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03-01-2021, 08:44 PM | #21 |
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Re: 1932 1933 1934 truck restoration or hot rod
Totto great looking 34 in your profile pic and yes enjoying is a great part of the restoration process.
A picture of no seam for a removable top on the 32 cab
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03-01-2021, 09:43 PM | #22 |
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1932 Ford Pick-Up - Wow. Very nice indeed. |
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05-19-2021, 06:42 AM | #23 |
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Folks,
Looking at a 32 BB dump truck, Needs everything touched but a good looking old truck. And it is pretty good shape for 90 years old. Engine probably stuck. leaks in all the right places. Has not been touched in 70 years! I know I wont get info back soon on here but is there any guidelines as to price? I have done a few refurb clean and apint projects but I am not a rodder or a custom guy. Any help would be appreciated. Trying to gain a little bit of insite into these old trucks. I think I need another project not sure Thanks! Regards, Chris |
05-19-2021, 08:51 AM | #24 |
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A big truck would have originally come with the 4cyl engine which lots of parts are available for and reasonable. Pricing would be no where near what a unrestored PU would bring and more likely what the cab itself would bring. Usually in the $2500 to $4,000. range. A solid dependable refurbished and functional, not restored, truck would be the most practical way to go for a dump trk and maybe the most fun.
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05-19-2021, 09:01 AM | #25 |
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I vote for restoration, mainly because I have no idea on how one would go about "Hot Rodding" a dump truck.
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05-19-2021, 11:25 AM | #26 |
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05-19-2021, 02:46 PM | #27 |
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If you have enough to work with, always go stock and preserve history.
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05-19-2021, 07:18 PM | #28 |
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I like them both ways. I have a 33 BB v-8 short wheelbase 1 ton that is pretty much all original with what looks to be one repaint. I have used it to work out of for various undertakings as well as have driven it the 20 miles to work in Dallas a few times. With the high speed rear end ratio and large rear tires it will run 60 mph with no trouble. I certainly plan to keep it just the way it is. I also have built a 'hot rod' 33 pickup for more everyday type driving. Its not high performance with just a small C***y v-6. Also no major modifications were made to the body. Either way they are both a lot of fun in their own way.
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05-19-2021, 08:47 PM | #29 |
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Thank you gentlemen for your comments. Your right this would not be a truck that would be customized. I am much more of a original type of person. I have put in a offer on the truck in question. It is a long wheel base version. It is pretty much complete as I can tell. The current owner has kept this family truck up on blocks for years. I have many concerns but will not get to worried about it unless he accepts my offer then all hell will break loose I am sure. If so I may be here to get advice from the experts. Currently I am stuck in the 50's with several tractors of that era.
The teal BB looks just about the same as the one I am looking at. Except for the dump and long wheel base. Very nice trucks! Also the option might exist to get a unit functional mechanically and leave the body and some items as they are now. The aged look. Probably my main concerns would be the engine, drive line and the brakes, wheel/ tire assemblies. I have much to learn! Wish me luck. Regards, Chris |
05-19-2021, 08:54 PM | #30 |
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Welcome Chris, I have to say that you came to the right place.
Some of the best restorers of these vehicles are regular posters on this forum, and their knowledge is second to none. And... if you want to "improve" a few things, there are guys here who know how to do that, too!. |
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Thanks for some pricing guidelines. I wasnt sure if the $2500 was for a whole truck or a cab. Guess I just need clairification, on what one of these 32 BB's are worth. So I take it there are a good supply of part for the engine? I talked to a friend that is into Model A's and he estimated $3K for a engine rebuild? That was to possibly replace the babbit bearings with a newer type? I have been down this road and it can become a slippery slope! Cost of parts and materials can greatly exceed the potential dollars that might be received if one was to try to sell the unit after completed. I tend to keep things a long time. At almost 70, we never know how long that is! So you can have fun with a dump truck? Interesting. I think we envision what we are going to do with a vehicle at the start. Sometimes it may not meet our expectations, if it ever gets complete? Regards, Chris |
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05-19-2021, 09:08 PM | #32 | |
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Thank you for the welcome! I am comfortable with these forums. Have looked at the Ford Barn for several years. On the FTE site often. On the Allis-Chalmers forum way too much! Have mostly been a FORD guy all my life.Have owned several Ford trucks since a 71 bump side. If this truck (32) would come into the family it would be a big change from what I have worked on in the past. I did own a 55 Crown Vic for about 30 years. Have done several Allis tractors since I retired in 2014. Building a shop right now so that I might be able to do a couple more projects. I live in north western PA, near lake Erie. (someone else had asked) Oh yea I take way too many pictures and talk a lot too. Regards, Chris |
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05-19-2021, 09:14 PM | #33 |
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I think you'll fit in here fine.
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05-19-2021, 09:20 PM | #34 |
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I apologize to the OP. I will start my own thread if this truck thing gets real. Thanks for starting this thread it helped me!
That Orange truck sure is going to stand out in a crowd! Regards, Chris |
05-20-2021, 08:41 AM | #35 |
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Butchers (rodders) are giving $2500 to $4000 for good cabs and the big truck cab is the same as a PU. If the mains are good within shim correction, rebabbited rods are available by size, not cheap but there and the rest is duck soup for a 4 cyl.
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05-20-2021, 06:51 PM | #36 |
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Here is my '34 pickup that my son helped me to restore to stock. We had it 90% apart, for the restoration. He has since restored a '35 Tudor sedan to stock and a Dearborn .
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05-21-2021, 08:27 PM | #38 |
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Charlie, Folks,
Thanks! If i get serious about this I will get that book too! Now back to our regularly scheduled programing! Regards, Chris |
05-21-2021, 08:35 PM | #39 |
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05-21-2021, 08:40 PM | #40 |
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Here is another picture of a pair of 1934 Ford Commercials, "big" and "little". Nice. |
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