Simple Sunday Cruise
So, I’ve been itching to drive the Model A lately. A new high volume/pressure fuel pump now adequately feeds the blown 283, and it’s a little rocket on my late night test drives, but I wanted to get out and really stretch its legs. Saturday I cruised it out to Livermore, and aside from being stuck in a short downpour, it buzzed along without a problem. I didn’t get any...
Muddy Butthole!!
On part of a simple Sunday cruise I stopped by my favorite muddy pull off and Matt snapped a few good shots of me flinging the Model A through some mud puddles, always something I enjoy. Maybe a local dirt track would let me play for a while sometime? At any rate, thanks Matt for the great pictures!! Read More →
Bondo Bandito!
Earlier Justin and Jason stopped by and pounded on the sheetmetal for a while, and after getting it somewhat close it was getting a little late, Justin had to work, so they took off. I didn’t get any pictures while they were hammering, kicking, heated, gas welded, and twisted the body back into a more reasonable shape. I don’t think I had drank enough beer to think about it...
No-Bolt SBC Vibration Dampener Falls Off
Yep, pretty much what title says. Seems like some people never have a problem, even with high RPM 327s, and others have had it happen multiple times. I figure the extra load of the supercharger may have had something to do with it. Luckily, I was only a block or so from home and it wasn’t spinning at a higher RPM! Yep, there it is, laying on the steering linkage. Drilling and tapping...
Wet and Muddy Saturday Drive
It was a rainy Saturday, what better thing to do than take your topless (and windshield-less!!) Hot Rod out for a spin? I was caught in a downpour once, but I still enjoyed the drive. Other people must have thought I was crazy, though. I wore safety goggles (with yellow tint for that U2/Euro-homo look) which kept the rain out of my eyes but rain drops hitting your face at 50 or 60 mph still...
Test Run with the McCulloch Supercharger!
It was freakin’ awesome!!! The little 283 pulled the car around pretty good before, now its a little rocketship!! The way the engine runs is incredible, with more power on tap, it spins ‘em and goes sideways easy!! I drove the crap out of this thing and I disrupted the peace!! Wasn’t too cold, but it’s pretty windy without a windshield. Swung by a Kyle’s...
Early December 1940 Dodge Update
Matt and I dumped the 440 into the Dodge, I needed to check the fit. Still haven’t come up with a passenger car 727 tranny, that’s the RV job in the picture. It’s crooked right now, but it looks like it’s going to fit nice when I get the mounts fabbed up! I found and won a mint condition hood on eBay, which is great, because its a one year only part unique to the...
Front Sheetmetal Action
So, with the rear of the frame cut down, it’s time to start to think about getting the front sheetmetal on. The fenders could be bolted on, but the nose piece would require the frame horns cut down, as seen in the first two pictures. After cutting on the front frame horns down, the nose piece would fit on and the whole front clip bolted back together. I have to make a crossmember...
Bringing the Back of the Coupe Down!!
So I don’t have any pictures of me removing the outriggers that suspended the leaf springs outside the framerails, but they were a royal pain in the ass to remove. I fabbed up some front spring hangers, just need to make something a little more permanent for the rear shackles. Coming soon, to a Dodge Coupe near you! Anywho, we’re picking up at the point in the Saga of the Dakota...
Merciless Frame Hacking
This plan has been brewing for a while, pretty much since I bought this Coupe. It needed a frame and finding a good original one probably wasn’t going to happen, so I did a little research and found the Dodge Dakota frame would go right under one of these with a little work. After getting a rolling frame secured, I took my measurements. I needed to take out 4.4″ out of the center...