1949 F1 ride into town to chase some parts

[RalphG]

That was a great drive Art. The truck seems to ride and handle much better than I ever remember those old Fords. Or maybe your roads are just that much better? I couldn't hear any transmission whine either. Curious just what the power train is in your truck.

[Art Newland]

Originally Posted by RalphG

That was a great drive Art. The truck seems to ride and handle much better than I ever remember those old Fords. Or maybe your roads are just that much better? I couldn't hear any transmission whine either. Curious just what the power train is in your truck.

When I brought it home it still had it's original 8RT with 4-speed crash box transmission. The 8RT has some nasty exhaust to cylinder cracks. I put an 8BA together for it and rebuilt a light duty 3-speed. It does have a '57 F100 rear in it, 3.70 gears. I still need a fan shroud and a proper truck shift lever.
Here you can see the engine bay before I put the back on.
https://youtu.be/Wy64_gtj54o

[Mart]

What shift lever is in it, Art? It seems a bit short, but does fall nicely to hand. Could you just bend it forward and up a bit?

[Art Newland]

Originally Posted by Mart

What shift lever is in it, Art? It seems a bit short, but does fall nicely to hand. Could you just bend it forward and up a bit?

Here's the story as I was told it

The fellow I got it from had it in a '35 Tudor, he said it came from a '49 pickup. You can tell it's been cut off because of the "custom" grinding and threading for the shifter knob.