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Car to Truck 'Shade Tree' Conversion
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2026 1:55 am
by A Whiteman
A neat 'period' conversion barn find is up for sale locally. I thought you may be intrigued with the car to TT rear axle conversion that was done (these are the only pictures):
Re: Car to Truck 'Shade Tree' Conversion
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2026 10:28 am
by John kuehn
Looks like a 26-27 T touring cut off and mounted on a TT chassis way back when.
The newest ‘shade tree’ parts are the rear wheels made in the 40’s-50’s. The front are in the 30’s. A farm, junk yard put together conversion.
Re: Car to Truck 'Shade Tree' Conversion
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2026 12:50 pm
by Matt in California
That is awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Re: Car to Truck 'Shade Tree' Conversion
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2026 12:54 pm
by TXGOAT2
Right hand drive?
Re: Car to Truck 'Shade Tree' Conversion
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2026 2:29 pm
by A Whiteman
Right hand drive?
Yes, we drive on the 'correct side' of the road down here (New Zealand)
Re: Car to Truck 'Shade Tree' Conversion
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2026 2:32 pm
by A Whiteman
mounted on a TT chassis
Its a car chassis reinforced with bits of iron and a whopper spring. I guess you make do with what you have when cash is tight
Re: Car to Truck 'Shade Tree' Conversion
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2026 3:15 pm
by Daisy Mae
Well, it's not a TT frame, and interesting use of a mating plate to adapt a car torque tube, ya wonder what happened to the TT torque tube given it would have to use a TT drive shaft (shortened as well), not a car ds, to spline into the worm.
Use what ya got!