1940 "project moonshine"
 

Well here we go.found this truck in august on cl.po wanted $3500 for it with a chevelle 12 bolt.got it for $2000 and a case of beer.he wanted some moonshine but none was to be had.motor tranny and front suspension was already removed.started gathering parts and talked to justin (scotts hot rods) and went with another ifs air bag setup for the front and 4-bar for the back.found a nice little used summit 383 stroker.we started working on it about 2 weeks ago and quickly realized we needed to channel the body 2" to get it right.that turned into alot more work but i think worth it.clearance is great in the front but in the rear were gonna have to raise the fenders a couple inches and add to the bottoms.this kinda work is no problem for my buddy bruce at vintage rod barn in woodburn.more to come.chizzler

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Few more from last night.

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Looks good! Are you going to stick with the GMC grill?

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yes.i also have the gmc top piece for the grill.

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Killer.... love it!

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Love it. Great patina.

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Looks great!!!!!!

Justin

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Looks awesome!! I have a '40 I'm collecting parts for, hoping to get it going in the next year or so. What are you planning on running for the power train and wheels?

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383 stroker with 3 deuce.700r4.wheels are wheel vintiques.15x5 and 15x7.

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Nice! looking forward to watching the progress on this one!

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couple pics.got the bed mocked up at about stock height.raised the fenders up about 3 1/2" to clear the tires.were going to add some to the bottom of the fenders to meet up with the running boards.

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Love it!

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Beautiful truck and work done to it, love the patina and the suspension mod, would you mind telling us how much was the IFS kit and what options came with it?

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Scotts hot rods front ifs kit with bags,sway bar,tubular adjustable upper a-arms,2" drop spindles.as far as price check there web site.they do member discounts also.

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The intake you are going to run is bad ass!!!!!

Justin

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Dope truck !! Soo glad youre keepinv the fenders and running boards. Wish i could find the fenders for my 36
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Looks awesome so far:metal: We will have to stop by and see it some time:chevy:

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thanks guys.scott anytime.

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Looks awesome!

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That is a bad ass looking truck! Nice build.

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few update pics.got the rear bumper fit.looks to be a 50s front bumper with splash pan.fits pretty good.didn't like the way the 40s bumper fit the back.got this one with the truck.got the motor mounts set with the stroker and 700r4.we were able to set it really low to keep the tranny tunnel to a minimum.chizzler

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couple updates.took the seat pan out to work on the tunnel for the drive line.also got the frame mount master/booster in place and built a tranny crossmember and mocked up factory column and steering wheel.more to come.chizzler.

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Looks great! I would get so much done in a space like that, the driveway in front of the house sucks

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im very lucky to be able to work on my projects in a shop that has everything.probably one of the best hot rod shops in portland area (woodburn)and its all his.thanks.

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This thing is awesome!

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Awesome project!! I'm in for the show.

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Bad A$$

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couple update pics.today the boss worked on building a tunnel and more of the floor on the inside of the cab.i worked on getting the fuel tank mocked up and raising the bed floor supports to clear the notch.the tank we used is a tanks inc universal mustang.chizzler.

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Bad ass!! I'm in
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got all the floor pans finished and shifter in.also modified the seat frame to fit the tunnel.i found a stainless box at a job i was working on so we sunk it in the floor under the seat for a battery box.got the steering column finalized and filled lots of small holes and the gas filler hole.thanks chizzler.

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Coming along nicely!

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Sweet. would love to see you're rides in person some time.

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got a little more done.we worked on adding a piece to the lower rear fenders to fill the gap.we channeled the cab 2" and raised the rear fenders about 3 1/2" so the fill in piece was about 5 1/2".we cut the bottom of the fender off and bolted it to the running board to keep everything straight.cut weld grind.next thing we worked on was the bed to running board filler piece.we started by hammering it flat and re bending it 2" taller.thought it might look weird but i think when the new metal is blended to match the fender it wont be to bad.thanks chizzler

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You do nice work.... Looking good.
keep up the progress.

Marc

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That truck is awesome!

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few more updates.we made a shroud for the radiator and future electric fan.we also welded in some bump stops for the front and finished the sway bar.i found some bumper brackets on flea bay that were for a 40 truck and looked correct.once we tried to fit them they were not even close.we ended up cutting them and making our own.we would have been better off using $20 bucks worth of flat bar.oh well.chizzler

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Love the 39-40 trucks , assume build.

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looking great!!!!!

Justin

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Hey Chizz, what are you going to do if the sending unit goes bad in your tank? Will you be able to drop that tank out of there? I was going to get a tank just like yours for my 46 but I am leaning towards the smaller version (16 gallon) because it has the sending unit on the bottom.

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paintman:the rear support for the tank bolts onto the frame incase we have to pull it ever.this is also a 16 gallon tank.universal mustang from tanks inc.got it on flea bay.i also looked at using a nova or chevelle tank with a pre 64 nova sending unit.

thanks justin.