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VINTAGEPIC: had to squint to see this Dodge on the FB

SURVIVORS: saw these Dodges between Lake Graham and Newcastle

The Freewheeling Tony Smith covers this https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2311340768887166&set=a.2311333932221183

I had a plastic filter melt and deform when mounted in a similar location. I replaced it with a metal filter and moved it to a better location. You are probably correct about the fuel not igniting when it hits the manifold. But it will boil off quickly and then the area under the hood will be filled with gasoline vapor. That vapor will ignite. A small fault in the ignition system can cause that.

Resurrecting this old topic. Did anyone managed to fix the leaking oil pump cover? I am replacing some gaskets around the engine, to reduce oil loss, and have noticed that my pump is also leaking. Am I correct in assuming that I can just remove the pump cover, put a new o-ring underneath and tighten it back-up the way it used to be? People mention something about the cover/rotor clearance. How is that adjusted? 🤔

Dextero DHT1...your mailbox is full, tried to send a message....

Years ago Goodyear made LOTS of third party tires., including Douglas. I wonder if they still do?

Yesterday I spent the better part of the day working the trim into place. The soapy water makes it easier, but not easy. No pictures yet. Maybe I'll get some help over the weekend. Today I go to work at the brewery.

I had bought a set for my 1964 Plymouth. I came in a very large box and it was bent around a five gallon bucket. I was very pleased with the fit. I think that one came from inline tube

I had friends who worked at both of them.

Thanks very much for that all of you!

Why in the world would you use stainless? 🤣 I bought a set of new lines for a modern car, at a local store, once. Had to "adapt" all of them because they did not fit right.

Make your own, unless it's stainless, that stuff is a monster to work with and requires expensive tooling.

Another vote for making your own. It’s like a puzzle to solve. You screw a few up. You learn. You get better. Building and shaping your first ever 3 ft line across the left rear axle housing? Order two 25 ft rolls of 3/16” brake line tube. 😄

I see what you did there.

I've heard a rumor that flathead replacement fuel pumps have a half-baked machined pin installed 🤔

First drive of the year this evening. Only a couple of miles, but it sure felt good.

I was going by his last sentence which says it happened when he turned it on.

It’s good to learn with these old bombs. When you get that perfect double flare you’ll then realize that you forgot to put the nut on. Oops . I enjoy making up my own fuel and brake lines. I agree with Plymouthy Adam’s, you’ll have to reshape them anyway after unpacking them.

preformed and then curve and bent to fit a box for shipping, you better off making your own tailor fit set.......

I see where Bernbaum sells pre-formed brake lines and maybe fuel lines as well. Anybody had experience with pre-formed lines?

That is a very reasonable answer. I have some smallblock dodge ARP rod bolts and just like the pontiac bolts, they also will not go into the 218 holes. I would appreciate your efforts in measuring your flathead rod bolts to compare numbers when you get the time. Thank you and anyone else who has early flathead dodge rods available to measure the rod bolts. This seems like a plausible answer. WELL AS A MATTER OF FACT: You are the man of the hour. I just went out to the garage with my nut/bolt gauge and also a 3/8-24 standard bolt with nut and amazingly so, they fit the Dodge rod hole, rod bolt, and nut exactly. Additionally, the pontiac and ARP bolt will not thread onto the nut/bolt gauge or the 3/8-24 bolt and nut. We have a winner!! Sorry, no chicken dinner. But many thanks for the solution. I never would have thought in that direction. Now it's a matter of if the rod and cap will take a reaming without interfering with the bearing. Thanks again for all the responses and especially the solution. It does seem odd that in all the builds online, no one mentions this. Thanks again all. dan...

nowhere near me but would be curious to know more about it. This is a 1940 Plymouth sedan has a 413 Chrysler engine with the 727 transmission. Engine and transmission and steering column professionally installed. It is a project car it does need to be finished. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/440774855160232/

Sadly they nay or may not have them .... They do have a nice goodbye letter .... just selling off what they have in stock but think they wrote it 2 years ago. https://www.rustyhope.com/

What about Rusty Hope's front shock mounts? Check out my thread from March '23 Finally Installed Rusty Hope's Front Shock Mounts!