1950 Chevy 3800 - Mitchell Cadungog 

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1950 Chevy 3800

Mitchell Cadungog 

Instagram: @mitchellcad

Photographer: Donnie Rochin

Instagram: @rocean11

"Buy once, cry once" ~ Mitchell Cadungog

I am 33, born and raised in Irving, TX. I am the co-owner of a local home repair/remodelling company and have been there since I started working.

I have always had a love for cars, old ones in particular. As a toddler, I remember riding in my Dad's 1966 Mustang at the time and would always look forward to the next one. It wasn't until I was about 11 or 12 that my stepdad and mom bought me a bike for Christmas....one catch, requiring assembly. I was overly upset at the process and the lesson as a youngster until I realized if I could build a bike, maybe I could build the car I want. I bought a 1966 Mustang coupe when I was 15 and spent the next 12 years rebuilding it through high school and college. I basically had to self-teach myself from owners manuals and schematics as many of my friends and family had no clue how to help me with it. By the time I hit 30 I had just totalled my mustang and got another 1966 coupe, and along with that my stepdad and I decided to get a 1950 pickup.

We ended up wanting a car/truck that would be fun for everyone who saw it and/or drove it while still being able to haul a trailer with the Mustang. Nothing seemed better than the idea of taking the travel part of the car shows and making it more enjoyable. My stepdad was raised in Iowa and between the lumber yards and farmlands there was no shortage of old chevy trucks growing up, this is what gave me the idea to go the old work truck route with the build.

My first and second cars were both 1966 Mustang coupes. The first went from a bone stock inline 6/ 4 spd to a 302 with a 5 spd and a full suspension swap. My current mustang is a full build (331 nitrous stroker motor, 5 spd, 9" ford diff, disc brakes, etc.) minus the paint job.

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Seeing the truck really is kind of new to me still just because I had it in a million pieces for so long and had this image in my head of "what it was going to look like". The truck turned out to be every bit of what I was going for, but from start to finish ended up completely different from the stake bed black and metallic orange truck we had in mind. Instead, I saw the lead work and scabbed sheet metal and saw a work of art that just needed to be brought back. Scars show character and I saw this as no exception which is why we did a clear coat right over the bare metal.

I enjoy answering questions and helping people in general, especially when it comes to cars. I started out asking a lot of questions at shows and swap meets attempting to access the "experienced" minds of the industry and got a lot better, more detailed information on the topics. Some even gave me their number and let me call them to pick their brains even more in the future. Those were the guys that really helped motivate me to learn and figure things out on my own and even fabricate some of my own parts for projects. There's a lot you can learn on the internet, however, there's a lot more knowledge to be had that people don't go and write in a thread about online, especially the older builders.

Unique and different was the goal of this build. Unique in that everything looks old/original but different in that it's not an old body on a new chassis. Once in the driver seat, you start to notice some of the features, from the push button electronic shifter and e-brake to the 3.5" LCD display for the Holley terminator x max system. On the outside, it looks like a stock bare metal work truck but it's a whole lot more than meets the eye. From the 6.0 LS and 4l80e motor/trans to the 14 bolt chevy 8 lug differential with 4:10 gears this truck is ready for just about anything from cruising to hauling.

What do you think?

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Modifications -

Engine - 

• 6.0L LS2 with 4L80E transmission with PCS electronic push button shifter
• Coil pack relocation and speed master top mount throttle body/ intake manifold kit for a classic motor look
• E-stop push button electronic e-brake system.
• Rack and pinion steering.
• Holley terminator X max ECU/TCC
• 14 bolt rear differential with 4:10 gearing and posi
• Custom Magnaflow exhaust with electronic cutouts
• Holley terminator X max ECU/TCC

Suspension - 

• Ride-Rite load levelling air ride system.

Wheels -

• 8-lug chevy OSB wheels and hubcaps.

Brakes - 

• 8-lug disc brake conversion.
• Power brakes

Interior - 

• Dakota digital gauges.
• Aftermarket mini slider rear window
• Full painless wiring 21 circuit harness
• Kicker speaker sound system
• Digital original-style radio with iPhone hookup
• Old air underdash A/C system

I built the entire truck in-house with the exception of two things: charging the A/C with freon and the wheel alignment. I have pictures from when we first rolled the truck in as a cab on a frame in 2019 all the way up until we took it out of the shop for the first time to get the AC charged.

Future Plans

My next project is to get back to giving the mustang a power adder besides nitrous or finally pulling the trigger on putting a 7.3L in it. I think I will take a season and tinker with the toys I already have before deciding whether to sell one and/or start a new project car. Either way, good things take time and a lot of research, a solid build-worthy classic car isn't a dime-a-dozen and neither are the parts that go in them.

Advice/Tip

"Buy once, cry once" I went through alot of replacing new parts with new parts thinking I could buy cheaper "temporary" parts and change them out later.... when in fact they were usually the parts grenading themselves and causing major damage to other components. Needless to say, I cry more now over the cost of parts but have eliminated my weekly tow truck bills.

Shout Outs

@Raceway_car_club Raceway Muscle Car Club has been my favourite group/family of car enthusiasts to be a part of. They have cars and trucks of all origins and really have done an excellent job of helping the entire scene from charity events to helping each other on a personal level in their respective home lives.

The car scene really has taught me a lot of lessons, some on a daily basis like patience, and some on a yearly basis like persistence. More than anything it's taught me that no matter what culture you come from there's something you can bring to the table. I've seen shows in different cities and states and they are all very different in a creative hunt for style, power or comfort.

Dream Car

My dream car is a 1972 Dodge Barracuda in Hemi orange with an all-black interior.

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