JB's 1927 Dodge Brothers Build... REBUILT THREAD!!!

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I Lost most of my pictures on my old thread, so I am rebuilding the thread and replacing what pictures that I still have...
 
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I was browsing Craigslis a couple years ago and found the PERFECT platform for a family-friendly Rat... A 1927 Dodge Brothers 124.

Here's what I started with...
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Coming off the trailer...
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The front wheels were long gone... (21" solid steel) And there is virtually nothing out there to match the 5 on 6-1/2" bolt pattern, so I modified a set of Suzuki Samurai wheels to fit it, for rolling it around. I wish I had the original wheels, they would DEFINATELY be going back on it, with some wide whites.


After an afternoon of mock up action, it was starting to look a little better...

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Man, I lost a LOT of my pics....

Went with a Big Block Mopar (400) and TF727 tranz...

I whittled some mounts out of 3/16" plate...
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And, the rest is pretty self-explanitory....
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I made my own cowl steering setup, using a BMW model 2002 steering box...

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Here's a look at the "cradle"...
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And the support/ bracing needed (IMO) to run cowl steering...
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Pitman arm...
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Some new stuff...

Body mounts
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Shock/headlight mount bracing...
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Finishing the frame welding and paint...
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Rollin, Rollin, Rollin!
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I started tearing into the engine and discovered it needed a full rebuild...
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So, I did a full rebuild.... including a Lunati "voodoo" cam and a gear drive... :)
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Here it is, sitting where it belongs!
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Sick build man it's looking really good! Can you give me some information on the rims you have on there? I really like how they look
 
That's all I can take for today.... been at the computer for 4 hours... I don't know what happened to the last few pics, but I will repost them soon.
 

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