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Here is the one I built for my truck a few years ago. Gets used all the time. Jeff

Day 9 update; At the awards banquet last night I was awarded a 1st place ribbon for my class at the show, which I figured would happen based on the competition. But then when they got to the Longest Distance Driven for a classic vehicle they asked for some mileage’s from those that drove their vehicles. I offered up 800 miles and nobody could beat it. Many were either amused, shocked, or embarrassed that someone with a truck took that award. Longest driven in a modern vehicle went to someone that came 2400+ miles. There seemed to be a lot of modern vehicles there this year. Today was leg one of the return trip. Chattanooga, TN to Tuscola, IL. We finally had some cooler weather to drive in. 70 degrees when we left and cooled off as the day went on. We got into some fog/clouds as we went up the mountain to Monteagle. The westbound grade was a bit easier. I was able to keep it at 55-60. And with the cooler weather the engine temp stayed in a good range. We got into some heavy rain at Nashville, TN that stayed with us through Paducah, KY. I found that my windshield still leaks a little bit in a couple of spots. Not enough to worry about. But I also found that the door seals between the door and the floor sill needs to be addressed. We had water coming up between the door and the floor at the front edge of the doors. It’s the first time I’ve driven in this heavy of rain in quite a while. Once through Paducah the rain ended, but we’d still age a small shower off and on the rest of the afternoon. One more travel day tomorrow. It’s looking like it’ll be sunny and dry with a high of around 70 degrees, so it should be nice for driving the Ol’ Dodge. No pics today. I had the GoPro running for a while this morning but I haven’t extracted any pics from it today. When I get home I’ll work on uploading more.

On a recent trip to the local salvage yard, I met an attractive young woman while encouraging my son to keep trying as he struggled with the '48 radio removal. Her husband was off in search of old Chevy pickups so she hung with us and we had a nice chat. A short time later her husband showed up and took note of my son's struggle with the radio, grabbed a wrench and leaned in to lend a hand. Out comes the radio. This guy and I get to talking about our war service of all things and end up exchanging phone numbers. A couple days later I get a text invite from the guy to meet at a new restaurant in town for beer and burgers. He graciously chose "The Red Truck", the newest Fort Collins brewpub. The place was packed! My wife had me get in the beer line while she held down an open table. The six of us (they brought two of their three kids and one in the oven) had a chatty meal and I knew I had made a new friend. Yesterday morning, when my son Zac arrived for another run to the junkyard, I mentioned how his mom and I had dinner with the couple we had met a week earlier in the junkyard. He was dumbfounded. I asked him about his friends and when was the last time he had made a new one. I have a few good friends, most spread around the country from California to Wisconsin. I haven't met any new "real" friends in years. The moral of the story and point I wanted to impress upon my son was to not pass up on your opportunities nor rush to judgement and junkyard can offer more than car parts? My wife Jan with her good friend Barb

I am looking to get this one.

I may be wrong,but I think you need a new mechanic more than you need a new differential.

Additional FYI.....out of the clear blue sky now my radio works!!!!!!!!! Might just be a fluke, but its never worked before. Once again, just going to be thankful and enjoy listening to it. I bumped the knob dusting the dash and it came on and hummed for a bit....and came to life. I may need to go buy some lottery tickets.

Ahhhh,but what effect does the flux capacitor have on the wobbly wheel?

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Yep. Think that’s a simple one.... at a filling station by itself it stands out in a vanilla crowd. At a show there’s sensory overload of amazing vehicles on hand. I’ve had people almost crash into me driving down the street while trying to photograph the car and drive at the same time.

This is the tool box I carry.

I'm finishing my masters degree in piddling. I can work two days in the shop and not finish one single thing. One day everything is probably going to come together at once and the excitement will kill me. In the meantime I'll just piddle along. Putting those cables on required me to have a nap afterwards.

They're just people. Remember, 1/2 of us are below average. some way below.

for aver all ease in maintenance you may wish to remove the doghouse for access....then it is just a m atter of a couple minutes to swap drivetrains intact...

LOCAL MAN THROWN INTO PATH OF ONCOMING BUSS, HAD STRANGE SHAPED METAL OBJECT IN HAND....DETAILS AT 11:00

Flatheads were DESIGNED to handle that sort of thing. It's modern cars that need smooth,paved roads.

