Kevinb71

I love that Route Delivery Van. Let me know if you need more room! ?

Actually torque is your limiting factor in pulling. To give an example of what the additional gears will do. My nephew and I each had new Dodge diesel pickups same year both with the HO engine for that year. I had a 4 speed auto, he had a 6 speed manual. i had cheated and added a tuner to my truck. We had stock trailers of the same size and roughly the same weight of cattle in each. I thought i would eat him up with the tuner and all. He just walked all over me by being able to stay in the power band of the diesel longer with the extra gears he had. On flat ground i could catch up, but man in the hills he would just eat me alive. My point being that i think Greg's idea of more gears is right on the money! He only has a 4 speed now so more gears before OD or a lower gear set with two OD's will help. Just my thoughts.

Thanks for all the input to this. It's always amazing how much knowledge is "attached" to this forum.

The recent post about P15 interiors and Dan Heibert's response that he has done some, has made me think. What equipment (sewing machine etc.) do those of you who have done interiors have and what would you need to do one interior or so a year. I have watched some video's on Youtube and it doesn't look terribly hard, maybe just a little fussy. Please tell me i'm wrong!

Wow 400 bucks! SCORE!

You just need a certificate! usually starts at the top with "Divorce".

I will look forward to pictures of the event. Looks like you have a trusty companion!

My 53 Windsor rearend measures 60 13/16" front face of brake drum to front face of brake drum(surface wheel sits against). spring perch's are 44 1/8 center to center. Do you have any pics posted anywhere of your chop build on the 50?

Thanks for the update! Sometimes it's a pain that life gets in the way. Gotta take care of Mom though!

Personally given the "style" of vehicle with the high clearance package I'd leave it in the as found paint job. Put the chrome back on where you want and enjoy. Modernize the brakes and other systems. People will ask about the story of the wheels and conversations will be enjoyable. Besides the dog says the extra clearance makes for "fine shade".

It's great to see interest by any youth these days in something other than video games. Keep up the encouragement!

Ahh that makes sense! I really thought I was loosing it not being able to find what i knew a I had read years ago! Thanks for the link. I appreciate it. So from what I see you did not add a crossmember at the rear of the trans or am I not seeing it? What are your thoughts on an adapter plate to a GM OD automatic and eliminating the rear engine/bellhousing crossmember? The back of the engine block should be able to handle the load with the mount farther back at the back of the transmission? I am also toying with making a mount that would attach where the engine to trans braces are now. It just would be somewhat low, but not too bad.

I have searched for pics of trans crossmembers from those who have changed to a non oem transmission, but can't seem to find any. I know Don went to a T5, but don't even find his build thread. Anyone point me to something? My big concern is if it is necessary to support the back of the engine if you use a rear transmission crossmember.

As kind of an opposite of the previous listing, i paid $2700 for this 53 Windsor with running 265. Paint is clear coat peeling badly. It's a four door though.

Knuckle I hear ya! It's just really sad that it takes that kind of interaction before somebody cares. The mail order thing is just going to keep making that worse. BUT it used to be that you could go to your local "radiator" shop and talk to the owner and because he knew you and would probably see you out at cruise night he cared whether it was right. He's gone now, working at Walmart or something like that.

I see a 6 based on the top.

I think that's very true in this case. I knew the paint (clear) was peeling bad. Just dismissed with " i'll just sand the clear off and shoot more over it" without really investigating how well it would work. But all that being said i did get a running C53 265 and the car isn't a total rust bucket. It should be ok. Right now i'm thinking that disc brakes will be the first addition. I know that the drum can be rebuilt right, but i have just always had trouble with no brakes after sitting on the late 40-50 Mopars that have been in my possesion.

Thanks for the replies! Knuckle all those things are on the list when I get it home. The paint will probably come off as it is fading through as well. I hadn't noticed that earlier. I just had eyes for the 265?

I just picked up another Dura-Start battery from our local Campbell Supply store (LOCAL CHAIN). It was 47.99 with core. It is the same battery i had in there for 7 years (2010 date code). Last year it was getting tired, but still started the car. They also had larger tractor batteries for $65ish. Check online for a Dura Start rep near you.

I have purchased another Chrysler 6! I ran across a collector who is beginning to downsize. He had this 53 Windsor for sale. It runs and drives, but needs brakes. Pump twice and they are there. It has and base coat/ clear coat paint job that the clear is peeling badly! I will see if there is any hope of sanding just the clear coat remaining off without removing the base. From what i have read not too much hope of that happening. Anyone have any great tricks to try? Probably not much to lose. On the good side it has a nice running 265!! Original thought was that i was going to pull the 265 and put in a 251 that i have, but not so sure now! Interior is not great, but i think some new seat covers will make it a driver. I can pick it up in a couple weeks and maybe have some time to see if it was a good deal. By the way the pictures are flattering to the paint at this point. Give me your thoughts!

And at that point you were so happy that you were on the end of the 6' pipe to keep you away from the destruction. LOL

From the length of the hood it looks like a New Yorker to me..

Growing up (late 70's) my Dad had a 63 Dodge 1/2 ton with a slant six three speed work truck. I did my best to kill that truck, but it just kept coming back for more. I had alot of respect for that engine and truck for that matter. A good friend's Dad bought a '76 Dodge 4 wheel drive new. They farmed and used it to pull the gravity box's of grain to town. It always seemed to have enough torque to do the job. They did seem to burn intake valves fairly often. I always wondered why that engine did that and not other /6's that I knew of. My guess was that being a '76 the factory had leaned it out too much for the job it was doing. I now there was quite a bit of changing going on in the induction department in the mid 70's. They put 200k miles on that truck and the older two boys loved the truck. I think they still own it. I know the 251 in my 49 Chrysler is as smooth and seems strong, but the Clunk a matic and the Fluid Drive negate any comparison performance wise. My intention is to put in a three speed OD that i picked up this summer. Maybe then I can compare.

Hey this looks like a really interesting buildup! Please keep us up to date. Is the picture his actual car that you will be modifying? I see the UK or other plates.

The Ford and Merc. unit would not fit your Dodge. Some parts from the OD would work for repairing a Mopar OD unit. It is to some extent the same as Gear Vendors OD's are today. You have to "adapt" the R10 to the specific trans. To my knowledge there would be no simple way to take an R10 OD and install it on a Dodge trans. Someone else chime in if i am wrong.