Please allow myself to introduce myself...
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:19 pm
What's up fellas? I stumbled across your site while trying to research my truck. Cool! There is a ton of awesome info on here, and that will help me out tremendously in my next project/addiction.
Oh yea. My name's Greg. I live in Lake Elsinore Ca. I have been building cars in my garage since I was 14 yrs old. I am now 41, so you would think I would be good at it, but after about 40 or so car builds of various depth I would still consider myself a full on jack of all trades. Certainly a master of none. My cars are always of garage quality (and always hot rods), and I drive the heck out of them.I always send out any kind of motor stuff that is not just bolt on, but can manage with body and paint, suspension etc. Anyway, Howdy.
Here is one small catch. The truck I am working on is a 1959 Dodge d100, so it is not a Sweptline. I believe it is a Utiline. Can I still hang? Maybe I can be the red headed step child? I do recognize a bunch of the same running gear and suspension stuff if I am not mistaken. I know many of you could tell me more about my truck than I can tell you. BTW- I am going to leave all the stock running gear and suspension, and put it in the weeds, and then put my kid's dirt bike and my own in the back and cruise it to the local motocross tracks around here.
Here is what I know about my truck so far; 1959 Dodge d100 2wd. It has the 318 Poly motor w/3 speed manual trans. It has the Utiline 7 1/2' bed. Small window. Everything is stock and unmolested (until I get ahold of it). I bought it straight out of the heart of Compton for $500. It runs, but needs re-wiring badly. It goes into gear, but won't move. You can feel the clutch engage, but it won't roll unless I floor it, then just a nudge forward or back. I assume I need to put a clutch in it, and what else? Plans include changing to disc brakes in the front,lowering it, paint, and just making it dependable.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Oh yea. My name's Greg. I live in Lake Elsinore Ca. I have been building cars in my garage since I was 14 yrs old. I am now 41, so you would think I would be good at it, but after about 40 or so car builds of various depth I would still consider myself a full on jack of all trades. Certainly a master of none. My cars are always of garage quality (and always hot rods), and I drive the heck out of them.I always send out any kind of motor stuff that is not just bolt on, but can manage with body and paint, suspension etc. Anyway, Howdy.
Here is one small catch. The truck I am working on is a 1959 Dodge d100, so it is not a Sweptline. I believe it is a Utiline. Can I still hang? Maybe I can be the red headed step child? I do recognize a bunch of the same running gear and suspension stuff if I am not mistaken. I know many of you could tell me more about my truck than I can tell you. BTW- I am going to leave all the stock running gear and suspension, and put it in the weeds, and then put my kid's dirt bike and my own in the back and cruise it to the local motocross tracks around here.
Here is what I know about my truck so far; 1959 Dodge d100 2wd. It has the 318 Poly motor w/3 speed manual trans. It has the Utiline 7 1/2' bed. Small window. Everything is stock and unmolested (until I get ahold of it). I bought it straight out of the heart of Compton for $500. It runs, but needs re-wiring badly. It goes into gear, but won't move. You can feel the clutch engage, but it won't roll unless I floor it, then just a nudge forward or back. I assume I need to put a clutch in it, and what else? Plans include changing to disc brakes in the front,lowering it, paint, and just making it dependable.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.