1950 dodge truck tribute to my son

[skull]

freeze plugs

not just one freeze plug, oh no, that'ed be to easy. l had to replace the ones under both motor mounts and the one under the starter.[dr

we had to remove the whole front-end to get to 'em.

fixing exhaust leaks and putting the nose on tomorrow, last time, l hope


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[38fordtruck]

[P[cl[P[cl

 

[Old Iron]

Skull, you have some of the same luck I have. [S

 

[skull]

cruzin'

think l finally almost have all the bugs worked out.

may have a bent axle, but that's an easy fix.

drove her up and down the road, shifts good, brakes are great and plenty of power. shifts into 0.D and drops to 2100 RPM's[cl

takin' her to the friday night cruz tomorrow. pics to follow when l get home or on saturday, depends on how late l get home friday night

Later

 

[shakey56]

The Cruze

Good Luck on your Friday nite!!! I know it will go well. You've worked hard and now its time to enjoy it. Great tribute!

Lynn

 

[skull]

Thanks so much

THANKS SO MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED[cl

and, thanks to those who kept me motovated when l felt it was never gonna get done the encourgement kept me going to get her on the road.

post some pics in soon when the hood and visior get on her.


Later

 

[skull]

no bent axle

no bent axle, just the new drum l have didn't fit over a tiny lip on the axle.

ground the drum where it fits over the axle out a little and now the tire seats fine and wobbble is gone

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[Snake Farm]

Have fun at the cruise tonight! I'm excited for you [cl[cl Can't wait to see a pic of it sitting beside something shiny [ddev

 

[skull]

cruz pics

she ran like a champ last night, no problems at all

a few pics from early in the night. having so much fun, forgot to take more pics later in the night[dr


about 70 cars showed up

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[Paul_J]

The truck is looking great!

 

[shakey56]

Fun, fun, fun

I'm glad the cruze went well. The truck looks great....sits just right. Now, drive it and enjoy.

Lynn

 

[skull]

interior is done

went out put on the hood on, passenger seat in and did what little bit of carpet & sound deading there is gonna be.

other thing is gonna be tying up the wires & the visior, raise the front of the running boards level with the front fender, l have to make a brace to do this for the running boards, then she's as done as she's gonna get.

now, drive her and enjoy the memory's she brings to life.

next on the list is ethier the 1966 chevelle or the 4 to 2 door ''1930'' dodge[S

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[Old Iron]

Out standing

 

[maverickmk]

Those gauges look sweet in there. I like it.

 

[Snake Farm]

Wow, I can't imagine how it feels to know you can just go out, fire it up and go for a spin Can't wait to get my Willys to that point.

The truck is looking great Skull, drive it often and enjoy it. [cl[cl

 

[skull]

close to ya

Wow, I can't imagine how it feels to know you can just go out, fire it up and go for a spin Can't wait to get my Willys to that point.l

just imangine one of the best feelings ya ever had, like the first time ya rode a 2 wheeler, drove alone the first time or that first real love,,,,,that's as close as l can describe it.

if'n l lived closer, l'd come help ya throw that beast together

 

[ratchet041]

cool

congats glad to see you got her going im guessing you found a radiator. looks good hope to get back to work soon on mine. lots of crap going wrong hopefully it will work out soon. got most everything i need to build it but time.

 

[skull]

raditor

congats glad to see you got her going im guessing you found a radiator.

ya, l used the 4-core up & down flow l had out of a 1965 chevelle wagon.
[sold the wagon, kept the raditor[ddev ]

had to modifiedy the core support to get it to fit, but it works great,

Later

 

[skull]

l was wrong

l thought lwas done for a while.......l was wrong,,,,,,, the girlfriend and l went for a ride and she said it sounded like she was inna 55 gallon drum and someone hitting it with baseball bat:

so l went to home depot and got some sound deadner to put in the back of the cab, floors, doors and roof............................................

'couse if mama ain't happy, well ya know[ddev

Later

 

[Old Iron]

yep