My 37 Dodge was the longest term project. I did even sell it once (needed the money for a family emergency)…..thank god I was in a position to buy it back shortly after.

All in all it took 15 years to get it to the point it was on the road. It was always THE back burner project. It would sometimes sit in the back shed a couple of years at a time get moved to the shop, have a little work done and then back in hibernation.

About 5 years into the project I built the motor for it and set it on the run stand to break in the cam. The engine sat on the stand for 10 years (way longer than I expected it to). At least every 6 months I would fire it up and bring it up to operating temperature…..neighbors loved that

Usually running the engine was enough to at least keep me motivated enough to not forget about it or decide to sell it again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKxDIiVoeDg


Shortly before I started driving it one of my friends remarked something to the effect of “…..your 37 is kind of like Sasquach or the Loch Ness monster....you hear about it occasionally and once in a while see a picture that claims to show it but you don't know if it's real or just a story….”


There are still a few things I need to get done on it that I had planned on doing a year ago…..but I’ll get right on that…..eventually



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