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35 Dodge conv. project getting started ... #1129686
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Picked up this old Dodge conv a few months back , it was orig rodded in the 50s then in the late 60s early 70s was torn apart and a 383, 4spd and a Dana 60 from a 69 RR was installed and it was never finished , I took all the running gear out last month , over the winter gonna turn it into a safe driver and hopefully next spring I will be cruising the wheels off it as a primered work in progress not a Rat rod as I do actually intend on finishing the car... What do you think... its a 35 Dodge Conv and apparently they didnt make many of them...

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Re: Cool Dodge project that will be getting started soon [Re: anhourlater] #1129687
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Sounds like a cool project. Can't wait to follow it along.

Good luck!

Re: Cool Dodge project that will be getting started soon [Re: MOPAR_AMC_FAN] #1129688
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Sounds like a cool project. Can't wait to follow it along.

Good luck!




Thanks I will keep you posted.. the body should be off in the next week or so , we are gonna box the frame and rework the xframes in both the body and the frame as the original builder had no clue when it came to hacking that 383 into it ... this time it will have a 440 w a tunnel ram w 2 660s , 4spd w an 8 3/4 as I have a 68 Charger that was begging me for that Dana.... I am gonna build it as a period correct street machine with what would have been available had it been built around 1966-67 time frame...

Re: Cool Dodge project that will be getting started soon [Re: anhourlater] #1129689
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very cool project


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Re: Cool Dodge project that will be getting started soon [Re: 4406RR] #1129690
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Found this photo of one on Hot Rod's site... good looking cars and this one sure has the right engine!

Look forward to seeing how yours turns out!

Re: Cool Dodge project that will be getting started soon [Re: rrbrucea] #1129691
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Very KOOL project! I will definately be following this one!

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Re: Cool Dodge project that will be getting started soon [Re: rrbrucea] #1129692
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Found this photo of one on Hot Rod's site... good looking cars and this one sure has the right engine!

Look forward to seeing how yours turns out!





Bruce that car you posted is a 34 ply, that is a great car, wish I had one too.

this is a 35 dodge vert ,a beautiful car too

can't wait to see how this one turns out. and YES they are a very rare care, keep us posted with lots of progress pics


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Re: Cool Dodge project that will be getting started soon [Re: Mopar Ron] #1129693
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nd one more:

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The yellow one's a 34. You couldn't be that lucky. The cream and brown one is a 35. Note the difference in the hood and grille shape.
View another 35 Dodge in my attachment.


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Re: Cool Dodge project that will be getting started soon [Re: Mopar Ron] #1129696
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Found this photo of one on Hot Rod's site... good looking cars and this one sure has the right engine!

Look forward to seeing how yours turns out!





Bruce that car you posted is a 34 ply, that is a great car, wish I had one too.

this is a 35 dodge vert ,a beautiful car too

can't wait to see how this one turns out. and YES they are a very rare care, keep us posted with lots of progress pics







You're right of course! Interesting that Hot Rod evidently has it misidentified so it came back in a Google search as a 35 Dodge.

Re: Cool Dodge project that will be getting started soon [Re: Mopar Ron] #1129697
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and one more, but this is a 35 plymouth convert
real close to the dodge,different grill and dash.
there might be some other differences but they are close. Ron

Re: Cool Dodge project that will be getting started soon [Re: rrbrucea] #1129698
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You're right of course! Interesting that Hot Rod evidently has it misidentified so it came back in a Google search as a 35 Dodge.




Yeah you would think HOT ROD would get it right, oh thats right it's not a ford so they are not familiar with it

there is a big difference from a 34 to the 35. the 35 became a much larger car inside. both are rare to find.
by the way the black 34 you posted is out here in San Diego and it is a fiberglass car, the company that made the body is now out of bussiness

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and one more, but this is a 35 plymouth convert
real close to the dodge,different grill and dash.
there might be some other differences but they are close. Ron




Oh man, that car is BEAUTIFUL!

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You're right of course! Interesting that Hot Rod evidently has it misidentified so it came back in a Google search as a 35 Dodge.




Yeah you would think HOT ROD would get it right, oh thats right it's not a ford so they are not familiar with it

there is a big difference from a 34 to the 35. the 35 became a much larger car inside. both are rare to find.
by the way the black 34 you posted is out here in San Diego and it is a fiberglass car, the company that made the body is now out of bussiness





Shoot it would be cool in a coupe too! Anybody still making those in glass?

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Shoot it would be cool in a coupe too! Anybody still making those in glass?





here is a guy that has the old redneck molds and has the body offered on ebay. you can still find steel bodys for around that price...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/120368727542?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Re: Cool Dodge project that will be getting started soon [Re: Mopar Ron] #1129702
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Wow! that is smooth. I love those 34 Dodges and Plymouths! Better buy up all the 34 bodies you can, I am not seeing any for sale around here.

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Shoot it would be cool in a coupe too! Anybody still making those in glass?





here is a guy that has the old redneck molds and has the body offered on ebay. you can still find steel bodys for around that price...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/120368727542?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649





Wow, $7k for glass? I'm with you, I think I'd rather do a steel one for that price...

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started ripping into the old Dodge today

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boxing the frame, redoing the X-member and setting up motor mounts and steering should be all set by next weekend and ready for sandblasting.... This is gonna be a quick cheap build as there will be no High tech or billet stuff here ......

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thats gonna be sweet


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Very rare car awesome

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a few updated pics of the chassis progress, couldnt have done any of this without the help of my friend Buddy, I felt totally useless during this process as he fabbed up the X-members crossmembers ect in mere hours ... sure wish I had the creativity to figure out this type of stuff let alone to do it as neatly and quickly as him.....

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mounts and cut crossmember repaired.. the 440 4spd now fits in this car like it came from the factory in it....

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the previously hacked mess we started with ...

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crossmembers and mounts look very good ! those will certainly stiffen up the chassis and make for a good foundation for your project.

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