The Ultimate Pre-War Jalopy Shop Truck - Hot Rodding 101

[@erniehoffer1784]

Great explantation. I am 76 years old. Exactly what we did 60 years ago.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks for watching Ernie!

[@1954shadow]

Matt, give “Puddin’s Fab Shop,” a look up, he is going to start a Model A with a flathead, and it will be a learning process, first time he has tackled a car like this.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Very cool!!!!!!! 👍👍👍👍

[@lewisquick1018]

You all have done such a great job building this truck. From loose pieces to a finished truck right before our eyes, I have really enjoyed watching this project.

[@markmccabe934]

Were You at the "Lone Star Round Up"? After the LSRU I went to Pate Swapmeet and traded My Flathead powered Glass T Roadster for a Stock 31 Model A Roadster and I'm planning to build a pre-war Hotrod! I appreciate all the work you've done on this and other traditional builds!

[@IronTrapGarage]

Nice trade! We weren’t at LSRU sadly!

[@CycolacFan]

Just beautiful 👍

[@motorfreaknew]

Cool!

[@johnkranz4004]

Very Kool Matt Looks Great

[@buckeyejim2989]

Watched thisn from find to finish 🗿 it was like it was waiting to meet ya Matt. Nice job👍💯

[@stevenkarnisky411]

Perfect!

[@Ecosse57]

that last shot under the pagoda should be a poster.

[@lelandrogers1078]

Great job. You reminded me of something that my friends and I did back in the late '50s. My friend had a '51 Chevy and wanted turn signals. He found a column mounted switch with all the wires but no instructions. We worked all day figuring out and installing. When we started the car and gave it the big test the radio went on off, on off when we tried the left turn selection. We finally got it working about dark.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Haha that’s great!

[@johnbradley845]

Work of art. Love it. Overdrive would be awesome

[@jeffchecchio5026]

She's badass!!!! Great job matt

[@stringybarkin]

This would be perfect for where I live in Australia,one day I hope

[@cranberry3273]

LOOK`N GOOD MATT ,, Didn`t see you at Canfield , Ohio ,, You didn`t miss much except the Rain and MUD ! ! ! ! LOL 🙂

[@romo5268]

Nice build.👍

[@tomrichardson2099]

Matt, Shop truck; NAILED IT,

[@AC-gj4ze]

Arguably in the Top 5 Best Hotrod in the United States

[@RobFrisby]

I told you this on ig before but, I absolutely love that RPU. Also oddly enough, I live in a fairly small town in SC and I saw someone with one of your stickers on their truck the other day. I know you are well known in the world of traditional hot rods but I’ve never seen another traditional styled car around here other than mine.

[@IronTrapGarage]

That’s awesome! Glad to see fans all over!

[@garycamara9955]

I just build what I remember the older guys were building when I was a kid. We actually had a mix of muscle cars, new then, Hit Rods, and family cars. Lots of tri five chevies, and a couple of tri five T-Birds.

[@michaelgillespie1206]

Yep, the video was helpful in making me want one even more, with a flathead mill, no doubt.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Awesome!

[@garycamara9955]

I used a triple roller to make my own megaphones for my headers. We used late flathead road draft tubes for the zoomie headers on my daughters V860. Its in her 18 T roadster.

[@marshallcrank]

Incredible perfect amazing beautiful truck

[@sogdal1]

cool video, thanks for the ride!

[@TheTubeTube2]

What a great truck!

[@johnbehneman1546]

I LOVE THE IDLE!!!!!

[@thomasmitchell6921]

Barrett Meets The Truck - Hot Rod Magazine

[@MrGixxer1300r]

I pretty much followed this entire build, and this is one of my favorite cars you built. It's very cool and period correct. Awesome content Matt!!

[@kevinbarrett9615]

Love this , maybe my favourite era.

[@maryannherrschaft8842]

The " Roadster Pickup" is an Iconic Hot Rod! My favorite Lakes era. car: 1933 3 window with no fenders and severe chop, Big & littles, Raked as it should be With a Full race Flatty!

[@johnbernstein1127]

I like it.

