saturday i recieved a parts donor truck for the 39. it's a 71 dodge 1/2 ton adventurer. 383, 4 speed. everything is still there. the motor, tranny, pedals, bellhousing, driveshaft(s). the rear leafs are still under it too. the entire front suspension with the 5 on 4.5 bolt pattern drums is there as well...score!!!!!!!! the body is toast and sunday i started removing the unwanted body panels to get to the good stuff! i kept the hood and the hinges. i scrapped the fenders, passenger door, the bed and tomorrow the rest of the cab is going away too. i am going to use the frame in some way, either in whole form or sections for the 39. i think i can use the entire frame if i do my math correctly. this truck also has 5, 16" steely rims in very good shape that are definately going on the 39. this truck brings me so much closer to gathering everything i need for the project. i have a 383 big block, a 4 speed with granny first, an 8-3/4" rearend from a 66 plymouth, the front suspension, and wheels. i still need the rear suspension parts though, such as either a 4 link and coil-overs, or the single leaf/track bars setup. i'm pretty sure that one of the 58 dodge 3/4 ton leafs from the straight axle parts i bought last weekend, will work in the rear and the other will work in the front for the "suicide" frontend i'm going for. here is the hack and trash pics from over the weekend and tonite. NOTE: the sheetmetal parts i trashed are too far gone to have done anyone any good, so you hardcore mopar guys out there like me, dont fret, i didn't trash anything usable. a previous owner must have hauled salt in the bed, the whole bottom all the way across was rusted away and the bed sides were wasted as well. plus there are a couple of small sheets of plywood in the floor of the cab where the metal floors used to be, nothing usable in their fellas. thats it for tonite folks, not much glamour goin' down tonite! later, mike in k.c.
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