The Ford Barn

35fordtn · 09-07-2022, 08:25 PM

Just finished this one today. Back last year a friend came to visit and offered me stupid money for my 36 pickup. I jokingly said for way less I could build you one; he said do it! For you old timers that knew my close friend and friend to many, Roy Nacewicz; this is his son in law chip. We bought a truck and I started in February. The frame was junk and the cab was so rough it didn’t even have any rocker panels left. It looked nice as it recently had a quick bondo bucket quickie paint job. The plan was a budget friendly restoration, so some items aren’t perfect

It now sports a completely restored 40 frame with a factory from sway bar and a drake rear bar. The bed is color matched bedliner sprayed. Lincoln zephyr brakes and radial tires. The rear end now has 3.25 gears and a 39 trans with the 022a 29t gears all NOS. He wanted a flathead with more “pep” so I built a 59a with a 4-1/4” stroke .125” over and a Tony Price (fordbarn member) camshaft.

I’ve driven the snot outta this thing the last week or so and it is a blast. 80mph with ease and a idle sound that makes anyone with a little testosterone stop and look.

Here is a link for anyone wanting to know what Tony’s cams sound like. I have to admit I am a strictly purist but darn this thing sounds good and a Video does no justice.

https://youtu.be/X4H1PM7pic4

cadillac512 · 09-07-2022, 08:39 PM

Yeah, she's a little rowdy!

That cam has some numbers to make the big incher sound like that. Truck looks great...I'd have a blast in that!

Well done.

Zeke3 · 09-07-2022, 08:46 PM

Great job Michael, it looks and sounds great. I am building a stock engine for my '37, but love the sound of that idle also.

A bones · 09-07-2022, 09:08 PM

Glad you could do a solid for Roy's son in law.
Glad as well for all you have done for the industry.
You are Special.

VeryTangled · 09-07-2022, 10:44 PM

Oh My.

flatford8 · 09-08-2022, 12:19 AM

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That truck looks and sounds great!!!......what did you use for exhaust?.........Mark

vilanar · 09-08-2022, 12:29 AM

Nice truck and great sound !

Bored&Stroked · 09-08-2022, 12:35 AM

Great job Michael . . . nice truck, great sound . . . good fun to be had by all!

flathead48 · 09-08-2022, 04:55 AM

Well done, Hats off.

reagen · 09-08-2022, 06:06 AM

nice truck

ms fowler · 09-08-2022, 06:16 AM

idle sound that makes anyone with a little testosterone stop and look.---well, that leaves out a whole lot of genetic males who seem to be involved in political leadership----but the rest of us know what you mean.

glennpm · 09-08-2022, 06:28 AM

Fantastic looking truck Mike! Sounds wonderful too.

Glenn

rockfla · 09-08-2022, 06:47 AM

Great job Michael. Very Impressive

Ricosan · 09-08-2022, 06:47 AM

Great looking truck. I love the color!
Richard

Mart · 09-08-2022, 07:27 AM

That's a super sweet looking (and sounding) truck. It's a credit to you.
For anyone that has not clicked the video link:

deuce5wndw · 09-08-2022, 07:45 AM

Great job Michael! Great looking truck and sounds great! You built it in a year along with running your business? Want to send this old guy some of that energy? LOL

Lawson Cox · 09-08-2022, 08:01 AM

SUPER Michael. I don't know how you get these things restored in such a short time. It has taken me years on a couple of them. Of course I was working 60-80 hours a week then, and helping raise three wonderful kids. Congratulations.

CA Victoria · 09-08-2022, 08:04 AM

Nicely done Michael.

corvette8n · 09-08-2022, 08:13 AM

Love it.

Don W/Norfolk · 09-08-2022, 09:20 AM

Bravo Zulu. Well done. Fantastic.
Can you finish my '41?
dw

5851a · 09-08-2022, 09:44 AM

That looks great and engine sounds ready to get up and go.

Seth Swoboda · 09-08-2022, 09:53 AM

Third Gen is the best and a God send for my Early V8 needs. Countless 10:00 pm phone calls I have made to Michael and we talk for an hour. Michael and Jane are the best.

