16th Annual Clements Ca. Tailgate BBQ

Becky & I should be able to make it.  Have enjoyed meeting all the people and sharing ideas, stories and just plane friendship these last two years.

My '54 Dodge 'runs' now.  Not well enough for the highway but should be ok after I tinker with it a bit.  Still needs some wiring work, new muffler & tail pipe.

The biggest hold up is finding the 'clutch bull gear' cover.  It was on the truck when it went into the shop but they can't find it now.  Hopefully by next March I will be able to find the correct one.

After I get it running and all the parts found and put on I will e able to hit the Nevada DMV for a registration and plates.

Looking forward to see everyone next April.

Update:  We found the clutch cover in Colorado.  It's cleaned up, repaired and on the truck.

Still looking good to make the BBQ in April!

Time is getting closer to April 1, 2023!

Finished going over all electrical wiring and correcting where previously wired wrong  Have replaced components, electrical and mechanical, that were discovered to be bad, going bad or just plain not sure why they were there.  lol

Down to "cosmetic" items like seat, mirrors, bed boards, etc

Hope Nv DMV doesn't find anything wrong when we go in on March 2nd to get it licenced.  Won't be much time to make adjustments and still get a rescheduled appointment with them.

We have our fingers crossed and a positive outlook for being over to the BBQ.

Guess this is not the place to get information from those attending the 16th Annual BBQ for MoPar friends but I will give it one more up-date.

Took a BIG step backwards this past month.  The engine I spent 1000's of dollars and years rebuilding crapped out and is toast.  Good news is I found a mechanic that deals in only Classic/Vintage vehicles and he located a 'good' '54 241 V8 to replace mine.   Now we are back on schedule.  DMV took an hour and 5 employees to work out how to license a classic truck that had not been licensed for the past 29 years.  But we made it!

See you all at the BBQ.

I'm a strong "maybe"

This year will be my fourth miss. I’m up and around but just barely, get in a couple hours in the shop each cah. Because walking is so limited, i wont make the drive.  To me its like missing a family reunion. I’m hoping to get my suburban legal and on the road this week. I repainted the dash yesterday.