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never ever seen a MoPar flat head chain break.... seen em loose as all get out.

Driven possibly 2500 since fire, towed once, I was inebriated and played it safe. In California we enforce the laws for US Citizens!

Most will get into some xmas spirit trying to get enough empties. lol

Beautiful day so took some photos and a short video.

I used to carve duck decoys. Both decorative and functional.

the engineer ALWAYS has a reason...whether it makes sense or not!

Your “bench test” is only testing the accelerator pump. That part only comes into play when you first step on the throttle pedal. Once under way, as steady throttle, your engine is getting gas through the main jet. It may be partially plugged.

I’ve worked with some beautiful wood and even horn & bone making handles for things but this was my first big hardwood project. It’s hard to beat a flame or curly maple for highly figured wood- and of course bird’s eye maple. Other than the maple stuff I only ever messed with cocobolo and only on small projects. Everything I do on this truck is fun because almost nothing I do could leave the truck in worse condition than it was. A ‘bed you can put stuff on’ was my highest original aspiration then when my buddy offered me the ipe I thought the quality of the materials demanded that I try at least a little bit to make it look good. I wouldn’t have minded if both side pieces matched a little better but I really dig how the colors came out. Varied colors are definitely part of the charm of the ipe! It’s funny all the thinking and measuring I did to try and make this removable I was totally missing the fact that the bed floor sits under a rib in the bedside- it can only lift up a few inches and can’t move forward or back because it’s locked into the wheel tubs. D’oh! I am thinking about how to make the wood bolt down to the bed floor frame so it doesn’t jump or slam over bumps. The angle iron in the back actually touches the bedsides and the square tube floor so I could just weld that in. Then the planks and stainless ends would get pinched between the rear trim piece and the angle. The holes in the angle iron are tapped 1/4”-20 and I will finish with nylocks on final install. That handles the back. On the front I have a couple long shank 3/8” eye hooks I’m thinking about installing somewhere near the front corners. They are ones from a stake pocket kit (I took off the rubber chunk that is supposed to expand in the pocket) so they have a square washer on top with a thin rubber pad which would look ok in the bed. The stock style with the washer flush mounted with a forstner bit is handsome too. At least I got a brand new battery installed today, put in rubber lined P clamps for the 3/8” fuel hardline to the engine bay, and cleaned up all my junior woodshop tools and sawdust. I had the bed installed and apart about five times yesterday so I guess I can pull two bed boards or drop the gastank when I need a new battery- not the end of the world. Here’s an indoor mockup after the oil dried

Mark is the only engineer I know that doesn’t have to where Velcro shoes.

knowing how it works is the first step to GETTING IT TO WORK

I think some of the richest or at least the most active looking grains is the bubinga….I have some bubinga waterfall veneer here for placing on the dash of one of my English cars...

the beauty of wood is that no two pieces are identical. Revel in the color and grain differences.

I'm late to the dogpile, but yes...the answer is yes. I'll pass this along to the Linden crowd once again. Thanks Lyle!

Must be a "drive your car to work" day, glad I wasn't the only person. Since my daughter is home from school for a month, I loose my truck and my 49 becomes my daily. Looks lonely in the sea of plastic cars Adam

Hey guys, Just curious, when did Plymouth start incorporating the starter circuit into the ignition switch? I'm guessing that my early '49 Plymouth P15 ( i prefer referring to her as a '48) has had its ignition switch replaced at some point before I bought it as the switch has 4 terminals on it instead of 3. It has the spring loaded second right position that allows you to crank the starter from the key instead of a button and also has a left key turn position that allows you to run the accessories without turning on the ignition. I'm going to keep this switch in the car as it was what was in the car when I bought it and it seems to function fine, but it did cause me some headaches trying to figure out the wiring as the P15 diagram shows a 3 terminal switch. Thanks!

I'd re- do the flange...

Lots of other work to be done, but I decided I'd make my own steering wheel I'm using a tilt telescopic column so I kinda needed a custom wheel My brother has a cnc router so I'm getting him to cut me wood rings. I'm thinking Baltic birch plywood to give it a laminate look.... we will see. I kinda like the unfinished look Might just give it a clear coat

More Halloween pics...?

Halloween 2018: Been meaning to post these for a while. We took the Meadowbrook into town for tricking or treating. It was a perfect evening!

Dec. 7th: 4am- Meadowbrook warming up for the drive to work. -2F. Two pumps full choke and she fired right up. Heater worked great even though some air gets in through the holes in the floor and through the old weather stripping.

I've attended 10 of the 12, it's a never miss event for me. 2019 I'm adding Yosemite Valley to the weekend end. The BBQ once was a good event, then Steph joined and it now is a great event!

Hello All. Been perusing the site for a couple years, but haven't taken the time to make a post... I've enjoyed many of the posts and picked up/learned a bit (most of it sticks) about the old mopars (my first). Love the lines on these cars. The pic is the day we gave her a ride to her new home. Body is sound and the six purrs like a kitten!!