Interbaker


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Post Sun Apr 10, 2016 12:47 pm

Interbaker

I know how some of you guys don't like mixed-make stuff. Oh well, I like it! :)
My "partner" old wrecking yard in Orange Cove, CA (Donaldson Auto Wrecking--Steve-/great guy) had an early 1960s Stude Champ PU in the yard. The man that had owned it "rebuilt the motor". He had worked at an ag chemical place (Gar Tootelian) and had left SOMETHING in the cab for years. Whatever it was, it melted the interior plastic pieces and the metal floor. Took all interior paint off. Rats didn't mind, though. They moved in and had lots of fun living there.
I just wanted the truck for the frame and mechanicals and maybe some electrical stuff..."rebuilt motor"..I had no idea how WEIRD Studebaker is...and I'm an IHC Nut!
I also had a D-2 SWB pickup from the mountains. Great old lettering on the door.
So you know where this is headed...
I marched off wheelbases and they're really close...the Champ has a straight front axle with one of the prettiest drops I've ever seen. So far, so good.
Stude used a really peppy 289 V-8. This one has an overdrive. I'm ready!
First challenge was that the Stude V-8 was too far forward to fit inside D-2 engine bay. I used heavy angle and slid it back. Now the valve covers are close to firewall. Of course I had to cut the driveshaft myself. The Stude shaft was bent from being loaded by a forklift. (I HATE forklifts around old trucks). I found another shaft of the same ID and cut it with a Makita Cut-Off saw. I make my own shafts all the time. I use a piece of channel and a wire to determine run out.

The hardest piece of this so far is mounting cab on Stude frame. Stude is WEIRD! It has a "cascading" frame with at least four levels. Really hard to KNOW where to mount cab, anyway. As usual, centering front fenders over tires shows you where cab has to go. I just refused to give up. Radiator support had to be sectioned about four inches in order for hood to fit and line up.

I'm in the middle of trying to retain Stude disc wheels and cool S hubcaps yet put disc brakes on front.
There ARE kits for Stude. 5x5 pattern. But you can't use Stude wheels. I'm cheap. It's cheapest to use Stude hubs and "halo" discs and make your own brackets. I'll report what fits, if anything. The stock Stude disc wheels have a taper that doesn't allow for a big disc w/caliper. Stock Stude drum brakes are a mystery as to how they ever stopped the truck, Stude brake parts are NOT plentiful. The drum appears to float loosely on the hub. I suspect some pretty hairy stopping scenarios! The drum has to stay concentric to the spindle and hub, sheesh. Just a weird drum/ hub arrangement.
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Post Sun Apr 10, 2016 1:35 pm

Re: Interbaker

That's going to be different and very cool. I love the faded lettering on the doors.

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Post Sun Apr 10, 2016 2:04 pm

Re: Interbaker

Thanks pkfj!
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Bizarre Stude front drum. Unlike Mopar, Ford, IHC, Chevy...
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Found original key bolted under ID plate!
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Had to section rad support. Pretty common on frame swaps, though.
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Post Sun Apr 10, 2016 2:33 pm

Re: Interbaker

More pictures...
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IHC D-2 cab to Stude frame fit looks pretty good?

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Post Sun Apr 10, 2016 2:35 pm

Re: Interbaker

BTW--I use 1980s/ 1990s Japanese PU cab mounts--Mazda, Toyota, Nissan because that's what I have.
A lot more "insulation" than the stock pads!

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Post Sun Apr 10, 2016 9:17 pm

Re: Interbaker

Nothing comes easy, the harder it is the better the results. I like what your doing, complicated but using whatever it takes to make it work. Nothing should be melted down until its absolutely useless. Nice work, keep the photos coming (maybe upright so I don't have to spin my head around, Hard on my brain) haha

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Post Sun Apr 10, 2016 9:20 pm

Re: Interbaker

I'm sending upside down pictures? I'll work on that. Darn it!

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Post Sun Apr 10, 2016 9:23 pm

Re: Interbaker

Not sure why, your other posting is the same.

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Post Sun Apr 10, 2016 9:37 pm

Re: Interbaker

All my fault. It must be. I will spin the ipad and retry.

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Post Mon Apr 11, 2016 8:54 pm

Re: Interbaker

Please give me feedback. Are these last two pictures right side up? EVERYTHING looks right side up on my ipad.
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Are these right side up?
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