"No Budget" 1966 Valiant 100 straight axle GASSER

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bremereric said:
Looks like you need to get that fire going out by those two blue chairs....
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Yep, Thats my spot to get out of the house and set with a friend or my Dog next to a fire and enjoy a cold one and fresh air. :thumleft:
 
Greenie.

I want to give a thanks shout out to you on your recycling methods. After seeing your "bedframe" portion of the build, it gave me the idea to save a bedframe from one of the kids baby beds that we were getting rid of (bed, not the kid :)). I have it pre cut, and ready for use on the Colt build. with the riveted corners, etc, it will be VERY easy to whip up a battery tray!

Thanks for the idea!
 
unrulyprocuda said:
i think by the time he updates the gasser he will be driving it im curious also i also started a gasser project in august another one of the started projects that thier wife made them get rid of because he was rubbing on it more than her
heres mine very rare 1940 dodge business coupe straight front axle with 331 hemi and a vintage moneyham blower i just got for christmas
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any thing (trim) your not useing,,let me know,,40 dodge busniess coupe 241C,I dodge hemi
 

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FastFish - Is that the same ol Dodge that you had at Shadybrooke? I thought it was a burgundy color? It's looking badaz in the snaps - of course the fish looks as good as ever.
 
JOE THANKS YES SAME ONE ,,, was alwys blue didnt know u had seen this one,,,its been down almost 2 years now,,,my main priority this year back up and running and a few mods hows the duster ??
 
Its awesome to see another one done i was told there is not many of them left yours looks very nice i would like to see more pictures of it as far as trim im still minus some things but managed to score a few parts on ebay a few months ago but im wondering if they are to nice for what im doing with the car
how long have you had the barracuda a friend of mine had one just exactly like yours and he sold it a few years back his name was Tim Berkemeier his car had a 426 hemi in it it was a mirror image of yours
 
unrulyprocuda said:
Its awesome to see another one done i was told there is not many of them left yours looks very nice i would like to see more pictures of it as far as trim im still minus some things but managed to score a few parts on ebay a few months ago but im wondering if they are to nice for what im doing with the car
how long have you had the barracuda a friend of mine had one just exactly like yours and he sold it a few years back his name was Tim Berkemeier his car had a 426 hemi in it it was a mirror image of yours
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if your friends tim,,66 had a 6 pac scoop ??? i think i know who he bought it from,,and older guy named charlie in wisconsin,,,he was the orignal owner of the car and had sold it and bought it back,,then had it tubbed and pro streeted,,,i met him at the chicago mopar show at the belvedere plant,,i took my car to the same shop to be tubbed and painted,,was just weird timing,,, i had heard he sold the car to some one in indiana,,,,and had lost track of it,,,


send me your e mail ill send you more pics of my 40 dodge,,,, let me know what you have you may not want ., thanks fstfish66@aol.com
 
Don, Must be mistaken and thinking of another car that was at the show. Now that I think of it my friend Kelly and a few of his friends brought our trucks and bumped into you there - you didn't have either of your cars with you. I'm sure I was looking at something else that was Burgundy though. I really need to see the Blue Coupe - once it warms up a bit, swing by when you get a chance.

Anyway as far as the Duster . . . :sleepy1: I'm still in the "digging out" phase trying to get the garage to a point where I can see, let alone work on, the car. And it's going way to slow:sad1:. So as not to hijack this thread and bore everyone to death with the itsy bitsy bumps of progress I'm making if you're interested in the baby steps go to:

http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=57328

Since it's supposed to warm up today [a whopping high of 25] I need to get off the air and into the garage. Later
 
joe u stop by,,make plans e mail me check my schedule the blue coupe wont be out for a while,,,,,yes warming up,,and my furnace has quit 3 times so far this weeeknd,,,,
 
Guys I'm glad we're keeping this thread alive.

I've been wondering for some time now what's going on with greenhornet? I did a search by user name "greenhornet" and it looks as if his last post on this site was on this thread - 11/14/10 @ 11:03PM.

