'47 Dodge shop truck

DJ3100 said:

Just ran through this from the beginning. The donor vehicle sure adds a lot of work, but it really can save a bunch of money and chasing around for parts.

Nice work.

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Thanks. The donor saved me the price of an engine to start with.
Every little bit helps.

i-r-pops said:

how many miles is 8000km?

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4970.97

Got it. I'll file that in the will never need to remember that section of my feeble little mind.

I-R-POPS said:

How many miles is 8000KM?

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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=8000+km+in+miles[ddd

Just being an ass today Pops, it's about 5000. I had heard about scooping bumblebees and other unwanted angry critters with the cowl vent but haven't had a problem and have mine open a lot.

I had to get some clearance for the drive shaft since I raised the
engine as much as I did.
Pretty exciting stuff I know but that's all I got.

Also stripped down the seats out of the donor. I'm thinking about
cutting the head rests off and eliminating the built in seat belt retractors
and using these seats. The foam padding is in good shape, just need to massage
the drivers seat bottom frame a little and make some seat covers.

While not all changes are exciting, every move toward the finish line is progress! Looking good Pops!

I-R-POPS said:

Also stripped down the seats out of the donor. I'm thinking about
cutting the head rests off and eliminating the built in seat belt retractors
and using these seats. The foam padding is in good shape, just need to massage
the drivers seat bottom frame a little and make some seat covers.

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I'm really interested in seeing the foam massage and the upholstery. I always feel like I'm at the mercy of upholsterers - don't have any experience with any of that.

I have been working with Mustang seats on the last couple projects, your seat frames look really stout in comparison.

DJ3100 said:

I'm really interested in seeing the foam massage and the upholstery. I always feel like I'm at the mercy of upholsterers - don't have any experience with any of that.

I have been working with Mustang seats on the last couple projects, your seat frames look really stout in comparison.

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With the Dodge clamshell quad-cabs, the seats had to do double duty as seats & cab walls. Since the C & D pillars were part of the doors the seatbelts & strength needed for them got moved to the seats...whole different animal.
-Chaz

It's alive...

I finally got the carb and distributor set up and the engine fired.
It took me 4 hours to figure out the air gap in the new distributor
wasn't set. Set that and it runs like a top.

Also did a little playing with the paint scheme on the dash.

Things have been a little slow going around here as a result of
my second knee replacement.

Well that knee will slow things up for a while. Like the dash paint.

Nice dash [cl Not so nice on the knee

start up video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N69vSJa3bOQ
I really need to find a quite electric fuel pump.
anyone have any suggestions?

DJ3100 said:

Well that knee will slow things up for a while. Like the dash paint.

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It sucks to get old and worn out.

Todd said:

Nice dash [cl Not so nice on the knee

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Thanks Todd.

Engine sounds like a keeper

Put a muffler on the fuel pump and leave the motor with straight pipes! ...Didn't seem all that loud in that clip.

It's a good feeling when you get it running.

I used a Holley (red, I think) on the F2stang. It was really loud. I went to the trouble of changing the mount and using a transmission mount to isolate it from the frame. Didn't make any difference. Weird thing is that it is only loud in the driver's seat - can't hear it from the outside or the passenger seat.

I used an Edelbrock Quiet Flo on the '53 Chevy. it's pretty quiet.

Old Iron said:

Engine sounds like a keeper

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It should be around 300 hp as is.. The plan as of today is to get it on the road
then build the engine with boring, heads, cam and headers. It will make
425 hp. I can pick up another 5.9 magnum engine around here for about $500
so I can drive the truck while I build another engine.

Flipper_1938 said:

Put a muffler on the fuel pump and leave the motor with straight pipes! ...Didn't seem all that loud in that clip.

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I had a glass pack muffler shoved in the tail pipe after starting the engine.
I plan on running just the single 3" exhaust with a short Magnaflow muffler.
I'll probably end up making a fuel tank and running a in tank fuel pump.

Right now all I can do is lay here and think of all the things I still want to do.
It'll be slow going on this project for a while. Might be no going for a couple of monthes.

DJ3100 said:

It's a good feeling when you get it running.

I used a Holley (red, I think) on the F2stang. It was really loud. I went to the trouble of changing the mount and using a transmission mount to isolate it from the frame. Didn't make any difference. Weird thing is that it is only loud in the driver's seat - can't hear it from the outside or the passenger seat.

I used an Edelbrock Quiet Flo on the '53 Chevy. it's pretty quiet.

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I have to do something. That's one of my pet peeves, I don't like hearing an electric fuel pump or an electric cooling fan.

On a scale of 1 to 10 how loud is your Quiet Flow pump?
I may have to cut the top of the tank out of the donor and see if I can use it in a built to fit steel tank.