09-17-2011, 03:22 PM | #1 |
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My 32 Truck
Some of you would have seen this on the Hamb already. Picked it up this week about 2 hours north of where I live. A sweet old original truck. In pretty good shape. I'm thrilled to have it.
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09-17-2011, 03:36 PM | #2 |
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That's a GREAT truck!!
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09-17-2011, 03:39 PM | #3 |
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looks like a nice older restoration i have one i restored about 7 years ago have fun
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09-17-2011, 04:55 PM | #4 |
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That has fun written all over it! What are your plans for it?
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09-17-2011, 05:53 PM | #5 |
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I have to put juice brakes in it. I just doesn't stop worth a darn. Its already got a new muffler. Carb kit, new rad hoses, and motor mounts this weekend. Other than that drive it as is for awhile. Its just too cool to change right now.
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09-17-2011, 06:13 PM | #6 |
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09-17-2011, 06:32 PM | #7 |
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2 hours north of the city I live in which is in Alberta
And besides we get almost 2 months of good driving weather then 10 months of really good ski doo weather! |
09-17-2011, 07:17 PM | #8 | |
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09-17-2011, 07:18 PM | #9 |
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I like it. Put the juice brakes on it like you said and drive it. I'm planning on doing the same with my dad's truck.
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09-17-2011, 09:53 PM | #10 | |
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Have you adjusted the brakes according to the Service Bulletins? You should get a copy of the service bulletins if you don't already have one. Charlie Stephens |
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09-17-2011, 10:12 PM | #11 |
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I will admit I haven't tried adjusting the existing brakes yet. Guess I could try that first.
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09-17-2011, 11:26 PM | #12 |
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Kevin, was that the one in Stetler?
I love that little truck. Wanna trade? Kelly |
09-18-2011, 12:19 AM | #13 |
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yes Kelly this is the one in Stettler. Trade? Hmmmm I dunno. I kind of like a running one!
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09-18-2011, 06:15 AM | #14 |
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Nice truck, Kevin. Have fun with it!
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09-18-2011, 12:27 PM | #15 |
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Kevin,
Just a random thought. You might want to find a fuel pump rebuild kit designed for this new gas and put it on the shelf (or maybe a complete Pump). It is something you will probably need. Be sure to check out Renner's Corner (734) 428-8424 for parts. They are small and don't advertise but have a few unique '32 parts and services (maybe the fuel pump rebuild kits). I notice that ken ct, 1-203-260-5945 cell email [email protected], also rebuilds pumps. Either of these sources might have the correct rebuild kits. Charlie Stephens Last edited by Charlie Stephens; 09-18-2011 at 12:34 PM. |
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Thanks for the info Charlie. All it has right now is a 6 volt electric fuel pump, which works good but looks a little out of place.
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09-18-2011, 03:18 PM | #17 |
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Nice find Kevin. Don't change it too much. Neat as it is. I agree on just adjusting the brakes according to the service manuals.
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09-19-2011, 01:16 PM | #18 |
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Nice truck.. Love the old Fords from the 30s
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09-19-2011, 03:31 PM | #19 |
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nice truck and rare to find one that year!
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09-20-2011, 05:11 AM | #20 |
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I have a question pertaining to the color of this PU, Were they painted from the factory with all one color or were the fenders black like on the model A's?
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09-20-2011, 08:36 AM | #21 |
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i have a 36 pickup, it has mechanical brakes, and i drive it pretty much everywhere try to get them to work good
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09-20-2011, 11:35 AM | #22 |
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Everyone has lots of advice. If you choose to go hydraulic and do not want to go disc, try the F1 or f-100 pick up brakes. they are much better than the 39-48 and the parts are readily available and more affordable than the earlier ones. The 39-48 on the rear axle is still a good choice. Just my 2 cents
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09-21-2011, 09:29 AM | #25 |
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There is nothing wrong with mechanical breaks and when set up and adjusted properly they are vary safe. In fact if your truck will be sitting or in storage for a long period of time, mechanical breaks will give you less trouble than hydraulic breaks.
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09-23-2011, 10:43 AM | #27 |
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That is a beautiful little pu! I'm driving a mostly stock '35 fordor sedan with properly adjusted mechanical brakes and it stops just as well as some other '35's I have driven that had hydraulic brakes. Don't be too quick to spend a lot of money changing them to hydraulic. Contact Richard Lacy @ the EV8 Garage and get all of his recommendations on how to make those mechanical brakes work well. JMO
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09-23-2011, 12:19 PM | #28 |
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Just a quick question about the clevis and pins at each wheel for the mechanical brakes. I assume they should be tight and have no slop in them. Mine are quite sloppy proabably from the 80 years of use. By the time all the slack gets taken up the pedal has moved quite far and hasn't even started engaging the brakes yet. Also I've put on new linings and retracted the adjusters as much as I can. The drums fit but there is some drag on the new linings that, I'm sure would wear off quite quickly, but is this normal?