Anyone hear from him lately?
 
yes he bought it from charlie at the mopar nats around 99 2001 i believe and sold it six years or so after he bought it and basically rebuilt the whole entire car
my email adress is unrulyprocuda@aol.com where abouts do you live i love the grill and front end on the 1940 business coupe i purchassed it because my 7 year old son said it was smiling at him and it was just cool i see you dont have the ram hood ornament on your did you decide not to go with it or dont have one please send more pics .How many other ones have you seen i think with yours thats four and yours by far is the nicest one
ive seen a nice original type on ebay it was black with original motor
 
unrulyprocuda said:
yes he bought it from charlie at the mopar nats around 99 2001 i believe and sold it six years or so after he bought it and basically rebuilt the whole entire car
my email adress is unrulyprocuda@aol.com where abouts do you live i love the grill and front end on the 1940 business coupe i purchassed it because my 7 year old son said it was smiling at him and it was just cool i see you dont have the ram hood ornament on your did you decide not to go with it or dont have one please send more pics .How many other ones have you seen i think with yours thats four and yours by far is the nicest one
ive seen a nice original type on ebay it was black with original motor
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he rebuilt it?? geez im sure charlie didnt put many miles on it,,,but the shop that did the work probab ly did the same lousey job on his 66 that he did on mine,, i wish i had all the work done the first place i choose,,,but he was out of my price range at the time,,, i have fixed a lot of the orignal chassis shops work,,

any way i have seen 2 other 40 coupes modified,,,and i know a guy in CT that has every model 40 dodge,,,encluding a woody wagon super rare,,alll stock and near perfect,,,as for the modified ones,,one is super sweet professiional shop street rod shop,,but GM powered,,,they told him a mopar motor wont fit,, lol i have a dodge hemi with all the engine bay sheet metal,,,, and the other 40 coupe is tubbed on a GM frame tilt front end and b b gm,,, ill sen u pics,,,,some more of urs as welll
 
Backtobasics said:
Greenie.

I want to give a thanks shout out to you on your recycling methods. After seeing your "bedframe" portion of the build, it gave me the idea to save a bedframe from one of the kids baby beds that we were getting rid of (bed, not the kid :)). I have it pre cut, and ready for use on the Colt build. with the riveted corners, etc, it will be VERY easy to whip up a battery tray!

Thanks for the idea!
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Bedframes is da chit, lite weight an super strong.. The frame I made will support my fuel cell, hold my battery and give me a place to mount my fuel filter and pump and it's removable with just 4-bolts...

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If these freakin' storms will ever end I have about another weeks work to do on my '63 chev truck then it's back wide open on the gasser again....
 
greenhornet said:
If these freakin' storms will ever end I have about another weeks work to do on my '63 chev truck then it's back wide open on the gasser again....
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:spam1: Buddy Paul where the frick you been...did you just get out of hibernation? Get going on that gasser....stay away from the :downtown: and get to work!!!!!
 
bremereric said:
:spam1: Buddy Paul where the frick you been...did you just get out of hibernation? Get going on that gasser....stay away from the :downtown: and get to work!!!!!
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Thank you for this post bremereric :toothy7:
X2 Hornet :toothy7:
 
Y'all have figured me out... Heres an update, I picked up a few patches on ebay for my Plymouth gasser jacket today, hey it's a start...







 
greenhornet said:
Y'all have figured me out... Heres an update, I picked up a few patches on ebay for my Plymouth gasser jacket today, hey it's a start...







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A pair of Moon eye stickers will be a must do Hornet :thumrigh:
 
Hey Green!!! Glad to see you're back. Can most certainly appreciate the reason for the time lapse.

Now that the weather is back I decided to take this Fri - Mon off to get "something" started on my Duster (best made plans of mice and men) so Wed night my daughter's car (99 Taurus, 56k miles) decides to need a steering rack :twisted:. I started Thurs after work till 11:30p, then picked up Fri at 8a finishing around 10p. What a royal pain in the arse job that was. Alignment shop Sat 7a, job complete her car is safe again.

So now its Sunday and here I sit on the computer:angry7:

Time to get some grub and get with it.

Glad to see you're back - look forward to progress updates.
 
Yeah non-project projects can really distract from the main project, a few more days work on my old '63 chev rat rod truck an I can get back on the gasser, I wanna drive the truck some this spring before gas hits $5-$6 a gallon.. Heres a truck update, I got the interior all business, had some hijackers laying around put them on for when I haul an engine or something, when I'm not haulin' the truck will sit as low as possible, trucks hang an handle better low to the ground..
 

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greenhornet said:
Yeah non-project projects can really distract from the main project, a few more days work on my old '63 chev rat rod truck an I can get back on the gasser, I wanna drive the truck some this spring before gas hits $5-$6 a gallon.. Heres a truck update, I got the interior all business, had some hijackers laying around put them on for when I haul an engine or something, when I'm not haulin' the truck will sit as low as possible, trucks hang an handle better low to the ground..
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What? No outside shots? (I gotta work on my attention level).
 
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