Hello from Northern Wisconsin
06-04-2015, 03:37 PM
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Hello from Northern Wisconsin
So, when I was a kid (prolly around 10 or 11), there was an old 57 Dodge D100 sittin out behind the house. It was "mine" to fix up. I tinkered with it off and on all the way through high school. In the latter years I actually made some progress. Then I turned 18 moved out got a job, etc. One day I stopped by my Dads place for a visit and "MY" truck was GONE!!! WTF? He sold it to the guy that owned the local junk yard. I was pissed. But not much I could do. Anyway fast forward 20+ years. I see an add for some old car for sale, and the guy selling it is the son of the guy who bought "my" truck. I had always thought about stopping out there and seeing if it was still there but as time goes by it seems less and less likely, and I never looked into it. Anyway, I message the kid and ask if he ever seen a 57 Dodge truck out there. He says his Dad has an old fifty something Dodge out behind the house. I ask if its for sale, he says come take a look and make an offer. SO, I go out there, ( I was actually nervous), we walk out in the cow pasture and holy &%$# there's "MY" truck! In the same state of repair as I left it 20+ years ago. He must have rolled it off the trailer and never touched it. I'll be picking it up this weekend!! I'll keep you posted.
06-05-2015, 04:49 AM
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Congrats on your truck, post some pictures.
06-05-2015, 02:20 PM
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Towmader!!
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My boys named it Mater as soon as they saw it. I'm pretty much stuck with that name now. I can't even call it "the truck" with out my 3 year old correcting me and saying " It's MATER dad"
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I'm really not to sure what I'm going to do with it, but probably some degree of Rat Rod. I have a line on a running 318 w/4spd tranny I can get real cheap so that might just end up going in. If I do that then I should probably at least put disc brakes in it to, Maybe power steering. As far as the body goes, that is going to stay as it is. Lower it a little. That's kind of an over view of the rough ideas I have for now. They are of course subject to change.
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