BOOGIE WAGON Dodge

Another Dodge Shorty RESCUED and made better by the good folks at Gangster Choppers. Cragar SS, 63" side pipes to be installed, killer sound system, Factory color Crimson Red inside & out - jambs and all! 318, 727, 9.25" differential. Period PERFECT cup holder with cassette tape slots and be-dazzled in 1984 pennies. 

Dodge Shorty Van

1984 Dodge Shorty Van

America First

Dodge Shorty dressed in Cragar SS

Dodge Street Van

UN-Glamorous Tasks Of A Working Shop

Who repairs the trailers? Thousands of miles logged on the trailers annually, everything wears out and needs fix'n.

Gangster Choppers Got'em Selves Another Delivery

Gangster Choppers drug another nice piece home. Always hunting, always looking for the classics. This 1957 Chevy Sedan Delivery is beyond a remarkable find. It is a mind blower! 

Originally hot rodded in 1968 with the drivetrain from a 1967 Corvette, the owner had a vision and was really up on "what was cool". Already a factory optioned V8 car with power steering, the L79 327 was slid in, a 1962 bellhousing was used, and the Muncie M20 from the 'Vette was reused too. The car is geared 3.70:1 using the original differential and axle housing. 

Every casting date code has been checked and documented, the brake drums and even the wheel cylinders were all original. Items like the water pump, intake manifold, distributor, thermostat housing all correct for the period! The gauges are all Stewart Warner date coded 1968, the Ansen Top Eliminator wheels were still wearing the tires date coded 1967. Rare items don't stop there, the 327 cid wears a set of original Dougs Headers long tube headers with collectors! The mufflers are original Smittys! 

The car was last driven and parked in the owners garage in September 1974, when discovered the battery was still connected and had the date code bubbles removed indicating June 1972. The owner had passed away and his Son and his Widow had decided to proceed with selling the '57. Talking with the Son and his Mom, stories of dozens of bed sheets and blankets dry rotting and literally falling off the car was told, stories of the tires being inflated with the pressure checked once a year, the water being drained from the radiator and engine. Stories of the early offers on the car and then obviously people just forgetting it still sat in the garage. Not to mention the 3/4" inch of dust on the car covering the 1967 Corvette blue the car was painted in 1968.

More may be written and documented on the "very slight" restoration of the '57 on this blog, all I can recommend is stay tuned. For now, unbelievably just a couple weeks after acquiring this awesome time capsule it is fully on the road and cruising. We were very careful to preserve the car as being a real 1968 hot rod, nothing on this car says Taiwan or Korea and we didn't change the vision of the original hot rodder in 1968.

1957 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery

1957 Chevy

1957 Chevy Sedan Delivery

Gangster Choppers

1957 Chevy Power Steering

Sedan Delivery

Ansen Top Eliminators

Stewart Warner Gauges

Just The Good 'Ole Boys

Always surrounded by cool, always looking for more cool. The Road Goes On Forever & The Ride Never Ends!

1966 Chevy C10 Panel Truck

1949 Ford

1980 Ford

1973 Chevy Blazer

1936 Ford

1956 Chevy

1947 Ford

Harley Davidson Evolution engine FOR SALE(SOLD) (SOLD)

Harley Davidson Evolution engine FOR SALE, customer switched gears, engine gone through completely, Cometic gaskets and seals, 10:1 compression, compression releases, Andrews camshaft, Hastings rings, Timken bearings throughout, gloss black powder coat. Includes Screaming Eagle carburetor & intake, Dyna ignition NIP, 32 Amp charging system. $(SOLD) (SOLD) 

Harley Davidson Evo Motor

White Line Fever aka #ratrodchopper

Another CHOPPER done. Started with a few used parts, a few handmade items, a few discounted items and determination to knock it out for the clients budget. Success. 124" TP motor! 5 speed trans, rigid frame, 200mm rear tire, dual disk brakes. Tons of FUNCTION. A whole lotta fun building this beast, I enjoyed building it, enjoyed riding it, enjoyed being paid to do my job. Already looking forward to the next bike in line. Wanting to see daily progress? Check out Instagram "gangsterchoppers" with over 18,000 followers. Still into Facebook? Again look at the "gangster choppers" page with over 600,000 followers! We are as good as the best and better then the rest! 

Ultima Engine Blown Up

Ultima 127" engine gone! Why? CCI regular rocker arms swapped out for the Ultima supplied roller rocker arms, I am speculating that the valves after having the rocker arms swapped where never re-adjusted. That caused the tappet to spit all of its needle bearings out. From there you have debri locking up the oil pump, trash everywhere! Why not rebuild? Just check out the sprocket shaft! Spine is gone. Rebuild is $3500 estimated and brand new create motor with warranty comparing the apples to apples 127" Ultima is like $5500.