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Been awhile since I've been in an engine but I would recommend that once you remove the lower cap place some kind of sleeve over the threads of the cap bolts , rubber/vinyl hose, masking tape, etc. this will avoid worries of bolt threads scraping the crank shaft as you push the piston up per Sniper's recommendation. Just a thought.

My photo dump. Sadly we missed "Friend of the Show" pic. I'll update pics with the awards tomorrow. Twinsies the grand master Tim! Best Non Mopar: Katy 71 Range Rover Best Hard Working Truck: Joe Light Blue B1/B2 Best Built Truck: Dan Red C series Best Fastest Looking Truck: Brett R/T Challenger (it identifies as a truck) Best of Show: Bud Red modified B3/B4 Not shown: Friend of the Show: Nick 4x4 B1/B2 Wish you were Here: Keven B1B (sorry have the year wrong in the note, I was looking at Brent)

Hello, I recently purchased a 47 WD21. As far as I know, it’s 100% original, but I honestly know very little about these trucks, so I’ll be visiting the forum frequently. I do not plan to do any modifications, but upgrading the oil filtration system does interest me. If anyone has done such an upgrade, please let me know your thoughts. what I know (or have been told) about the truck: New water pump, new brakes, new tires, new glass, new shocks, 12v, fuel system cleaned. I drove it home about 1 hour through the mountains. I learned a lot in that hour. Like she handles similar to a backhoe with low tires ha ha, and 3rd gear is the only gear I can get my foot on the brake pedal. But she ran great!

Just as a followup I just tried the method from Sniper and the first try gave me the exact article I have been searching for the last week. Thank you everyone for the help. Dave

Start checking out lift supports similar to those used on the rear hatches of SUVs. They come in varying lengths and strengths. Some fabrication may be needed to attach them, i.e. welding and cutting. Electric could also be used, again, some are used to auto close tail hatches, and passenger entrance doors on vans or tonneau covers. The problem with fabrication is it's likely to mess up that lavender paint and if it's custom mixed you better have some on hand. If you're looking for specific parts, you'll be reminded to post them in the classified section, not in the main forum. Other forum may tolerate want ads and for sales in the main. This one does not.

You're welcome. I'm in the middle of the steering column teardown and will document and show and tell

And my last coat with chrome paint, if you look closely you can see the reflection. The revell chrome paint is really good compared to others.

well, being deep south, I can only say I made a Moonpie disappear....

The cloudy day grew even cloudier at high noon, so the total eclipse was highly obscured. It became dark in a hurry for totality, and the springtime critter noises gave way to an eery quiet as the wind was calm, with attempts to capture totality akin to capturing lightning. But there was a break in the clouds enough to frame this as totality ended...WINNING 🇺🇸

Ok. So. That was probably the most spectacular celestial thing I've ever seen. I still wouldn't go out of my way to see another total eclipse, but I am definitely glad I got to see this one. We were in the 100% zone, the skies were crystal clear, and we had an unobstructed view, so for three minutes and some seconds, all you could see was the sun's corona, and three stars/planets that popped up, seemingly out of nowhere. Like turning on a light switch. Funny light effects for an hour leading up to it during the partial eclipse, then BAM, it's dark, the temp dropped a good ten degrees, the wind stopped, everything got quiet, and you could look at the moon/sun with the naked eye, surrounded by the awesome display of the sun's corona. I guess I was expecting groups of white-robed Druids to pop up chanting pagan rituals, not that that didn't happen, but I didn't see any. I had to go through town earlier in the morning and it was already crowded at 0800, but then we stayed home. Had some friends over later to watch the event, who said it was packed downtown when they went through at about 12. Doesn't look like we got the full quota of madness that was predicted, but still got enough people to challenge our planning and preparations. Traffic on I-95 northbound was not quite bumper to bumper, but it stopped to watch the event for a good 45 minutes. The day isn't over yet, though, and tomorrow is worthy of staying home, too, everyone who trickled in over the past three days will be leaving at once. I got a kick out of this - there was a rumor going around that Taylor Swift flew into the Houlton International Airport on her private jet to witness the total eclipse. A friend was assigned to monitoring inbound air traffic, (his wife and kids were who came to our house to witness the event), all he would say was that a fancy private jet flew in, but he wouldn't confirm/deny her presence, despite our encouragement to propagate that rumor whether true or not. So, if you've never been outside, standing on the ground, to actually see a total eclipse in person, I think you've missed something worth seeing. Won't be another one in North America for something like 20 years.

You have to go into the advanced options, and not hit the search button too often. The search function is not great, but it works

I find it easy to just put the topic into the web browser with P15 behind it and the web search gives you options. I believe Sniper was the member who shared this easy search method with me when I first joined the forum........

Couple shots from the day

Pre BBQ and Merle has already been seen working on someone else’s truck Lol, and we have collectively solved the “ b-series” horn button removal scenario Ggdad1951 (with beer) John T53 (flannel left hand try) Merle (left of 48 dodger holding down the steering wheel)