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Rjpond

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  1. You guys and this site are amazing!!! I guess that picture proves me wrong. I better start rethinking my decal solution. thanks for posting that picture
  2. Thanks all for your ideas and suggestions. I even found out that mr daughter-in-law has a cricket and could make me a decal. I’ve decided, after some more researching, that the decal wasn’t original. I won’t be making the V8 decal for my truck
  3. Well, I guess that I’m uncertain now to what is and what isn’t original to my truck. If my memory is correct, I think that 1955 was the first year that dodge put a V8 in their pickups. If that is true then I thought that the decal was original. I did ponder, however, why I didn’t see any remnants of the decal (or handed painted) on my tailgate because the truck was in halfway decent shape when I got it Thanks for the replies gentleman Scott
  4. I was thumbing though Don Bunn’s book and realized that I had overlooked something. He showed a pictures of a 1955 pickup and below the embossed DODGE lettering on the tailgate was a “V8” decal. Does anyone know if a vendor has offered the V8 decal? The decal is pretty sweet looking and I would like one for my 1955 which originally had a 259 poly V8 thank you Scott
  5. I checked the battery and the reading was 6.4 volts. Then with the engine running the reading was 6.7 so I don’t think the battery is an issue. I’m wondering if a cold running engine is giving me problems. The temperature gauge never comes much off cold. Maybe the thermostat is stuck open and that may cause early spark plug fouling??
  6. Thank you for clarifying what the manual said. My truck is a late series1955 which I have the manual for. The donor engine, however, i need to find a manual for. I still need to familiarize myself with this truck. I almost wonder if my battery is not fully charging even though I drive it 20-30miles on the weekends. When it didn’t start the other day, getting fuel wasn’t an issue. So I replaced the spark plugs and charged up the battery from wearing it down trying to start it. When I barely touch the key, she started instantly even as a six volt system. I will take a reading with the engine running to see how many volts that I’m getting across the battery terminals Thanks again for your help Scott
  7. Currently I have short reach spark plugs in my dodge truck. They seem to foul too early. The engine is old, but she starts so well and runs and idles so smooth, that I want to procrastinate a bit before looking at the rings and cylinder walls. I’ve researched what spark plugs are recommend but a clear consensus amongst part suppliers is elusive. The early poly engines and the hemis seem to get combined by the part suppliers. thanks Scott
  8. Yes, I tried calling and then emailed their customer service. Their reply was that they are super busy because of covid and a response will take a few days. I’ll keep trying and turning pieces this way and that and I’m sure that eventually I’ll get it. I’m not too sure if all the pieces are for my truck, might be a few pieces that fit a 1956? Thank you Scott
  9. I spent the last few weekends painting and installing the headliner and panels from a Quietride kit in my 1955 later series c-3-c. No instructions were included, but with some deductive reasoning and trial and error, I have been happy with my progress and the results look very good. My last 3 rectangular pieces that go behind the seat, however, are causing me some grief. I can not figure out where to place them so that they securely hold themselves in place. I'm hopefully that someone has been down this road and can offer me some help thanks Scott
  10. Took a coffee break and came back, looked over the situation and found the problem. I did not see the screw, that goes through the seal at the top of the vent window mission accomplished !!!
  11. My mission was to remove the vent window and take the whole assembly to the glass shop so they could replace the broken glass and install the new seals. So far I have removed the window regulator and carefully lowered the glass to the bottom of the door. I removed a small screw that went through the bottom of the vent window seal. Next I removed the nut that adjusted the spring tension that regulated the force needed to swing open. Upon closer inspection it looks like there are channels manufactured into the door frame at the top and below the vent window that prohibit the assembly from sliding out. The whole assembly will slide back and forth about a 1/4 of an inch but then it hits these door frame stops. what am I missing? Do I need to remove all the cracked glass? thank you Scott
  12. Well, I’m not sure if It would do you any good at all, but I do have a crank from a late year 1955, from a 259 poly.
  13. My mechanical knowledge is limited, which is the main reason I replaced the frozen up 259 V8 with a good running 315 V8. I kept everything 6volt which negated using some of the parts that where mounted to the 315. My curiosity is if any internal engine parts from the 259, like the crank, are interchangeable with other poly engines? Thanks scott
  14. All very good information, thank you. Now it looks as if a filler tube is used. Great information on this site!! I’m envious of all those tailgates hanging in your shop. I had a tough time trying to find a replacement tailgate that was in good shape and affordable. I’m happy, however, with my decision to put the time in and salvage the one on my truck.
  15. Thanks guy for the pictures. I agree, I think the center bracket simply covers the bottom tube (pipe) and nothing is cut out for the center bracket
  16. This winter I’ve been working on my tailgate. I’ve welded a piece of 1.25 steel tubing across the entire bottom length of the tailgate. The two outer hinge brackets fit inside the pipe and fasten to the bed’s side panels. That’s easy to figure out, however, the original bottom pipe has rusted away and we are trying to figure out the center bracket My welder friend and I disagree. He thinks that we should cut a 4 inch length out of the 1.25 pipe where the center hinge bracket would attach to the bed. Then he wants to slide a 10 inch piece of smaller diameter tubing inside the 1.25 tubing to fill the cut out area of 4 inches. The center hinge bracket would then loosely lay over the smaller diameter pipe. I’m thinking keep it simple and not cut anything, we would just place the center bracket over the 1.25 tubing . The bracket would be a bit tight to hinge freely but I could put a shim under where the center bracket attaches below the tail gate. I’m just wondering how the original set up was?
  17. Thanks for all that info, I had to read it twice to let It all soak in. I even had to google MSD to learn what that is all about. This weekend I’ll take my truck for another drive and I’ll start checking the simple stuff
  18. I pulled the plugs from my donor motor in my 55 C-3-C. The donor motor is a 315 poly out of a 57 D-200. I was intrigued because the plug gap seemed wide. The plugs were Autolite 85 and were gapped at .040. I researched part stores to see what they recommended for my engine and all suppliers recommended Autolite 295 and everybody said to gap them at .035. So I thought why not try the 295 plugs and gap them at .035. The truck starts as well or maybe even better with the new plugs (which makes since), however, now when shifting from 1st to 2nd, I need to feather the gas pedal because it sputters a bit. I guess my question is what effect does spark plug gap has on engine performance? Maybe my carburetor now needs a little adjustment? Or maybe I should re-gap the plugs to .040? Thanks
  19. Thanks 59bisquik for the picture, that style of mirror would work on my truck. This is how the mounting area looks on my 55 late model c-3-c
  20. Thanks all for the info, I will check out the sources you mentioned
  21. This is the mirror that I pulled from the 54, but doesn’t fit my later 55
  22. Maybe my best bet is a junk yard trip and find me the glue on the windshield type of rear view mirror. I was hoping to find one that was vintage to the 50’s
  23. After enjoying a little weekend road time in my 55 pickup, I’ve decided that I missed not having a windshield mounted rear view mirror. So today, I headed to a neighbor who has an abandoned 54 dodge parts truck. The 54 had a wonderful mirror but I was surprised to find that the mirror won’t mount correctly on my late model 1955. Did dodge offer a rear view mirror on their 55 trucks? Thanks
  24. Excellent work, I’m always amazed at the ability and persistence of our members to bring these old trucks back to life. Thanks for sharing your pictures
  25. Looks super, you had a better plan of attack. I worked up a good sweat hanging my front fenders on my 55. A second set of arms would of helped greatly.
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