Thread: tribute 1950 dodge truck build to my deceased son

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stopped work on the 33 dodge to start on this project.

we started the 1950 dodge truck when he was 9 and the plan was to have it ready to go by the time he got his license, however that never came to pass as he drowned at the age of 15. he did leave me a grandchild.
he left me a boy, that makes my loss all that more hard to take as my grandson will never know his dad.

so after he died l put the truck in storage and could not stand to work on it. on 7/10, after 8 years, l have healed enough to finish this truck.

the truck has a 1977 nova sub-frame, 12 bolt 3:36 1973 camaro posi,
2OOR4 trans, 360 ftp and 360hp 1969 large journal steel crank
327 C. I small block chevy with a 1965 4 core radatior to help cooling.


hope to have her done soon. have firewall to finish, wiring and a bunch of odds and ends. had to C-notch the rear of the frame to get the drive shaft angle correct. it sat at 9% with the rearend on top the leaf springs so we moved it on top and put in 4% shims. that got the pinion angle at 2% down.


going to use the old school slots, 10'' in back, 8'' in front.
sorry to ramble on so long,

Later