If nothing else I am consistent in this one area. I will change course. A lot.
I don't think I discussed this here so here goes. Likely going a new path with the truck (1952 F1). Everything so far on this build has been modern tech resto-mod updating. Everything except the powerplant. That was to be old old school. Getting lucky and finding the '30 Model A has had me do nothing but rethink all this ever since. While I do have a second flathead engine I could rebuild for the Model A, it sure seems like the obvious path would be to put the completed blown flattie in it and do something else with the truck. A fully polished blown flathead belongs in hoodless rod like the coupe. For the truck something on the other end of the spectrum. Something modern, current. Rather than spend another $20k or so on a second flathead build wouldn't it make more sense to buy something turnkey?
I'm in the process of pulling the cab off the frame so I can finish all the little chassis stuff (brake lines, etc.), bodywork the frame and paint it. Be the opportune time to do the heavy lifting part for the new direction I am charting. That being to do the engineering and mounting parts fab for a different engine and trans combo. Cutting the suspense, I'm thinking 7.3L Godzilla with a new automatic trans behind it.
Looking at it from an expense perspective I'd be saving a fair amount over building a new engine and trans for the coupe. Everything for the current truck plan would swap into the coupe so nothing really wasted. From a time angle, It wouldn't take much to reconfigure for the new driveline. With the cab off it would be pretty quick and easy actually. It would require me to likely have to cut the floor a bit and fab a new tunnel/cover but at this point that kind of work is pretty straight forward for me now. The more I type this out the more it makes me want to go this route. Some may recall the initial thought when I got the truck was to go twin turbo coyote but I caved to the idea nostalgia of the flathead. Well, here we are pretty much full circle. The nice thing is the 7.3L Godzilla fits better than a Coyote would have. In fact, it leaves room for those turbos...???? SOB!
So let's talk this out. What do you guys think? I'm missing this season one way or another with the truck this year. At best if I stayed the course I might get it driving but never painted. Either way I would be painting this winter or more likely late spring when it gets warm again.
Let's hear it!
I don't think I discussed this here so here goes. Likely going a new path with the truck (1952 F1). Everything so far on this build has been modern tech resto-mod updating. Everything except the powerplant. That was to be old old school. Getting lucky and finding the '30 Model A has had me do nothing but rethink all this ever since. While I do have a second flathead engine I could rebuild for the Model A, it sure seems like the obvious path would be to put the completed blown flattie in it and do something else with the truck. A fully polished blown flathead belongs in hoodless rod like the coupe. For the truck something on the other end of the spectrum. Something modern, current. Rather than spend another $20k or so on a second flathead build wouldn't it make more sense to buy something turnkey?
I'm in the process of pulling the cab off the frame so I can finish all the little chassis stuff (brake lines, etc.), bodywork the frame and paint it. Be the opportune time to do the heavy lifting part for the new direction I am charting. That being to do the engineering and mounting parts fab for a different engine and trans combo. Cutting the suspense, I'm thinking 7.3L Godzilla with a new automatic trans behind it.
Looking at it from an expense perspective I'd be saving a fair amount over building a new engine and trans for the coupe. Everything for the current truck plan would swap into the coupe so nothing really wasted. From a time angle, It wouldn't take much to reconfigure for the new driveline. With the cab off it would be pretty quick and easy actually. It would require me to likely have to cut the floor a bit and fab a new tunnel/cover but at this point that kind of work is pretty straight forward for me now. The more I type this out the more it makes me want to go this route. Some may recall the initial thought when I got the truck was to go twin turbo coyote but I caved to the idea nostalgia of the flathead. Well, here we are pretty much full circle. The nice thing is the 7.3L Godzilla fits better than a Coyote would have. In fact, it leaves room for those turbos...???? SOB!
So let's talk this out. What do you guys think? I'm missing this season one way or another with the truck this year. At best if I stayed the course I might get it driving but never painted. Either way I would be painting this winter or more likely late spring when it gets warm again.
Let's hear it!
