This is an ongoing project. It is a rolling restoration.
Started 2007. Completion 2022
Upgrades and modifications completed so far,
Exterior paint and colour,
Dupont Almond N2/N117.
Engine,
350ci (5.7L) small block, stock, generation 1 Chevy V8 (1972).
"Street Demon" 1904 carburettor 750cfm.
"Edelbrock" 2701 aluminium inlet manifold
Electronic ignition.
"R & M Specialities" HT leads support bracket.
"GM Performance" "Chevrolet" rocker covers.
"Sanderson" performance "header" exhaust manifolds designed for 1947-53 Chevy truck.
"SBC" aluminium finned deep oil pan with high volume oil pump and hardened drive shaft.
Mooneyes Speed Equipment USA. WAS6917 finned polished water pump.
Cooling package - original radiator with custom polished aluminium shroud, "Spal" flaps, "Spal" high performance
electric fan, "Centech" fan controller with sensor and "Billet Speciaclities" polished aluminium coolant recover bottle.
"Car Plan" semi synthetic 10W 40 motor oil.
"Comma G-05" antifreeze mixed with di-ionised water.
Transmission,
"Extreme Automatics" Stage 2, 4 speed 200-4R automatic transmission with overdrive. Aluminium finned oil pan,
"Lokar" 24" flexible dip stick filler tube with dipstick
"Ididit" shifter cable.
"Derale" "Hyper-Cool Dual" 13740 stacked plate, 10 row transmission cooler with shroud and twin fans (front).
"B&M" "Supercooler" 70273 (40mm thick) stacked plate, 24 row transmission cooler (under chassis).
"VDU" transmission pressure gauge and transmission sensor.
"AutoMeter" temperature stepper motor gauge with digital 2-wire sensor
"Centech" fan controller with single wire oil / water temperature sensor
"B&M" "Original Trick Shift" transmission fluid.
Fluid capacity of whole system - 9 quarts. Refill is just over 7 quarts as some stays in the torque convertor.
Rear axle,
Chevy Caprice 7.5" 10 bolt rear axle with chrome diff. cover. Probable 2.56 gear ratio.
"Triple QX EP90" gear oil.
Brakes,
Dual circuit brakes. Disc brakes all round.
Front - "TCI" disc rotors and Wilwood two piston callipers.
Rear - Summit Racing disc brakes.
Chrome master cylinder from Leed Brakes.
Leed Brakes polished 9" single booster (servo).
"Saville" Nickel Copper brake pipes. "Comma" Dot 5.1 brake fluid.
Steering,
"Grant Signature" steered wheel.
"Iditit" 30" custom steering column with options - key ignition, tilt, column gear selector, wiper control,
cruise control, polished levers, gear selector indicator.
"TCI" power steering rack for TCI Custom ifs (max pressure 850psi).
"Tuff Stuff" 6174A 850psi max. chrome saginaw power steering pump and reservoir,
Tuff Stuff 5553A adapter and Mr Gasket chrome pulley.
"Triple QX" ATF (power steering fluid).
Suspension,
Front - "TCI" Mustang 2, 1947-53 Truck "Custom" end to end ifs
"TCI" / "Ridetech" coil-over shock absorbers.
Rear - Original leaf springs. 8 leaves reduced to 4 to suit smaller expected loads.
"Bilstein" shock absorbers.
Rear - bump stops from a "Ford Ranger" truck fitted.
Chassis,
A completely original frame which has been strengthened around the front and rear suspensions.
Wheels and tyres,
"American Racing" 15" Ventura deep dish (offset of -19 and backspace of 3.75 inches) alloy wheels. 8" wide.
235/60R15 98S TL Nankang Rollnex Cross Sport SP9
Electrical and lights,
"Rebel Wire" 21 Circuit wiring harness and fuse box.
"Summit Racing" 140 amp chrome alternator.
"Bosch" S4 004, 680 Cold Charging Amps battery. Battery box modified to take this larger battery.
HID headlights dipped and main beam.
LED side lights / indicators.
LED tail lights.
LED brake lights / indicators.
Original starter motor rebuilt in 2018.
Cab gauges upgraded to modern electrical types and additional under-dash gauges fitted.
Interior,
10 way power seats with integral seat belts (GMC Denali front seats).
Matching centre console.
Matching door panels and carpets.
Single piece headliner covered with foam and nylon.
"Pioneer" audio CD with 5 speaker surround sound, 5.1 channel amplifier.
5 speakers with sub-woofer.
"Hirschmann" electric aerial.
Gauge cluster has been upgraded to modern electric gauges without affecting 1952 original appearance.
Under-dash rev counter, transmission fluid pressure and transmission temperature gauges fitted.
"Vintage Air" air conditioning.
Maradyne 15000 BTU truck heater.
More legroom for the driver now available due to "podding" the foot-well. Firewall in this
area is extended forwards by 2-inches.
Under seat fire extinguisher.
Other features,
"Vintage Air" air conditioning also using a "Vintage Air" polished aluminium Sanden 508 type compressor.
"Billet Specialities" 10120 compressor alternator bracket.
21 gallon stainless steel fuel tank under the bed forward of rear axle. "E10" unleaded compatible fuel lines. Under chassis fuel filter.
Single glass windows installed in 1952 doors.
Truck bed mounted on 4 rubber engine mounts and isolated from frame, body and running boards.
(Eliminates rattles and stress fractures between bed and truck).
Full size spare wheel under bed behind rear axle.
Hardwood bed with polished stainless steel bed retaining rails.
No gutter rails to reduce wind noise.
Windscreen washers.
Rear windscreen privacy tint glass.
Hard folding tonneau cover from "Classic Tonneau Cover" (Vision International).
Additional,
Sound deadening materials,
Stainless steel nuts and bolts extensively used.
Planned upgrades and modifications for 2022 -
2022 Transmission sensing equipment to inhibbet starting in gear and sense reverse gear for reversing lights.
2022 Under dash "Autometer" gauge to digitally display gear selection from transmission sensing equipment.
2022 Under dash "Autometer" gauge to digitally display engine temperature with digital sensor in inlet manifold.
2022 Speed driven gear speed adjustment gearbox to correct speedometer for current wheel diameters.
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With the cover removed and just the hardware kit showing it still looks "show quality".
When the cover is fitted but open it still looks excellent and does not detract in any way from the appearance of the truck.
The cover can be removed in under five minutes.
All materials and finishes are of the highest quality.
There is a choice of hardware support finishes to suit painted or patina trucks.
A water drainage system is included to prevent water from leaking into the bed.
Better than original factory quality. Just look at the pictures above.
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