OldGold360 · 09-08-2022, 10:21 AM

Looks Great!

Newc · 09-08-2022, 01:58 PM

So how many man hrs in it? I spent an entire yr doing the cab forward of my '32 PU. What does a great project take nowdays? Newc

Seth Swoboda · 09-08-2022, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Newc

So how many man hrs in it? I spent an entire yr doing the cab forward of my '32 PU. What does a great project take nowdays? Newc

$40,000+ and do all the labor yourself. I know.

Lawson Cox · 09-08-2022, 03:28 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Seth Swoboda

$40,000+ and do all the labor yourself. I know.

Amen and amen.

35fordtn · 09-08-2022, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Newc

So how many man hrs in it? I spent an entire yr doing the cab forward of my '32 PU. What does a great project take nowdays? Newc

I dont keep up with hours well, but my personal 36 pickup I likely have 500 hours in but it required extensive bodywork and such, this one I only had to paint about 30% of it so that saved a lot. I likely have 250-280 hours into this one as this was more of a quickie restoration but still looks as nice underneath as topside.. I do all my rebuilding, steering gears engines trans rearends distributors, etc as well as my own sandblasting and painting....

Moneywise is where is gets scary... just purchase price or the truck and price of parts this truck wound up around $34-36k I thought I had around $38k in my personal one but thinking on it more I likely have $46-48k in mine.

flatford8 · 09-08-2022, 06:42 PM

Again, it looks great!!......what parts did you use for the 4 1/4” stroke and the exhaust?
Thanks......Mark

35fordtn · 09-08-2022, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flatford8

Again, it looks great!!......what parts did you use for the 4 1/4” stroke and the exhaust?
Thanks......Mark

The 4-1/4" is a Scat crank, the exhaust is from Waldrons's with their mufflers (didn't fit well and had to do a lot to make it work)

GB SISSON · 09-08-2022, 09:12 PM

That truck is a work of art, and music! Great job.

totto · 09-08-2022, 10:13 PM

Job well done!!!! Best part now, as you said, is to drive it!! It took me many, many years to get my pickup finished.

TomT/Williamsburg · 09-08-2022, 10:34 PM

Great looking truck and it sounds dirty, mean, and nasty-I love it!

Tinker · 09-09-2022, 01:05 AM

Sic. Love the color.

slowforty · 09-10-2022, 07:06 AM

Does it have stock manifolds? With that cam you dont need headers.

Ol' Ron · 09-10-2022, 10:25 AM

Back in 87 I was working in a body shop preping cars for paint.. A fellow walked in and asked me to put a flathead together for him. I looked at all the "Pieces parts", Told him the cam was too much, but he said It's aid for so in it goes. The engine went into a 5500 ln 42 ford ambulance and we went to York 400 miles away for the break in and that was the first L-100 hotrod. It was the goto cam for moct of my builds for over 10 years. Hard to beleve it can give over 20MPG when properly tuned. I still can't believe this cam can do it. Thanks it was a pleasure to hear it again.
Gramps

