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1936 Dodge Business Coupe by Dorsett Speed Shop in Santa Rosa, CA.

1936 Dodge Business Coupe

1936 Dodge Business Coupe I bought the car in 2018 from John Fogerty of Shasta Lake.  He bought it in 2010 from a guy in Sacramento, who bought it from a guy in the Bay Area, who told him it was purchased new in San Francisco. John kept the bloodline pure with a 408 stroker engine, 727 Transmission, and an eight and three-quarter inch rear end - all Mopar. He also installed a Heidts Mustang II front suspension. We took the car apart and had it chopped 4 inches in the front and 4 1/2 inches in the back. I......

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1969 Dodge Power Wagon – Sweptline

1969 Dodge Power Wagon to Sweptline Conversion Skip brought the1969 Dodge Powerwagon came to my shop December 23rd 2018. Skip and I discussed a game plane to build a custom street truck and convert the four wheel drive Power Wagon to a 2 wheel drive. The first step was to completely disassemble the truck. Next, we ordered a custom chassis with a Ford 9” rear end from Scott's Hotrods in southern California. We ordered a 727 torqueflight race transmission and had our local machine shop build us a 440 based big block Dodge 513 cubic inch engine with electronic Hilborn......

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1975 K5 Blazer by Dorsett's Speed Shop

1972 Chevy K5 Blazer

1972 K5 Blazer 1972 Chevrolet K5 Blazer was purchased in Reno, NV by Tim Peterson 3 years ago and has been 1 year in the making. We disassembled the Blazer to the frame and stripped it to bare metal to prepare for powder coating. The chassis remains stock and we installed a 383 stroker engine with turbo 350.  New Metal Customs applied a stock 60's Cadillac Carrara green paint. Upholstery was stitched up by Pacific Custom upholstery Santa Rosa and the stereo system was designed and installed by CarTronics in Santa Rosa. The Blazer also features new Classic Instrument gauges......

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1936 Dodge Pickup

We are very proud of this 1936 Dodge project! Description coming soon! Follow our journey building the 1936 Dodge pickup. From its arrival at our shop, to the debut of the resurrected and customized truck, the following photos will provide you with an idea of what is involved in creating a top-shelf street rod such as this one....

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1972 Chevrolet C-10 Pickup by Dorsett Speed Shop

1972 Chevrolet C-10

1972 Chevrolet C-10 Pickup Jason Short Bought the truck from someone selling it online then took it to a shop to have the bodywork done and paint completed. He painted the truck his favorite color blue and after his favorite baseball team, the Los Angles Dodgers. Soon after, he brought the C-10 to Dorsett Speed Shop to have brand new engine and transmission installed. Jason chose to go with a new 383 stroker engine pushing 525 HP and new 700r4 trans. Dorsett Speed Shop installed new CPP tubular A-ARMS and a lowering kit front and rear. We also installed 4......

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