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Member ID: OBEASTY

Location: Marysville, Washington

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1948 Dodge Custom

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  • HP250
  • Weight3500 lbs

Major Upgrades

  • engine swap

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    • Currently 4/5 Stars.
    • Currently 4/5 Stars.
    • Currently 4/5 Stars.
    • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Last updated: Aug 20, 2008

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Steve’s Dodge Custom:
“OBEASTY”

  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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OBEASTY's 1948 Dodge Custom Marysville, WA Customized with Custom Wheels, Auto Meter Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Mopar Engine Comps., Flowmaster Exhaust, Mopar Header, Edelbrock Intake, Custom Brakes, Mopar Ignition, Mopar Transmission - 21
OBEASTY's 1948 Dodge Custom Marysville, WA Customized with Custom Wheels, Auto Meter Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Mopar Engine Comps., Flowmaster Exhaust, Mopar Header, Edelbrock Intake, Custom Brakes, Mopar Ignition, Mopar Transmission - 832

OBEASTY's 1948 Dodge Custom Marysville, WA Customized with Custom Wheels, Auto Meter Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Mopar Engine Comps., Flowmaster Exhaust, Mopar Header, Edelbrock Intake, Custom Brakes, Mopar Ignition, Mopar Transmission - 621
OBEASTY's 1948 Dodge Custom Marysville, WA Customized with Custom Wheels, Auto Meter Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Mopar Engine Comps., Flowmaster Exhaust, Mopar Header, Edelbrock Intake, Custom Brakes, Mopar Ignition, Mopar Transmission - 69
The first time I heard a Flowmaster Exhaust System I new I'd have to get one for "OBEASTY". And when I discovered that Flowmaster makes mufflers for the 85 Corvette, that have a 2.5" inlet and two 2" outlets, I started planning for what you see here.
OBEASTY's 1948 Dodge Custom Marysville, WA Customized with Custom Wheels, Auto Meter Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Mopar Engine Comps., Flowmaster Exhaust, Mopar Header, Edelbrock Intake, Custom Brakes, Mopar Ignition, Mopar Transmission - 67
To say that this exhaust system changed "OBEASTY's" personality for the better would be a gross understatement. And as you can see it's very straight forward and quite simple, but with a little something extra..."Four 17" Megs Megaphones".
OBEASTY's 1948 Dodge Custom Marysville, WA Customized with Custom Wheels, Auto Meter Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Mopar Engine Comps., Flowmaster Exhaust, Mopar Header, Edelbrock Intake, Custom Brakes, Mopar Ignition, Mopar Transmission - 66
Here you can also see how well the 71 Polara 8 3/4 ( C Body ) 3:23 Rear Axle fits in a 46 to 48 Dodge Chassis. We used the stock Shock Mounts, 1.5" x 2" Tubing for lowering blocks and moved the Pads to match the Spring width. "OBEASTY" wears BFG 215/65/15 (front) 275/60/15 (rear) on 15"x7" Mopar Cop Wheels with a 4.25" offset, Cop Hub Caps and 2" deep Stainless Steel Beauty Rings. Eventually I may get a pair of "custom" 15"x8" Cop Wheels, with a 5.25" offset, for the rear because the 8" width is a better fit for the 275/60/15 rear tires.
OBEASTY's 1948 Dodge Custom Marysville, WA Customized with Custom Wheels, Auto Meter Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Mopar Engine Comps., Flowmaster Exhaust, Mopar Header, Edelbrock Intake, Custom Brakes, Mopar Ignition, Mopar Transmission - 68
In order to make this all work the stock gas tank, which hung down 9" below the trunk floor, had to be replaced so there would be clearance for the four 2" exhaust pipes.

