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Hi all, it's frosty again this morning, -21 in the Winnipeg area, -13 in the Twin Cities, -5 in the Milwaukee area, 16 and fair in Joplin Missouri, and 26 in middle Georgia, high of 46 and sunny for today Tim, 51 and sunny tomorrow, now get out there it is a building day.............Fred

It'll be a 218 or 230, 25 inch long block Chrysler Flathead 6, made in the Windsor Ontario Plant. This engine can be bored out, with a different crank and rods, and pistons you can make it into a 251 or 265. You would use the dual intake and exhaust manifolds the same as the Chrysler/Desoto 251....................Fred

Okay here is the question on this particular homemade tool. In the picture the tool is on the spindle,and the brake shoes are being adjusted evenly all around, presumbly in relation to the inside of the drum, what and how was the drum measurement done, is there another part of this tool. Do you use this tool on a shaft in the drum, and just get an approximate distance to set on the tool, would you then put it on the spindle and adjsut the shoes to the tool that way.................Fred

Thanx Norm, your right 16 g or maybe even 18 g probably would be okay for the tails lights,would not use it on head lamps,power to light switch,heater opr wiper motors,horns,etc. The wires running to the rear of the car are fairly new, but as I have said are 16 or 18 g, might leave them alone, the tail lights are all bright as it is............Fred

What about all the Super 8 movies, remember those stags back then

Hi before I get the new sender unit for the tank, I decided to run brand new 14 gauge wires from the gauge to the sender area. I chose blue and orange colors, ran the wires in the along the factory route, put new terminals on each end, used almost 40 feet of wire for both. I then tested the gauge by grounding each wire at a time, the gauge appears to be working, will test with sender when I get one. I still need to re-wire the lights from the terminal block to the back, the wires I have now are all 16 and 18 gauge, too light for 6 volt, the horn relay and a few other items to be rewired as well, the rest I have done already. My gas gauge is powered up with the key on only, not sure if that is correct or not, have to look at the schematic to verify............Fred ps it was 45 in the shop and -10 outside

Didn't you guys have a Van in the 70s or 80s with the back seat sofa bed, I built one. I had a 1980 Dodge Van Short Wheel Base, inside complete with the velvet interior, counter, icebox, stereo, and the Big Comfy Couch/Bed. Girls with big hair and going to the submarine races at the lake in the Boogie Van,YEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAA

You know it brother, you know it!

Tim, like the trenching idea, I also used the hurricane clips on my garage roof trusses, the framer wasn't all that happy about installing them, caused him a wee bit of extra work

That is a mighty impressive sales and employment record, wow is all I can say. We have car salesman and dealership owners in my family too. My grandfather and his brother opened a small Ford dealership in a small town norht of Winnipeg Manitoba. They of course have been dead for years, but the sons and grandsons of the old uncle now own a number of dealerships from Manitoba to the west coast in B.C., one of them being Lou Isfeld Ford in Abbotsford B.C.

Nice for the dating game, and of course going to the drive in, or parking by the lake on those moonlit summer nights.

Yah know Tim, up here in fall or early spring, when its around the 32 to 40 mark and raining feels worse than when it's colder and dry. At 36 and rain, it is cold and damp, goes right through you. In about 6 weeks, it will be nice spring weather in Georgia, up here we will start the defrost cycle if were lucky.............Fred

Well I will be puttin on the insulated coveralls, head sock,sorel boots and going outto pick-up frozen dog turds,say good morning to my 47. My dog stays outsidfe in an insulated doghouse, with a250 infared heatbulb inside, the type you see in barns. Ed, just through the heat on in the garage, is it insulated, inside the garage is not too bad, I could get mine up to 60 or so if I ahd to, even when it's this cold..............Fred ps I think we should all phone Tim Adams and see how cool it is in Georgia this morning

Hi all, just to let you Southern Boys know what you are missin. Winnipeg area, temp -21, Minneapolis MN -14, Milwaukee WS -4, Joplin Missouri, 9 above. Now isn't this beautiful frosty Saturday morning weather. Tim, how is verything in Georgia this morning, is it still cold and raining.

