vikingminer49er

Turned 70 this year and it's time to start cleaning up the farm.  In addition to trying to sell off some of the many projects I have available, https://p15-d24.com/topic/51525-dodge-projects-1949-dodge-route-van-project/?tab=comments#comment-547752, it's also time to get serious on the projects I need to finish:

Need to complete final restoration on 1952 Dodge B-3-D-126, first old truck I purchased that wasn't new when I bought it.  It's been disassembled in my barn for years after mechanical restoration.  Don't have enough time for all my projects and relying more on outside help to get these done.

Project completed this past year includes mechanical restoration on 1949 Dodge B-1-D-126 Flat Bed from Nevada.  Truck was given to me by an old friend.  Lesson learned:  Even a free truck costs at least $5,000 to get back on the road.

Nearly completed mechanical restoration on 1949 Dodge B-1-C-116 Dual-Rear-Wheel-Drive with one-ton axles.  Have a younger neighbor helping with the restoration.

Best of all:  Finishing touches on the 1974 Dodge D600 rollback car hauler with the 1989 Dodge Cummins 12-valve diesel engine and Getrag 5-speed transmission.  Kept the original 2-speed rear end.  Already have over 1,000 miles on the truck going to local car shows in the area.  Minor issues left to complete:  restoration of original gauges and steering wheel, complete exhaust with single chrome stack, and speedometer adapter for the Getrag transmission.  Speedometer has to read nearly 90 mph to run with 65-mph traffic at a ratio of 1.35:1.  Turbo Cummins glides over the hills carrying a 7,000-lb truck on board.

Project just started:  1938 Dodge Pickup:  Need one headlight bezel, two hubcaps, crank-out windshield regulator stainless strip, and rarest of all crank hole cover.  Building a show quality street rod with a 2014, 5.7-liter Hemi.  Surprise to some of you:  My wife is insisting we complete this project and she is willing to invest her own money in the build.

Project I need to start:  1948 Dodge B-1-H Parts Truck:  Cab and front end sheet metal onto a 1995 Dodge W3500 Cummins chassis that came from a coal mine where I used to work.  Entire body, even the roof, is dented except for the mine-shop-built, road-warrior bumpers, but has only 116,000 miles on the odometer.  Will use the truck for my Mobile Drill from the 1974 Dodge W200 Drill Truck from Kansas.  Use the drill for soil sampling with my engineering projects.  Drill Truck works fine, but could use more power and ground clearance here in Colorado.  Plan on significant chassis and suspension modification to the 1995 Dodge to make the drill truly off-road.  Planning multi-link independent suspension front and rear to crawl over any off-road obstacles.

Project still dreaming about:  1948 Dodge B-1-F Parts Truck:  Cab and front end sheet metal onto a 1979 Dodge W100, short-frame chassis with dual transfer cases for a rock crawler buggy.  Thinking of using the 1990 Dodge D350 Cummins with 5-speed transmission for power.

The list goes on.  Please help.  I can't possible finish all these trucks myself.  My problem is I don't see the trucks as they are, but as they can be.

Thank you.

Tom Anderson

Paonia Colorado

970-986-1020

vikingminer49er@gmail.com