1948 Dodge Pick Up - 440 W/ 727 Trans- Hotrod-rat Rod -street Rod on 2040-cars
Long Beach, California, United States
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1948 Dodge Pilot House 3 window truck. What you see is definitely not what you get with this truck! I picked up this truck from a farm/antique dealer in Mentone Ca. about 3 years ago. The store pitbull used to live in it. You see old Ford and Chevy trucks all day long, not many Dodge trucks out there, I've personally never seen another one like this one ever!! Paint and markings on door is all original and not doctored to look a certain way, its true patina! Thumbs up all day long in this little hot rod. True Mopar! This truck was not a backyard build, no slapping parts together with this truck. This 48 Dodge was put together professionally buy the award winning Starlite Customs in Torrance Ca. Look em up!
MOTOR Newly rebuilt 440 (mid/late 70's block). I purchased the motor from a guy who builds Mopar motors for 440 source. Unfortunately I did not get a build sheet with it, but whatever he did seems to work just right for anyone who doesn't mind going through tires regularly. If you know motors and Mopars you know the history, HP, and reliability of a 440! Brand spanking new triple row radiator with high flopw water pump. Runs cool at or around 180 degrees, no overheating problems as of yet. New radiator and full 12V system, brand new Optima red top battery. New distributor, plugs and wires. Overall the motor runs real real strong! Stock 440 Mopar exhaust manifold. FRONT END: Aftermarket front end, Mustang II style independent suspension with coil overs. Front end designed by Helix (you can find them here on e-bay for about $1600.00), has rack n pinion steering. Disc brakes. New brake lines throughout! TRANS/REAR END: Newly rebuilt 727 3 speed automatic trasnflight transmission, built at Community transmission in Bellflower Ca. It shifts smooth as butter through all 3 gears. Be ready though, it has some serious torque and you will be lighting up the tires more than you know! Lokar push button shifter. Brand new custom drive shaft fitted to 2002 Ford Ranger rear end. I'm not positive on the gear ratio but it pushes about 4500 RPM when going 65 down the freeway. Personally I like the "juice" when you punch the gas when cruising at 45mph. newly built 3 speed auto 727 trans, with a ford rear end. INTERIOR: Interior is bare bones but is all there, personally I love it. Has a functional original steering wheel, no tilt. Fully restored gauges all look amazing and have been installed, they light up a vintage glow at night but have not been hooked up to operate as of yet but fully functional once hooked up. Bench seat has been re upholstered to look "farmy" and sits pretty comforting. Has a hidden CD Player in glove box but having an issue with it, believe it burnt out due to faulty grounding to the unit. Still has original gun racks still installed in the rear window. MISC: Fully rewired, new custom exhaust, new aged walnut bed, new poly gas tank, new brake lines, and probably a few other things I am missing. The undercarriage looks great and the rust is 95% topical, there is only one or two locations of bad cancer on the floor boards. The Bad: Having a small issue with kickdown cable, needs adjustment- as the when in park and giving heavy gas it will seldom jump into first gear. I have already talked with Community Trans and they said to "bring it down for an easy adjustment. The brake light trigger connected to the pedal needs to be worked on, when applying brakes the bake lights will sometimes stay engaged due to the switch placement on the pedal. The doors open and close, but the locks need to be replaced and I would probably replace the latches as well. All very common with a build like this. This truck is truly one of a kind, I hate to see it go, but its time for another project!! Please feel free to ask any questions, I will do whatever I can to honestly answer them. I did the best I could to represent the truck discussed above. I will be more than happy to sell to anyone anywhere, truck wont be released until all funds clear. Buyer to pay all shipping expenses, I can help with a pick up as truck is located in Long Beach Ca. $500.00 non refundable deposit due immediately at the end of auction, payment due in full within 7 days of close of auction. Please do not bid if you don't have the funds available. I reserve the right to end the auction early due to local sale. Good luck and bid with confidence. On Feb-11-14 at 07:24:55 PST, seller added the following information: A few thing I forgot. |
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