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50 FREAK!!! 1950 Dodge 2 dr. sedan rebuild with a Cummins 12 valve 5.9 turbo diesel



Posted: 8/12/2011 via Website
Edited: 8/12/2011 4:26:31 AM by FAT NICK well i started overhaulin my 50 dodge sedan about a month n a half ago & never started a build thread... so here we go... heres a vid.. :FON: FAT NICK :FON:
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Posted: 8/12/2011 via Website
Edited: 8/12/2011 1:07:20 PM by FAT NICK well WTF... the photo uploader screwed me haha ill try this way... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=15364&pictureid=195179 http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=15364&pictureid=195181 http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=15364&pictureid=195180 http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=15364&pictureid=316277 & the video above pretty much shows the rest of whats goin on till now.. but ill keep the pics comin more regularly now let me know what you think.. :FON: FAT NICK :FON:
Posted: 8/12/2011 via Website
Badass!
Posted: 8/12/2011 via Website
Thanks man! Can't wait to drive it again... :FON:
Posted: 8/12/2011 via Website
Me like. Keep us updated!
Posted: 8/12/2011 via Website
See if the pics work this time.. http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x467/a50FREAK/3b2b38aa.jpg
Posted: 8/12/2011 via Website
Edited: 8/12/2011 9:54:55 PM by FAT NICK Few more pics this takes a while from my phone haha http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x467/a50FREAK/cede3a6f.jpg Dime clip grafted in.. http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x467/a50FREAK/8402db0f.jpg Motor mounts.. http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x467/a50FREAK/ed23b979.jpg Tranny crossmember.. http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x467/a50FREAK/2d777ce8.jpg http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x467/a50FREAK/a5d3955a.jpg http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x467/a50FREAK/3644425d.jpg http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x467/a50FREAK/91f599ac.jpg Finish cleaning up a few things & most of the frame will be ready to paint(up as far as the control arms.. Still gotta figure out a front body mount once the main body is on) gonna be painting the frame this weekend sometime.. so the body can go back on early next week.. :FON: FAT NICK :FON:
Posted: 8/12/2011 via Website
this should be interesting
Posted: 8/12/2011 via Website
looks good so far
Posted: 8/13/2011 via Website
bad ass cant wait to see it love a 12v in just about anything
Posted: 8/15/2011 via Website
Not a lot done over the weekend pulled the motor to notch the front crossmember and upper a arm for the vacuum pump... Should hoooooopefuly be painting the frame tonight... http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x467/a50FREAK/5b1148f2.jpg http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x467/a50FREAK/4b0675c0.jpg http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x467/a50FREAK/726cc083.jpg http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x467/a50FREAK/29dd824b.jpg :FON: FAT NICK :FON:
Posted: 8/15/2011 via Website
Edited: 8/15/2011 10:46:10 AM by FAT NICK
Posted: 8/15/2011 via Website
oh wow. this is fly!
Posted: 8/16/2011 via Website
Phone was freaking out lastnight so o couldn't post my updates but here's ladtnights pics got the frame primered and sprayed black Gotta love rust-oleum in quart cans.. Hopefully set the body on tonight http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x467/a50FREAK/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_0377.jpg http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x467/a50FREAK/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_7578.jpg http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x467/a50FREAK/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_9855.jpg http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x467/a50FREAK/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_9855.jpg More pics later tonight once we put the motor back in and get the body on... :FON: FAT NICK :FON:
Posted: 8/20/2011 via Website
Fiiiinaly got enough people Down here to the chop to lift the body back on the frame... (Need to get a fukin lift up in here haha) here's a few new pics the entire firewall needs to be redone to clear the down pipe and top of the rocker boxes err maybe clear the whole motor hahaha.. maybe I shoulda went with a 4bt instead hahaha http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x467/a50FREAK/f2336681.jpg http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x467/a50FREAK/9d17b935.jpg http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x467/a50FREAK/62a1b68e.jpg http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x467/a50FREAK/5b87757e.jpg http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x467/a50FREAK/ea3f5570.jpg http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x467/a50FREAK/cb65ea79.jpg Motor fits even better than I thought it would thought I'd only have 1/2" of hood clearance looks like I'm gonna be working with about 3/4" woohoo!! :FON: FAT NICK :FON:
Posted: 8/20/2011 via Website
Very bad ass. I was wondering if that hood would fit with the stock hood or not.
Posted: 8/20/2011 via Website
Thanks man! Yea the hood is gonna be close but it should clear the intake by about 3/4" :FON: FAT NICK :FON:
Posted: 8/20/2011 via Website
Looks killer nick. Good luck on it
Posted: 8/21/2011 via Website
Thanks for all the props every one started tryin to fit the front end lastnight & ran in to a few issues I already seen coming.. But now that I set the front end Over the frame I got a better idea of how to fix it haha http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x467/a50FREAK/2640be15.jpg http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x467/a50FREAK/8f261911.jpg http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x467/a50FREAK/b17d533d.jpg Hopefully get the frame Zd up front and get it all lined up tonight.. :FON: FAT NICK :FON:
Posted: 8/22/2011 via Website
I LOVE THIS BUILD! i got a 50 4 door that is jus hammered still 6 volt flatty. they are cool cars


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