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When a guy desperately needs a new project but his line-up of old ford trucks fills his covered parking spots, he needs to direct his attention to something with a smaller footprint. I built this diesel powered motorcycle primarily from local finds and my 40+ year collection of junk. I started...

Edit: Oops, just saw it's a '41. I saw this this morning on facebook Marketplace. Someone could get a great foothold in the flathead world with this truck. The wheels would be the first thing to go for me. No doubt it could be picked apart (instrument cluster) etc. But those that have built...

Just wondering what is recomended (if anything) on a cork/rubber oil pan gasket. My full time pro mechanic buddy uses permatex non hardening #2 on both sides, but cruising youtube has a different guy using a different treatment in every video. Grease, vaseline, indian head shellac, you name it...

Ever since I put this thing together I have people (friends from So Cal, strangers on the street etc) come up and tell me almost the same thing over and over.... "Now all you need is a roof rack with a couple of longboards on it". I usually shrugg it off but sometimes they get my lecture on how...

Saw this on facebook marketplace in Seattle. Just wondering. No affiation and I have a 9" rear in the woodie so not for me...

I met this guy at the Gold King Mine in Jerome AZ in 1992. I just came across the video and was marveling at the whole thing, but then I saw what he hauls to the truck shows and decided it was worthy of sharing with the Fordbarn community. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4WWc039pgo

I have at least one kicking around, but I am real familiar with the 94 type setup and am real comfortable with them. Why are the strombergs a big deal? Hot Rod nostalgia or are they really better somehow. I am currently running (from memory) a 2110? from a Y block on my 276 stroker in the ol'...

There is currently a discussion on this forum about floorboards for a '36 pickup and the discussion has turned to the subject of plywood. It has been verified that the truck's floorboards were originally made from this material. The discovery and early use of plywood has always been of interest...

Some of you will recall a photo I posted about 5 years ago depicting a somewhat crude wooden model of a '32 ford stakebed that I once owned. Some 40 years ago, the day before my son's 3rd birthday I made a sketch of the '32 and constructed the toy from scrapwood. It remains in good shape on a...

A really well made film clip produced in 1936 that describes just how an automobile transmission does what it does. I apologize in advance for the emblem on the hubcaps. https://youtu.be/JOLtS4VUcvQ

Is there any reason the S-10 version of the T-5 transmission wouldn't bolt up to a '51 H model flathead with the speedway or other kit? I have interchanged crashbox T-9s between the two engines. I'm quite familiar with shifting the T-9 but I'm seeing occasion where other family members are...

No affiliation/no knowledge... This came up on facebook marketplace when I was cruising ads. Everything mentioned in the ad comes with it in the asking price of 2900.00 . May be interesting to someone. ...

My 2 daughters were in the foyota with kids and friends, I drove the woodie with assorted grandkids. A grand old time was had by all. My oldest daughter who drove had gotten her driver license in the foyota 25 years ago when it was just an aging 4 door landcruiser and our family car. For the...

An old friend and I headed off on the redeye (6:45) boat yesterday to attend the swap meet at the state fair grounds in Monroe. We don't get out much so we made sure to have some fun. Ran into some old car buddies as we all do at these things. In the past week I had made two sales to 'Barners...

To start with, let me say that this F350 I drove home yesterday is not a good fit on this particular forum. I just thought my friends here might enjoy it. Also if the link doesn't work, then maybe someone here can go to youtube and search '59 F350 comes home' and post up a proper link. I built...

I have access to a good 4:11 pumpkin if someone has the rest. Thanks, Gary Please PM me.

I have been reading a thread tonight that goes into quite a discussion about the problematic axles in a banjo rear end. I have read tales of sphincters tightening as nuts are twisted, wheels with drums flying into oncoming traffic, threads stripping, cracks appearing, keys shearing and then...

There is a '41-'42 flathead ford in this video. It's winter, not va lot going on and I ran across this video. It just reinforced the way I feel about driving this stuff in a more or less, 'found' condition. I got a full dose by watching about 8 minutes worth. Now I want one, a Ford of course...

Hi Folks, My title is a bit misleading but what I need to know is the name for steel sections that are formed or bent, like frame rails etc. I need a couple of 9' 2x4 steel angles for part of a restoration project in my woodshop business. I don't want 2x4 angle with tapered webs and a sharp...

Got the current issue of Hagerty Insurance's publication 'Driver's Club' and our beloved V8 is a bold cover shot. Of course I noticed the merc heads right away. I also like the stock appearance and the fact that it looks like it's installed in a well used 'driver' . Front mounts indicating a...