Tuesday, August 17, 2010

June 2009 - Inspecting Mr Fargo




I started to take the Fargo apart in June 2009 to get an idea of what I was dealing with.  The seller had commented that it just needed brakes and was good to run on the street.  Whatever!

My plan was to street rod it - upgrade the steering and brakes and engine, but keep it looking as stock as possible on the outside.

The interior - not too bad as far as old trucks go. You can see the original colour paint - burgundy. 

The engine - a running flathead inline 6. Cool but dated. 

A close up of the box and wooden bed.  Definately seen better days.  The plan is to replace the wood floor.

The box removed from the truck.  Check out the skinny bias ply tires.
This is the passenger side of the frame looking down at the spring mount.  This would be under the box.  Look at the nice crack on the frame... Research online revealed that these trucks were prone to frame cracking. 

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