John's LS 49 Dodge

[reaper71]

WOW Man that is really cool of you to say...I'm honored to have inspired you...( DON'T cut yourself short your work is very good!)

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

Looks really good Mark. Great inexpensive way to get a good look.

Making the differential bubble for the floor of my Burb yesterday I thought it through with...How would Mark do this?...to overcome some obstacles.

Thanks for sharing.

[reaper71]

Pic #1. The first shot of her sitting outside....
Pics 2 Through 5 are the before and after cleanup of the inner fenders and a fresh coat of paint..

[reaper71]

Ok Guy's this is the End of this build.....

When it came time to get it all wired It took some time for me to do! (my first wire job) and after getting all the F.I. plumbed and the new engine harness wired up it was time to fire the old girl!!!!

And....Nothing....It crank's but no fire.
All the injectors were clogged so I soaked them over night and rigged up a connector to plug them in and test on the bench. After I had them good to go we tried again and...IT'S Alive!!!
Let it run for awhile checking fluids etc...It drove pretty nice the first time out and really hug's the road. I was Very Happy with it.

[reaper71]

The finished product....
I hope one day I will be able to give it the paint job it deserves....
The owner John is super happy with the truck and in the 2nd pic is a shot of john's other car a 65 mustang that I have also done work on (suspension etc)
Hope you enjoyed the build....

Till Next time..

Mark...

[ratty 46]

Thank you for sharing ... I enjoyed it. Nicely done. Customer must be very happy.

R46

[Advanced Design]

Well, kind of like the end of a good book. Great build and thanks for sharing!

Nice looking long driveway in the background by the shop.

[reaper71]

Thank's R46!!
He is pretty damn happy with it

Originally Posted by ratty 46

Thank you for sharing ... I enjoyed it. Nicely done. Customer must be very happy.

R46

[reaper71]

Thank you for checking in on it!!
The drive would be even better if it were paved...BIG Burnouts!! lol

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

Well, kind of like the end of a good book. Great build and thanks for sharing!

Nice looking long driveway in the background by the shop.

[RockinKees]

Dodge came out real nice!
Overhere in Holland you don't see much custom Dodge trucks around...

[reaper71]

Thank's again Kees...

[reaper71]

Here is an update for John's truck (not a good one)
He called me up a week ago and told me he backed into his Garage and messed up the passenger side fender and needs it fixed.

Pic #1. The fender was not super bad but bad enough. A bad crack and a good size dent.

Pic #2. After removing 1/2" of mud that covered a horrible brazing job in several spots (Hench the cracking)

Pic #3. This was the worse of the spots and the the really bad crack.

Pic #4.A different view shows how bad it was. So I drilled a hole to give it a radius (and less likely to develop a crack later) and will cut out the entire area.
Till Next time Mark...

[flashed]

That sux big time .

[Advanced Design]

Ouch, I see where you are heading...clever. Nice he brought it to you.

[ratty 46]

I'm with AD on the repair ... I guess fenders for this truck are like hens teeth & not just laying around ...

[reaper71]

Yes! unfortunately parts are a bit scarce for these..

Pic #1. Here I have cut out a section so it can be properly repaired ( brazing is softer and if not done correctly cracks easily)

Pic #2. This is the new piece being mocked up. I used a stainless rod to get the radius it needed for the lip of the fender.

Pic #3. Fitting into place.

Pic #4. All welded in.

Mark...

[reaper71]

Pic #1. Metal finished

Pic #2. This was another spot in the lower section of the fender that needed attention.

Pic #3. After I drilled out using the rotabroach

Pic #4. The new piece mocked up.

Pic #5. All welded in and metal finished.

Mark...

[Advanced Design]

Nothing but net! Excellent repairs Mark.

[Low Elco]

Nice work, Mark.

[RockinKees]

Super repairs!
The owner is happy to know you

[reaper71]

Thank you Guy's!!


Pic #1. This was after all the filler was applied and sanded and ready for the High Build primer.

Pic #2. High build primer sprayed on (I use shop line products this is the 202 primer)

Pic #3. Here it is with some guide coat.

Pic #4. This was shot after The tack coat was applied, then it was followed by 4 wet coats (single stage enamel)

[flashed]

It looks like nothing ever happened to it .

[reaper71]

Pic #1. This was after 4 coats were sprayed.
came out pretty nice will need to wetsand,rub and polish..

Pic #2. This was after polishing was done and ready to install.

Pic #3. All mounted.

Pic #4. Old girl ready to roll out. (still has some road rash to deal with and a need for a total paint job but a dam nice driver)

Will be taking it to the Street Rod Nats this weekend.

Mark...

[Advanced Design]

That came out nice! You guys have fun in Springfield.

[reaper71]

The Springfield trip was really Good...

The Dodge ran great all the way up.

Some small details to iron out A.K.A new tires (bad shake around 65) but drives super straight and the old girl's getting just shy of 21 MPG!!!

Was a good turnout for the show and Jimbo's truck was chosen for an NSRA pro's pick and received an award.

Mark...

[reaper71]

An update on John's 49 he decided to have A/C installed in the truck after sweating his but off all summer again.

Pic #1. The unit is from Southern Rods (Southern Air) it is a under dash unit Heat/air it measures 16" wide 10" deep and 5" tall the entire kit with pump, lines, condenser etc. was $725.00 about 300 less then the VA. This is going to be the 2nd kit from them I have used very cold and easy to install.

Will update when I start the install.

Mark...