Dave Draper's 1940 Ford COE
Pickup P1
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The chassis is a 75 Chevy Van The engine
is a 430 hp 383 stroker with tuneport .
The bed is a 1956 Ford 3/4 ton The rear fenders
have been widened 5 inches, the front are the originals that
have been widened 3inches and I added 56 Ford
front openings .I realy enjoy driving this truck, it realy hauls ass.
Since completion I have racked up 7,200 miles
My Plate is LONGHALR
The spindles are stock ,but they are not C30
.They are Class C motor home.this gives you a 4 piston caliper, and 13"
rotors. The engine is under a modified chevy
van cover. The seat is a 1985 nissan pickup that has a shifter notch already
.By stretching the seat by 7" in the middle it fits perfectly. The cab
has been stretched 10". by cutting the top the floor and the doors, as
you can see the back of the cab is standard length .The door handles are
93 Honda Del Sol, which took hours and hours.They work very well and both
doors lock perfectly.The nose piece now swings open like a refrig door
.The gauges are 1968 Mercedes Benz that I sent out and had the face color
changed from black with white letters to white with black letters .The
steering column is 1985 chevy van the sreering wheel is 1939 Cadillac LeSalle.I
have alot of in progress pictures but not developed yet .I am in the process
of making a front bumper from a 1951 Jaguar sedan that I stretched 18"
inch
The Wheels are 16.5x8 in the front and 16.5x12
in the rear. The entire body has been channeled 8".