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    The fact that it does say D16 means there is a good chance that it could be original to the vehicle. No way of knowing for sure. If it was a rebuilt engine then there may be a rebuild tag over one of the welch plugs with rebuild stats. Looks like the firewall plate has been removed at some point. Phil
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    Roland, There should be a plate in the engine compartment on the drivers side of the firewall giving the model number. If the engine is original then it should also be stamped on a machined pad on the engine block just above the generator location. Phil
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    Looks like yours is a Canadian car but not a D14. Based on your serial number it is a model D16. It is what is referred to as a Plymouth based Dodge. Do a search on this forum and you will find plenty of information on these cars. Nice looking car. I do not know where you could find the steering box parts but you should try having a look at the list of suppliers in the main part of this web site at http://www.merc583.addr.com/mopar/p15pages/links.html#Anchorsuppliers Good luck, Phil P.S. Where are you located?
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    Welcome. You may or may not know it but there were only 2,667 of this model made in Canada. My serial number is 9,421,512. What is the serial number of your car (Pass. side front door post). Have a look at my web site at http://home.cogeco.ca/~ellispj/3b_Antique%20Cars_1940%20Dodge.html Looking forward to photos of your car. There was a gold coloured D14 coupe sold at the Toronto auction several years ago. That car came from out west. Phil
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    My Brother-in-law and wife (Bob and Marcia) will be around. He lives in Sooke and as I mentioned is not into old cars but would love to have a photo op with you guys. If you happen to be around Sooke you are welcomed to drop in on them. Keep us posted on your itinerary and they will try to meet up with you. Phil Hershey 2010
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    So Fred, is the plan to paint it using the same process as the Chrysler? It turned out great. What colour are you thinking of? Phil
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    After I pulled my '40 from the field in 1968 I found a small metal container (like an aspirin box) under the back seat with a couple of condoms in it . None of my wife's relatives would own up to whose they were. I still have it! Phil
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    I used PC.7 two part epoxy on my '40 Dodge steering wheel. For cracks, I filed a V shape and filled with the PC.7. I filed smooth, sanded and primed with no problems. It has now been about 5 years and still no signs of cracking. Phil
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    You guys are so lucky. I can't get my cars out of winter storage until I free up some room in my garage . As you can see from the photos, my '64 tempest body is on one half of my garage and the chassis is on the other side. The plan is to have the body back on the frame by the end of April. It has new floor pans, new trunk pan and new rear quarter skins (that are tacked in - to be TIG welded by my son-in-law very soon). Phil
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    My Brother-in-law and family live in Sooke. I am sure he would love to meet up for a photo op (he is not an old car guy he is a photo guy). Phil
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    I just used ribbon caulking from Eastwood. Worked great. Phil
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    Robert, My wiring harness from the dash forward (firewall harness + headlights) came from Rhode Island Wiring. It did not include the small dash light harness but I am sure that you can buy it from them. The wiring to the back on mine I re-did with modern wire. The shop manual has a wiring diagram which shows the wires to the automatic choke and to the electric wipers. The Rhode Island wiring harness came with a much better diagram than is in the shop manual. Good luck, Phil
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    It was a pleasure meeting you guys at Hershey last year but I am afraid that I won't be meeting you in the Arctic . Have a safe trip and I hope that the internet finds it's way up there. Phil
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    Robert, Glad to see that you are having fun learning about your great new '40. Sounds like you could use a shop manual and a parts manual. They are always available on eBay for reasonable prices and provide a wealth of knowledge about these cars. Sales literature also describes accessories available. Here is a photo of my D14. Phil [/img]
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    My '40 has an automatic choke (original equipment) but I currently have it disconnected and installed a manual one. Phil
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    Now that is a beauty. My '40 D14 engine compartment and head light wiring came from Rhode Island Wiring many years ago (still 6V). Great quality, perfect fit and it came with a very clear wiring diagram. The rest of the wiring is hand made. Note that the wiring to the rear runs inside of the headliner. If you are not replacing the headliner then you can just run it under the carpeting. I am sure that you will really like this car. Phil
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    Agreed. Phil
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    In the glove box button instruction sheet that was posted by 40Dodgesurvivor it says that the button is Tenite. "Tenite is a cellulosic thermoplastic first created in 1929 for use in the manufacture of consumer goods." Yup, plastic. Phil
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    Ah Ha!! Thank you. Thank you. Now it makes sense. I am missing the spring retainer. Now to find one somewhere!! Maybe I could make one up. I may just give it a try. Phil
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    Good luck with that one. The original glove box button for my D14 is plastic. I have yet to see a good used one. You could switch to a lock type latch which are all metal. I have purchased one but just cannot figure how to install it. I think I am still missing some parts for it but haven't seen another to check. From what I have seen the '40 is different than the 46-48 locking type. Phil
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    The 1010 fits my D24 oil canister. Phil
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    Here is what an 'original' '40 looks like. Go to http://www.californiaclassix.com/archive/40_Barn-Dodge_c154x.html to see more details of an original car. Phil
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    I agree fully with your sentiments. Unfortunately, I don't have a clear photo of the hinge design on my '41 and it doesn't come out of winter storage until late April . I'll see if I can find one on-line somewhere. Phil
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    My '40 Dodge has the same star wheel hinge assembly. It holds the lid up but doesn't rotate/release the way it should. I have to rotate the star wheel with my finger to let the lid down. I still am not comfortable with the stock arrangement since the trunk lid really does weigh a lot. I may just look into something like you have done. Thanks for posting. I guess another option would be to try to back-fit a '41 spring loaded hinge assembly to the '40. Haven't really investigated that route yet. Phil
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    Not necessarily. I think that there are variations. The 1940 Dodge is different than the 1940 Plymouth. The '40 Dodge has the shift rod internal to the steering column whereas I think that the Plymouth is external. i.e. the Plymouth rubber piece has 2 wholes whereas the Dodge has one. Can anyone verify this? My first photo is of my '40 Dodge column whereas the second photo is of my '41 Dodge (Plymouth based) column. Phil
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