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I got pretty lucky with mine. It's a 52 B3JM that I paid $2,000 for a year ago, and it was 20 minutes from my house. Not a single part is missing. It has it's some rust, but it's definitely restorable. Can't wait to start this project! I'm also a green tractor owner! I have a 1953 50.

you may wish to investigate some of the hardware associated with milking machines that run off engine vacuum.....

Check the taillightking.com site,. Still has some nos stuff from the 60-70's.

12TH ANNUAL CLEMENTS TAILGATE BBQ APRIL 6TH 2019 SATURDAY 9AM TIL WHENEVER EARLY TOW-IN BEGINS NOW AND LATE TOW-OUT ENDED YESTERDAY Show up Thursday or Friday and Camp-Out til Sunday or Monday, always need the Help Its FOR REAL!!! The 12th year in a row that Old Dodge Trucks have come to a meet with their Ol' Dodge Owners!!! Unbelievable, #12 !!!!!....the place where the largest number of Dodge Pilot-House Era Trucks meet in the whole WORLD !! !( I think..lol ). The people I've met over the last 11 BBQ's has made my life so much better. This time of year is so awesome because finishing an old truck actually has meaning to the crowd you'll see here! Fenders and bumpers to hang on, hoods to lift, parts to swap, and stories to tell! I look forward to it all. Every year is special with returning long distant travelers and new ones that are finally able to make the trip! I always look forward to meeting you all! I've have been busy as always but never forget to make time for my friends. My son has moved to the Bay Area, my daughter has moved to Arizona and my oldest daughter has bought a new, bigger house, as her family continues to grow. Its been quite a year for the old man..lol. But with my changing life I could use the extra hands. Its a big deal every year!! The guys are coming from the north, the south, the east and the west. You know you'll meet someone you know from the forum, and it'll be the coolest thing ever...its true...I have good friends in far away states and countries because this here BBQ. Come on down and join in the "hard-work" and have a burger for your troubles! "The car crowd is growing and more than welcome to come. I could easily call it "The Tailgate/Trunk BBQ"!" "I can't tell you how much I look forward to this every year, its a blast and for some, lasts a few days. Campers show up on Thursday or Friday and leave on a Sunday morning.....all enjoying late night chat sessions around the fire pit." "I hope new and old members alike are inspired to make the trip and maybe even drive their trucks the distance....you know we have your back! " "So many good stories around the fire pit the nights before and after the event. I can't tell how cool it is to have forum members stay several days and just relax....." "Looking forward to a great party! Now build it, and bring it!!!" "It was around 2007 when Bob Koch, Jim Shepard, and myself (Tim Estrada), went to Reg Evans' place to check out his "yard". While we were eating hotdogs, drinking cold beverages, solving international and regional issues....we thought "lets have a BBQ". "Get the wheels on, and the tanks full....its time to finish up and git to the Q! It ain't no beauty pageant of trailer queens, its a truck show...so flex your rust as well as your shine!" Tim aka 48Dodger Flyer to follow after we vote on a picture...........

Happy Birthday Marines! The photo below is of me in 1974. Doesn't seem like 44 years ago. I bought a T shirt last week that says "Only 2.3% of the American population has served in the armed forces. Less than 1% has served in the United States Marine Corps. The Few, the Proud the Marines."

Good luck ever making these old cars and trucks 100% water tight.

I have positively identified it as "Very Cool"!

You cannot just pull the shift lever out. You need to remove the complete top cover with the shifter rod attached. The shifter lever is removed from beneath the shifter cover if need be.

Conn47D24, The answer to that’s rather simple – ANY metal-to-metal point of contact vis-à-vis electrical continuity MUST be bare metal to provide that continuity in the electrical system, regardless of whether it’s 6v or 12v, or whether it’s + or - ground. Contemporary cars have a plethora of grounds in their electrical systems, due to the presence of so many electronic components. Cars of the post-WWII era obviously don’t have electronic components, so a more simple method of circuit continuity was utilized, and effectively so. I feel your pain at having to scrape away some of your newly applied shiny paint (believe me – been there/done that), but this is an occasion where form and function supersede pretty. That’s not to say that you’ve got to remove an excessive amount of paint in the area in question. Rather, just a sufficient amount for continuity. TIP – use star-washers at each such contact point – they dig in ever-so-slightly, and help to ensure a good electrical connection. Regards to you . . . .

basically the point that is the connection of your main cable and hopefully you also have a strap from engine to body to chassis in order to maintain the same potential at all points. Any point within the electrical requiring ground wire points or physical secure attachment of components needs to have the contact points clean also...some will run a short dedicated ground lead here...

My choice for simplicity is vintage metalworks. Dave farewell. 330-322-3102 retain all the factory clutch linkage change the throw out bearing,pilot bushing and clutch disc. Small adapter to bell housing used stock rear end and made new driveshaft with spicer type u joints if you want to retain a stock appearance then locate an overdrive unit. Really makes these old vehicles into a driver with an extra gear. Call me if you want John Edge 813-245-0444

Thanks for all the info, I've checked the latest pdf. on yom plates and restoration is allowed, just duplication is not. I will try to get mine passed in the original state as they are first, as I might run into problems with uneducated dmv personnel trying to present restored plates.

Wow, Julie and I were planning a new route for this BBQ (down hwy101) when you posted this Sunday 48d ? Sorry, probably won't be bringing the flatbed this year.... planning a different trip in June for him. Can't wait for the BBQ! But I guess we'll have to ?

There’s a lot of things you don’t see much of in Minnesota.

Kinda makes a good argument for keeping it original. Plenty of half-baked trucks out there you could hot-rod in the future.... 48D

Looks like a good one! If my truck had been that nice I wouldn’t be butchering it. The flathead was definitely fun and 3 on the tree was awesome too. Woodie Guthrie said it- “step on the starter”

Bjorn Larsen in Western Washington does a nice job and while he used to only do Washington plates, he's doing other states now. He does a nice job. You can contact him through http://oldlicensefarm.com/

Several years ago a forum member who is no longer active did my Tennessee tags. You may find someone outside of the old car folks such as a sign painter who could do yours.

Hey, takes a wide angle lens to get all of you, and that does not include your big heart.

how about a harmonica strapped to a carter?

It does indeed Paul. We call a boomerang that doesn’t come back a ‘stick’ ?

Do not be surprised if ya cannot find the serial number on the frame...I have several frames with only surface rust and there are variations in stamping depth from frame to frame, even the fonts differ...I have a painted Fluid Drive rolling chassis for Frankenstein and the last 4 digits are illegible due to pitting on the frame prior to painting...that frame has a TX title, but they used the engine number to title back in the day, and the engine on the frame doesn't match the title...anyhow, that firewall tag is a cab # that partially shows up on a build card

Corn head grease is for slow speed gear boxes.... NLGI #0... I don't think it will lube the 4 speed either..