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Here are some pics of the new radiator. I got my new NOS aftermarket radiator still in the box yesterday. It's an aftermarket radiator that was sold or stocked by Montgomery Ward in Denver, CO. It was sent in the original box, that is certain. Check out the old style printing on the box. This could have been boxed in the very late 40s or 50s judging from the age shown on the box. We heard something metallic rolling around in the top tank, so we got it out, and it was a piece of solder. We gave it a flow test and it passed superbly as you would expect from a new old stock radiator. We installed it and that's another step toward getting this engine started.

I got one this morning about "held messages" and it is not from the site. If you look at the FROM email address it is "fraser.robinson@waitrose.com". That email address is not tied to a registered member of the site. Do not open these messages or click on any links in the message, they most likely are a phishing attempt.

Not just any sedan, this was the late president's daily driver and road-trip car—and apparently the same one he took on a famous 19-day road trip after leaving office. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a40423290/1955-chrysler-new-yorker-for-sale-harry-truman/

I sent my brake band to local rebuilder. Right off the top he said, "I know I don't have the proper thickness brake material. All that I can get is either too thick or too thin. It's difficult to source. I have not been able to get some for a long time. If you want it right, I will cut a thin metal spacer band. It will go behind the material and shim it to the proper thickness needed". I was grateful and indeed gave him my permission to build the shim, and make it right. He did so. It was a great fit. The brake works awesome. When I first installed it, I too set it too close to the drum. 15 minutes into a drive I could smell this odd burning odor. At a stop light I saw smoke drifting up aside my door window. I immediately pulled over. I rolled under the car, in the gravel. I cut the lock wire off and backed out the adjustment screws. All good, until I got home later and set it up properly. That was 3 years ago and its been great ever since. Good chance, based on this info, the aftermarket sellers today aren't going the extra step to shim it. I'd wager there are plenty of folks out there buying aftermarket relined driveline brake pads that perform mediocre at best. Too thick material it won't fit. Too small, it won't work all that good. I have found some aftermarket sellers to be pretty dirty. Be careful.

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Interesting, I put an aluminum radiator in my 51, fit fine. No issues. I made that choice because I didn't want to spend the beaucoup dollars getting my original redone would have cost. Could you have used rubber to isolate the radiator?

Thanks, you inspired me to do this project. I came up with another mount for the MC. This is just a wood mock-up now but I think it will work. I can't weld so this mount is all made by drill and saw. I will do a dimensional drawing if anyone is interested.

I rode all 4 complete bikes this AM before the heat. Alltogether I did 7 miles. In order I rode the Sting-Gray, The Mongoose, The black Green Manhattan townie, and my wife’s Nishiki Blazer I have not been on the Blazer in a long time, and it needed a serious service job, so I tore it all down. I didn’t put it back together till midnight tonight.

Oddly, no. But I plead guilty, with an excuse. I hadn't had my afternoon siesta.

I know we are bit infected with our old Mopars.Today I drove 2.5 hrs each way to go the the largest car show in my region. Walked around and never saw 1 old flathead era Mopar. I thought I saw a couple trucks. Nope hopped-up V8’s and such. Not sure I recall seeing more than 1 stock old vehicle. It was a 70’s VW. I guess I should have entered one of my old cars. Very good chance I’d have won “Survivor” category at least. Lol. I’ve pretty-well lost interest in all the hot rods and muscle cars. There’s just so many around. Saturated market it seems. I guess I am sick.

I can't believe I made such a dumb ass mistake after I'd been doing correctly for many weeks, and no one caught it! If you read my first post, I said I connected one of the remote starter lines to the positive battery cable and the other line to the upper right terminal of the solenoid. WRONG!!!! You don't connect one of the wires to the ground side of the battery! You connect it to the negative side of the battery!!! Did that and now it cranks like gang busters!

Lol, reminds me of when I got married. I was in Millington, TN going to radar school when I met my wife. I had transferred off that destroyer in San Diego and was headed back to San Diego when school was done. So I only had my 64 300 with me. We met, ended up getting married and she ended up having her orders changed to go to San Diego once she finished her schools. Once she got to San Diego I was like "great, now we can go get my cars". She was like "Cars?". At the time I had, in addition to my 300, a 40 Chrysler, a 72 Dart, a 73 Challenger and an 86 Daytona all tucked away in various places. All running, all driveable, all licensed. She knew I was a gear head, but had no real idea what that meant.

1992 Dodge Dakota w 3.9L V6. Bought from my brother for $700. Overhauled motor, new rack&pinion w power steering pump, overhauled rear end w limited slip 3.9. Haul trash, rock, brush and pick up car parts.

Thanks 48D.

1950 had painted bars as standard and could be upgraded to stainless. The bars were defenseless against bumping into vehicles, cattle and equipment. So the lowest (longest) was often the most damaged. In my opinion, most ranchers removed the grille bars after being damaged, to bypass the problem of removal and repair of the high maintenance bars. The large number of trucks bought for ranching and general labor makes me believe this. This video may or may not help. The grille bars come up at the end. Estrada MotorSports 1948-53 Dodge Trucks : Identification notes part 2 48D

Generally, the more vertical the shock the better it functions. The exception being how the vertically mounted shocks in the front are mounted stock, lol.

So if Harry and Bess drove this car on a long trip in 1953 how is it the car is a 1955? Is there something I’m missing here?

It was 105 I worked inside the air conditioned garage today, servicing the Nishiki, instead of outside welding.