OBEASTY's 1948 Dodge Custom Marysville, WA Customized with Custom Wheels, Auto Meter Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Mopar Engine Comps., Flowmaster Exhaust, Mopar Header, Edelbrock Intake, Custom Brakes, Mopar Ignition, Mopar Transmission - 76

OBEASTY's 1948 Dodge Custom Marysville, WA Customized with Custom Wheels, Auto Meter Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Mopar Engine Comps., Flowmaster Exhaust, Mopar Header, Edelbrock Intake, Custom Brakes, Mopar Ignition, Mopar Transmission - 70
After quite a bit of hunting I finally found the right gas tank in a Jeep Cherokee. To mount it we cut a hole in the trunk floor for the bottom 4" of the tank to hang though. In the process the spare tire well was done away with and filled in. One day soon I'm going to build a plywood cover to hide and protect it.
OBEASTY's 1948 Dodge Custom Marysville, WA Customized with Custom Wheels, Auto Meter Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Mopar Engine Comps., Flowmaster Exhaust, Mopar Header, Edelbrock Intake, Custom Brakes, Mopar Ignition, Mopar Transmission - 71
A Jeep Cherokee Gas tank holds 20 gallons and it's fill and vent spouts are in exactly the right location so they can be connected to the stock 48 Dodge gas spout on the left rear fender.
OBEASTY's 1948 Dodge Custom Marysville, WA Customized with Custom Wheels, Auto Meter Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Mopar Engine Comps., Flowmaster Exhaust, Mopar Header, Edelbrock Intake, Custom Brakes, Mopar Ignition, Mopar Transmission - 72
OBEASTY's 1948 Dodge Custom Marysville, WA Customized with Custom Wheels, Auto Meter Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Mopar Engine Comps., Flowmaster Exhaust, Mopar Header, Edelbrock Intake, Custom Brakes, Mopar Ignition, Mopar Transmission - 73
OBEASTY's 1948 Dodge Custom Marysville, WA Customized with Custom Wheels, Auto Meter Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Mopar Engine Comps., Flowmaster Exhaust, Mopar Header, Edelbrock Intake, Custom Brakes, Mopar Ignition, Mopar Transmission - 75
November 16th 2007 Something you need to be aware of if you're going to try this in your Mopar. Jeep Cherokees from 1982 to 1986 (with a 20 Gallon Fuel Tank) used a Mechanical Fuel Pump on the Engine. The problem is that although you can buy a brand new 82-86 20 Gallon Tank ...you will not be able to find a new Fuel Level Sending Unit for it. I speak from experience here...after an exhaustive search... I came to find out that nobody...and I mean nobody makes Fuel Level Sending Units for the 82-86 Jeep Cherokee 20 Gallon Tank "any more". Prove me wrong on this if you can ...but I sure couldn't find one. In 1987 Cherokees started using Fuel Injection and an Electric Fuel Pump mounted in the Fuel Tank. In order to use the Electric Fuel Pump in our tank we'd need to set up a Bypass Fuel Regulator and a Return Fuel Line back to the tank. This works with either a Carburetor or Fuel Injection . We've decided however to use the Mechanical Fuel Pump on the engine by simply plugging the fuel line into the Return Fuel Line Spout on the sending unit, with an extra Fuel Filter installed within a few inches of the Spout. We may end up installing a Bypass Regulator and Return Fuel Line some time in the future, but for now we're trying to keep things simple. One last little tip...make sure you get a Fuel Gauge that's made to work with a "GM Sending Unit"...otherwise your Fuel Gauge will read backwards. Been there ...done that.
OBEASTY's 1948 Dodge Custom Marysville, WA Customized with Custom Wheels, Auto Meter Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Mopar Engine Comps., Flowmaster Exhaust, Mopar Header, Edelbrock Intake, Custom Brakes, Mopar Ignition, Mopar Transmission - 378

OBEASTY's 1948 Dodge Custom Marysville, WA Customized with Custom Wheels, Auto Meter Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Mopar Engine Comps., Flowmaster Exhaust, Mopar Header, Edelbrock Intake, Custom Brakes, Mopar Ignition, Mopar Transmission - 77
"OBEASTY" will be making "sweet music" again. And yes she does sound awesome...extremely awesome

OBEASTY's 1948 Dodge Custom Marysville, WA Customized with Custom Wheels, Auto Meter Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Mopar Engine Comps., Flowmaster Exhaust, Mopar Header, Edelbrock Intake, Custom Brakes, Mopar Ignition, Mopar Transmission - 623
OBEASTY's 1948 Dodge Custom Marysville, WA Customized with Custom Wheels, Auto Meter Gauges, BF Goodrich Tires, Mopar Engine Comps., Flowmaster Exhaust, Mopar Header, Edelbrock Intake, Custom Brakes, Mopar Ignition, Mopar Transmission - 21

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Location: Marysville, Washington