My 50 roadster pickup build

[Indian113]

I never get tired of seeing pics of your truck Jim! Very pretty Lady, lucky guy! Thanks for the pics

[oldman3]

Thanks Ray, very pretty and very nice girl...Jim

[litew8]

Beautiful.

[xpickup]

oldman3, great looking pictures. Cool looking old theater with a great looking truck.


Shannon

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by xpickup

oldman3, great looking pictures. Cool looking old theater with a great looking truck.


Shannon

Thanks Shannon, had some fun times in that theater when I was younger (over 50 yrs ago)...Jim

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by litew8

Beautiful.

Thanks...Jim

[lv2tri2]

Read this for the first time today and your thread is certainly one of the best, if not the best I've seen. I'm building a 49 and your time with pictures and description will answer so many questions. Thanks for the time you spent for the rest of us.

[oldman3]

lv2tri2, I'm honored for the high praise you've given me. There are so many outstanding builds on this site. Welcome to the site and if I can be of any help, don't hesitate to PM me...Jim

[longbike]

Very cool truck oldman love the look, do you ever miss the 32?
Im dying to build a 32 sedan hotrod!

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by longbike

Very cool truck oldman love the look, do you ever miss the 32?
Im dying to build a 32 sedan hotrod!

Thanks for the compliment. Yeah every now and then I miss it, and wonder how and where it's at now. As I've said before your truck came out super...Jim

[oldman3]

Hey guys, wasn't going to post this, but after thinking I thought if might be beneficial to someone. Anyhow last week I decided to change my front shocks and springs. When I built my truck I started out with the stock style springs (see pic below). To make a long story shorter I changed the springs 3 times (275#,300# and 325#) and was never happy with the arm angle or the ride. So I installed coil-over springs and shocks. I used 600# springs and Pro shocks for MII. At the time Pro shocks had a tube over shock for spring collar, not a threaded housing for the MII. Installed them and was happy with everything. Got the arm angle level and the ride was good. Working with my son and on other rides we really like the QA1 adjustable shocks, so I decided to change mine out.

[oldman3]

This pic shows the old Pro shock and 600# spring.

[oldman3]

This pic shows the new QA1 adjustable shock and the 700# spring. When I talked to QA1 they said I needed the 700# spring because of the weight on my front end. If I used the 600# spring I would be going up to far with the collar to make my arm level and the ride would not be as good.

[Kim57]

Nice work and write up.
Kim

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by Kim57

Nice work and write up.
Kim

Thanks Kim

[Indian113]

Hi Jim, always trying to improve on something perfect!! Glad you don't have this white stuff like we do to drive in.

[ChuckDriver]

Great write-up! How does the ride compare to the old setup?

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by ChuckDriver

Great write-up! How does the ride compare to the old setup?

Thank you on the write-up. Ride is great so far, have only driven it about 10 miles. Need to take over some rough roads to get a better feel on the ride and handling. Snowy weather, sleet and rain, hasn't allowed for much driving. What I hope to do is drive a certain road, stop and adjust the shock and drive the same road again, until I feel happy with ride and handling...Jim

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by ChuckDriver

Great write-up! How does the ride compare to the old setup?

Well, I finally got some miles on the truck and wanted to report back. This Friday and Saturday I drove back and forth to the Mid-American Nats in Springfield, MO. Put on 563 miles, I've driven this route many many times, and all I can say is WHAT A DIFFERENCE. Ride is much better and takes the curves nice. It's still set at the 10 setting on the shocks, but I might up it to 12. There is very little body roll at 70mph on some tight curves, but at the 12 setting it may be better, but I don't want to lose any ride quality either. I'll play around with it some and let you know later how it does. Adjustable shocks aren't cheap, but if you have to replace yours, I think it's well worth the price...Jim

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by Indian113

Hi Jim, always trying to improve on something perfect!! Glad you don't have this white stuff like we do to drive in.

Hey Ray, thanks for the compliment. You're wrong on the white stuff, we got 3" of sleet and 3" of snow on top of that last night. I spent most of the day chopping the stuff off my concrete approach to the garage. I'll wait for the sun to melt the rest...Jim

[Indian113]

Glad you had a good time and enjoyed the ride with your new shocks. Wish I could have rode along with you.

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by Indian113

Glad you had a good time and enjoyed the ride with your new shocks. Wish I could have rode along with you.

Thanks Ray, wish you could too...Jim

[Advanced Design]

Jim,
I sat down this morning and went through your entire build. I know, pretty late to the party. Like many have mentioned you do outstanding work. And you've commented a number of times you have average skills. Ha....if my skills ever reach the level of your average I will be pleased.
Great work and I always enjoy what you and Mark post up.
Merry Christmas,
Doug

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

Jim,
I sat down this morning and went through your entire build. I know, pretty late to the party. Like many have mentioned you do outstanding work. And you've commented a number of times you have average skills. Ha....if my skills ever reach the level of your average I will be pleased.
Great work and I always enjoy what you and Mark post up.
Merry Christmas,
Doug

Doug, thanks for the compliments, and for taking the time to look over the build. When I say average it's because I've seen some work on here and at events that just blow me away. Mark and I both have picked up stuff from other peoples work. We try our best to make things look right. There's nothing wrong with your work, we all learn from others and that's the best part. Believe me when I say you will get better with each build, I think it's just in a car junkies gene's. Well I guess I should get off my box now. Merry Christmas to you and the family...Jim

[solidaxel]

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

Jim,
I sat down this morning and went through your entire build. I know, pretty late to the party. Like many have mentioned you do outstanding work. And you've commented a number of times you have average skills. Ha....if my skills ever reach the level of your average I will be pleased.
Great work and I always enjoy what you and Mark post up.
Merry Christmas,
Doug

Yes I had the same feelings when I read his thread!
If you have the time you should follow what he has inspired in his Son!
He has picked up some very interesting traits with his build