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06-02-2018 #1
Project Bike Truck Poor Touring
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This is my project. This Ranchero has a long history. It was bought brand new by my Grandfather in 1963 with a 170ci straight-6 and a C4 auto trans. It was “restored” after he passed away. My uncle owned and drove it for years. He was a professional cyclist, and would use it to haul his bikes. The plate says bike truck. I honor him by keeping it. Then one day out of the blue, he gave it to me. The only conditions were that I hot-rodded it and could never sell it, only pass it on to a family member.
I drove it for a couple years and, while working at a shop, agreed to bring it in and build it. I stripped it apart and it sat, and sat, and I moved so it had to get stored. Fast forward 7 years, I got married and bought a house. First thing that moved in was the Ranchero and I started working on it myself. The more I got into it the worse I found the original “restoration” was.
My wife, friends, and family all agreed that we should cut it up and go full crazy. So here we are.
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06-02-2018 #2Registered User
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So, what's the build plan?
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06-02-2018 #3
I am currently not the smartest when it comes to computers, so my buddy Phil (check out his Mustang build here) is helping me out. I’ve built a 2x3 perimeter frame. Rear suspension is a torque arm with a watts link. Power comes from a Ford inline-4 2.3L Turbo out of an SVO Mustang backed by a T-5 manual trans. Here are a couple of shots of the start of the tear-down.
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06-02-2018 #4
This is the floor getting cut out. Last picture shows the Bondo they used to fill the areas in the floor and back of the cab. Hacks!
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06-02-2018 #5
Here is some of the framework in 2x3 steel.
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06-03-2018 #6Registered User
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