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Reminds me of when I brought my 1950 one ton home. Mine had the 7.5 foot box. Looked more proportional as a pickup, than a "truck". A buddy of mine, liked my 1950 so much, he was able to find a 1952 Dodge one ton, with the same box as yours. My truck had sat, in a machine shed, for just shy of thirty years. My buddies truck, was outside and hadn't been run, in thirteen years. Though his sat outside, it was in exceptionally nice shape. My truck had a stuck valve. But that was an easy resolve. It was running after one day of tinkering. My buddy's 52, startled us both. We towed it home, checked the oil, tossed a battery in it, bypassed the gas tank, with a fuel line run into a mayonnaise jar, with gasoline in it, squirted a little gas in the carb, spun it over and it immediately fired up and ran. Even the accelerator pump, in the carb, worked! We both had brake issues. But we rebuilt all our cylinders, as well as masters and we were good to go. We had so much fun. You've not lived, until you see the look on people's faces, as you pull a crank out and hand crank start your old Dodge truck, in the Kmart parking lot! LOL

While waiting for the oil pump, my wife decided she didn't like the way original paint was coming out. As we were slowly wet sanding, we realized the previous owner had already removed too much and we were going to end up with a lot of bare metal. So we decided to strip and paint the entire truck. Sent the cab out for sandblasting and I'm pretty happy that there wasn't much rust.

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I would hate to think of the name the UPS driver called you when delivering that box.

Thats mildly depressing! I ship all mine in an extremely sturdy wood crate.

Got this bad boy in the mail today so pumped!

Might want to read up on Pertronix on this site, lots of issues with it failing.

I too have California covers. Expensive but perfect fit. I had one problem of fit...they paid for shipping both ways and made the fit perfect. Probably the biggest and most experienced cover company.

That brings up a good thought- pull the coil wire and just watch for the leak while it's cranking. I would think you'd still build enough oil pressure to find it with a little less mess and risk of running out of oil

Keith I have a few covers from california car cover. Not cheap at 2-300 depending on options but they are custom made to my car and fit well. I had one for my 48 that lasted for many summers and I just got another thinner one for my 64 wagon. Suggest you give them a call/email

I hear ya. There are pros and cons to each option. I have tried those temporary shelters before. Canadian winters laugh the challenge. They often end up like a pile of pick-up-sticks . Retention and snow are the biggest factors each winter around here. Headed out now to seek out options...

We have bulk trash pickup here, every other Friday, do scrap isn't an issue for me. My thinking on car covers is this, its fine in the garage. Outside? Nope, it'll move around in the wind and sand paper your paint. It'll get wet and mold up on you which will also mess up the paint. The bears will eat it, lol. You can get a portable garage from harbor freight for $200US. but it looks a bit flimsy to me though some of the reviews say it survived 50mph winds and snow. Plus you can store it and reuse it as needed. https://www.harborfreight.com/10-ft-x-17-ft-portable-garage-62860.html?_br_psugg_q=portable+garage

With the transmission and a arms and drums in sure it was a few words

My 52 B3B is marinating in the shed but here’s a couple of pics. Hope it helps.

And mine is a 1/2 ton 1950. No clue about the moving of the pedals, I would assume the 1-1/8" may still apply. Here is a better photo, there is about 3/4" strip on my 1/2 ton between the two holes. When the bronze bushing wears out, the clutch pedal leans to the left and scrapes that side ... the squeaking sound is obnoxious metal against metal. I would just assume, if they were to lazy to fix it right, replace the bushing. They probably only trimmed the left side to fix the problem. I would guess if you added metal back to the left side to make the opening 1-1/8" the new rubber boots and all would work. Again just a guess, you will need to measure but I may at least be close And yes they are bolted down with the standard clips and body bolts used throughout the truck. The hole around the column I only guess to be some sort of fastener for the rubber boot that fits in that hole. Mine was removed when I bought the truck so just a guess.

Hi Dan, Sorry, wrong photo. The clip is: 987087 I didn't have the clips. Noticed them in the D24 parts book. Found them at Arizona Mopar parts.

I can relate

I think a transmission on hardwood floors is interesting, my wife would kill me. On a box or not?. Boy I would love an overdrive but don't want to part with the money

Yes indeed, having the kids home and willing to go for cruises is awesome. Sadly they grow up and their time gets pulled in many directions. Relish every moment. These are the “Good old days with Dad”. Next thing you know they’ll be on their own. You’ll look back and wonder where the heck all the time went? You’ll be out cruising, singing along to Bruce Springsteen’s Glory Days...“They’ll pass you by. In the blink of a young mans eye.”

Not all hydraulic grade oils, or engine grade oils would have the anti-shear additives necessary to hold up in a gear box application. I'd be looking for an oil that is rated for use in transmissions.

It will work just fine. Once I got the oil pan on. I swapped it to a hand made stand to put the flywheel and all externals on

The 67 Chevelle`s were notorious for leaking rear windows and apparently mine was no exception. It had a new rear window that was very poorly installed and them someone used a tube or two of black silicone caulk to glop all around the window in an attempt to seal it. They then used a dull razor blade without lube to clean up their mess and scratched the new window all to hell. I have a 20yr relationship with a glazier who does vintage car glass and is a chevelle guy. He pulled my rear window and sent me home to clean off all the black silicone and he laughingly predicted it would take me three days to get it all off. Well he nailed it and it did take me 3 days of misery to get it off. I ordered a new piece of glass and drove back to his shop when it arrived and he installed it for me the correct "old school" way. He did a lot of cursing but he was able to get it perfect as he knew all the tricks for old chevelle`s. Took him an hour and a half and he would not take a dime from me, said he enjoyed doing it and it actually looked like he did.

Geez ...3/16"....1/4"? Noooooooooo! All steel lines 5/16"...like from the factory.

Thanks for asking about this Barry, i have the same part. i thought it was something sombody made up but it looks the same I also picked up another panel from Keven a couple weeks ago and it had the same screw holes but no blank

I stand corrected...I grabbed a flashlight & took a gander at the Spring Special and it has that very plate...looked at a couple of my spare floor boards that came out of column shift trucks and they had the same cutout...so looks like ya got one less leftover part after all