1938 Ford Other Pickups Description
For sale is our completely custom 38 ford cabover.This truck truly is one of a kind and has never been seen at any car shows. We have approx. 900 miles on it after completing the build.The reconditioned and highly modified body sits on a reworked and reconditioned 1999 chevy 2500 van chassis.All of the chassis brakes, steering and suspension have been gone through reconditioned or replaced and repainted.The truck has front disc/rear drum brakes, with sway bars front and rear. The suspension is air bags. The air bag system has dual compressors for quick pressure tank charging and is controlled by a dual Guage setup with individual switchs for each corner. A simple system!! Less chance of electronic failure. The front suspension uses the original chevy A arm type suspension while the rear is a triangulation 4 link setup. All brake lines, fuel lines, shocks, wirin, radiator, etc are new.Mounted inside the bed of the truck and hidden under a hydraulically lifted black ash bed floor is the engine as well as the air bag suspension system, dual batteries and fuel tank.The engine is a 350 cubic inch chevy, the engine has a 4 barrel carb, hei ignition and runs a thumpr camshaft. The exhaust is routed out the sides of the truck bed through custom side pipes.The transmission is a 700r4 with a lokar shifter.This truck runs alcoa 10 lug dually wheels that were machined down to accept light truck tires. The front tires are 245s while the rears are 285s.The interior is all new as well, the cab was completely sound proofed before reassembly. It is finished in black with white and chrome accents. An ididit steering column and banjo steering wheel along with new guages complete the look. As with everything else it is all new. The truck even has a heater and electric wipers. All lights are new, the headlights are halogens while the tail lights and all side marker lights are LED units.The body is all steel with the exception of the rear fenders which are fiberglass.the truck is black with a brown patina.Literally too much to list.Truck is located in thunder bay, ontario, Canada. 3 hours north of duluth minnesota.Thunder bay is an international port, I can ship this truck anywhere in the world right from here.Super cool truck, draws a big crowd wherever it goes. No disappointments!!
On Jul-05-16 at 17:32:27 PDT, seller added the following information:This truck is a cruiser, not a high performance race truck. I don't have a dyno sheet or have any quarter mile time slips.It is a mild 350 with a cam and a 4 barrel carb.Thnx😊
On Jul-06-16 at 08:35:40 PDT, seller added the following information:https://youtu.be/YKFFG9EPHPEhttps://youtu.be/mkRLNfqn944
On Jul-06-16 at 12:51:15 PDT, seller added the following information:I have been getting some inquiries regarding the weight of this truck. I had to have it weighed on a government approved scale in order to register and plate it after building it. The truck weighs 4600 lbs.
On Jul-08-16 at 09:16:19 PDT, seller added the following information:The engine is a 350 chevy, it was rebuilt and has approx 20k on it for mileage. We ran this engine in another car without incident before pulling it in favor of a big block.The transmission is a stock 700r4 that has been serviced and inspected, it had approx 60k on it.