Scott in Bellingham Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 (edited) Been thinkin on this for a couple years, looks like it may come to pass , I would like to take a mini import pickup and convert it into a little Hot Rod heres a model I threw together , it started as a stock truck and I converted it thinkin once the white car if a runner and tyhe shops all cleaned up I should start on it , already have the truck lined up to get its a 86 Dodge d-50 m( mitsubishi) has a cracked head, I have a bronco 2 V-6 I could use and a 32' Ford front rad grill and lights Edited April 23, 2009 by Scott in Bellingham detail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted April 23, 2009 Author Share Posted April 23, 2009 I wish I could snap my fingers and get things done, got all these ideas in my head and very limited time to get them done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast I Drive Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Thats actually a pretty cool concept model, if you clean up the firewall on the Dodge or bled the cowl into the '32 hood nicely it will look sharp! I have to suggest V-8 power though, just cuz I have a hate issue with Bronco II engines... Needs a keg for a fuel tank though I like it -Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted April 23, 2009 Author Share Posted April 23, 2009 (edited) Thats actually a pretty cool concept model, if you clean up the firewall on the Dodge or bled the cowl into the '32 hood nicely it will look sharp! I have to suggest V-8 power though, just cuz I have a hate issue with Bronco II engines... Needs a keg for a fuel tank though I like it -Bill I have a old 26' model T truck cowl that is pretty flat may use parts of it for the shape, I want to build something that has a high fun value and a low price, years ago I had a model A coupe and it needed everything, I figure if I start with a modern vehicle most the works already done for me and the price is right, similar to this cowl / firewall Edited April 23, 2009 by Scott in Bellingham add detail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoobieDoo Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Thats actually a pretty cool concept model, if you clean up the firewall on the Dodge or bled the cowl into the '32 hood nicely it will look sharp! I have to suggest V-8 power though, just cuz I have a hate issue with Bronco II engines... Needs a keg for a fuel tank though I like it -Bill I don't know about the engine, but I'd use a different tranny if you can adapt one. They're notorious for being unreliable, and my dad can vouch for that. One tranny per year that he owned his BII. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoobieDoo Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 I don't know about the engine, but I'd use a different tranny if you can adapt one. They're notorious for being unreliable, and my dad can vouch for that. One tranny per year that he owned his BII. Then again...it's not like this will be a commuter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstaru Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 i have been thinking about rat rodding my next subie.cut the front off and make a subframe for it.then do a hood/cowl.was thinkin about it with the hatch, then it became the monster it is........... it would not take much to turn a subie into a rod........cool model.cheers, brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted May 12, 2009 Author Share Posted May 12, 2009 I looked at the real thing today its the same as the model Dodge D-50 Mitssubishi Dark blue and guess what its a 4 wheel drive with a new weber carb , the engines shot and it parts so its perfect for the project :banana::banana: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast I Drive Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Im actually quite interested to see this project come to fruition On a side note, why not adapt an H-6 motor to the stock Dodge trans/t case combo? I would love to see a 3.3 or 3.0 with a trifecta of 2bbl carbs on it nothing says hotrod like mulitple carbs and open headers -Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted May 12, 2009 Author Share Posted May 12, 2009 Im actually quite interested to see this project come to fruition On a side note, why not adapt an H-6 motor to the stock Dodge trans/t case combo? I would love to see a 3.3 or 3.0 with a trifecta of 2bbl carbs on it nothing says hotrod like mulitple carbs and open headers -Bill that sounds nice, Im trying to do this on a low budget of Money and time would be nice to run it this summer , I have the ford v-6, would like to save the stock tranny transfercase of the D-50 as it already there and hooked up and its tucked up nicely in the frame, I wish I had a worker that could help me on these things as my time is limited but my ideas are not SJR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted May 26, 2009 Author Share Posted May 26, 2009 Heres the fresh canvas ready to turn into art just brought it home and yes its 4 wheel drive, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted May 28, 2009 Author Share Posted May 28, 2009 it has begun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoobieDoo Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Nice lookin pickup there, Scott! Are you also gonna paint about the same as the model? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted May 28, 2009 Author Share Posted May 28, 2009 (edited) Nice lookin pickup there, Scott! Are you also gonna paint about the same as the model? probably keep the back this blue color and paint the front a lighter color with old school scallops , and a number 13 on the door, I do need some paint advice from you as I am ready to start on the frame mods and I want to paint the frame as I go similar to this Edited May 28, 2009 by Scott in Bellingham add detail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoobieDoo Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 probably keep the back this blue color and paint the front a lighter color with old school scallops , and a number 13 on the door, I do need some paint advice from you as I am ready to start on the frame mods and I want to paint the frame as I go similar to this Oooooh, I like the scallop idea! Probably hammerite for the frame, same paint as on my wheels. Por15 is better, being epoxy paint, but mail order only as far as I know. With rubberized undercoating to absorb most of the shock, ham. would be just fine at $12/ qt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted May 29, 2009 Author Share Posted May 29, 2009 (edited) photochopshop I realy like it Edited May 29, 2009 by Scott in Bellingham add detail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaruguru Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 HEY! those are my old wheels if im not mistaken looks like a cool project i still have the shifter parts just need to get the coupe running better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted June 9, 2009 Author Share Posted June 9, 2009 HEY! those are my old wheels if im not mistaken looks like a cool project i still have the shifter parts just need to get the coupe running better you are correct . I love those rims Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaruguru Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 im glad you like them Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted June 18, 2009 Author Share Posted June 18, 2009 heres a update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 looks like this thing just might morf into a wheeler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoobieDoo Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Just the tire swap, or any other mods planned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 Just the tire swap, or any other mods planned? tires all 4 the same diameter , also I used your paint looks great on the frame , also picked up a good engine so I have all the parts , with a weber and header Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoobieDoo Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 That's great, then you could always throw on the street tires for crusin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted July 7, 2009 Author Share Posted July 7, 2009 progress got the engine mounts all welded up , now to design the frontend , might end up looking like a old WW2 Army Truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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