Right on the heels of his T-bucket, Fry is doing another el-Cheap-o hot rod, a 36 Chevy 2-dr sedan. This gave Martyn an idea that would help us clean out the "bits & bobs" that have been cluttering up the Singlefinger shop. I quickly warmed to the idea because we REALLY need the room!
A strict budget was put together along with a spreadsheet to record the parts we have in stock & what we need to get for this build. (Engrs do that stuff) The starting point for our plan includes the 6-cly Chevy engine, the 4-speed Saginaw trans, 39 Ford front running gear, & a host of other parts lurking in the back of the shop. The 1st hurdle we had to overcome in this project was our apparent lack of a body or a chassis in this scheme.
As luck would have it, the body issue got solved today with this really cool eBay find- a 1949 White. We got a fairly rust-free cab, hood, headlights, & a super-straight grille in this package deal for $800.00.
- LOADS of attitude & patina on this truck!
- Except for a small rust hole on the cowl, everything looks great.
- Awesome grille & look at the cool headlights that come with it!
- Vern said that the interior looked "primitive", which adds to the character of this project.
As engineers are wont to do, we aim to be as frugal as possible & still prove that we can have a ball on a budget. We're aiming to keep this project below $5,000.00, including about $1,500.00 in swap meet parts that were found stashed in the shop.
We hope to be cruising around with this beast before the end of the summer!
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