1950 dodge truck tribute to my son

[skull]

yes

ya, l will be doing some shows in the south-end of the state.

l have to fix the throttle cable, went out to drive her yesterday and the darn thing snapped off by the throttle pedal, easy fix, maybe jimmy didn't want me drive it over the weekend[S

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[skull]

Anniversary

today is the 12Th anniversary of Jimmy's death.

a hard day to get thru, then on the 25th it is his birthday and l will go sit at his gravesite and visit for awhile.

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[I-R-POPS]

One of the toughest parts of life. Thoughts and prayers for you and yours, Skull.

 

[skull]

Re-build

the camaro sub frame is suspension is wore out so l got all new parts this week to re-build the truck during the winter down time.

l purchased tubular A-arms for the upper & new stamped steel for the lower.

she was wearing out new tires so fast, just put new ones on in 2O13 and they are toast.

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[clamor]

Tired suspension or not, you're driving it enough to wear out the tires. That sounds like a win to me!
-Chaz

 

[forbigpicture]

Hey Skull, just went back through this thread had no idea.........
my heart goes out to you.....I feel ya man, glad you are continuing
on with the truck.....

 

[skull]

rebuild time

the front end ball joints and steering parts are so wore out it's changing lanes by itself

l ordered all new upper and lower A arms. cheaper to buy complete than to buy the parts to rebuild the old ones in the truck.

tubular ones for the top and stock for the bottom.

a brand new pair of BF Goodrich T/A's to replace the old tires, the front-end would not hold an alignment and ate the new tires l put on last summer.

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[sgtpontiac]

Almost like Christmas....

Don't want you wandering into someone else's lane.....

 

[skull]

ysterday

l am so thankful for this web site, it helps me so much to get thru days like yesterday.

l was to wrapped up in my own sorrow yesterday to post on the truck build thread, real bad days still happen even though it's been 13 years since his death.

June 25th was Jimmy's 29th birthday and for the first time since we finished the truck l did not get to drive her to his gravesite as she is down for maintenance. the steering was getting so bad it ate the new tires up in less than six months and was trying to change lane by herself, actually was getting kinda scary to drive and safety is a prime concern on all my builds so a rebuild of the worn parts is defiantly on the agenda.

she will be back on the road soon, the new parts are here l just gotta get off my butt and do it.

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[skull]

front-end

FINALLY got the front-end steering rebuilt and back on the road, she drives like a new truck now

l had to get new moog springs for a 1980 camaro to replace the original ones as they were so wore out that l put them back in and the front bumper almost touched the ground. some monroe coil-over shocks were also installed, the old shocks and springs were also part of the handling problem but with every other one of the old pieces junk the time for new springs was now since it was apart already & anyone who works on rods knows the pain to tear apart a steering system. no need to do it partially, l had to do it right.


l really missed driving her, first trip was friday to the local cruz'in.

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[Todd]

I'm really liking your truck. Can't believe this is my first comment in this thread. I'm slow, sorry.

 

[Grendel]

the camaro sub frame is suspension is wore out so l got all new parts this week to re-build the truck during the winter down time.

l purchased tubular A-arms for the upper & new stamped steel for the lower.

she was wearing out new tires so fast, just put new ones on in 2O13 and they are toast.

Later

Want a fast ratio (Delphi 600) steering box for it? I bought it for my Camaro build, but went with a rack instead.

 

[skull]

update

my friend who does my front-end alignments is not gonna be able to to get to Alice till spring.. sucks 'couse l wanted to drive her sooner than that, but with all the new parts she defiantly needs one.

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[I-R-POPS]

I'd do a tape measure alignment on it before I'd wait till spring to drive it.
If you do it right you can get it close enough that it won't wear your tires out with the work you've done to the front end. JMHO.

 

[skull]

yep,

thanks pop, probably gonna do that just to get by,

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[Burgerman]

Good luck with the alignment Skull...hope you're back on the road soon.

 

[peabody]

Awsome truck. Best to you, and Jimmys truck.
Keep on, keep on...

 

[skull]

drive

we used I-R-POPS idea just to get by with the tape measure.

so happy[cl[cl[cl

l finally got to drive Bubba's truck on a real test drive after rebuilding the front-end.

had a few carb issues from sitting all winter, it needed some fine tuning, but now she's good to go, sorta.

still have a couple of pesky oil leaks that need attention & new exhaust leak l found today.

0H, and a front-end alignment

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[dutch]

just saw this thread for the first time.... quiet a story and a really cool truck... Glad you built it [cl

 

[I-R-POPS]

Glad to hear you got it back on the road. These things are a whole lot more fun when you are driving them down the road.
Enjoy!!!