The Iron Trap Model A shop truck project is turning out to be a pretty cool and fun one. With more and more of the truck going together, it is time to see what it’s going to take to make it steer and that means a steering box swap. The original is “okay”, but a later box will make it a lot nicer to drive so that’s what happening in Episode 8.
The more I watch Iron Trap videos the more I want to build a 1920-1940 hot rod. They seem so simple and bare-bones if you want them to be and that means that you can put one together pretty quickly if you have the right parts and pieces laying around. Since the Iron Trap gang does, this cool shop truck project should be pretty simple and straightforward for them to get up and running. It’s especially nice since it is going to be a shop truck and not something that has to be super clean and finished when done.
That doesn’t mean it won’t be cool though! Check out video one of this project. There is more to come and you’ll dig it.
CLICK HERE IF YOU MISSED THE PREVIOUS VIDEOS ON THE TRUCK PROJECT
Video Description:
Now that we have a dashboard fitted into our 1929 Ford Roadster Pickup, we can get started on mocking up a steering box. If you have ever driven a Model A, you know that the steering box is quite hard to turn. Matt has a spare 1933/34 Ford steering box that tucks nicely into the frame rails and will steer much smoother. Matt works on relocating the box back a few inches back to clear the back of the flathead v8 and shorten the shaft to get the steering wheel into a perfect location. Next up are pedals and and a drive shaft and we can take it for a test drive!!
