The Ford Barn

MALAK · 07-31-2018, 03:02 PM

Picked-up my second Model A Pickup. Long story short; I got it from a friend who got into some financial trouble. When his troubles began he sold the rental house where the truck was being stored and put it into a storage facility along with all the other junk that was in the garage. A couple years passed and he again got into troubles and couldn't pay the storage fees (for mostly junk). After some negotiation I payed his back storage fees + some cash (which allowed him access to retrieve other items) for the truck.
It's an early 31 (non-indented firewall, narrow bed), last registered in 1981. And like many that were used as everyday vehicles has many hacks/farmer fixes.
My intent is to make it road worthy and use it as a driver.
The engine is shot but rebuildable. The brakes have been converted to hydraulic but I don't know what parts were used for the conversion and the pedal just goes to the floor. This is a California car so no rust except the usual bed U-channel. The bed has plywood instead of the planks. It needs a lot of work but I love the petina

ckulchar · 07-31-2018, 03:29 PM

Nice truck. A friend in need is a friend indeed!
Charley

flatford39 · 07-31-2018, 03:30 PM

Neat truck....looks like it has been lowered a little.

d. · 07-31-2018, 04:04 PM

it looks like the brake pedal mount is screwed into the gas tank? Is this true?

MALAK · 07-31-2018, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by d.

it looks like the brake pedal mount is screwed into the gas tank? Is this true?

No its mounted to the firewall. Although crooked. The part the touches the tank is just a Stop with [what's left of] a rubber bumper. I'll be fixing all that. Although since it already has hydraulics I may just redo the system to make it a little [lot] better.

MALAK · 07-31-2018, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by flatford39

Neat truck....looks like it has been lowered a little.

No I don't think it's been lowered. Probably just sagging springs and 16 vs 19 inch tires.

frank mcdaniels · 07-31-2018, 05:01 PM

Previous owner sure liked horns. Looks like a fun project.

MALAK · 07-31-2018, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by frank mcdaniels

Previous owner sure liked horns. Looks like a fun project.

Agreed. Horns galore.

Chuck Dempsey · 07-31-2018, 05:39 PM

Congrats.... I does look like a fun project.

denniskliesen · 07-31-2018, 07:58 PM

You wanna sell it?

Domino · 07-31-2018, 08:26 PM

Very nice project and will make a wonderful driver. Glad to see it saved

Synchro909 · 07-31-2018, 10:29 PM

VERY nice find. I'm green.

mhsprecher · 07-31-2018, 11:40 PM

I like the nails. Have fun with it. I'd like a pickup like that.

dumb person · 08-01-2018, 02:49 AM

That pedal would probably not be legal in my country. You may want to change it.

Bill Maulding · 08-01-2018, 08:29 AM

Great looking truck!

Dodge · 08-01-2018, 08:55 AM

Nice save

katy · 08-01-2018, 09:47 AM

What's the apparatus in the upper right hand of the 3rd picture? I'm suspecting that it's a voltage regulator.

Badpuppy · 08-01-2018, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by katy

What's the apparatus in the upper right hand of the 3rd picture? I'm suspecting that it's a voltage regulator.

Yeah, appears to be wired in place of the cutout.

I like all the barnyard fixes. Screw a couple trunk straps across that rusty patch. Oughta hold for a while.

California Travieso · 08-01-2018, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by MALAK

Agreed. Horns galore.

It's always nice to have a truck.

When we got our 1930 Roadster, the previous owner had like 5 or 6 horns (none of them original) and buttons for each one! He put all the buttons on the dash rail. It had a lot of other mismatched part too.

David Serrano

MALAK · 08-01-2018, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by katy

What's the apparatus in the upper right hand of the 3rd picture? I'm suspecting that it's a voltage regulator.

Yes I believe it is. The generator on it is Delco Remy from ???

07-31-2018, 03:29 PM	#2
ckulchar Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Amherst Ohio Posts: 157	Re: Saved A-nother one Nice truck. A friend in need is a friend indeed! Charley

07-31-2018, 03:30 PM	#3
flatford39 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NE Illinois Posts: 499	Re: Saved A-nother one Neat truck....looks like it has been lowered a little.

07-31-2018, 04:04 PM	#4
d. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 510	Re: Saved A-nother one it looks like the brake pedal mount is screwed into the gas tank? Is this true?

07-31-2018, 05:01 PM	#7
frank mcdaniels Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: moorhead minnesota Posts: 166	Re: Saved A-nother one Previous owner sure liked horns. Looks like a fun project.

07-31-2018, 05:39 PM	#9
Chuck Dempsey Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Waynesville, NC Posts: 784	Re: Saved A-nother one Congrats.... I does look like a fun project.

07-31-2018, 07:58 PM	#10
denniskliesen Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: SoCal Posts: 877	Re: Saved A-nother one You wanna sell it?

07-31-2018, 08:26 PM	#11
Domino Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 412	Re: Saved A-nother one Very nice project and will make a wonderful driver. Glad to see it saved

07-31-2018, 10:29 PM	#12
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,488	Re: Saved A-nother one VERY nice find. I'm green. __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.

07-31-2018, 11:40 PM	#13
mhsprecher Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Takoma Park, MD Posts: 2,817	Re: Saved A-nother one I like the nails. Have fun with it. I'd like a pickup like that.

08-01-2018, 02:49 AM	#14
dumb person Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: South pacific island Posts: 1,724	Re: Saved A-nother one That pedal would probably not be legal in my country. You may want to change it. __________________ <Link> This is how we roll<Link> "I'm Convinced that no one really reads posts anymore; they just fabricate what they think the post says then ramble on about red herrings."--Bob Outcasts rules of old cars #1 Fun is imperative, mainstream is overrated #2 If they think it is impossible, prove them wrong #3 If the science says it impossible you are not being creative enough. #4 No shame in recreating something you never had #5 If it were not for the law & physics you would be unstoppable

08-01-2018, 08:29 AM	#15
Bill Maulding Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 2	Re: Saved A-nother one Great looking truck!

08-01-2018, 08:55 AM	#16
Dodge Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Sonoma, CA. Posts: 1,495	Re: Saved A-nother one Nice save

08-01-2018, 09:47 AM	#17
katy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Red Deer, Alberta Posts: 5,042	Re: Saved A-nother one What's the apparatus in the upper right hand of the 3rd picture? I'm suspecting that it's a voltage regulator. __________________ If you don't hear a rumor by 10 AM, start one!. Got my education out behind the barn!

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