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09-26-2011, 04:47 AM | #29 |
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Real nice pickup - keep it stock but definitely try flathead Ted's floaters and keep the rod brakes, they work as good as juice guaranteed!! Bruce
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09-26-2011, 05:07 AM | #30 |
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Nice 32. When I'm working in Laconia NH I always see a guy with a similar truck. I love that one with Gray paint and the black fenders make that front end pop
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11-25-2011, 11:03 PM | #32 |
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The motor mounts were shot also so they got replaced as well as the rad hoses. Flushing out the rad and the block produced a bunch of nice brown sludge.
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11-25-2011, 11:05 PM | #33 |
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I started redoing the brakes since the truck came with brand new linings and a rivet kit. Pulling off the left rear drum I found a small leak from the axle tube. However pulling off the right rear drum revealed a major leak. Everything under that drum was soaked in gear oil. So that means new axle seals on both sides. The banjo rear needs to come out for that to happen. A quick cleaning and a spray bomb paint job just to spruce things up.
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11-25-2011, 11:07 PM | #34 |
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Then the fun really began. Found the wheel bearing race on one end bell was shot. Thankfully a repair sleeve is available so a quick trip to Cactus machine got that fixed. The next problem was a huge chunk of tooth missing from the pinion gear. Since I'm buying a new ring and pinion I may as well get a better gear ratio. Originally it was 4.11 gears and I'm putting in 3.54s just to get a little more speed out of it. I'm going to need all the help I can get with a 50 hp engine. A spray bomb overhaul on the endbells as well.
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11-26-2011, 12:36 PM | #35 |
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Nice truck!
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Nice work you're doing there.
I'd love a truck like that. Mart. |
11-26-2011, 04:27 PM | #37 |
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Hey Mart, I know where there's one
That's a nice truck - mine is a similar colour. I don't know what others think about that high a gearing, but I recently changed from 6.00-16 rears to 7.50-16s, and it has really killed top gear. It used to seem really buzzy with the banger at, say 50-ish, but now it seems to struggle with the jump from second to top. Now, I don't know what the ratio is as it doesn't appear to be stamped on the banjo like on the V8 rears, so it could be taller than your 4.11s, but I think I'm going back down to 7.00 or even 6.50s to bring it back to life. |
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Well after a long gruelling few months of setback after setback the 32 is back on the road. It now has a rebuilt rear end, new gears (3.54 from 4.11) new bearings, races, seals and a spray can paint job. Changed the speedo gear for the change in the rear gears but haven't checked its accuracy against a GPS. More importantly I finished going through the brakes and installed the Flathead Teds brake floater kit. Took it out today and other than a slight pull to the left it actually stops now! Even managed to get the fronts to lock up. For the first time I'm actually not scared to drive it. The original brakes were non existant. Took some polishing compound to a small spot and the green paint shines up a little. That might be the next project, shining up the rest of the paint. Still have to install new chrome handles, window cranks and mirrors. Also starting to think about wiring upgrades to 12 volts and some real lights for a little more safety.
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Nice truck enjoy let me know if you would like to sell it to me.
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Depending on how much the paint shines up, you should be able to paint the fenders black to match. If you get a somewhat flat shine to your paint, you should be able to paint the fenders semi-gloss black and then wax the whole truck. For a completely flat shine, paint the fenders flat black and wax the whole truck.
For lights I highly recommend the 6 volt halogen bulbs that lbcarco sells for your truck. I have their bulbs in my 37 and really like them. |
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Fenders would have been black except for a fleet order.
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02-06-2012, 12:50 PM | #42 |
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Very nice truck. Keep it as close to original as you can, please don't chop it up. But be safe on the road!
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What a great find. What does the floor of the bed look like under the plywood?
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The floor under the plywood is pretty rough. Some rust holes. I'll be leaving the wood in for now. I don't plan on painting anything on it either. Its too easy to get started then next thing you know you are tearing it apart to fix everything and not driving it, lol.
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Kevin, that's a great truck. The recomendation to stick with the mech brakes is a solid one. Properly mainained & adjusted they are as effective as hydraulic brakes and much simpler to keep up than a hydraulic system that tends to sit for long periods of time, and go bad on you from lack of use.
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