39 chev rat truck

427CARL · CLINTON, ONT

RE: 39 chev rat truck

hemi43 · ONTARIO

427CARL wrote:
hemi43 wrote:
The best part is the guy that owns Driveline, Dwight, is a Mopar guy !!
is there more to the name driveline theres listing for Ajax and Whitby as well

Dwight's shop is on Wentworth just west of GM. There is another shop called "Driveline" in Pickering, but I think they do springs.

hemi43 · ONTARIO

You got lucky with that shaft. I actually got Dwight to balance the driveshaft off of my Sonoma I restored a few months ago. It was a split shaft with a hanger bearing and all new u-joints, but when I put it back in, the truck would rattle your teeth at 40 mph and that's why I had him balance it. Turns out one of the (Chinese NAPA) u-joints was out by .050". He replaced it with a Spicer joint and it was perfect after that.

-- Edited by hemi43 on Tuesday 4th of December 2012 07:47:02 PM

hemi43 · ONTARIO

Molten wrote:
I got mine done at Precision Drive and Hydraulics at 1333 Boundry Oshawa. Believe Richard is/was into VOLKS.

-- Edited by Molten on Tuesday 4th of December 2012 01:45:57 PM

Yup, he is !!

Sacotu · COBOURG, ONT

dwight will work on gm's, very clean shop, very fast turn around.

http://drivelinewhitby.com/products.html

fatstax · COBOURG, ONT

ive made my own driveshafts on numerous occasions,i have a lathe so i cut the old weld off the yoke, press it into the shortened tube and make sure the yokes are in phase and weld it up. its amazing how much runout there is on factory driveshafts. i find the shorter the shaft they dont tend to shake so ive never balanced any ive made. in this case i had the jag rear yoke which was 2 inch od shaft and the chev output which was 2 and 3/4. i didnt feel like messing around i want make as much progress as possible, i plan on having this on the road this spring

427CARL · CLINTON, ONT

sweet biggrin

I see you are in the colburg area..

ever see my homebuilt, red 355 V8 rwd 02 Sunbird convertible

-- Edited by 427CARL on Sunday 9th of December 2012 12:49:21 AM

fatstax · COBOURG, ONT

heres some more progress on the truck, i finally got it rolling on four wheels today. tackling the steering tommorow

427CARL · CLINTON, ONT

Nice work... is that the 8 still setting in it

fatstax · COBOURG, ONT

yes im sticking with the straight 8

Jazz · THUNDER BAY, ONT

I never considered making a driveshaft., .local shop made mine which is about 60", so $2.00 an inch ..the previous owner had made one for the truck and it was not straight even from 50' had a hook in it like a hound dogs hind leg.

Sacotu · COBOURG, ONT

was over to the shop earlier this week. the driveshaft was a work of art and that beast of a straight eight looks awesome from underneath.

fatstax · COBOURG, ONT

427CARL wrote:
sweet
I see you are in the colburg area..
ever see my homebuilt, red 355 V8 rwd 02 Sunbird convertible

-- Edited by 427CARL on Sunday 9th of December 2012 12:49:21 AM

i think i saw it last year. a couple of people i know told me about it. what was getting it e tested like?

fatstax · COBOURG, ONT

heres some more progress on the truck, just asking wondering though, headlights high or low?

Cat in the Hat · BRANTFORD, ONT

high.....

fatstax · COBOURG, ONT

thats what i was leaning towards, maybe right on the grille sheel, it looks narrow to me

Adslow65 · LINDSAY, ONT

Great build! I love it.... I think mount em high... I agree maybe right off the side of the grille shell?

Cat in the Hat · BRANTFORD, ONT

MOT says 22" from the ground....(I think)

flatblack55delivery · PORT HOPE, ONT

I like the way you have them mounted in the second picture.Confuse the hell out of oncoming traffic and get to meet super cop again. Ed

atomsplitter · NEWCASTLE, ONT

I've seen some mounted on the shock towers and I prefer that look.
If they're to close together it makes the front end look wierd.

fatstax · COBOURG, ONT

lights mounted, thoughts? better still i bought another straight 8 as spare for 600, older rebuild complete from a running car

-- Edited by fatstax on Sunday 3rd of February 2013 06:58:32 PM

Sacotu · COBOURG, ONT

so how are the lights mounted. they look good for heights. congrats on second engine.

fatstax · COBOURG, ONT

angles on the shock towers

Adslow65 · LINDSAY, ONT

Lights look good to me.... that's where I'd put em

123pugsy · MARKHAM, ONT

fatstax wrote:
lights mounted, thoughts? better still i bought another straight 8 as spare for 600, older rebuild complete from a running car

-- Edited by fatstax on Sunday 3rd of February 2013 06:58:32 PM

Can you post a pic or two from the front, say off to the side? From straight on they look good.

fatstax · COBOURG, ONT

off the hoist finally, thoughts? too high? not low enough i think.

i had intended to drive it off the hoist but i have to take it all apart to do the final welding on the frame.

