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1934 Ford Rat Hot Rod pickup With a story. It was originally purchased at Vermillian Garage.

It was used haul beer from the Peoples Brewery in Duluth back to Skalas Bar in Tower MN.

I have copies of a 3 page hand written letter from Jack Skala talking about goin on all day rides with his uncle.

He tells a very interesting story about a time he was hit in the head with a horse shoe while standing in the bed of this truck.

Kinda cool considering the truck has several horse shoes incorporated in the build before he wrote the letter telling the story.

He also sent a copy of a picture of his uncle next to the original truck.

The truck has been is several magazines.

The entire build is documented on Killbillet dot com. I can not figure out how to create a link.

It's archived on their site so click view full version in the top left.

If you search G00gle " killbillet 34 rat-Dinkey's Garage "

Chopped 5 1/2 inches. Custom 2" x 4" frame rails with 4 inch kick up in front

and 27 inch kickup on rear. Frame is holed out small to large holesfront and rear. All custom cross members and brackets, are holed out.
Everything on this truck has been planned out and built correctly for
looks and safety.
The the front axle is a 48 Ford drilled out and flipped over with New tie rods out front. The radius arms are bent,gusseted and holed out.

Friction shocks out front with mustang shocks on radius arms. Custom brackets for everything. Also has a steering stabilizerand a panard bar.

The backing plates are drilled out and it has allnew bearings, seals, and brakes. The drums were turned.

The rims are 17"wire 34 Ford truck rims with New Inland 4 1/2" x 27" tires with new tubes.

The Grill is a 33 Ford truck grill, cut down, with Winged Chrome skull
on top. with red eyes. It has a New Mustang radiator with a 6 blade fan
for cooling, No electric fan on this Rat Rod !

The Engine is a 272 Y block Ford bored 30 and built by C-Tech in Grandville Mi. It has a Clay Smith, 500 lift cam with double valve
springs. (Saturday Nite Special Cam) The intake is a Scotty VintageSpeed Y intake with 2 holley 94" setting on top with long volisity
stacks with chrome caddy bullet rings. Mallory ignition, Hot spark Coil.

Engine spec's: 3.625 bore (30over) 3.297 stroke 1600-5100 RPM range
Y-282s crane cam --- 284-236-108-460 lift with double 115 # springs
2- 94's holleys -- jetted 40rt 42 left Moto BF 82 plugs at .035 Running 87 Oct.
The torq. is at 235 at 2900 and the Hp is at 160 at 4400.

Not a lot of Hp but good torg all the through from 600 to 5100. with a nice idle lope.

Did not have it built for Hp but for a good strong Rat Rod motor .

Thanks to Bob and Arnie at C-Tech Performance.

Engine has Flame thrower on front two pipes with their own new coils and control box. The Header pipes are custom made with a weed
cutter look , and have motorcycle mufflers tacked in ends on pipes. The pipes are wrapped with black heat tape and laced with copper wire.
The Transmission is a T- 98 Ford truck top loader 4 speed. With new clutch and pressure plate. Custom drive shaft done by Driveshaft Specialities.
The rear end is a 48 Ford Banjo Sedan ,with a 358 ratio, with a new Speedway conversion kit installed.

Set up with buggy spring in front of axle with a single, 2500 # air bag. Has panhard bars , and 1 inch upper and lower bars. Has mustang shocks on rear. All controled by a New Lincoln Town car air pump and a 2 gal air tank. Frame will sit on ground or raise up 6 inches. This truck ride like a dream. Straight as a arrow. and no shimmies or shakes of any kind. I run it 65/70 and let go of the wheel and it runs straight with no pull and stops on a dime. The rear has New brakes and drilled out backing plates, and has retainers, new bearings and seals. The rubber on the rear are New Tornell Truck tires, 10 inch x34 inch high on 17 inch rims.

The Truck has Cowl steering , with a New reversed Vega box. with New pit arms and linkage. Has a 4 spoke 17" Ford tractor steering wheel.
Cab has bomber seats with 3 inch cushions with seat belts. basic Autometer gauges, and air ride pressure gauges. with manual valves.

Cab has Green Glass vintage clearence lights on visor, glass door knobs ,Horseshoe latches on inside. Horn , High and low beam, Vintage turn
signal controler, boat compass that works and red lighted, Red rubber fan that works, Red house phone Fake but fun.

Cab has #60 rollerchain over cowl and radiator grill and the gas tank.

Truck has vintage turns (arrows ) on front with seal beamed 32 Ford
buckets. Rear has vintage 37 Ford turns with 59 Cadillac lights and stops,

With a 7 inch bus stop light also. All new brake lines and double master
cylinder. Truck has an Oval 11 gal gas tank with no sender. Has locking gas cap.

No glass other than the windshield which has a small crack in the corner under a sticker.

These are vids you can search that show the truck

1 " Gnarly Jones Wild Thing " (Detroit Autorama 2014)

2 " 2012 Autorama_Setup_Basement_Rat Rods_Pinup Girls "

3 " Dinksyblock "

4 " 272 y-block dyno pull "

These are the exact titles of the vids.

This truck has been on the road since 2011 and proven to be a winner.

No warrenty implyed, it is not a new truck. It is a Hot/. Rat Rod.

If you have the balls you can drive it anywhere. It does draw a crowd where
every she goes. Lots of awards.

1934 Ford Pickup Truck Rat Rad Bagged 1st Place Detroit Autorama

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