Dirty Deno

mr clean magic erasers and simple green works good for me.

Manifolds will not work with what i got going on and it also fits the style of what i want. The comparison that ive seen on these engines is that the headers make a substantially greater # than manifolds on a mild engine, obviously not as much on a stock engine but the sound alone pleases me. http://www.hotrod.com/how-to/engine/mopp-0106-manifolds-vs-headers/

The steering box has been a fun problem. I have to move it forward about 3 inches to clear the starter but that makes the steering shaft get in the way of the back exhaust port so now i have to joint the steering shaft to make it work. I am also plating both sides of the frame to about the fire wall to add some strength up front,

I have a little bit of progress on the dodge. I got a starter in, oil filter installed and just found a vintage set of headers that fit pretty good. I have to do a little modification to the passenger side but no big deal.

The frame had a repair done to it from a fender bender in 50s. I boxed the frame at the engine mounts, i plan on boxing the rest when i get enough room to take the cab off. My next plans are mini starter, firewall and headers. The headers seem to be a headache. i cant find any fender well header kits and i dont know if some car headers will work without getting my hands on some.

Thought i would share my build since ive been looking at this site for awhile trying to get info on my truck. The truck is a 1950 i think. My dad bought this truck in 1964, while driving it home (after buying it) it threw a rod. It was parked in the farm junk yard in north dakota until i drove from AZ to pick it up last november. This is how it looked when i got it. The rust is actually not too bad, i shoveled about 20 pounds of mouse crap out of it, smells wonderful inside. Here it is after we pushed on the trailer with a tractor, the hoods in the bed. Amazingly Three of the tires held air. The original engine was toast, I do like the flathead engine but it could not be rebuilt and finding one hasnt been easy so i picked up a 440 and 727 trans (purists cringe here) for a good price. after i cleaned it up, Ive done alot of internet searching for 440s in b series trucks and ive found very little info. I got the engine in this weekend, i had to move the steering box closer to the frame and pocket the front crossmember so i can fit a oil filter relocater. I also had to cut a bit out of the firewall. I tryed to put the engine in about the same position as the flathead so i would have some radiator room. Here is a side view