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Tony, I agree, The slow lane and the back roads are the best way to cruise . I just need to remember to give myself time to throw out the anchor while I'm downshifting and pumping the brakes. Don't get me wrong I love driving my beast, Every time she comes back from an adventure under her own power and with out a ticket Is a GREAT DAY !

Taking advantage of a snow day from school today my 14 year old pulled our '48 B1D out of the garage under it's own power for the first time that it has been driven since 1973! He's been working on it since this summer. Rebuilt carb, starter, generator, pulled head and did valve job, painted everything in the engine compartment, replaced water pump/thermostat, complete ignition system overhaul, new radiator... Yesterday he put the rear axle back together and today changed the diff fluid and trans fluid. This has been a great learning experience for him! He's beaming!! Still no brakes (other than the parking brake) and they're not bleeding so we either have plugged lines or need a master cylinder rebuild next.

I use the connectors from the auto store or hardware store and just toss out the red yellow blue plastic piece. I fount it cheaper to buy those and toss that piece than to buy the ones without. Then I crimp solder and heatshrink all the connections.

At least he made the most of a free day!

That is GREAT NEWS ! His efforts have paid off big time. Hope he takes lots of pictures for the stories he WILL tell ,once his truck is back on the road . He can enjoy the satisfaction of knowing he has his hands on every part of his ride. When he is @ a swap meet he can tell what parts go in & on his truck, not everybody can. Congrats !

In your car there are various gages of wire that run from 10, 12, 14 and 16 guage. 16 gage is the thinnest wire that was used. I would suggest that you use and upgrade to at least 14 gage on any wire that was an original 16. This way you have more wire to carry the necessary current. As some have stated you can buy color coded cloth wire witht he proper color and the appropriate strickers in the cloth covering. Rhode Island wire is good and I have used them. You can get as an example a correct color with striker that would have been a 16 gage wire but they have the same color and sticker in a 14 gage. This way no one know the difference when looking at the wire but you do. The other question is are you looking to have your car Jusged at AACA events and other major car shows in which the judges are looking over the car with a fine tooth comb? If so then you would need to get the correct color and stiker setup. If you are doing a driver than you can use modern plastic covered wire fro a NAPA or AutoZone. FYI The cloth covered wire that people are using is also a plastic covered wire with the cloth covering pulled over the wire. This is beeter than the old wire because they just used the cloth without the plastic coating. So you need to decide what direction you are headed, BUT always purchase quality parts and wire do not be cheap on this area. This is what makes the car run on the wiring. Rich HArtung Desoto1939@aol.com

Replace one wire at a time, one circuit/system at a time. Use the gauge wire for a 6 volt system. http://p15-d24.com/uploads/monthly_05_2013/post-1228-0-92277800-1369439341.jpg

Life is SHORT! Get yourself out here Todd! Not to pull this OT but, for those who think they can't afford the flight..... Be thinking of "airline miles" for the years to come. I am not a fan of credit, but if you are able to pay it off monthly..... My plane ticket to MN was $15.

How to fire up the campfire since I can not light one HEHE!!

I'll be in town for the Gophers/Ohio games this weekend, any forum members that might want to meet up for lunch on Friday where they serve barley pops? On road trips we tend to hit up local micro breweries/brewpupbs.

Nice photo. Your Cranbrook looks right at home in front of the gas station.

We all need those!

Second rebuild. Before installing in truck, 2012. Also some shop pics.

I'm back, did you miss me? Took a bit longer than a few weeks but to be fair I did say I would be doing this resto sloowwwllyy Lots of stuff on over the summer so haven't had a chance to get back on the Dodge. Done a couple of small bits but nothing that would count as progress until this weekend really. Finally got round to fitting the middle outrigger I fabricated in the spring. All welded in apart from onto the sill, which I will do one the floor is in (thats the next big bit to fab) As a reminder this is what it looked like originally...... And now........ Next job to shape a replacement floor panel........ Cheers, MM

Here's mine after my newly acquired Edgy head, Sharp dual carb intake, new ARP studs (to replace the stock studs),oil filter with homemade bracket (head does not have studs to mount the oil filter bracket). I also made copper lines from the water pump to intake to heater core. Previously installed Langdon cast headers, Carter/Weber carbs & HEI from Langdon also. I don't have any dyno #'s or anything like that, but it sure feels like this 201 has a bit more power.