Snake Farm
Ol school snake charmer!
Alright! Awesome man [cl[cl Looks like you'll be cruising this weekend! You realize we'll need cruising pics and video soon...right
1950 dodge truck tribute to my son
- Thread starter skull
- Start date
Help Support Rat Rods Rule:
SugarRay8
Well-known member
Alright! Awesome man [cl[cl Looks like you'll be cruising this weekend! You realize we'll need cruising pics and video soon...right
^^^What he said^^^ [P
Congratulations on getting it fired up!
shakey56
Well-known member
Good Job
Looks great, Skull! You're dedication paid off.....BE PROUD. YOU did it. Enjoy your weekend.
Lynn
Looks great, Skull! You're dedication paid off.....BE PROUD. YOU did it. Enjoy your weekend.
Lynn
structure17
Active member
Congrats, enjoy driving it. I am jealous wish mine was driveable, getting anxious.
skull
''SARCASM: just one of his many talents.''
maiden voyage
well-------
the maiden voyage did not go so good
popped a freeze-plug, plug wires arcing all over and the front brake are locking up. drove it 3 miles to the local fuel stop, ran great on the way there,,,,,,,then,,,,,it all went downhill.
l think my son visted me and played games with the truck [S
still, l got to drive it on his birthday and that was the goal, however, not gonna make the cruz on saturday.
not really bummed because when ya build a rod from the ground up, things are bound to show up. l am just glad there minor things to fix.
there's another show l want to go to on the 30th, so l will shoot for that one.
BUT, she looks cool sitting in the parking lot at the gas station
post pics soon, 1:45 am Saturday and l started this adventure, just to go get gas, at 9:30 pm friday night[dr
well-------
the maiden voyage did not go so good
popped a freeze-plug, plug wires arcing all over and the front brake are locking up. drove it 3 miles to the local fuel stop, ran great on the way there,,,,,,,then,,,,,it all went downhill.
l think my son visted me and played games with the truck [S
still, l got to drive it on his birthday and that was the goal
, however, not gonna make the cruz on saturday.not really bummed because when ya build a rod from the ground up, things are bound to show up. l am just glad there minor things to fix.
there's another show l want to go to on the 30th, so l will shoot for that one.
BUT, she looks cool sitting in the parking lot at the gas station
post pics soon, 1:45 am Saturday and l started this adventure, just to go get gas, at 9:30 pm friday night[dr
the reverend muddy grimes
Brother Binder
The important goal was met. the birthday one. all else is frosting
Old Iron
Well-known member
Skull just came across your thread this morning and read through the whole thing, all I can say is WOW!!!!!
What a cool ride and the dedication is outstanding Bro.
On page 8 when I seen the use of the wheelbarrow the tern Holy Cowl came to mind, I'll not be forgetting that application and will use it.
Congrats and I know you'll enjoy every minute in the Dodge.[cl[dr
What a cool ride and the dedication is outstanding Bro.
On page 8 when I seen the use of the wheelbarrow the tern Holy Cowl came to mind, I'll not be forgetting that application and will use it.
Congrats and I know you'll enjoy every minute in the Dodge.[cl[dr
Attachments
skull
''SARCASM: just one of his many talents.''
Old Iron
Well-known member
Maiden voyages generally end this way sometimes you get real lucky.
The rescues are a lot O fun too.
Hey what happened to the slotted mags?
The rescues are a lot O fun too.
Hey what happened to the slotted mags?
Old Iron
Well-known member
skull
''SARCASM: just one of his many talents.''
new rats
cool, l had a 1966 with the wide block 318, drove it all over, two quarts of oil a week, sloppy king-pins, had to put front tires on every 3 months. loved that old truck, man l miss it.
my slots l couldn't get the tires to seat and seal, maybe put the on when l can solve this problem. l had the 5-spokes for the plymouth, so for now they work to get the truck on the road.
later
cool, l had a 1966 with the wide block 318, drove it all over, two quarts of oil a week, sloppy king-pins, had to put front tires on every 3 months. loved that old truck, man l miss it.
my slots l couldn't get the tires to seat and seal, maybe put the on when l can solve this problem. l had the 5-spokes for the plymouth, so for now they work to get the truck on the road.
later
shakey56
Well-known member
Congrats.
Hey, you drove it, Man....YOU DROVE IT!!!! Now, there's a few adjustments to make. No big deal...right?
