1936 Ford Pickup Refresh

[DRIVEN]

While I was out of town the last couple weeks, my dad got the running boards and front fenders mounted. I went over this morning to help mount the grille. Also swapped some other rollers on and adjusted the coilovers. There is just enough room for my little finger to fit between the tire and the fender lip. It'll probably go higher in the front and lower in the back before we're all done.









Getting closer.

 

[Texas82GP]

While I was out of town the last couple weeks, my dad got the running boards and front fenders mounted. I went over this morning to help mount the grille. Also swapped some other rollers on and adjusted the coilovers. There is just enough room for my little finger to fit between the tire and the fender lip. It'll probably go higher in the front and lower in the back before we're all done.









Getting closer.

"That's regulation height"

 

[DRIVEN]

We put in a few more hours today. Got the driver's side headlight mounted, front bumper, cut some clearance notches above the rear axle, wired the lights and cooling fan.
We filled it with coolant and were going to start it when we discovered the battery was weak. Put the booster on it and it fired right up. I topped off the ATF and backed it out of the shop where we let it idle for about a half hour. Then we let it cool and topped off the coolant again. This thing is an absolute b*tch to burp all the air out of.
We had to jump it again. Alternator is putting out 14.2v but the battery won't bounce back so it looks like we'll probably be returning it. Then my dad drove it a few hundred yards to get his mail. He said the idle surged a but and then it sounded like it was trying to detonate so he shut it off. When he did, it puffed back through the intake. Hmmm...curious. of course the battery was dead so we towed it back to the shop.
It'll stay on a charger all night and we'll mess with it tomorrow afternoon.

No pics.

 

[Texas82GP]

Moving under its own power is a big milestone, obviously.

 

[DRIVEN]

It sure is. I'm hoping the battery is what's wigging it out right now.

 

[DRIVEN]

Looks like the battery is junk. It would take a surface charge up to 12.4 but just cycling the fuel pump dropped it to 10v. Since I had bought the identical battery for my wagon, we swapped it in and it cranked over fine but wouldn't start. Turned out that a connector at the coil had been bumped loose when the radiator hose was installed. Easy fix -- fired right up.
I drove it up and down the driveway a couple times. Then we just let it run for about an hour while we messed with other stuff. It's getting closer but the more we look, the more we see that needs to be done.

 

[1evilregal]

It's getting closer but the more we look, the more we see that needs to be done.

" you know what, while we're in here..." 🙄

 

[DRIVEN]

No kidding. Luckily, we're constrained by his budget so it shouldn't get out of hand.

 

[DRIVEN]

Hey, check this out.

 

[roger1]

Just saw this auction end today on bringatrailer.com
It might interest you:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1937-ford-pickup/