[@steveclark4291]

I love that truck

[@hdvette64]

Fantastic outcome on this one. Awesome build! Now you need to build a belly tanker to pull behind that rig.✌️

[@ONEFUNFONE]

Vintage single axle trailer just like they did it back in the day.

[@hdvette64]

@@ONEFUNFONE You know it! If I saw that pass me on the road, my neck would strain.

[@g.o.b.2558]

Heck yeah

[@jimshotrod2519]

What a braw truck Matt,inspiration for my coupe - apart from the V8........and mine has 39 gearbox internals with a 32 trans case , 4 BANGERS FOREVER !!

[@headersandstrings6737]

I love the builds, but I’m really digging the hotrod 101 series.I would love to find a 20’s 30’s to build!

[@andrewfuhrman2664]

Shop truck came out great. Auburn dash and funky turn signal /tail lamp are my favorite parts! 😮

[@petermanship2001]

You and the rest pf the guys did an amazing job with creating the dry lakes look from back in they the day. And I must say like the Rolling Bone estic's you have my vote for nailing the look of early hot rodding looks of what the cars of that era looked like.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks Peter!

[@buckeyejim2989]

👍🗿

[@garycamara9955]

I actually knew Marty, from Moredrop. XHis shop was in East Oakland in California. When hexretired he tried to sell the shop. Complete with inventory. Noone bought it. His grandson was there. They were dropping a Peterbuilt axle at the time.

[@wgoconnor33]

Is it just me but Matt simply explaining everything is very cool 😎

[@richardkelley3644]

Awesome little home built hot rod truck!! I love it.

[@TheCrackerBox]

Thanks for another , Brother !!

[@samuelmottweiler3833]

Man that is awesome! You could drive that right out of the history books. Plus, there is nothing like open headers on a Flathead.

[@hotrodmyk]

Followed the build series of this truck. Absolutely love this little truck. You've captured the era perfectly.

[@minbannister3625]

That's the style I like. My A roadster was built that way but the parts list is very different.

[@garycamara9955]

I have 3. 78s in my roadster. They work just fine, even on the freeway. When I occasionally use the freeway.

[@mikakari9498]

You did good. Such a great little RPU truck.

[@PepeofCalif]

all-time Fave Dry Lakes ever - Chrisman Coupe !

[@stephenhammer7357]

sweet ride, great looking fresh.

[@JohnnyJalopyArt]

seeing the truck in motion is the best!

[@edwardmartin3069]

You have to love the sound of those pipes on this truck... Reminds me of a neighbor's car back in the 1960s. He had a 1954 Chevy Bel Air 2-door hardtop. The old 235 6-cylinder had a 3-2 barrel log manifold and split exhaust headers, running a pair of straight pipes out the back. The pipes were fabricated from driveshafts and were about 3 inches in diameter. The sound was very distinctive. He lived on the section line behind us, which is exactly a mile away. While standing outside waiting for the school bus I could hear him fire that engine and pull out of his driveway on the way to school. Amazing sound... I guess it is the high-carbon steel that gives it that tone.

[@shartne]

You know I think its cool I ve told you that right after it was finished. I love it.

[@Dadvictr]

One of my favorite projects y’all have done.

[@johnbehneman1546]

GREAT VIDEO MATT. THAT TRUCK IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE BUILDS!!!! THANKS FOR SHARING!!!! PLEASE CONTINUE TO SHARE YOUR TRUTH.

[@joewysocki5619]

WHAT a bucket of bolts! Love it!

[@jonlennon3348]

Love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@michaelguinn5736]

Morning Matt!! Really like the shop truck, I agree with some of the comments here, you could have a contest on the ITG logo on the doors, I definitely like the traditional style of your shop truck, as you know I'm doing the same with my 31 Ford Coupe.... y'all be safe!! God Bless!!

[@IronTrapGarage]

Not into fake patina logos on doors. It just looks well.. fake. Just my two cents!

