Ford 1935 - 38 hot rod

1938 FORD 85, STARTED LIFE AS A 1 TON FARM TRUCK, LT1, 200R4, S10 REAR END, ALUMINUM RAD., 20 MPG PLUS ROLLING DOWN THE ROAD. 2000 MILES SINCE FINISHED, VINTAGE HEAT AND AIR, LEATHER SEAT, STAINLESS STEEL HEADLINER AND DOOR PANELS. OVER 800 LOVERS TASTEFULY DONE INSIDE AND OUT. BED IS ALUMINUM WITH 100 YEAR OLD BARN WOOD IN FLOOR WITH STORAGE COMPARTMENT FOR BATTERY AND SUPPLIES. COKER WIDE WHITES 6:00-16 ON ARTILLERY WHEELS.

Built by bob Bosco
Car just finished has a few miles
Car chopped 4in.
39 buick headlights married into front fenders,frenched parking&signal lights custom
Custom front&drear bumper guards
Rear fenders are molded to the body with custom tail lights and 3rd brake light to match
Frenched lic plate
Custom running boards
Custom dash with dolphin gauges
Chrome tilt steering cool& steering wheel
Custom interior& headline
New 302 ford motor c-5 automatic trans 8in. Rear. All ford
Bear claw catches chrome
It has a 4 link rear with chrome coil overs
Mustang 2 front end with disc brakes. Rack and pinion

This car was restored in the early 80's. it was drove very little after that, I bought it 2 years ago and drove it stock for a bit before changing the front axle, reversing the spring eyes, took a couple leafs out of both springs and added longer shackles to the rear, Then I added a New Crate 350 with a mild cam and a 3x2 intake (center carb is the only one hooked up) last fall using a Crager adapter to the stock Trans and an old Hurst motor mount, There was no cutting to the car done to install the engine, It still has the stock wishbone unsplit as well, The car can be bolted back to stock if you would want to,
It was restored in 1983 so the paint is 31 years old and does have a couple flaws in it that I think adds character nothing major just old paint, The car also had a new labonny Baron interior put in at the same time but is still in nice shape due to the car not being drove much and taken care of,  The sheet metal is all Henry steel except there has been some work done under the trunk and the tool tray area, The floors are very solid and clean no patches or rust in them, 
The Car was a late 38 with a 39 Std side panels and trim put on from ford, It has 39 Hyd Brakes with wide 5 Wheels, Big and little Firestone W/W that was purchased last year as well,

BODY:

From the start was an extremely solid body
Well Done Chopped Top
Shortened Bed
Undercarriage is as Clean and Detailed as Top Side
Perfect Proportions on this Traditional Hot Rod!
1932 Ford Grille Shell with Chrome Insert
OVAL Drilled out Dropped Axle from Lucky 7
Drilled out Shock Mounts
Door all Shut Easily!  Nice Lines!
Nice Channel, Still lots of Leg Room!





BED:

New Bed Wood
Gas Tank under Bed



THE ENGINE / DRIVETRAIN:

Rebuilt 350 ci
Strong, Shows 60+ Oil PSI !
Rebuilt 350 AUTOMATIC Transmission
Aluminum Radiator, Runs Very Cool
Starts First Crank, Every Time!
New Wiring Harness
All New Working Gauges
Nice Sounding Cam!
Lake Headers w/ Turnouts
Wild Exhaust Note ! (listen to in video!)
Triple Deuce Setup on Edelbrock Intake
Progressive Linkage, Doesn't Run Rich, Just Right!
Artillery Wheels w/ New Firestone Tires
Electric Fan to Keep things cool at all times!




INTERIOR:

One Words comes to mind...."Clean"
Also very Minimal and Hot ROD!
Bomber Seats with Full Comfortable Padding
Authentic Aircraft Lap Belts
New Gauges
ALL New Glass including Side Windows
Front Crank out Window
New Window Felts and Chrome Glass Frame
Heater
Tall Lockout Shifter
Working Lights, Turn Signals
Custom Drilled Steering Wheel

tres jolie

Cab is in very good shape for the year, yes it is rusty but that is all surface rust.

- 1933/1934 Chevy Truck grill, in very good original condition

- New King Bee 7” Headlights, with halogen bulbs.



Inside



- No door glass, but you could at anytime.

- Factory crank out windshield frame, works flawlessly.

AAluminum Door panels and transmission tunnel.

Steel Floor with a hand rubbed finish.

- New Drivers side peep mirror

- Original dash, with a 3 Stage Candy Mayan gold to match the wheels. Looks killer.

- Original gauges, just the speedometer is hooked up. The others are just set in the dash.

- New Kirkley Vintage low back Aluminum seats, tons of compliments on them.

- New Speedway steering column

- New Corvair reversed steering box, no play at all, drives amazing.

- New 15” Moon Eyes Metal Flake steering wheel

- All new metal floor with 1” by 1” steel tubing for bracing underneath it.

- New Lokar gas pedal that is hooked up to Lokar throttle cable.

