1931 Ford Channeled Pickup - Trouble Maker

F A C T S & F I G U R E S
*Josh Martinson*
*Roy, Washington*
*1931 Ford channeled pickup*
CHASSIS
Frame / Manufacturer	Total Cost Involved (Ontario, CA)
Modifications	Z’d 4” in rear
Chassis plumbing	Steel Bundy type and rubber lines
Rearend / Ratio	Toyota 8” / 3.73:1
Rear suspension	Ladder bars by Pete & Jake’s (Peculiar, MO), ’
	40s-era Lincoln front spring, ’60s-era Dodge A-100 shocks
Rear brakes	Toyota 11” drum
Front suspension	4” dropped I-beam by Super Bell (Peculiar, MO); ’50 Ford F-1 pickup
	spindles, steering arms, and tie-rod; Total Cost Involved mono-leaf
	spring; ’37 Dodge front shock mounts
Front brakes	’50 Ford F-1
Master cylinder	’67 Ford Mustang
Pedal assembly	Total Cost Involved
Steering box	Vega-style
Wheel make, size	Kelsey-Hayes accessory, 18x3 3/4
Front tire make, size	Excelsior by Coker Tire (Chattanooga, TN), 4.50-18
Rear tire make, size	Firestone by Coker Tire, 7.00-18
Gas tank	stainless beer keg

ENGINE
Make	Chevrolet
Displacement	355ci
Machining / Assembly	NAPA Auto Parts, Tacoma, WA / Waterhouse Motors, Tacoma, WA
Pistons	Hypereutectic-cast 9.5:1 compression ratio by Speed-Pro/Federal Mogul
Valvetrain	Summit Racing 1107 hydraulic flat-tappet cam,
	.488/.510 lift, 292/302-degrees duration; roller-tip
	Magnum rockers by COMP Cams, Memphis, TN
Water pump	Summit high-volume
Cooling fan	Summit 15” flex-style
Radiator	’65 Ford Mustang copper/brass three-row
Alternator	GM 10SI
Heads	327 Chevrolet, heavily ported with 2.02/1.6 valves
Valve covers	Cal-Custom die-cast finned aluminum
Manifold / Induction	Performer by Edelbrock (Torrance, CA) / Avenger 750 by Holley Racing (Bowling Green, KY)
Ignition / Wires	Uni-Lite by Mallory (Carson City, NV) with tachometer drive / restoration-grade cloth-covered
Headers	Swap-meet 1 5/8” block-hugger
Exhaust / Mufflers	2 1/2” steel / 18” glass-packed

TRANSMISSION
Make	GM TH400
Converter	GM 3/4-ton pickup
Shifter	V-Gate by Hurst, Carson City, NV
Trans mods	Stage II shift kit by B&M Transmission, Chatsworth, CA
Driveshaft	Drivelines Northwest, Fife, WA

BODY
Body style / Material	Pickup / steel
Body mods	Channeled 4”, military-style canvas roof insert,
	door-window channels filled, scratch-built floors
Grille	’30 Ford
Paint type / Color	Alkyd enamel / OD Green
Graphics	Owner
Headlights / Taillights	Grote industrial / WWII-era military
Outside mirror	Peep style by Mooneyes, Santa Fe Springs, CA
Other body items	R4-style rotary latches (Bear-claw style) by Southco,
	Concordville, PA; windshield by Tahoma Glass, Puyallup, WA

INTERIOR
Dashboard	Unknown '20s passenger car
Insert / Gauges	Vintage military Stewart-Warner tachometer and
	US Gauge Co oil pressure and water temperature
Steering wheel	Swap-meet find with foam rim
Steering column	Universal stainless by Speedway Motors, Lincoln, NE
Seats	Military truck with original canvas
Floor covering	Ribbed rubber industrial mat
Seatbelts	Forklift

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