This 52 Ford Pick Up is really a nice survivor.  It came in on a Flatbed, with a not running early model 59C Flathead and no brakes.  We did a major brake rebuild with all the usual: Rebuilt/resleeved master cylinder, all new lines, hoses and cables, new drums wheel cylinders and hardware.  We then got the motor running to establish a baseline for the overall driveability and pulled the engine for a custom rebuild by Bryan Maloof Racing.

Looks like a long time ago someone started to hop-up this old motor.  It already had been ported, had the Offenhauser heads, a tri-carb intake of which only the center carb was hooked up, and an FE block oil filter mount had been adapted.  The heads have been powder coated and the fins polished by the combined efforts of Miller's Powder Coatings and Best Metal Polishing.  The motor is getting a whole new rotating assembly (pistons/crank/rods) to build this motor out to a balanced and blue printed stroker. Can't wait to hear and feel this one run!

• Engine Rebuild (Complete)
• Brake Rebuild (Complete)
• Treat Rust, Repaint Engine Compartment (Complete)
• Install Engine (Complete)
• Paint Cab, Doors, Hood (Complete)
• Rewire with modern fuse box and new wiring (Complete)
• Repair fenders & Paint (Complete)
• Repair Bed Sides and Paint
• Exhaust System

We’re entering final phases on this truck.  The mechanicals are for the most part done and only a little remains on the wiring.  We recently took it out sans fenders for a good 50 mile ride @ about 65 mph on the highway.  The freshly built stroker flathead was begging us to push it harder.  It screams.

The gauges have been recalibrated for 12 volts. We found lots of interesting patches under the old bodywork which was a bit thick on the fenders over all the patches and had blistered.  We’re not really sure why all these symmetrical patches were added in the first place.  There’s no apparent rust or damage underneath them.  There’s matching patches added to the left and right fenders that are another layer of sheet metal braised over what was underneath it.  They then added a thick coat of filler, and a not so good primer and prep there of, and painted over it.  We’re leveling out the old patches and tapering them into the existing fender so that will take minimal filler to bend them in.  A good coat of epoxy primer will be added before any filler is applied. The RH Bedside was heavily, rusted underneath all the patches and body filler that had previously been applied as you can see from the photos below and is being replaced.

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