I think you could easily add another
$1000 as such. One of the pictures here on the auction is a detailed list
provided by the engine builder of the work/parts relating to the engine.
Trans & adapter - A billet aluminum
adapter and new flywheel is installed on the engine in order to couple it to
a "Fresh" 650 HP rated TH400 GM trans. A new performance converter is
include as well. I have not had a drive shaft made as of yet but everything
is otherwise mounted for the driveline, front to rear.
Bed - I hand built the bed and installed
the louvers in the solid mounted tailgate and the fuel cell box within the
bed. The fuel cell is mounted as well. I have oak wood strips and plywood
cut to install over the steel bed floor for a nice finished look. I have
repo 48 Chevy tail lamps and a aluminum "lighted" license plate frame
mounted on tail gate. Rear fenders are included if you wish to install them.
Interior - I mounted a set of Kirkey
aluminum racing seats with purple covers. The dash panel is covered in
purple vinyl. Gauges included are, Gas, Oil Pres, Water Temp, Volts, Trans
Temp, Tach & Speedo. All are electric sending units including the Speedo.
Auto-Meter gauges and a Sun Pro tach. Most of the floor and firewall are cut
& installed. Brake cyl. & pedal assembly is included but will need mounted.
Steering column is mounted and needs some finish work.
1958 CHRYSLER
IMPERIAL 392 BLOWN HEMI ENGINE
FOR
SALE here is a Pro Street or Strip project 1982 Camaro
with a clean Pa. title. It was purchased from the estate of a fellow who
was well known for his work in the field of car building and has completed
many Pro cars and performance restorations for his loyal customers. He was
building this Camaro for himself when he became ill and recently lost his
battle with that illness. I would approximate that there is near five
thousand dollars in parts included and/or installed in the project, not to
mention, somewhere in excess of 60 or 70 hours of labor and I may be low
on that hourly estimation. Professional shop labor can cost from $50 to
$70 an hour or more and you can do the math.
At auction here is an older CLARK fork
lift. I would suspect it dates in the 50s or 60s. It runs great and is
very compact for use in small areas.