- New Lokar 32” double bend shifter with all new linkage.

- All New wiring harness throughout the whole truck. Everything is fused and block is mounted in the firewall. Extra spots so you can add your own unique touches to the truck.





Truck Bed



- 1944/1945 Chevy truck box, that was heavily shortened down to fit the frame.

- New Aluminum 10 gallon gas tank mounted up, painted 3 Stage Mayan gold.

- New -8AN braided fuel line along with aluminum fittings connecting everything.

- New 1939 Chevy tail lights with the classic blue dots tail light. Also work as the trucks blinkers.




Motor



-1971 Oldsmobile 350 with the factory Number 7 heads. Don't be boring with a SBC, this is something different



- BOP Turbo 350 transmission, completely cleaned out. New oil pan and gasket put on when cleaned.



-Motor has been cleaned very heavily on the inside. Block was completely flushed out and all sediment was removed, oil pan taken off and any grime was cleaned from the pan and the crank.



- Gaskets from bottom up. Oil Pan, Exhaust manifolds, water pump gasket and thermostat gasket.

-New Pertronix Flame Thrower HEI, along with Pertronix Flame Thrower spark plug wires.

-New high flow water pump along with 195 Degree thermostat.

-New Aluminum 2 V crank pulley to clean up the motor.

-Rebuilt factory Rochester Quadrajet carburetor, runs fantastic.

-Brand New 3 Core aluminum radiator that is hooked up to a 3000 CFM electric fan that is on a switch on the dash.











Chassis



-Fully built custom frame, 2”X4”X 3/16”. Professionally welded, supports welded over each joint for extra strength.

- 4” kick up in the front, 18” Kick up in the rear to keep the cab low.





Front End

- New Speedway 6” Spring behind Drop front end.

- New 27” Radius/Hairpin Rods

- New 26”Leaf spring

- New Ford 1937-1948 Spindles with New Kingpins

- New complete GM Disk Brake Setup, Stops very quickly

- New 5/8” Tie rod kit with new heims.

- New Ford Upper Control Arm

- New Offenhauser Friction Shocks



Rear End



- 1958 Ford 9” Rear End, shortened to 58 ½”

- Completely rebuilt, new seals, bearings, hardware and New Strange axles.

- The new axles are Strange Pro Race Axles, very high strength and race ready.

- New panhard bar, rear end is very tight around corners and very true to the body.

- New Carrera Coilovers, mounts are fully welded to the frame and the rear end. These shocks are adjustable for ride height and comfort.

- New 36” Rear radius rods connecting the axle to the frame. Fully adjustable.



Brakes



- Front has New GM Disk brake set up with stainless steel braided brake lines on them.

- Rear end has drum brakes, with all new hardware, wheel cyclinders and shoes.

- The drums were just machined true and professionally painted black along with the back pads.

- New 1932 Ford Dual line master cylinder along with brake pedal.

- New Proportioning valves, 2 PSI and 10 PSI to make up the difference in brakes.

- New Stainless steel braided brake hose in the rear which splits to feed both wheel cylinders.

- New brake line throughout the truck.

- Both sides have the frame through brake line connector for a cleaner appearance.

- New Brake light switch to engage the brake lights.



Wheels and Tires

-Brand new Coker Tire Dragsters 1000-15” in the rear

and in the front are the Coker Wide white walls 700-15”



- The wheels are brand new from Wheel Vintiques, the sizes are 15” By 10” in the rear and 15” by 6” in the front.

This 1938 Coupe was rebuilt in the late 70s however the strong 454 was gone through last year. It has the following;

rebuilt holley 750, Wieland intake, 219-188 valves, MSD ignition.

It has a turbo 350 trans with a B&M shift kit and 1800 stall.

Mustang II front end and a cast iron Pontiac rear end.

The car since build has less than 8000 miles on it but the motor is less since last year. The body is in decent shape. Has some cracks in the body in places and has a tilt front end. Interior is in good shape.

1936 Ford Truck

DRIVE TRAIN
401 BUICK NAILHEAD. APPROXIMATELY 2,000 MILES.
(FRESH BUILD, 2K ON REBUILD. REBULT BY O.C CARS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
TRW FLAT TOP PISTONS
671 BLOWER BUILT BY HAMPTON BLOWERS IN DOWNEY
6 CARB WIEAND BLOWER TOP MANIFOLD
6 STROMBERG BIG 97 TWO BARREL CARBS
CUSTOM MACHINED PROGRESSIVE LINKAGE
6 CUSTOM AIR SCOOPS WITH FILTERS
6 OUTLET FUEL BLOCK
GREEN FUEL LINE
CUSTOM STRAIGHT PIPE HEADERS
POLISHED FINNED OFFENHAUSER VALVE COVERS
POLISHED FINNED OIL PAN
CARTER ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP
MANUAL FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR
CHROME POWER GEN GENERATOR
CLOTH SPARK PLUG WIRES
PERTONIXS ELECTRONIC IGNITION & FLAME THROWER COIL
ST400 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
EXTERNAL TRANS COOLER
STOCK GM REAR END OUT OF A 64 BUICK RIVERA WITH 3.08 GEARS