[@hammerandhatchetengineerin4967]

Simple is always the best. Nice work

[@batterymakermarkii2654]

I'm under the conclusion that you're the guy that puts the puzzle of a pile of different, random-found parts together and the results are spectacular...As Buster Keaton said to his team while making "The General", you "make it so real...it hurts..."

[@IronTrapGarage]

Haha thanks!

[@ben11141976]

I absolutely love this truck! My dream truck is a’29rpu

[@EVILDR235]

I have only ridden in two model A Fords. Both were 1929 roadster pickups. The one I will always remember most was in 1969 when I I met this guy named Steve. He had built his in the early 1960's while in high school. His had a model B four cylinder block with a Christie OHV conversion head, two Chandler Groves two barrel carbs, headers, Mallory dual point distributor, 39 tranny and a quick change rearend of some type. It probably had alot of other features I didn't notice. Steve also had a 1955 Ford F100 that had never had a Ford motor in it. The original owner of the Ford worked at a Ford assembly plant in California and bought the truck without a engine. He bought and installed a brand new Cadillac engine in it. When Steve got the truck the Caddy engine was worn out, so Steve installed a 394 Oldsmobile engine in it. Steve lived in Napa California as was a well known dealer in old Ford parts as well as Studebaker and Packard parts. He was killed about 10 years ago in a firearms related accident.

[@ronnysandberg4296]

Sounds soo right !! I really have to play Stick Shift with the Duals pronto on my 1959 Wurlitzer jukebox El Doc Sweden

[@pauldutram455]

I love it, that's about as old school as you can get. You gave an old guy a real flashback. Thanks.

[@garycamara9955]

I have a vintage set of cast aluminum chopped windshield posts like a 30 it folds, and they are polished.

[@kalinagoedge2777]

Nailed it! Great job achieving your desired look!

[@franklindner8259]

Great project..Dry lakes bring innovation galore.

[@squidgameisaliarisawnosqui5341]

One of my favorite ones that you built, love them all something about this old girl. Great video ty Steve

[@knutbkristiansen]

Awesome video

[@jimmbo2]

Exactly what I would like to have 😊

[@randomyank7777]

Love that Roadster pickup , Matt . I remember when you got it down in TX . Basically a parts wagon , with rims . As I recall , & the older folks can verify this , they used to put garden hose over the tail-gate chains to prevent the noise , & resulting damage the chains did , while driving . I believe you put some spring - locking carabiners on them as well , to prevent them from "hopping out" of the tail-gait locking tabs . As a near finished Roadster truck , it's fantastic . I only say "near" because it would look awesome with the bed re-decked in new saw-cut wood , maybe a little deck sealer on it as a preservative , stain optional . But as you said , this is a vintage "old-school" Roadster truck . Nothing flashy , so much as fast , & functional . So in that respect , it's as done as it needs to be . Just how much gas did the original tanks hold ? Less than 15 gallons ?

[@Bbbuddy]

Perfect

[@coonlakebackwoods]

Awesome build.

[@briankinnear7461]

Great recap on the build. Truly amazing what can be put together with the right parts and especially the knowledge of how to use them in a total package. Love the truck. Be safe and stay well.

[@juanbarturen2726]

I LOVE IT!!! That is my dream car.....

[@usmclee65]

Thanks Matt that was a great build, it must be nice having all the parts to build it!

[@thomaslovejoy4368]

very interesting to me, thanks. I have most of the makings to make the same machine. Hope mine comes out that cool. Going to use your videos as a guide. Never built a hot rod before, I have a 28 roadster pk up body, fairly rough and a frame + a flat head v 8 - thanks again

[@IronTrapGarage]

You got this! Good luck!

[@IronTrapGarage]

You got this! Good luck!

[@TomTopar]

My heart is broken, while cleaning out a 96 year old spring repair shop here in Ct, I threw away a new gauge set up similar to the Auburn one you featured, It was in a GMC box so apparently it was a truck part. We scraped over 100 tons of new and old parts, Mounts, bushings, pins, [eafs, lights etc.

[@Knobstock]

The question that's burning a hole in all of us is, "What patina'd sign will you add to the doors?" Hey, let's have a contest!

