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This 1950 Chevy Pickup is one of my rum runners.
There is a series of these cars and trucks in progress. They will be displayed here as they are finished. |
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Check out the barrels in the back. |
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The shot to the left and the shot above are of the truck almost finished. |
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This picture shows the altered front end. I replaced
the straight axle
with a heavier unit, and changed the springs to a heavier set. |
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The box was treated to some rough treatment to simulate heavy usage. |
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This picture shows the 283 dual carb engine that replaced the original
wimpy 6 cylinder. With the horsepower of the V8, the truck had a better chance of a successful getaway. |
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The rear suspension on the stock 1950 pickup wasn't up to the
challenge of hauling dozens of jugs of 'shine, so I upgraded it with heavier duty multi-leaf springs. |
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If you look closely, you can see two bullet holes in the front fender. |
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When I was at the Toledo '99 show I pickup up some barrels to put in the back. |
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283ci w/ dual Rochester quads. You can't see it very well, but there's
throttle
linkage in there and the old crankcase vent tube on the back of the rocker cover. |
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This side shows you the fuel line and filter that supplies both carbs. I also made the open air filter out of sheet plastic and a finned brake drum. |
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Really plain, don'tcha think? See the manual column shifter? |
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Uncle Jesse! We're ready to go! |