123pugsy · MARKHAM, ONT

A bit too high, and JMHO, but too far forward. Seems like a big gap between the lights and grill shell.

fatstax · COBOURG, ONT

im going to lower the front an inch, the lights i dont want back much further the wheels will block the lights i think

Jazz · THUNDER BAY, ONT

With the route you are going with the truck you could always build a light bar,,,it would give you more options as to where exactly "we" want the lights.. Sure is coming along fast and looking good!..Hope you find a camera soon,,,those pics are so damn small.

Molten · CAMBOURNE, ONT

Looks good! What is the wheelbase and will you have it done for summer cruisin?

flatblack55delivery · PORT HOPE, ONT

Shawn as for wheelbase, can you say,street rail.If it was any longer MTO would have to issue Fatstax a special permit to drive it.The look is just right with that straight 8 out front and short rear.The fat tires give it a an attitude a kind of altered style drag look. Ed

Molten · CAMBOURNE, ONT

Yeah, looks good from pics. Straight 8 and suicide front end definetly make it a long fella!

fatstax · COBOURG, ONT

oh its going to be done and on the road by may, june at the latest. got the frame all welded up on saturday, put engine and cab back on today. now the push is on looks like its time to use some of my holidays to get some rat truck time in. and in honour of the seven cylinder guru(flatblack55) i have painted the frame flat black. finding an ample supply of flat black bombs is not easy in this area after mr white stocks up.

flatblack55delivery · PORT HOPE, ONT

Have I got a deal for you. Ed

fatstax · COBOURG, ONT

thanks flatblack but i bought some name brand paint, the ones not made from dolphin meat caught in the fish nets.

fatstax · COBOURG, ONT

gas tank.jpg keg tank done, beginning work on box

fatstax · COBOURG, ONT

finally got the starter back from the re builder, fired it up for the first time since the last time last year. ed came over to record and partake in the inagural run, in the rain of course with no fenders or windshield, of course

http://youtu.be/g06HvDlUo8c

http://youtu.be/4seylCX7vrw

http://youtu.be/_Q2OWKebEXo

if somebody could embed these on the site it would be better, i dont know how at this time

Sacotu · COBOURG, ONT

most excellent.

2inchestoolow · CLARINGTON, ONTARIO

Nyce! Must feel good to take it for it's maiden voyage!

flatblack55delivery · PORT HOPE, ONT

What a fun thing to be a part of ,thanks Fatstax for inviting me for the first ride in your pride and joy, something you built from a pile of unrelated parts and peices.It works,it starts and stops and turns.Nothing fell off or caught fire(not sure on the last on it was raining too hard)and we made it back to the garage in one peice.The next fun thing will be when I kick some rat truck ass in Picton this year,That is if I ever dry out.Congratulations Rob the little truck is awsome. Ed

hemi43 · ONTARIO

fatstax wrote:
finally got the starter back from the re builder, fired it up for the first time since the last time last year. ed came over to record and partake in the inagural run, in the rain of course with no fenders or windshield, of course
if somebody could embed these on the site it would be better, i dont know how at this time

Ha !! That was awesome!! Hey i found a windsheild for that 39 on E-bay------> http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Saran-Wrap-100-sq-feet-/220446768076?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3353a6bbcc

-- Edited by hemi43 on Wednesday 10th of April 2013 10:07:03 AM

123pugsy · MARKHAM, ONT

Great flicks.

Nice to see she's running without pushing it.

fatstax · COBOURG, ONT

so far ive raised the rear 2 inches since it was too low to be driveable. the engine i have needs a rebuild but im picking up two more engines this weekend, ones a older rebuild thats a runner and the other is a complete parts engine, i will swap in the better engine for now. the clutch is also bad as i discovered, might be why they stopped driving it back in 74. other than that im pretty pleased so far.

sasquatch · NORTH BAY, ONT

Thanks for the great videos!! Fun ride! Congrats on getting her out and driveable!

The Boy · COBOURG, ONT

Siiiiick

Adslow65 · LINDSAY, ONT

Great videos!! Thanks for sharing the maiden voyage!! Congrats

Sacotu · COBOURG, ONT

hows it steer for such a long front end.

fatstax · COBOURG, ONT

pretty good actually, i had it out again today for a bit. im suprised how tight it steers and drives

fatstax · COBOURG, ONT

lots of progress, made box the other night, mounted fenders, installed other engine and windshield

The Boy · COBOURG, ONT

box is looking good!