Hot Rods Not your ordinary 1940 Dodge pickup build

thanks man
you like the color?

 

yes its a 331 (1951)

 

Great build and attention to detail.Like the front air bag set up too. Color choice is great as well as the white firewall. Ed Roth would be PROUD!!!!!!!! What interior color are you going with?????

 

forgot to ad this one, custom made alternator bracket from a motorcycle solid mount shock strut, drilled out the holes and sent for chrome


the towering inferno


more interior wireing...you can see there the air compresor for the bags


brake lines were a pain in the ass!!! what a mission!

 

thanks man...interior color? well, just polished aluminum pannles and polished seats...no color other that what you see...inside will be very mechanical looking, beutiful, and deadly..all buisness..the only comfort will be the sound of a supercharged 331 hemi reverberating inside a steel body!
but with the sound dampinig it should ride like a brand new mercedez...lol

 

psycodelic peep show


everything near completion




custom made polshed stainless brackets


STOP!

 

Oh yeah, i love the colour. Perfect.

 

MY GOD, this wasn't what I was expecting at all, when I first opened the thread. I'll admit most "bobber style" trucks don't interest me much, but this one raises the bar for stance, quality and style.

 

custom made pedal tensioner


that way you can adust each side individually


gas neck, breather, and sender installed


polished to a mirror shine

 

Thanks man I really appreciate it sincerely

 

a B&W never hurts...forgive the leaning front velocity stack


right now waitng in my shop for some gauge installation and some interior parts to be made, and polished.


Driveshaft polished and installed...you wont be able to see it at all but i polished it anyway so there!


some interior heat insulation


another view


shiney new door handles


weather strip for the vent on the cowl

 

well thats it for now, 1 year worth of tons of work, labor, and fabrication compressed into a couple of hours behind the keyboard. I have tons of more pics which ill be adding from time to time, and of course updates to the build...I hate the term deadline, especially when its my truck and not a customers, so im expecting to have the truck completed by september-october, I still have tons of more work to be done, especially the front and rear glass... and some pinstriping by my friend Erick.
im in South Florida (Ft. Lauderdale area) so there isnt a large event that I can take it to that I know of in the near future. but youre all welcome to visit the shop if you want an up close and personal look.
the engine hasnt been started yet since it was built at hemi haines...ill be starting it in about a week or two so I will try to post some videos of it starting, idleing and reving.
thanks for all the support and I apreciate all the positive comments.

 

one of my early inspirations for the hot rod taken at the socal speedshop open house in 2009

 

Holy shit, this thing is a piece of art, way cool!! Mean and beautiful!

 

beautiful truck,awesome fab work,rad engine. not quite traditional,but it's bitch'in. keep us posted

 

thanks guys I appreciate it

 

gotta get a baby seat...mom wont be pleased

 

I see you finally got the thread up...thats great!!! awesome man and thanks for mentioning me as your pinstriper...I will do the best I can, if not we can always sand it down and repaint it ;-)

 

Sick build, the paint is sick, love the chop. I like the suspension set up nice design.

 

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listen to that whine!!!!

some pics I found at the hemi haines website:



looks killer!

 

That's an impressive build...you could probably pre-fab and sell some of those front cross member/airbag assemblys! That truck will make one he'll of a calling card for your shop! Oh and if that hemi doesn't work out for you I'll be glad to take it off your hands!

 

starting them young huh...thats awesome!

 

thanks man, I really appreciate it.

 

The Jag rearend is "the titts" for me...the entire suspension set-up looks awsome, the attention to detail with the brake lines and pedal adjusters is off the hook. I suspect we'll see this ride in a magazine somewhere in the future.

 

Thank you everyone for the support!, more updates this comming week been working on her afterhours at the shop...

 

I am very impressed, good show man.

 

What is the old fire extinguisher used for? Cool truck.

 

the copper extinguisher was initially going to be the air tank for the suspension, but after i had ithad it pressure checked I didnt feel comfortable having a 50 year old soldered copper tank holding 200 psi next to my ribs lol..... i went w another tank that is getting painted as we speak that is rated at 1000 psi. pics coming soon...

 

Great work ,the detail in that thing is unreal.It certainly makes a statement.

 

Thank you! I see your avatar is looking good! my wife noticed it before i did...