COOLING
CUSTOM BUILT ALUMINUM RADIATOR. BUILT BY MATTSONS IN STATON, CA
ELECTRIC FAN
SET UP KEEPS MOTOR RUNNING COOL

CHASSIS
CUSTOM BUILT FRAME
STOCK 1930 FORD TRUCK STRAIGHT AXLE
28' REVERSE EYE SUPER SLIDER LEAF SPRING BY POSIES
QA1 COILOVERS
BILSTEIN CHROME FRONT SHOCKS
REAR BRAKES - 1964 BUICK RIVERA DRUMS
FRONT BRAKES - 1940 HUBS ON BUICK DRUMS. BACKED WITH RARE WILSON BACKING PLATES
PROPORTIONING VALVE, RESIDUAL VALVES AND PRESSURE SWITCH
REAR RIMS - 16' 40's FORD REVERSE CHROME SMOOTHIES W/4 INCH BACKING SPACE
FRONT RIMS - 16' 40 FORD CHROME SMOOTHIES
FRONT TIRES - FIRESTONE 550/15X4X 3.5'
REAR TIRES - 16X10' HURST CHEATER PIE CRUST SLICKS


BODY/INTERIOR FEATURES
1936 FORD TRUCK CAB W/ 5' CHOP
1936 FORD GRILL WITH CUSTOM MADE CHROME INSERT
SHORTENED MODEL T TRUCK BED
ORIGINAL GUIDE 682-C HEADLIGHTS WITH TURN MARKER THAT LIGHT UP GRREN
SHAVED DOOR HANDLES WITH MINI BEAR CLAW LATCHES
STEWARD WARNER WINGED GAUGES
INTERIOR - COMPLETED 1 YEAR AGO.
*BENCH SEAT THAT TILTS UP WITH SHORAGE.
*ISLANDER BRILLIANT WHITE, LIGHT GREEN ZODIAC INSERTS WITH SLIVER PIPING.
*CARPET IS SILVER BASE WITH A BLACK CARPET W/SILVER TINSEL LOOP TOP (VERY COOL)
*SILVER SEAT BELTS
CUSTOM MADE GREEN TINT LEXAN SIDE AND REAR WINDOWS
VINTAGE SUPERIOR GREEN FLAKE STEERING WHEEL



MISC
CUSTOM STEERING COLUMN
1936 CALIFORNIA LICENSE PLATES
1966 VOLKSWAGON STEERING BOX
OPTIMA BATTERY LOCATED UNDER BED
VINTAGE OIL CAN AS OVERFLOW TANK
15 GALLON SPUN ALUMINUM FUEL TANK WITH CHROME BRAKETS
21 CIRCUIT GM MINI FUSE PANEL & HARNESS BY "ITS A SNAP"
LOKAR 23' SWAN NECK

1935 steel bodied coupe, chopped top, powered by ford cobra jet 5.0 liter HO, Mustang front clip,fresh 2015 mustang red paint job, new seats. New computer and tune up. The car has an air bag lift kit. Cold air after market air conditioning unit. I pod jack with power linear.

il a un œil qui dit merde a l'autre

C'est clair que pour les photos ils auraient pu les ajuster

Well all things must come to an end and it’s time for someone to enjoy this Bad Ass Build. This has been a couple years in the making. Been a lot of fun. Has been Great to see it all coming together for the past couple weeks and see all that work pay off. The truck was intended to debut at Columbus, OH Goodguys but just wasn’t quiet ready. So you will be the first person to show this truck anywhere.



This truck as all the right stuff to make it the center of attention wherever you go. What could be more cool than a chopped 35 with a Hemi with 6 Deuces on air ride with air condition? The truck was put together and taken apart several times for fit and check to make sure a lot of things were gonna fit a small area.



Ok, so if you have read this far, notice that the radiator is in the rear. The water is piped through a stainless seamless tube inside each frame rail for cooling. The grill shell only houses the a/c condenser and electric fan.



The truck is not only a show piece but it’s a lot of fun to drive. The Hemi is a hit even if your not a Mopar guy.

We also incorporated the pop out windshield for just the kool factor. The interior is and has turned out just awesome. All color coded the low gloss tan for a really kool modern look with some really kool hot rod seats that feel awesome. This is a brand new truck there is nothing used on this truck anywhere. I will be including all the receipts on the build for reason of just incase something broke you would know where I got it.



Please check out the 400 plus pics that I have on the build on Photo Bucket so you can see the quality of the build and the magnificent work and labor that has gone into this build. It’s not a rat rod for sure. This is a very meticulous high end build with high end parts. The truck has some 40 miles on it now. Just making sure no issues before the next owner could have a trouble free ride.



Now if you’re still reading you’re interested or you like it. Please check out the YouTube Drive Video and Run Video on this truck. Both were taken Saturday or you can check out a lot of pics on Instagram@MCraw36. There are several short videos and a photoshoot from Saturday of the truck.