Chuck Most Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 Just got my first order from Ed Fluck at Drag City- the '36 Ford truck grille shell with separate insert. This will end up on an East-coast style Deuce at some point. Good price, great casting quality, and very fair price.
Joker Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 This is going to make a lot of rat rod builders drool.
Chuck Most Posted March 10, 2012 Author Posted March 10, 2012 Threw some paint and foil at 'er, just to see how she'd look.
Art Anderson Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 Sorry, but that looks a lot more like the '35 truck grille than th3 '36. While both shells had the same grille insert, the '36 shell is over twice as thick front to back, as the '35, to cover the much thicker radiator (21-stud Ford Flatheads were notorious for overheating--so it was thought that a thicker core with more tubes would cure that--it didn't really). Beyond that, a very nice casting! Art
Dan Helferich Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 It is a '35 Truck grill, I just got 2 of them from Ed about a month ago. He did the master himself. If you've never bought from Ed you should check out his stuff, I have a lot of his items and have never been disappointed! http://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/member_dealer_directory/drag-city-casting-/ Send him an e-mail if you see something you like.
falcon wagon Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 I agree Ed is top notch knew his Dad and he did great casting also Ed makes some really great stuff.
Chuck Most Posted March 11, 2012 Author Posted March 11, 2012 Sorry, but that looks a lot more like the '35 truck grille than th3 '36. While both shells had the same grille insert, the '36 shell is over twice as thick front to back, as the '35, to cover the much thicker radiator (21-stud Ford Flatheads were notorious for overheating--so it was thought that a thicker core with more tubes would cure that--it didn't really). Beyond that, a very nice casting! Art True- though the '36 wasn't quite twice as thick front to back (it was 3" deeper, for the reason of fitting a larger rad as you mentioned). Another fun fact to consider- the 1935 and 1936 Ford Pickup and Commercial truck grilles were different from each other- the lower 'lip' on the commercial piece was a bit more rounded, to meet up better with the larger fenders used on the 1-ton and heavier trucks.
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