Is this blasphemy?

[GB SISSON]

Kinda jumping the gun on next winter's project since this winter's has a ways to go. This is a 47 tonner chassis and today when I was cleaning up the back '40' I set a late model A cowl on it to get it out of the dirt (ok, mud). Well, I kinda liked it. I thought about the '32 (?) hood I had and a very rough '36 grille somebody gave me years ago. Oh and the wrecker boom made from a couple of frame rails that came in the bed of a 47 studebaker PU. The difference between this 'franken-rod' so many others is the pedals and steering shaft are heading in just the right place. The V8 motor mounts are programed to receive one of my running V8s that are using up shop space. I have a T9 that popped outa High twice last year so I used a different one in my current project. It will be fine for this junkyard dog. I have two radiators that are pretty patched up, not really good for road trips..... So one of them is good. Will the gravity feed tank work with a V8 carb? I have other tanks I can set up in the rear or under seat...... Hey, tomorrow I'm back to running boards for my current project. This will keep til then.

[Brian]

I like the way you think....

[cas3]

It looks good to me, however on the practicality side I rate it low. 1st, the boom is to low to pull motors, and winch and 2 way pto stuff is expensive unless you have it in stock. Also, you have a skid steer for lifting stuff already, no?

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by GB SISSON

Kinda jumping the gun on next winter's project since this winter's has a ways to go. This is a 47 tonner chassis and today when I was cleaning up the back '40' I set a late model A cowl on it to get it out of the dirt (ok, mud). Well, I kinda liked it. I thought about the '32 (?) hood I had and a very rough '36 grille somebody gave me years ago. Will the gravity feed tank work with a V8 carb?

[51504bat]

The boom could have many uses around your "Ponderosa" even it won't work for pulling motors. As far as the gas tank goes, lots of guys with AV8's run the stock Model A tank hooked up to the flathead fuel pump. I say go for it.

[alanwoodieman]

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tradional junk yard dog! gotta love it!

[GB SISSON]

I have an extra hand crank winch for the frame rail boom. Practicality? Never gave that a thought. I pull engines with a hand crank winch on a post led through a snatch block on an overhead beam. The skidsteer and the white 44 hp tractor with a loader fill in the gaps. Oh, then there's the Model AA doodlebug log skider with pto winch and boom. I just don't like all these parts scattered all over the place.

[cas3]

As Allen mentioned above, traditional junk yard dogs are pretty cool. The best I've seen are always a 4x4 chassis, onboard air compressor, perhaps even a welder, and a tall boom with a good winch, and every tool you might need. I always wanted to build one, but it never got to the top of the list. Parts bolted together as opposed to laying around is a step in the right direction though

[flatford8]

Junking the stuff would be blasphemy....(I know you wouldn’t do that!)....piling it all on a frame so it looks like something would be art....if it actually runs.....that’s genius!!! I got plenty of mud here.....you want some more???.......Mark

[corvette8n]

It’s called recycling! better than letting it all waste away. My uncle used to build doodlebugs to plow his garden, he used mostly model “A”s with two transmissions in line.

[mfirth]

Reminds me of an old chain driven "hook" that I played on as a kid on Put-In_Bay in Ohio.
Love it. My cousin had a V8 60 fed by gravity in an A, so ...... might work 4 you. Neat stuff G B.

[deuce_roadster]

Gary, my 1st car, a 30 Model A body I got when i was 12 was eventually fitted with a 24 stud flathead with 2 97s and it ran and drove fine with the gravity feed tank (no fuel pump). One issue a 12 year old didn't think of was a carb float valve could be held open with a piece of junk from the tank and overnight it filled the pan with gas! Luckily I investigated why I smelled gas and the gauge read empty.

[Mike in Mass]

NO .! An old time stonemason you to say to us " You can't make chicken salad , out of Chicken Chit,,You can ...But Nobody will buy it ! .This was referring to whatever crap stone they dumped for us to use.. to make a Beutiful wall or whatever ... Don't look like much when it's in a pile. Looks good when you start stacking . I like it !

[GB SISSON]

Lived in SE Massachusetts for seven years in my formative years, age 14 to 21. Years later a West Coast friend built me a stone retaining wall on my property here. Since he was a friend I felt I had to be diplomatic. But... I looked at his choice of rock and their placement, and I knew he had no clue of how our forefathers bonded the courses of rock to bind them into a structure that would last. I admit my forefathers didn't teach me the art but I read every Eric Sloane book I could get my hands on. First off for a newbie was 'The forgotten art of building a stone wall'. A must read if your forfathers are no longer with us.