1953 Dodge custom build.
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1953 Dodge custom build.
Hi. I have been building a 53 Dodge truck for the last few years (off and on), back on it again now, cab is off, bed is apart, finish bodywork underway. Here is a pic of it before I blew it apart to get the bodywork done.

bud.bergdahl- Posts : 10
Join date : 2014-09-16
Location : Central eastern Washington
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and a pic of the motor. 

bud.bergdahl- Posts : 10
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custom made bed front. I used a piece from another cab. It matches the curve of the rear of the cab. 

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and a picture of the tailgate I made out of the old front panel from the bed. https://2img.net/h/i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp187/moparman4gzuz/addl%20body%20mods/gate_zps729815f4.jpg
bud.bergdahl- Posts : 10
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good looking truck bud... sittin' low, did you put baggs under it? is that a dakota frame?
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Hi Rich, thanks. The truck sits on a 91 Dakota frame, it is not bagged, it has full suspension travel at that height. I put the Dakota firewall and front floor in the 53 and channeled the body over the frame.
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bud.bergdahl wrote:Hi Rich, thanks. The truck sits on a 91 Dakota frame, it is not bagged, it has full suspension travel at that height. I put the Dakota firewall and front floor in the 53 and channeled the body over the frame.
have you got pictures of the dakota firewall/floor installation?
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man that stance is right on. more pics?
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nice stance bud. show us some more

nice stance bud. show us some more
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here are some shots of the fenders, fronts are done, rears are in process. the left rear is almost finished, the right rear is next. 









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Here are the pics of the of the Dakota floor/firewall install on photobucket. https://s410.photobucket.com/user/moparman4gzuz/library/BODY%20ON%20FRAME?sort=3&page=1
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bud.bergdahl wrote:here are some shots of the fenders, fronts are done, rears are in process. the left rear is almost finished, the right rear is next.
nice progress bud
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bud.bergdahl wrote:Here are the pics of the of the Dakota floor/firewall install on photobucket. https://s410.photobucket.com/user/moparman4gzuz/library/BODY%20ON%20FRAME?sort=3&page=1
thanks for sharing bud. we appreciate it
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bud.bergdahl wrote:Here are the pics of the of the Dakota floor/firewall install on photobucket. https://s410.photobucket.com/user/moparman4gzuz/library/BODY%20ON%20FRAME?sort=3&page=1
wow that's some great work
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