1936 Dodge Truck Build, 74 Dart Spool Engine Mounts
yes. yes. what 72blu said... but enough about that. tell us more about the truck! i see a rack...
yes. yes. what 72blu said... but enough about that. tell us more about the truck! i see a rack...
Got myself a mustang II front end that I installed on this truck. It is a 1936 Dodge Truck, I've spent weeks and weeks building the frame and repairing and epoxy-ing the panels and chassis. My grandfather bought this in the 80's in pieces, and he died in 2015. Last year, I picked it up and got to work. I had access to the Slant Six through a cousin which I figured would be cool because it's like an engineering project, and we're not committing atrocities by having a ford or chev block in it. It's not overkill on power, and it fits under the hood which is sweet. I would like it to appear as close to stock (hotrody thought, since the front is lower to the ground). I'm running an 833od on this slant with the 3.55 rear end so it goes down the freeway without screaming for mercy. Slant has balanced pistons from the last owner, and I had the block and head fully machined and redone. The cam lifts at .440 and Im going to run a 390 cfm carb with the four barrel intake so I can actually control the A/F mixture, if I go too big it will f with the idle. It's been a tough project so far, it took six months to get the trans after a promised delivery of 8 weeks. No big deal, just glad we got the damn thing finally.
The end goal is comfortable and sporty 30-60mph, friendly to 80mph (I've welded rebar inside the fenders to make it more stable and less flexible, shoutout BJ), stable on the ground, and reliable as it can be without any quirks. My end goal is for anyone who knows how to drive a classic can get it, turn the key, and take off.