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1st of all I need to confess, that I was not there cruising my car, but merely a spectator. Unfortunately my cars are still in the winter garage far away... 2nd turn down for you guys is, that I did not spot any flathead mopars in this 1st cruising of the season here up north. However, there were nice and inspiring cars and good people around, thus I deciced to share some of my favorites; This model T is a recent import from Canada, I learned. The fellow doing on-site-tuning is the owner and a long time clasic car enthusiast, famous in Finland for supplying several movies with period vehicles...

It's sort of disheartening to hear of the lack of MoPar at Pomona. I've never attended and now I'm not so sure I'll make the trip down there. I know it's the biggest on the West Coast and I would expect to see a lot of MoPar stuff, but it sounds like the same stuff as shows up at GoodGuys shows - Chevy, Shivvy, Chevvy, Chevrolet, and some GM, dusted with a little Ford and Pontiac. A couple years ago one fellow had a small booth of nothing but MoPar stuff and he did quite well. It became the hangout-of-the-day for a couple dozen guys seeking refuge from endless Delco, 350/350, Rochester, GM stuff. For years we've had the MoPar Alley show in the Bay Area, and frankly, if you're looking for pre-60's stuff it is very sparse. I went to the Spring Fling MoPar show a couple of times in So Cal with high expectations, and it's about the same as the MoPar Alley get together. Lots of muscle car stuff, almost nothing for flathead powered vehicles. I'm thinking this may be a good excuse to gather up all the spare parts laying around and go sell at these meets. Who knows - it could start a trend!

Those look like what I used. They go in from the outside of the drum. You tighten them with an allen wrench and run them down to the shoulder. I also added Loctite to the threaded portion that screws into the drum to keep them secure. I believe they come in different lengths too.

Hey Guys, thanks for the replies. I woke up this morning, after writing this last night, I kind of regretted it. I do not want to come across as whining. I am currently taking a Philosophy class [i'm sorry, my brain just doesn't work that way!] and we are required to write an essay every week in addition to homework assignments. I had just finished writing a ten page essay titled "Hamas - Is It Really A Terrorist Organization" [talk about a hard subject to have to write objectively about!]. My brain was pretty frazzled so to take a break I logged in here and started reading what everyone was doing. My 'relaxation' quickly became 'withdrawal' and I posted the message mostly to say I miss the simple life and working on my car. I know I am lucky to be able to go to college and also know that it will pay off in the end. In answer to why I have went back...to better prepare myself for progression up in management. My director informed me that she wants to start molding me to replace her. She feels I would have a better chance if I get a Bachelor's Degree. I currently have two Associate's Degrees from a technical college. I am an Operating Systems Analyst/System Administrator for a college. Read into this title to mean Jack-of-all-trades, Master-of-none in the Geek world. I do feel honored that she has chosen me and is willing to guide me. While it is a lot of work, and I sometimes feel it is very unneeded and mundane, I will just have to reorganize any spare time [now that is a joke!] and really enjoy the times I do get to play with my car.

see you there!

Hi Mark, we'll be there as well! Never been to a real car show before. Looking forward to it. I'm in Western Mass close to the NY border (although we have NY plates) so only and hour or so away. How do you think our 48 Dodge would be on the Teconic Parkway, if you familiar with that road.

Hi I will be there with my '47 DeSoto; my P-15 is still apart. I hope to find some P-15 Rocker moldings Ward Duffield Pine Plains, NY

I always wondered who's idea it was to start farming in the dessert. And how much water does it take to grow America's most uneeded crop (grass on golf courses) also mostly in the dessert out your way.

Great video, I do not do face book and have no intensions to join the cult. But how can I send that video to a buddy who builds motors?

He'll go faster than you think he can. You're just afraid to step down on that pedal.

They looked at the front end and said everything was tight and really looked good. I will bring it back on a weekend to put it on the rack. The mechanic thought it might just need a bit of toe in toe out adjustment, but won't know until the put it on the rack. I had the king pins done, new bushings etc. It feels and tracks great, I just worried about the tire wear I saw before the rebuild. attached are a couple of photos when Dolly was on the lift, and one of her this morning where I got for my morning walk.

Will your cylinder hone go that small? Or your brake hone that big?

Hi Tony. I sent you a P M.

MOPAR ALLEY is show in the bay area, coming up soon. June 14. I plan on being there!

Here is a question for the guys that have done kingpins on their cars and trucks. The official king pin reamer according to my Miller Tools catalog, and the Miller Tools are the official factory tools that were used by MoPar dealership states that the correct king pin reamer for the Dodge, Desoto, Ply and Chrysler from approx. 1934-56 was the size .795. I have seen a reamer that is still in the box and states on the box Dodge, Desoto, Ply from 1935-56 and Chrysler 40-56 and the size is stamped on the tool as .797. Ok so can this tool be used to correctly cut the bushing for these cars I know we are talking a very small amount from .xx5 to .xx7. Is there anyone that can let me know if this is a usable reamer for my 39 Desoto? Thanks, Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com

Yes, except for the rear license plate, otherwise, great pic. Looks very nice Tony.

Trapped on the grounds?

it's the rear end of a 48 fargo 1 1/2 ton I suppose I maybe should have put that in the first post here is the rest of the truck

Tyson I just did my rear bearings, one side was pretty tough coming out the other came out easy, we used a home made tool to pull the axles, I then took the axles and new bearings to a local machine shop. They removed the old bearings and pressed on the new one for $20. I also replaced the inner seals, I would imagine your inner seals are also due for a change. They tell me you can pull them with a slide hammer with a hook, my hogs head was out at the time so I just tapped the seal out with a pipe slid in from the opposite end. You will see that there is a plug where you inject grease for the axle bearing. Best of luck Bill