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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. catdad49
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    Man, that's ugly! Hard to put a "like" on it.
     
  2. Fiddle Picker
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  3. dirty old man
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    WOW!!! That looks expensive:( Any clue as to what set that calamity off?
     
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  4. i think I see the problem. that sucks been there.
     
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  5. DDDenny
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    Boy howdy!
    That must have made one hell of a ruckus.
     
  6. Hey Tony, RoadsterJeff is pretty close to me if you're looking for another tow vehicle :D That '37 ute is kinda cool, but I'd be reworking that roofline.
     
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    The thrust bearing went south and starved the rods

    Getting rid of the mid plate
     
  8. Gonna capture the rear plate in a slot to add strength

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  9. Good to see it going back together.
     
  10. loudbang
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    Improvise adapt and overcome MARINE. :) Good to see it's coming back.
     
  11. Brand Apart
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    Weld the driver side front engine mount back together?? Hard to tell from the pics
     
  12. Just another day in the suck - as we used to say
    No we gave up on the Mickey Thompson plate. The Nicson is a lot thicker.
     
  13. Hmmmm with a one week delay, we might get the car back together in time ….


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  14. enloe
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    MAN I WOULD LOVE TO COME SEE THE COUPE RUN AGAIN BUT I WILL BE IN BOWLING GREEN.
    I WILL FIND ANOTHER PLACE TO SEE IT RUN AGAIN.

    Any test and tunes planned for Paradise???
     
  15. Yeah not sure what race we’re gonna hit next . Might try to test it at the Friday night drags at Atlanta June 21st

    Joe is doing a killer job on the floors
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    Nephew had a kid

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  16. Got the car back home and been thrashing on it. Windshield guy coming tomorrow . Joe did a killer job on the firewall and floors. Not sure what I’m going to do with all this duct tape now.

    Ram clutch sent a beefed up pressure plate that has some capture lugs on the plate

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  17. Looking good Dog_Patch. I’d say it’s coming together nicely. And for those about to rock, we salute you.


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  18. Tyresmoke
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  20. Hang'emHigh
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    Since guys with blue vehicle avatars are replying to this thread, figured I'd better jump on board. :p

    That clutch and flywheel is beautiful! Can't wait to hear that Hemi eat again!
     
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  21. Hope you make GREENSBORO.
     
  22. Thanks - I noticed in the pics the mid plate brackets need a but more weld on the ends .....

    Yeah we'll see. Trying something different this time - the bell housing is not within the .005" spec. BUT to fix that I need to press out the dowel pins in the plate. That dowel was the first thing to come out in the explosion. So gonna leave all of it alone and see if it shifts ok.

    Woooo me too!

    Yessir that's the plan!
     
  23. Adding a new brace to hold the block in place if something ever happens again
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  24. loudbang
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    Good to see you right back at it. A LOT of people would have thrown in the towel after that incident.
     
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  25. Throw in the towel? What is this strange thing?

    Windows fixed and we glued down what’s left of the cowl vent
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    Then boiled some harmonic balancer for dinner
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  26. Circus Bear
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  27. jim snow
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    Does the crew chief approve of the stovetop use? Lol. Snowman
     
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  28. No she didn't haha and some amount of bitching going on. The Dan tells me steel only grows .00108" doing this. But it makes me feel good so there's that.
     
  29. Two long days and it’s almost running. Felt like building a whole new car. Had to rewire it too.
    Fun times either way
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