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1950 Canadian Built DF-1


schwy

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I just got this truck. Engine runs great but frame has some swiss cheese on it. Need to get that done before she goes on the road. I'm looking for some one to tell me if this is the same as the American B2B? Not going for a full restore. Want it to be unique .

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It is running two carbs with a spitfire head.

The grille and doors you think were added later then with the different years? The vin says it was built in Windsor 1950. I am glad I found this site, there seems to be alot of info and alot of people willing to share their knowledge.

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On 8/5/2018 at 2:38 AM, 48Dodger said:

The grille is 1948-50.

The doors are 1951-53.

1950 is a B2B.

Looks good to me....

 

48D

 

 

What is the difference in 48-50 to 51 doors? My 50 and 51 had identical doors from my recollection.

 

Canadian models were D’s up here,  mine is a D under my model plate and in the original Canadian owners manual.

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28 minutes ago, NiftyFifty said:

 

What is the difference in 48-50 to 51 doors? My 50 and 51 had identical doors from my recollection.

 

Canadian models were D’s up here,  mine is a D under my model plate and in the original Canadian owners manual.

There are several differences, but all cosmetic.  The largest is the difference in how far the crease goes on the outside.  Then you get down to interior visual differences in the sheetmteal.

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Yes....like Mark mentioned....the horizontal body line goes all the way to the door jam on 48-50. The body line on a 51-53, fades, as it were, mid span. The doors are completely interchangable, leading to the 48-50 trucks be "repaired" with newer 51-53 doors. 

 

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The weather is starting to turn here so got the yard clean and could do some work on the truck. We have decided to call her Olive oyl. Shes a drab olive green caller and I'm retired outta the Canadian navy so it made sense.

 

Got the box off, strips will be here next week from midwestmilitary. Had to replace the cross members for the box as the strips that were in the box whe  I got it were just flat steel with a bunch of holes drilled all over so the cross members had a bunch of holes all over too.

 

There was a rotten frame cross member right behind the cab. Was going to fab a new one but not gong for a restoration persay so just thru in a 2x4 tube 3/16" walls more than stiff enough.

 

The hood was missing a dodge emblem so I made a couple for the sides and one for the grille outta brass and tried to make the font as close as I could,  and the gauges are newish so they didn't sit right in the trim piece. So I made new trim for the speedo and the other 3 gauges as well as the heater cover out of walnut also had to make a new glove box liner so did it outta walnut as well. The bed boards are also walnut and the running boards I am making out of walnut as well with brass  inlays But as I said not going for a restoration. Want to add my own custom touches to some of the accents. Brass and walnut. The walnut came from one of the trees I fell a couple years ago and is now air dry. All heart wood no sap wood old growth trees so they are nice and dark. Making things is what I do so got to throw some flare I  there. Also going to make walnut and brass inlaid knobs for the dash.

The gas tank is only a couple inches off the ground so going to relocate to the box and use this old snap on compressor tank.

 

I am sure this will ruffle a few feathers but it is what I can do.

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I do have a cnc. It has come I handy on a few projects I've done. I  like adding the little touches that says its yours. Eventually going to do all the interior panels out of walnut including the head piece formed to the curve.

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Got my strips today from midwest. Was told the kit came with hardware but my package did not. But I am just wondering when i lay one of the strips across the crossmembers there are more holes than  crossmember and the holes dont line up. I emailed them and am waiting on their reply. I'm not here to complain just wondering if i am missing something with the strips not lining up.?  I replaced the cross members but put them in the holes o  the frame were the old ones were. I am having a brain fart on this.

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On the 39-47 trucks every other bolt is shorter and just goes between the floor boards. Looks like that probably continued into the pilot house ones. 

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Midwest does a good job, if something is missing give them a call and they should fill you in and make sure you get what you ordered.  

 

The strips SHOULD line up with the cross members, did you try spinning them 180°?  But I don't see holes in the cross members at all so maybe the smaller (than my 1 ton) are different.  See my tread to see how it worked and looked on my 9' bed.

 

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Ordered the wrong straps. Back they go tomorrow with new ones sent out soon. Got the dash knobs done and installed. Looks decent. Going to get my neighbour to make the ignition nut as he has a lathe. And I have no thread tooling for the cnc at the moment

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2 hours ago, schwy said:

Swap meet Sunday. Hoping to find some gauges. The correct ones are square correct?

 

Here's some on eBay.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1948-1949-1950-Dodge-B-series-pickup-truck-gauge-cluster/401755260013?hash=item5d8a7ac46d:g:-wAAAOSwHN9cmntm

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If I bought the gauge cluster off Ebay. Can you get the temperature probe and line. The one on Ebay comes with a line on it. Looks copper. Not sure how it works in comparison to the ones with a sealed tube ?

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13 minutes ago, schwy said:

If I bought the gauge cluster off Ebay. Can you get the temperature probe and line. The one on Ebay comes with a line on it. Looks copper. Not sure how it works in comparison to the ones with a sealed tube ?

That temp sensor tube needs to be repaired with a generic new one spliced on. 

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16 hours ago, schwy said:

That something I can do? What type of shop would donit if  it myself?

 

people have done it themselves.  I know SOMEWHERE on the site there are instructions on how to do it, I just con't remember where....

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