Ol' Ron · 09-10-2022, 10:38 PM

mtt

Ol' Ron · 09-11-2022, 08:37 PM

WITH OVER 1700 PEOPLE WATCHING THIS THREAD, I'M SUPPRISED ONLY 35 PEOPLE HAD ANY COMMENTS!!!
gRAMPS

09-07-2022, 08:25 PM	#1
35fordtn Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: McMinnville, TN Posts: 2,329	Another project finished Just finished this one today. Back last year a friend came to visit and offered me stupid money for my 36 pickup. I jokingly said for way less I could build you one; he said do it! For you old timers that knew my close friend and friend to many, Roy Nacewicz; this is his son in law chip. We bought a truck and I started in February. The frame was junk and the cab was so rough it didn’t even have any rocker panels left. It looked nice as it recently had a quick bondo bucket quickie paint job. The plan was a budget friendly restoration, so some items aren’t perfect It now sports a completely restored 40 frame with a factory from sway bar and a drake rear bar. The bed is color matched bedliner sprayed. Lincoln zephyr brakes and radial tires. The rear end now has 3.25 gears and a 39 trans with the 022a 29t gears all NOS. He wanted a flathead with more “pep” so I built a 59a with a 4-1/4” stroke .125” over and a Tony Price (fordbarn member) camshaft. I’ve driven the snot outta this thing the last week or so and it is a blast. 80mph with ease and a idle sound that makes anyone with a little testosterone stop and look. Here is a link for anyone wanting to know what Tony’s cams sound like. I have to admit I am a strictly purist but darn this thing sounds good and a Video does no justice. https://youtu.be/X4H1PM7pic4 Last edited by 35fordtn; 09-07-2022 at 08:31 PM.

09-07-2022, 08:39 PM	#2
cadillac512 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Kansas Posts: 980	Re: Another project finished Yeah, she's a little rowdy! That cam has some numbers to make the big incher sound like that. Truck looks great...I'd have a blast in that! Well done. __________________ "It don't take but country smarts to solve the problem" (Smokey Yunick) '41 Merc Town Sedan / 260" 8CM engine '66 Fairlane four door / "warmed up" 302

09-07-2022, 08:46 PM	#3
Zeke3 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Columbus, IN Posts: 1,409	Re: Another project finished Great job Michael, it looks and sounds great. I am building a stock engine for my '37, but love the sound of that idle also.

09-07-2022, 09:08 PM	#4
A bones Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: CLAYTON DE Posts: 1,284	Re: Another project finished Glad you could do a solid for Roy's son in law. Glad as well for all you have done for the industry. You are Special. __________________ Enjoy yer day. Tom Hate can't fix what it started.

09-07-2022, 10:44 PM	#5
VeryTangled Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: (Not far enough...) Outside of DC Posts: 3,387	Re: Another project finished Oh My. __________________ -Jeff H Have you thought about supporting the Early Ford V-8 Foundation Museum?

09-08-2022, 12:19 AM	#6
flatford8 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Lyman,ME. Posts: 2,651	Re: Another project finished Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) That truck looks and sounds great!!!......what did you use for exhaust?.........Mark __________________ I'm thinkin' about crankin' My ragged ol' truck up and haulin' myself into town. Billy Joe Shaver

09-08-2022, 12:29 AM	#7
vilanar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 162	Re: Another project finished Nice truck and great sound !

09-08-2022, 12:35 AM	#8
Bored&Stroked Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 5,202	Re: Another project finished Great job Michael . . . nice truck, great sound . . . good fun to be had by all!

09-08-2022, 04:55 AM	#9
flathead48 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Saratoga Springs, NY Posts: 1,111	Re: Another project finished Well done, Hats off.

09-08-2022, 06:06 AM	#10
reagen Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: north,royalton ohio Posts: 84	Re: Another project finished nice truck

09-08-2022, 06:16 AM	#11
ms fowler Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2022 Posts: 144	Re: Another project finished idle sound that makes anyone with a little testosterone stop and look.---well, that leaves out a whole lot of genetic males who seem to be involved in political leadership----but the rest of us know what you mean.

09-08-2022, 06:28 AM	#12
glennpm Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Wiscasset, Maine Posts: 2,060	Re: Another project finished Fantastic looking truck Mike! Sounds wonderful too. Glenn

09-08-2022, 06:47 AM	#13
rockfla Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Jacksonville FL Posts: 4,026	Re: Another project finished Great job Michael. Very Impressive

09-08-2022, 06:47 AM	#14
Ricosan Senior Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: Tallahassee Posts: 375	Re: Another project finished Great looking truck. I love the color! Richard

09-08-2022, 07:45 AM	#16
deuce5wndw Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Liberty, KY Posts: 910	Re: Another project finished Great job Michael! Great looking truck and sounds great! You built it in a year along with running your business? Want to send this old guy some of that energy? LOL

09-08-2022, 08:01 AM	#17
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,009	Re: Another project finished SUPER Michael. I don't know how you get these things restored in such a short time. It has taken me years on a couple of them. Of course I was working 60-80 hours a week then, and helping raise three wonderful kids. Congratulations. __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".

