bamabm
Active member
Hi RRR
thanks for welcome to site. Hope to get more ideas for this build so many cool truck builds on this site. This will be my first attempt at a rod/truck, after doing a few 4wd restos and 4cyl escorts wanted to build a rod or car trailer to carry above toys on. My fiance came up with the idea of combining the two, a ratrod truck beavertail. So went searching and found this dodge(she got an engagement ring) which a fellow local hot rodder was going to do same thing to cart his 427 powered 57 chev(he found a tilt tray cheap instead). But he had done brakes up and gave the motor a bit of tidy up, 350 holley plugs leads points etc.
The truck is a 74 Dodge D5N dually.
Has a 245 or 265 hemi(with no tray lights up the duals)
Dana 60 or 70 diff(still trying to find info) i think its a 70 as i have a 60 in my series landrover and it looks bigger then it
4 speed trans
So heres the plan matte black and lowered as much as legally possible(maybe bit more if go airbag assist route).
Either long flat try with long ramps or beavertail.
Trying to keep it cool and practical as it will be a bit of a promo rig for my father in laws spring and suspension business i work for(we specialize in leaf springs so will be a bit of swapping and changing).
Cant wait for ideas and more inspiration.
Best go do abit
Chad
thanks for welcome to site. Hope to get more ideas for this build so many cool truck builds on this site. This will be my first attempt at a rod/truck, after doing a few 4wd restos and 4cyl escorts wanted to build a rod or car trailer to carry above toys on. My fiance came up with the idea of combining the two, a ratrod truck beavertail. So went searching and found this dodge(she got an engagement ring) which a fellow local hot rodder was going to do same thing to cart his 427 powered 57 chev(he found a tilt tray cheap instead). But he had done brakes up and gave the motor a bit of tidy up, 350 holley plugs leads points etc.
The truck is a 74 Dodge D5N dually.
Has a 245 or 265 hemi(with no tray lights up the duals)
Dana 60 or 70 diff(still trying to find info) i think its a 70 as i have a 60 in my series landrover and it looks bigger then it
4 speed trans
So heres the plan matte black and lowered as much as legally possible(maybe bit more if go airbag assist route).
Either long flat try with long ramps or beavertail.
Trying to keep it cool and practical as it will be a bit of a promo rig for my father in laws spring and suspension business i work for(we specialize in leaf springs so will be a bit of swapping and changing).
Cant wait for ideas and more inspiration.
Best go do abit
Chad