Hot Rods Barn find Hot Rod

Looks exactly like the project I just picked up. My body is made up of the front half of a 1919-1923 Dodge Brothers touring car, and a cut down Model T pickup bed. I managed to pick up a 1919 Dodge Brothers frame to drop it on. It looks different than your frame, so I would guess your frame to be GM.

 

Quick bump to the top, I wish I'd known it was you I was talking to last night! Beaner described your project and I knew just what he was talking about.

Thanks for coming out! We'll have to talk next time

 

Goal is to have the car at the HAMB Drags in 2017. Getting closer.

 

Awesome man! I'd love to come take a look at it some day if your cool with that. I could drag @porknbeaner along with me

 

Car is down at the lake. I'll bring it to town in a year or so. Your welcome to check it out

 

Cool! Looking forward to seeing it and following your progress. Got any more photos of how it sits right now?

 

Bought these headers for 30 bucks at a swap meet. Just extended the tubes to clear the frame. Trying to avoid any made in China parts. Hard to do. So far everything is pre-1960. Motor is a 1957 283 power pack. It ready to go. (Intentionally left with its original faded and soiled Chevy orange. )

 

Barn find?

 

Field find. Came out of Nebraska. Looks to be built in about 1960. sbc and a powerglide.

 

Looks like it grew there!

That mount is interesting, it is basically a rail to rail cradle with factory side mounts off of it?

 

Did you extend the frame? Looks longer in that last photo with all the space in front of the engine but it may just be the photo angle.

Really love the rear wheels should be a cool little hot rod

 

Yes. The craftsmanship on the original build is good. No mig welds. All torch or stick. Somebody had some skills.

 

I did extend the frame slightly and added a suicide perch. (Home built). After welding it up I painted it with sulphuric acid to rust it up. Left the acid on it for a couple of days then rinsed it. (Wanted the addition to match). I did this to get the front end down a bit.

 

Next thing to do is finish the wishbone split and swap the spindles and install these drums

 

Cool thanks for the additional photos

 

Some of the '60s vans like the '60-'66 Ford Econolines and '64-'69 Dodge A100 vans have steering boxes and columns that are side steer and would be easy enough to adapt to what you have. These have modern, smooth steering boxes that will handle well and also slender columns that don't look out of place in a '20s car but have turn signals built in. '60s Chevy/GMC vans that had a beam axle front end were also side steer, may be the same as the Dodge A100 van box since the Dodge van steering box was a Saginaw (GM) unit. I had an A100 box out of a '69 Dodge van I junked years ago, gave it to a friend who used it on his '24 Studebaker roadster.

 

Huh, thought the first year for side motor mounts was 1958.

 

I noticed the same thing. But probably not a big deal.

 

True, maybe very late 1957 production they switched over.

 

What happened to that Hemi??? and I see that you removed that beautiful plywood firewall..

 

Decided to go small block because that was the original build. Hemi is looking for a car. Maybe a front engine dragster?

 

Thanks for the info on this. I need help on the steering box plan.

 

Finished it.

 

More pictures please

 

Awesome! Bring it up to the he cruise this month