[@Knobstock]

How about: MORNING WOOD Delivery Service

[@IronTrapGarage]

None.

[@waynespyker5731]

1965, Always liked the blue show car '29 Roadster PU from Hanover, Pa (always touring with a '40 coupe). However your patina version answers the bill perfect.😮

[@michaelfarren3712]

You guys have done a great job on the truck. I have really enjoyed the build up of this truck. I look forward to seeing what you are doing.

[@MichaelMBarnes-f7b]

Sounds like it runs out fairly well.

[@tinbadge]

I still think ya should paint the wheels red to match the super charger and they would pop and then put your garage logo in red on the doors like the flathead on the shirts . But either way it’s still cool. 👍👍

[@bobhalstead1879]

Hello from arizona,when you put the cummins in the big red truck,you should build a rod around the motor you remove.waste not want not.

[@avianfish8732]

I love it.

[@danontherun5685]

First commandment, make it to fit you and make them drive well. End up keepers and collect more road dust than garage dust. I missed the big red truck engine change episode, I'd do a 90s 460 O/D 5 speed, near bolt in and would pull the truck and load.

[@fredkaminski3668]

Nice! Looks like the grill shell is sitting a little too high.

[@IronTrapGarage]

It’s sitting perfect. Just as they did it in the 1940’s. Steal a 32 grill off a car in the junkyard and bolt the radiator and grill onto the model A. Again. Study old photos and you’ll notice a lot of the cars the grills “sat a little too high”

[@BrianSmart1959]

Just curious whether you guys have ever been to Auburn, Indiana to the Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg Museum and the National Auto and Truck Museum. Well worth a visit if you've never been there. You could see where those Auburn dashes came from.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Been wanting to go it looks amazing!

[@steveclark4291]

I believe that there is away to take the slop out of the steering wheel . I did it on my 54 international 1/2 ton pickup ! But was 40 years ago !

[@tomfortson2684]

Very Nice, Matt! I have a hard time deciding between your great shop truck/dry lake racer, and a belly tank racer. Ry Cooder made an album called "Flathead" a dozen years ago, or so, with some great photos of dry lake racers. If I can find the book, after our move 6 years ago, I'll scan and send to you - if that appeals...

[@garycamara9955]

We had a dumb woman ask why we didn't have smog control on the 1918 T. I said because its a hundred years old. They didn't have smog a hundred years ago.

[@garycamara9955]

Not required on cars that are older than 1972. It is supposed to be 20 years old but I think it's 1972.

[@garycamara9955]

The first smog was just a pcv valve and that was in 1965. They got an Air pump in 66. Didn't have a cat till the 70s.

[@JohnnyJalopyArt]

man this episode is great. do you have an episode that speaks about what to look for to not buy bad old frame?

[@jerrylong381]

Love the build Matt! IT'S BITCHIN!! This came together fast, thanks to your prolific parts collecting. The only thing I would change is putting me in the drivers seat. One question, did the truck engine have a bigger cam from the factory? Thanks for all you do, and bringing us along. I am hoping to be making a road trip from Missouri to Dover this summer. I'd love to come by and pick up a couple Tee's.

[@IronTrapGarage]

The truck engines weren’t much different in this era other than some having a different pulley arrangement. Later engines were factory relieved for bigger valves and some other small differences

[@garycamara9955]

You built it just the wat I would have.

[@dalestewart5670]

Great, what can i say

[@tonyrum5808]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@johnbehneman1546]

SUGGESTION: OLD SKOOL RODZ MAGAZINE.

[@swiftxrapid919]

We need a clutch drop launch

[@scottholtzman3161]

Cool shop truck, lettering ? Looks like a fun ride

[@garycamara9955]

I met Marty at Moredrop. They had a stock of predropped axles in stock. We had a 35 Dodge axle dropped. He said they had done less than 20 of them. He wanted to sell the company and its stock for $10,000. I didn't have the money. I couldn't believe noo e bought it. The family sent everything to scrap. A true shame. They even did diesel truck axles.

[@garycamara9955]

Most of the cars built in the 60s had an SBC in them.