Good Stuff Wes, I am sure your Grandfather would be proud of you and happy what you have done with his 41 Dodge. Lots of history in your family surrounding your car................The Rock

Cool car, 30 klicks down the gravel road, man thats 18 miles, I thought it was bad going 3 miles down my road, BTW welcome to the board, you have a nice couple of rides there..............Fred

Wesley, I did PM you about posting pics. If you want to upload them from your own PC, you have to make sure the Jpgs are smaller than 100 kb. You then go to manage attachments, browse through your pics and upload them to your post, it should appear as a thumbnail, try that and see how it goes.

Now Wesley, go and look on your engine to the back right side, there will be a valve in the head, in the cast it will read heater right on the head. There will be a heater hose running from that to one side of the heater core, the other outlet on the heater core will go to the water pump. You will need to open the valve to allow the hot coolant to flow through the heater core. If you have a working heater control valve that is operated by a control knob in the car you will have to pull it to open the valve, if you have only the type of valve that has to be turned right on the top of the head where it screws into the engine, turn that valve until the hot coolant flows through the heater hose. I just looked at your engine from the pic in Hemmings, I think your heater is plumbed into the cooling system.................Fred

I have the 3.73 in my 47 Chrysler, will keep here at the 55 to 60 mph, as this engine has miles, do not want to push it too far................Fred

Well thats what I figured , but in this article, they write that at 45 mph is a good top cruising speed, that that what people drove like in 1950, and the engine is humming good after 45 mph. I asked my Dad what kind of speeds he drove on the highways in the late 40s and early 50s, he said he generally drove 55 to 60 mph, with cars built in the late 40s and early 50s. I can remember my Dads brand new 1968 Olds Vista Cruiser with a 400 Rocket, man that car flew down the highway, he was always cruising at 70 to 75 mph, back then, that car could easily cruise at 80 to 85 mph all day................Fred

Hi all, in the recent issue of Hemmings Classic car magazine there is an article on a 1950 Plymouth 2 door sedan. Nice car and all, but they write that cruising speed is good up to 45 mph, then it gets nasty sounding. This car is equipped with a 3spd trans and 3.73 rearend, powered by a 218 Flattie. What is up with the 45 mph thing, is this common for the 50s Plymouth...........Fred

Tim, don't let the cold get you down for building. Up here they pour concrete dig basement, frame buildings, do roofing till its -20, and I am not kidding either. When they dig a basement in the cold the ground is just steaming once they get through the frost layer. Construction usually is done outdoors year round, but when the temp is below -10 to -20 , they usually shut down, especially with high windchills values. But construction down to 0 or -10 goes on all the time, even excavating. Tim, you need insulated coveralls, a warm thermo cup of coffee, a small fire burning in a steel barrel, and gloves with the fingers cut out, you be fine..............................LOL Fred

Hi Bob, thats a possibility, but as is seen in the picture, the sender is already in the opposite direction, they must have more like this, if this one was made like this, there must be others.............Fred

Calling on all members, if anyone happens to have a sender unit that is like the one in Eds pic that is made in the opposite direction of the stock sender, I would be intersted in buying it at the going rate of the senders today around $80 to $85 dollars. I could easily order the sender from Bernbaum or Roberts, but they are going in the stock direction, this will not work in my aftermarket gas tank. I have found Roberts and Bernbaums not overly helpful, in investigating whether there are differences in the way the senders are made, in fact neither one did any checking on this...........Thanx Fred

Hey Darin, 20s 30s overnight, wow would love to have that as an absolute low, it is currently -18 in my location, with the windchill its -40, overnight lows expected for the next few nights at least down to -25 to -30 farenheit, with a wind it could easily be in the -45 range, hopefully this will be our only major deep freeze this winter. This one may push down to Bob Ts and Knighthawks area, but of course if the get down to 10 or even 0 that would be cold for them. Turned the heat off in my insulated garage last night, it went down to 22 in there, but that is almost a 40 degree difference than outside, insulation makes a big difference......................Fred