Update:Front wheels and tires back on. Still on the lift, but I think we NAILED the hot rod stance:She looks good from rear angles too:I love the '39 tail lights in the rear roll pan:

Thats actually NAPA Cross/Fire (a Martin Senor paint). I could research the number, but I believe that it is a Volvo truck fleet color.This morning I worked on converting my original oil bath Air cleaner to fit my new 4 barrel. Here's a link to the page with photos...

We got the front clip back on, the wiring reconnected and almost time for the road:

Thanks for your kind words.Finished the oiling system today, oil sensor, dip stick, primed the oil pump. Finished installing the new drive shaft.Still need to finish making up the spark plug wires, plumbing the power steering setup. Then reinstall the front clip and reconnect the wiring...

If interested, here's a link to my web site covering both the original build and the rebuild:http://roseandiris.net

I built this truck with a Cancer Awareness theme (I lost my wife to cancer 4 years ago). The signatures are of the folks who helped me finish the original build which we did BEFORE my wife passed.I was afraid I was going to have to remove the firewall for a 4" recessed firewall to accomodate...

I built this truck a couple years ago and ran the Flathead in front of a C-4 Tranny. It has power front disc brakes and I powered the booster for the brakes with an electric vacuum pump. That was all well and good, but the lack of Flathead vacuum made it a handful to drive.In June I removed...

First posting on this forum. I have a '41 1/2 ton that I built a few years ago, currently rebuilding with a small block 5.0 HO Roller motor, C-4 etc. Look forward to many visits here.