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I just got my 1948 dodge pilot house! I have a few questions! It has the 251 flathead in it where is the best place to get parts for it! I have seen tons of parts for the 230 but not the 251! Also I was wondering if there is a company that makes a wheel that looks like the original trying to get away from the old ring style wheel but trying to keep it looking original! Thanks for any help!!!!

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The original rims will do you fine and save you a ton of money needed for other areas of the truck.

Engine parts are available at many places...Egge, Roberts, Berbaums, Google ,Ebay and others...

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Welcome Tucker, truck looks good.

i kinda wish I had a 251 instead of the 236's that are in mine.....  Oh well 

 

Have fun with it! 

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4 hours ago, Dodgeb4ya said:

The original rims will do you fine and save you a ton of money needed for other areas of the truck.

Engine parts are available at many places...Egge, Roberts, Berbaums, Google ,Ebay and others...

On the Egge website there is no 251

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You have to call them...parts are not too hard to find on these 236, 251 and 265 engines.

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Check out Rock Auto for engine parts, it's easier if you search for Chrysler cars though (I usually search 1953 Chrysler Windsor), otherwise vintage power wagons and eBay are your friends. 

As for those wheels, there's nothing wrong with the original Dodge split rings, just make sure they're not the widowmakers or they're not too rotten. If you still want to get rid of em, there were 22.5 wheels with the 5 lug pattern, I've got a couple myself

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Great truck,  I have the same truck I’m thinking of taking some 19.5 wheel from an f550 and cut the ford wheel off of rim and weld the center part of the dodge 5 lug on the 19.5 wheel then I can put 245/70x19.5 on also Vic’s dodge garage, 

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Cordell-measure carefully on the 19.5 drop centers.   They may not clear the brake drums-especially the inner rears.  

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