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Originally Posted by sugarmaker
Redpond,
From one newbie to another welcome to the Ford Barn. With the good folks here you wont be a newbie for long! Wow your truck is wonderful! We probably will need to talk at some point too. PM me and we can share info.
Your engine internals look like it has been freshened not to long ago.
The truck looks really good. As David mentioned I thought I saw the hardware fore the spare on the drivers side too??
I am afraid I will have a whole bunch of questions. Like if they did mount the spare there how the heck did they get in and out? I guess just from the pass side? Which actually makes sense. Because the key for the doors is on the pass side and the gas filler is one the pass side too.
On the seats. Well David helped me understand the seat frame design. I built my seat frames. I got my 32 truck custom seat springs from Snyder's. (the custom part was to give me a little more room in the cab)
The wheels? I had a lead in northwest Ohio some time ago and dropped it because mine came together ok. I might be able to dig that up, but dont hold your breath. Be very careful taking the rings off the rims as to not distort them any more than nessesary.
Tires tubes and flaps? I had to get items from different suppliers, to get what I wanted.
You plans and goals sound like what most of us want to do. Get this thing running stopping and driving! I have been playing with mine for a year! Still have much to do.
I will try to help where I can. So many folks have helped me with questions and parts!
Let us know where your located that may help track down some things too.
My long winding thread on my truck is doing exactly what I intended getting others to get there projects moving along.
You dump bed is different than the Garwood or the Gallion beds that I have seen. It may be a later one? Is it hydraulic lift.
By the way any recommendations from David G. are to be recognized as providing light on your project from someone that has been there done that and "wrote the books" on the 32 Fords!
Looking forward to following your progress too.
Pictures? You did a great job. I am trying to get photobucket to work for me again. I like using a third party hosting site. and posting pis at 800 x 450 ish pixel size.
Regards,
Chris
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Originally Posted by sugarmaker
Redpond,
My best guess from your pictures is that your in Kentucky? How close am I? Off to work on old stuff Maybe take the 32 for a spin if the roads are dry.
Regards,
Chris
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Chris/others- good guess! south central Kentucky is home, and actually found the truck about 30 minutes from home-base.
I am not sure about access for drivers side door as it had not even crossed my mind that would be in the way. I will work on getting wheels off and test fitting one up to see how tight it will be. I am still younger and agile enough, and not a terribly tall or big person so I should be able to squeeze in there if need be.
The dump bed is PTO driven hydraulic lift- appears to work from inside the cab mostly. there is a plate on the side of the dump bed that I need to do some cleaning to get all the details. Looks to be a Canton all steel Dump body bed made in OH. Model 3H. have not dug into yet.
I found your thread after I had found the truck, pre-purchase. I still have it pulled up on a tab on the home computer as I am still reading the saga. At the point where engine #2 got brazed and initial reinstalling started taking place- No spoilers! ill get to current day soon enough.