My 37 Dodge pu build

[bruno]

Mike at Cornfield Customs is starting on my frame next week so I figure it is time to start my build thread. I have been collecting parts for four years as money allowed so it has been slow going. Finally saved enough dollars for my frame so now I will be able to make some progress.
Sorry for the small pics but it is the only way I know how to post them.





1955 Plymouth dash, took 7 inches off of each end and 7 inches out of the middle. SW wing gauges went in with just a little modification.




37 Dodge dump truck body I chopped 3 inches. My computer crashed awhile back and I lost all pics of the chop and a lot of other things.

More pics to come.

 

[Dirtyrat]

The chop looks great! I like custom dashes in the cabs too!

 

[bruno]

More pics


Front suspension from Speedway and Total Performance.


S10 rearend, everything new.

Rear suspension Total Performance Pro Street.



1950 buick 263ci 8. 3 new Strombergs and custom exhaust and intake. Rebuilt Saginaw 4spd and Hurst shifter. Bentsen adapter, flywheel and starter. The wife has no idea what those carbs cost and I'm not gonna tell her lol.

My man Mike, owner of Cornfield Customs.

 

[bruno]

Dirtyrat, that's the first chop I have done and the first welding I ever did. Hopefully the first bump I hit the roof won't fly off.

 

[maverickmk]

That is going to be a sweet ride. Love the straight 8. I'm in! [P

 

[I-R-POPS]

The wife has no idea what those carbs cost and I'm not gonna tell her lol.

What she doesn't know won't hurt YOU!
Great work it's gonna be a sweet ride.
We be watching and waiting impatiently.

 

[MercuryMac]

Whoa, Bruno, nice start, nice cab, nice choice of motor and nice choice of transmission [a standard]. Is this what they call a 'slingshot' build thread start? You've launched dramatically out of the hole already reved up.
Wow.
Keep on tinkering.

 

[bob w]

Wow Bruno. Great job on the chop. One of my favorite cabs too. Engine choice is neat. You and I are going to love this hot rod.

 

[Country Misfit]

Everything looks great!!

 

[Bamamav]

If the rest of the truck turns out like the dash, this one is gonna be something nice! [cl

 

[sawzall]

This rod is going to be GREAT!! I love every choice you made.

 

[Kasselyn29]

Build

Nice can not wait to see the chassis. Motor looks great, going to be a cool ride.

 

[smallfoot]

Dig the straight 8@ Very nice work on both the cab and the dash...

 

[cornfield customs]

ok been plugging away on the chassis for Bruno. he provided me with prints of all the dimensions he needed and an idea of what he was after. after a little tweaking and some hard work this is where i am at since starting on it sunday.

chassis table all cleaned off and ready to get building



skip ahead a little got the front rails tapered from 4 inch in the rear to 2 inches in the front. front x member tacked in, rails under the cab cut and tacked in place and front suspension half hung.













then put in piece of tube i bent up to go under the engine, per request. and the piece of 2 x 4 tube to support the radiator in the front also per request



in the rear for the kick up i like to use flat plate for the bottom to make it look like a bent rail. i also like to plate the splice on the inside ( internal shear load gusset). so i cut and bent these pieces of 3/16 plate to put on the inside.

 

[cornfield customs]

here is how i bent them, in my home made press brake tool for my 50 ton press





here are the holes to plug weld the internal plates in the kick up





after getting the rear kick up tacked up, and the vertical sections cut, i then notched the rails on the vertical mill to accept the rear section of the frame. i like to do it this way so it gives me more welding area for a stronger area



the front mount brackets for the rear leaf springs would not work right so i designed some up in auto cad and cut them out on the plasma table . used the original bracket for a template then matched the anlge and distance need to attach to the frame correctly

 

[cornfield customs]

5 mins. later we had brackets ready to go in






and here is how it looked when i left tonight

 

[maverickmk]

Yowza! I'd buy that

 

[Country Misfit]

That looks great.

 

[I-R-POPS]

Hey Bruno,
Are you all giddy inside? I would be if I was getting something like that.
Good things do grow in that Cornfield.

 

[bruno]

Mike the frame looks great, can't wait to see it on Friday.[dr It was definitely worth the wait. Your ideas on the frame are 100 times better than what I drew.

I-R-POPS when I saw the pictures this morning not only did I feel giddy but I got a chu88y, and at my age that doesn't happen much in the mornings anymore.