tjc transport Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 3 hours ago, TeamsterGrrrl said: The Ford 302/5 Liter is a more compact and lighter engine than the small block Chevy and can put out just as much power. Friend of mine had a '48 Ford pickup with a 302 and Cruisomatic, plant of power and got 20 MPG highway. agreed. my 65 289 with an edelbrock performer intake and carb and pertronix ignition, C4 trans, and 3.20 gears in the rear diff will get 25 mpg if i keep my foot off the gas. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36917-1948-ford-f1/page/2/#findComment-355739 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gicknordon Posted December 21, 2016 Author Share Posted December 21, 2016 10 minutes ago, tjc transport said: agreed. my 65 289 with an edelbrock performer intake and carb and pertronix ignition, C4 trans, and 3.20 gears in the rear diff will get 25 mpg if i keep my foot off the gas. I will be extremely pleased if I can even get into the double digits on mileage with this setup. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36917-1948-ford-f1/page/2/#findComment-355741 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 (edited) 3 hours ago, gicknordon said: I will be extremely pleased if I can even get into the double digits on mileage with this setup. Never built any hot rod or bike for mileage. My 55 Chevy gets 65 miles to the tank or about 6 -6 1/2 per mile,on a good day, my Valkyrie gets 12 on the highway and 9 around town. Of course my rides are mostly track/ barely street able. You need to worry about mpg buy a smartcar. Edited December 22, 2016 by 41chevy Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36917-1948-ford-f1/page/2/#findComment-355750 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamsterGrrrl Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Was my friends daily driver back in the 70s, engine and transmission came from a low mileage wreck and was installed by a bored mechanic at the Mercury dealer I worked at. He was always building something then got bored and sold them cheap to his friends, he sold me a '66 Cortinna GT he'd rebuilt from a wreck for $250! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36917-1948-ford-f1/page/2/#findComment-355755 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 11 hours ago, gicknordon said: I will be extremely pleased if I can even get into the double digits on mileage with this setup. i hear that!!! my 66 7 litre 4 speed will not got over 8 mpg no matter how easy i am with it. usual is closer to 6 mpg. but that 428 is one thirsty bugger with the 850 holley style carb sitting on top of it Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36917-1948-ford-f1/page/2/#findComment-355767 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 On 12/22/2016 at 6:24 AM, tjc transport said: i hear that!!! my 66 7 litre 4 speed will not got over 8 mpg no matter how easy i am with it. usual is closer to 6 mpg. but that 428 is one thirsty bugger with the 850 holley style carb sitting on top of it TJ-I guess I was lucky I had a new 68 Torino (square back-rare!), 428 CJ, C-6 4.30 gears. think if I got 12 mpg I was doing good. Finally took the 4.30's out and put 3.25's in. Well we had a wreck out on the NYS thruway near Canajoharie one winter night. I let this young guy-hah, even younger than me then-take the car for a coffee run and he went up to exit and reversed direction. I saw him come flying back eastbound. I later said-"so Jerry-how fast were you going?" He says -"oh like 70". Needless to say, never changed speedo gear 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36917-1948-ford-f1/page/2/#findComment-355904 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gicknordon Posted May 26, 2017 Author Share Posted May 26, 2017 Made a lot of progress the last few months. Just need to get the seat done, and get it insured and plated and I'm gonna start driving it! I'll get the little things I have left done as I'm driving it. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36917-1948-ford-f1/page/2/#findComment-370850 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurstscrambler Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Nice, I've never been much of a Ford guy, but that is a sharp truck. Andy Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36917-1948-ford-f1/page/2/#findComment-370851 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 some real nice work.....didnt realize the steel was so rough,,,but it doesnt look like that stopped you at all....thanks for sharing...bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36917-1948-ford-f1/page/2/#findComment-371005 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gicknordon Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 Figured I would update this. I got the truck on the road last summer and have been driving it a bunch. I just put in a short throw shifter and make a knob out of an old bull dog my dad had. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36917-1948-ford-f1/page/2/#findComment-403715 Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayhair Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Nice looking project. I understand the "keep it all Ford" thing. But to me, its begging for a Cadillac motor. Maybe a 472, plentiful, cheap, and 550 lb-ft. in stock form and a little bit less weight than the Ford 460. "Fordillac" was a popular thing back in the day. Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36917-1948-ford-f1/page/2/#findComment-403719 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 holy cow,,,,that thing is shaping up real well.....hats off to you my friend,,,and keep up the fantastic work.....excellent...bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36917-1948-ford-f1/page/2/#findComment-404230 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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