I don't remember what master cyl and booster you have but, if you do, check the small rod that is between your m/c and booster. Most are adjustable and it could be adjusted too long and keeping slight pressure on the m/c causing the brakes to lock up. It happened to me once.
Happy for you. Good luck.
Lynn
Hey, you drove it, Man....YOU DROVE IT!!!! Now, there's a few adjustments to make. No big deal...right?
I don't remember what master cyl and booster you have but, if you do, check the small rod that is between your m/c and booster. Most are adjustable and it could be adjusted too long and keeping slight pressure on the m/c causing the brakes to lock up. It happened to me once.
Happy for you. Good luck.
Lynn
Old Iron
Well-known member
At the local tire shop they have what's called rim seal. I had to do this on some wheels worked great and no more leaks.
38fordtruck
Well-known member
i use that stuff a lot it works most the time as long as you clean the rim up really good with a wire wheel first but sometimes it just wont work i ended up putting tubes in my bronco because i just couldnt stop the bead leak
keep up the good work youll get the small stuff figured [P[
skull
''SARCASM: just one of his many talents.''
driver side
the driver side caliper is froze up solid, can't even move the round part that pushs the pad back in the hole using a 4'' C-clamp. rotors are good, as is the pads.easy fix[cl
N0W the freeze plug, well, that's right under the passenger side motor mount, between the cross ember and the engine. when we moved the engine back t put that freeeze plug dead center in the cross member. gonna have to lift the motor up to change it
Later
the driver side caliper is froze up solid, can't even move the round part that pushs the pad back in the hole using a 4'' C-clamp. rotors are good, as is the pads.easy fix[cl
N0W the freeze plug, well, that's right under the passenger side motor mount, between the cross ember and the engine. when we moved the engine back t put that freeeze plug dead center in the cross member. gonna have to lift the motor up to change it
Later
SugarRay8
Well-known member
That’s awesome you got to drive it on his birthday no matter how short the trip.
Hope the repairs go well and you can get it back out soon.
Hope the repairs go well and you can get it back out soon.
Snake Farm
Ol school snake charmer!
Admit it, if it had gone smoothly there wouldn't have been near as much to talk about but this way you'll always remember the maiden voyage [ddev
So glad you got to drive it on Jimmy's birthday, I know it had to be an emotional evening. Thanks for sharing it with us and the pics were great!
I hope you get the brakes and freeze plug fixed in time for that show on the 30th. [cl[cl
So glad you got to drive it on Jimmy's birthday, I know it had to be an emotional evening. Thanks for sharing it with us and the pics were great!
I hope you get the brakes and freeze plug fixed in time for that show on the 30th. [cl[cl
skull
''SARCASM: just one of his many talents.''
brakes
l got a caliper for the driver side, bled the brakes and were OK on that part of the fix.
l had a really bad miss, found my new spark plug wires were not put togother right so they were arcing on the headers. put a accel set l had laying around, miss fixed.
now the fun one, the freeze plug under the passenger side motor mount.
o yeah, looking forward to that
l got a caliper for the driver side, bled the brakes and were OK on that part of the fix.
l had a really bad miss, found my new spark plug wires were not put togother right so they were arcing on the headers. put a accel set l had laying around, miss fixed.
now the fun one, the freeze plug under the passenger side motor mount.
o yeah, looking forward to that
Snake Farm
Ol school snake charmer!
Pulling for ya Skull [cl[cl I'm betting you whip it soon!
skull
''SARCASM: just one of his many talents.''
leaks
l have a mass exhaust leak on the driver side and a small one on the passenger side. gonna do a bead around the inside of the flange that bolts to the block. then put a flat-edge on and gind flat to help the seal. l got a pair of the dead soft 3/8'' thick ''crush'' aluminum gaskets to fix the leak.
l figure since l gotta lift up the motor to get the freeze plug fixed, l may as well do it all at once.
.......no show again this week, but maybe next week[S
stiil, l got to drive it
Later
l have a mass exhaust leak on the driver side and a small one on the passenger side. gonna do a bead around the inside of the flange that bolts to the block. then put a flat-edge on and gind flat to help the seal. l got a pair of the dead soft 3/8'' thick ''crush'' aluminum gaskets to fix the leak.
l figure since l gotta lift up the motor to get the freeze plug fixed, l may as well do it all at once.
.......no show again this week, but maybe next week[S
stiil, l got to drive it
Later
