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Projects Dodge This - 1939 Dodge Southeast Gasser Build

Discussion in 'Traditional Hot Rods' started by Dog_Patch, Aug 12, 2014.

  1. 402BOSSMAN
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    Feels like family picture day, you know when mom keeps yelling at you to smile.....
    Long night ahead and the chips are flyin' everywhere. Getting to be crunch time on my end.
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    Lots of material to remove and a bit of reshaping ahead.
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  2. Not sure why these wouldn't load on my PC - works on my phone - here's a repost

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  3. loudbang
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    The first batch worked ok for me saw them fine
     
  4. sololobo
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    these are such beautiful bodies. I have a MoPar jones and really dig this car, best wishes for a way cool project. You are blessed with a gorgeous wife to help and the guard dog is damn cute also!
     
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  5. loudbang
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    Wow both the body and engine all spiffed up nobody will recognize you at the track this year LOL :rolleyes:
     
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  6. No if I could just find another driver - everything would be all spiffed up!
     
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  7. Zak Hall
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    You could grow your hair out like mine if you really wanna look good! ;):D
     
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  8. Man I would give anything to be able to grow my hair like yours Zak :(

    Wifey appreciates the comment - I wish she would be my back up girl but she's afraid of standing on the track with the beast cars :eek:
     
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  9. 30 days and counting ......

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  10. enloe
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    from east , tn.

    Maybe she wants you to be the center of attention for a change:D
     
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  11. Higgy's Henry
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  12. Higgy's Henry
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    Back from the SEGA scouting trip! LOL(not really). Now back to work on the 'J' for me!!
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  13. What is Mana Drag Strip? You in Cuba again?
     
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  14. Uncledirty616
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    What rocker ratio? Man, im bringing a rubber knife to a tank fight....or something like that lol
     
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  15. Higgy's Henry
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    Good ol' U.S of A! Island of Kauai
     
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  16. 402BOSSMAN
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    That would spoil all of the fun if I told ya!;)
     
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  17. 402BOSSMAN
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    Busy weekend trying to finish up some work on the Quick N Dirty Hemi. Bear with me, not sure how to properly link the videos so you will have to click on the links to view the videos. So, I had to figure a way to get the stacks cut to length the way I wanted. The OD of the stack is about .004-.005 bigger than the slug of aluminum. It's a slip fit to the ID for support when clamping it using a 3 jaw on a lathe. The plan is was to measure from the bellmouth back and trim to my desired length using a cutoff/parting tool.
    https://www.instagram.com/p/BRevOT3gqTQ/

    Once I got it in a lathe I found a way to help hold the stack on the other end and cut them to length at a very slow RPM.
    https://www.instagram.com/p/BRgpxi6gCzL/
     
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  18. 402BOSSMAN
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    All said and done this is all of the stack we are using lol.
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    When I machined the clamps I wanted a press fit. Hoping we don't have to tack weld them in place but we will see. I put the stacks in my deep freeze over night. The clamps got deburred and put in my oven to heat up to about 350°F. You basically have one shot at this with the press fit I set this up for......but they slid right over and locked into place within a few seconds.
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  19. 402BOSSMAN
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    With the stacks taken care of I was back to porting the Enderle. After opening up the casting (see previous pics post #3128) to the new bore size and transitioning it through the casting I got to the point where I needed to check the port match.
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    In the pic you can see how the port roof and floor doesn't line up well. I opted to slot the bolt holes to get that back in line again. Hard to believe how well the car ran before with this misalignment. Just more refining to make better for this year! Anyhow, after lots of grinding and hand blending we have this.
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    Got to feed those Hungry Hemis!
     
  20. loudbang
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    VERY Nice
     
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  21. 402BOSSMAN
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    Me being me I wanted to see what the Enderle looked like all mocked up so I tossed it up on my mockup Hemi.
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    Next up is to clean up the castings so I blasted them to look new again.
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    Back at it in a few days and get everything shipped off to Tony.
     
  22. Higgy's Henry
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  23. Wow looks great.
     
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  24. Your making it all look easy Nick. Quick & Dirty is becoming my new all time favorite Hemi powered Gasser. Tony and you, are also two of the nicest people I've met in recent years. I'm looking forward to seeing that ole beast do some A/Gas damage in 2017.
     
  25. DDDenny
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    from oregon

    Mine too.
    Not sure what I'm looking more forward to, that "blessed" hemi or the new paint.
    Go Tony!
     
  26. Man this was a BIG job! When we started, it seemed like it would be a quick port n polish :eek: really appreciate you sticking with it.
     
  27. Woooo no pressure .....

     
  28. 402BOSSMAN
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    Thanks Ric, luckily I've been mentored by the best - Gene Adams! He has been molding me into what I am today over the past 7 years with these Hemis.

    Thanks for letting me steer this build into a new direction. Takes major dedication financially, time, and good ole fashioned hard work on both of our ends. I haven't been this dedicated on a project of this caliber since I last competed in Engine Masters. Hoping we can be a major contender this year and ultimately I want a win just as bad as you!
     

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