09-08-2022, 08:04 AM	#18
CA Victoria Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 2,123	Re: Another project finished Nicely done Michael. __________________ Tim Downtown, Ca

09-08-2022, 08:13 AM	#19
corvette8n Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: 36 miles north of Albany NY Posts: 2,967	Re: Another project finished Love it.

09-08-2022, 09:20 AM	#20
Don W/Norfolk Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 128	Re: Another project finished Bravo Zulu. Well done. Fantastic. Can you finish my '41? dw __________________ I love this country; it's the damn idiots running the government I'm afraid of.

09-08-2022, 09:44 AM	#21
5851a Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: NE Iowa Posts: 1,668	Re: Another project finished That looks great and engine sounds ready to get up and go.

09-08-2022, 09:53 AM	#22
Seth Swoboda Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 3,833	Re: Another project finished Third Gen is the best and a God send for my Early V8 needs. Countless 10:00 pm phone calls I have made to Michael and we talk for an hour. Michael and Jane are the best.

09-08-2022, 10:21 AM	#23
OldGold360 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: SW WA Posts: 641	Re: Another project finished Looks Great!

09-08-2022, 01:58 PM	#24
Newc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,523	Re: Another project finished So how many man hrs in it? I spent an entire yr doing the cab forward of my '32 PU. What does a great project take nowdays? Newc

09-08-2022, 06:42 PM	#28
flatford8 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Lyman,ME. Posts: 2,651	Re: Another project finished Again, it looks great!!......what parts did you use for the 4 1/4” stroke and the exhaust? Thanks......Mark __________________ I'm thinkin' about crankin' My ragged ol' truck up and haulin' myself into town. Billy Joe Shaver

09-08-2022, 09:12 PM	#30
GB SISSON Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Orcas Island Washington Posts: 5,086	Re: Another project finished That truck is a work of art, and music! Great job. __________________ Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1946 Tonner Pickup with 226 H six, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, now wearing 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)

09-08-2022, 10:13 PM	#31
totto Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 223	Re: Another project finished Job well done!!!! Best part now, as you said, is to drive it!! It took me many, many years to get my pickup finished.

09-08-2022, 10:34 PM	#32
TomT/Williamsburg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Williamsburg, Virginia Posts: 2,657	Re: Another project finished Great looking truck and it sounds dirty, mean, and nasty-I love it! __________________ Run to the LA Roadster Show - 2016 My Run to Bonneville - 2013 My 32 5-Window Build My Run to the LSRU

09-09-2022, 01:05 AM	#33
Tinker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: MN Posts: 7,063	Re: Another project finished Sic. Love the color.

09-10-2022, 07:06 AM	#34
slowforty Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tinley Park Ill Posts: 1,067	Re: Another project finished Does it have stock manifolds? With that cam you dont need headers.

09-10-2022, 10:25 AM	#35
Ol' Ron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chester Vt Posts: 8,896	Re: Another project finished Back in 87 I was working in a body shop preping cars for paint.. A fellow walked in and asked me to put a flathead together for him. I looked at all the "Pieces parts", Told him the cam was too much, but he said It's aid for so in it goes. The engine went into a 5500 ln 42 ford ambulance and we went to York 400 miles away for the break in and that was the first L-100 hotrod. It was the goto cam for moct of my builds for over 10 years. Hard to beleve it can give over 20MPG when properly tuned. I still can't believe this cam can do it. Thanks it was a pleasure to hear it again. Gramps

09-10-2022, 10:38 PM	#36
Ol' Ron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chester Vt Posts: 8,896	Re: Another project finished mtt

09-11-2022, 08:37 PM	#37
Ol' Ron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chester Vt Posts: 8,896	Re: Another project finished WITH OVER 1700 PEOPLE WATCHING THIS THREAD, I'M SUPPRISED ONLY 35 PEOPLE HAD ANY COMMENTS!!! gRAMPS