I just looked at an engine I have here and the difference in mounting bolts are the ones used where you would attach the fuel pump heat shield...

Fluid drive bell housing. Non fluid drive bell housing. Non Fluid drive cross member. Floating power front engine mounting bracket.

Place it on an old tire. That cushions the ride and it won't slide around. I stil tie an engine four ways. Should you have an accident, you don't want that coming at you at 60 mph! JMHO

Loved that video....reminds me of Bonneville. My second home....lol. 48D

When I was towing cattle or the racecar with my 2006 Dodge Ram 1500, I used air bags to level the load....never a problem. Now I use my Dodge Ram 3500 V10 flatbed for the cattle trailer. You have the engine, maybe level out the suspension? Love the idea of a new truck, that 2006 was current year new for me. 48D

What is a fluid drie transmission? Fluid drive is a fluid coupling not a transmission. Yes a vehicle equipped with fluid drive has a longer bell housing and the rear engine mounts are not in the same position as a non fluid drive vehicle. Your best bet may be to find a non fluid drive rear cross member and install it along with the original floating power front engine mount.

Yes it is"Junk Mail". Fellow lives nearby. It was on My Classic Car not long ago. The Plymouth has been in one family all its life and is fine. It won best of Show at my Club's big show last year.

hard to tell, man does not show a close of the two trucks pictured to the right.....?

All done.

Good to know thanks. I will get under the front end and have a look at my block casting. I appreciate the tip on the fuel pressure gauge and will put one in. Should have the truck home from the bodyshop soon.

Day 7; I skipped out on the morning event. They went to the Coker Tire museum. I heard it was pretty good, but small. I opted to stay at the hotel and give my truck a bath, to remove 6 days of road grime, in preparation for today’s car show. In the afternoon we drove over to the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway and rode the train up the mountain to the top. We then walked around Point Park to see the views, and a little more Civil War history. Then back down the mountain in the rail car. In the evening we were all invited out to a local club member’s home. They have a nice place with several garages full of Imperials and other misc. Chryslers and etc. A few pics from the day...

Some impressions for the motorcycle fans 1929 HD Flatheads Super rare "stovepipe" Nimbus 1 Nimbus 2 - Dutch Army BSA parallel twin looong vehicle Russian M72 Indian racers finish line Nice trailer of the event http://www.romomotorfestival.dk/

Great story! Not to mention a cool eatery... It's tough to find kind people nowadays.

A way different setup with a top of the line linkage on a set of Carter-Webers on my old car. Used all pillow block bearings and stainless shafts and fittings, cost way to much (over $400) but was fun to build. Marty

Never heard of crystalized battery cables. Can you further explain?

I forgot all about your affection to the VW....well...I won't apologize for what I said....each has to speak what they feel...I have a number of folks who laugh when I tell them I like the Mopar "TOADS" while the A is affectionately called this, the B-body of similar design commands a lot of respect....if you ask Toad....you need to do a visual pf the rear fender compared to the rear leg position of a sitting toad.

How about this ..... anybody want to buy a 48 D-24 that needs tranny work ??? I can’t find parts ..... this car can go to hell , or the crusher , I don’t really care either way at this point , I want my driveway back . At least I can find parts for all my Cadillacs ...

I got a little work done today. In got the pistons pressed into the cylinders. Make sure you wear gloves. That ring compressor is sharp! I put some pieces of rubber tubing over the bearing cap bolts so I didn’t scratch up the journals.

Valves are in.

Finally got my engine back from the machinists. Looking forward to putting it together with the guidance of you guys on the forum ( also using the search function?) Stay tuned for the barrage of questions.

Thanks. No experience at all. I just read as many forums posts as I can and take lots of notes.

When I made my post I suspected I would see this as a comment. Here is the technical reply. The torque (and associated power) produced by an electric motor is a direct function of the flux density created by the coils in the motor. The flux density is a function of the construction of the motor. Motor speed and torque produced are inversely proportional. Maximum torque occurs at what is known as Locked Rotor conditions (zero RPM). As the speed increases, the torque decreases. and the resultant power created will decrease. The motor will attempt to spin faster under load on 12 volts but will be limited by the torque it can produce and the loads created by the internal friction of the moving parts in the engine.