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It was a very fun day! Joy Ride

Well, that's interesting. 31 views on the thread but only 6 hits on the YouTube. Clearly not a compelling initial post. I wonder if this screen grab will stir up more interest...

Whenever I keep something that other people would throw, out my wife always askes me the same question. “What are you going to do with that?” Then she reminds me for the next seven years when garbage pick up day is, so I can toss it out. OK maybe not seven years but this has been kicking around since our washing machine died a few years ago. Not having any kind of a box brake, I used the old time method of clamping it to a table with a piece of square tubing and smacking it with a mallet After lots of fussing and fitting I put a flange on all four sides, made corner notches, and made joggles to clear the big gussets on my frame. Now it almost fits. But it’s not ready to weld in yet. This floor will need reinforcements, and some get attached to the frame first.

Not 100% correct but pretty darn close.

Ok, need some help. Went to Hershey and pickup a B&B type 10A7 pressure plate. This is the type that was used on out MoPar cars. The plate is 10 inches across. On the cover they have stamped # 1368 and another number is xxed out but think it might be 972 but not sure. i matched the mounting hole of a PP that i had taken out of my 39 Desoto. I have checked my B&B pressure plate and clutch catalog and can not find any thing on the number 1319. I got it for a good price but trying to determine if it will fit my car or what cars and years. Anyone that might have some info please contact me at desoto1939@aol.com. Thes PP came in a deal of two water dist tubes one 23 and the other a 25 inch water tube. The deal was to good to pass up. I have helped others so now its my time to ask for help. Rich hartung desoto1939@aol.com

On the agenda for today is gas trip. Being it's 75 degrees and sunny, I will combine business and pleasure. Take a trip to the gasoleenaria, for 10 gallons of non ethanol fuel, pick up a prescription at Wally Green's place, jump over to True value for a new sparky thingy for the snow blower. Then do the twisty section on NY Rt 13 downstream along Chittenango Creek north from Cazenovia to agitate the Sept gas with the November gas and and a jigger or two of Stable. Then cozy Kate up in the garage for her nap. Mouse bait stations in the garage are negative for activity. Trunk, interior and under hood will be baited up also. So last ride unless winter is mild and reduced salt diet is available. Cheers to everyone who has a 8 plus month driving season.

The cross bars are screwed into the roof 12 places (and supported on 4 curves and the drip rails), the longitudinal rails bolted to the cross bars, the chair and rider are both belted to the rails. Safer than it looks, but still relieved we encountered no local constabulary on our travels 🙂. Here are a few more photos...

counting neckties on the Tucker assembly line

Yeah! Probably made in China!

I have a T5 in my B4B 230ci with a Cherokee rear end (3.55), I also am running 17” rear wheels 31”h and with a mustang gear set 1st 3.35, 2nd 1.94, I can take off in 2nd, not ideal but 2.47 would be better. The stock 3 speed was 1st 3.3, 2nd 1.78, 3rd 1.1. I followed John-T-53 T5 build thread and it was a great help. YRMV

The 1953 shop manual lists the following gear ratios for the 3-speed transmission which came in the B4B, C, D, & DU. I'd guess that the transmission in the B1s would be the same or very close. 1st 3.3 2nd 1.78 3rd 1.0 Rev 4.3 When combined with the stock 4.10 rear end, you can see where we end up. Does the 833 have any tags or markings where you could look up what it is exactly?

A countersink is the correct approach to the problem. But be sure to buy the correct angle. Most hardware store/woodworking ones will be 90deg. The most common used in automotive work will be a 82deg.