1930 Dodge Woody

[waybackbuilder]

Thanks guys, yeah I do love this stuff. I've never had much money so I had to learn to make what I wanted, some times I would liked to have had the money to just go buy what I wanted but then my stuff would have looked like a lot of others peoples stuff and after you spend so much time on a project just to pull in to a show,cruise in or just driving down the road and see another rod that looks like yours, well that just sucks. The shifters take a while to make but it is fun to see what you can make out of rawl steel and imagination.

 

[waybackbuilder]

Not much progress lately, just getting things ready to build the frame and get this into a roller. I did get the front frames rails made, tapered some 2"x4"x3/16" tubing down to 3" and put a slight curve in it.

 

[waybackbuilder]

Got the woody into a roller with alot of help from some great guys, now I can move a head on this thing.

 

[dtech]

Lookin good, how much is that z in the front?

 

[waybackbuilder]

Lookin good, how much is that z in the front?

It's about 10", I'm mounting a 90 s-10 steering box under the frame for side steer and still need to weld on the fish plates.

 

[waybackbuilder]

Made some ladder bars and a rear spring perch and got it settin about where I want and started working on the shifter for it, it works pretty good for the first atempt.

 

[CORPO]

nice work... i like the ladder bars.

 

[earthman]

You're going to want about a 45 degree angle on those rear spring shackles or they will limit the spring action. Lots of originality going on here. Fun to follow along to see what you do next.

 

[Sam_Fear]

Great, another build I'm hooked on. Cool stuff. The shifter rod is killer!

 

[waybackbuilder]

You're going to want about a 45 degree angle on those rear spring shackles or they will limit the spring action. Lots of originality going on here. Fun to follow along to see what you do next.

Yeah, I gotta tweak the brakets a little, never used that setup before.

 

[waybackbuilder]

Got the motor and trans in today, have to make a new front spring perch [man is that big ol caddy motor heavy] and raise the front up a couple of inches.

 

[Dirtyrat]

Looking damn mean!

 

[maverickmk]

Wow, that's looking real good. Nice work.

 

[waybackbuilder]

Thanks guys. Got the steering box mounted and made some side braces for the motor mounts and tacked in place. Also made some fish plates for the front frame rails and made a battery box.

 

[waybackbuilder]

Made some hairpins today and set them in place, still need to attach'em to the frame. I didn't like where the wishbones ended up so I made these, they ended up being 46" long but they so much better than the wishbones.

 

[RAT IHC]

Awesome work! Can't wait to see more.
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[bob w]

Nice parts. I like your fixture.

 

[CORPO]

i love all the details you put into your builds...

 

[waybackbuilder]

Thanks guys, that fixture wooks pretty good I have to make it so i can adjust the length easyer. I can make up to 48" long onn it. Worked on the rear of the body and got the tailgate and hatch made and tacked in place with some hinges I made, have to adjust the tailgate hinges so it stops level with the inside floor.

 

[Rat_Rods_Forever]

I may have missed it but what tyoe of wood are you going to use. I have a 1933 dodge body I would like to do this too.