JB's 1927 Dodge Brothers build...

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Been a long couple days. waiting for updates.

 

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Yeah, I got a little sidetracked.... lol

In the past couple months, I somehow managed to get the new axles/ wheels and tires under it for a little motivation... Been REALLY busy around here.

It's now in the shop and the build will be in FULL SWING this coming week.

I dragged in a couple of large I-beams to make a makeshift frame table and will be building the new frame while I'm on vacation... I'll update with pics.

 

[CORPO]

I like the overall look.. Nice man.. ill be watching

 

[Snake Farm]

Me too! [P[P[P

 

[SugarRay8]

Looks great and I really like that service sign you have on the wall.

 

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Thanks fellas!

I found the service sign three miles from my house... I LOVE it!

My garage floor is FAR from flat and level, so today I built a frame table. Perfectly level, flat and square! Starting on the frame in the morning!!!

 

[SugarRay8]

That table should be a big help getting the frame done, the only thing, you may find you want it higher off the floor. It gets kind of back braking bending over for very long.
Best of luck with it, I’m looking forward to seeing how it turns out.

 

[brchopper]

I really like the way it sits and bonus you can take the whole family. that means a lot more driving time. you could even use it to pick up groceries. Cool!

 

[hflhfl]

Very nice start love the look ! Those 20" look reall good too ! The grocery getter will be really nice when your done !

 

[chuckles]

Nice!! What are the wheels from??

 

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Yes, it will definately get grocery duty once in a while...

The wheels are 2002-ish Dodge Ram (steel) spares.

Well, I spent the day [ and every muscle in my body hurts, but I think it was worth the effort.

The frame is basically done. I just tacked the crossmembers, as I'm sure they'll need to be moved a bit, and I'm going to fishplate the joints.... But, it's done enough to get on with mounting the body, engine placement, etc.

Just before I cut it loose from the table...

Ready for axles and mockup suspension... (already in progress)

 

[SugarRay8]

Looks great! [cl

 

[hflhfl]

Looking great be rolling in no time! [P

 

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Thanks! It's a ROLLER!!!! [cl

 

[Sam_Fear]

That sits sweet! What a monster body.

How much ground clearance does that front Z have?

 

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Thanks! It is a bit large... That's one of the things I like about it...

At ride height (as it is in the pics) there is about 4" in the front and 6" in the rear. With it layed out, there is about 2" in the front and 0" in the rear... lol

 

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Got the engine and tranz in today....

I whittled some mounts out of 3/16" plate...

And, the rest is pretty self-explanitory....

I ordered heim joints, spacers and tube adapters for the front suspension (quarter-elliptical)... They should be here for the weekend!

 

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The front suspension is basically done... I'll add some gussets and do a little trimming when I break it down for finish welding/ paint.

It took me awhile to figure out the front suspension mounts... I ended up making a cross-section (drawing) of the I beam and made all of my brackets off of that. The mount goes all the way around the beam and ties back into itself on the other side. Probably overkill, but I know it will be good.

Half of the original DB front leaf packs... I had to add another leaf to get a slight positive arch.

The DB supporting itself once again...

As I said before, I'll be trimming up the mounts/ brackets and adding a few gussets when I blow it apart for finish work.

ON TO THE DRIVESHAFT TUNNEL!!!

 

[SugarRay8]

Like how you got the brackets to fit the axle, looks good and strong.

 

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Thanks Sugar...

Of course I had to chop the grille shell and play around with the headlights a bit...

Not sure which one I like better, the high mount lights.... or the low mount.