Well, I am finally down to the last fun fabrication project for the wagon. My goal here is to update the dashboard with the new Dakota Digital gauges in the existing gauge holes in the dash. Modify the heating controls … Continue reading
Category Archives: 1956 Dodge Sierra Wagon Build
Time to bolt on a few more parts! I reinstalled the power master cylinder and brake pedal, again hopefully for the last time! The new steering column floor mount has a bolt sticking out from it that the pedal lever … Continue reading
Finished up installing the drive line by bolting in the drive shaft. Once I had the rear u-bolts tightened I noticed that the new yoke that was installed when the 9″ was rebuilt was a bit longer than the one … Continue reading
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Undercoating Issues … ugh!
When our good friend Greg dropped by for a visit last month he asked if I was going to re-coat the areas on the bottom of the floor that I had removed the undercoating to replace the rusted out panels. … Continue reading
The position of the shift lever on the new Ididit steering column is much different that where it was located on the original 1982 Olds column that I had used for the initial set up. The lever is located several … Continue reading
Today was a long time coming! And it was Friday the 13th to boot! With the help of my good friend and neighbor Jerry we reinstalled the 5.7L Hemi and 545RFE transmission from the 2005 Durango back into the ’56 … Continue reading
Well after all this time I found all the parts to the new steering wheel that I bought some time ago. It is a 50’s looking billet affair that will be wrapped in the same material that we will use … Continue reading
With the front suspension mostly done, still waiting on the new upper control arm bumpers to get to Show Low, it is time to install the new Ididit steering column so that I can move the car around in the … Continue reading
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Rebuilding the Front Suspension
When I put the wagon back up on the lift to rebuild the front suspension, I noticed that I had not done such a great job of color sanding and buffing the lower portion of the doors and rear quarter … Continue reading
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A Few Details to Handle
With a little bit of searching I was able to finally find my new hinge pins that had gone missing some time ago. Actually, I had placed them in a nicely marked bag which ended up in the wrong storage … Continue reading