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Intro! And a few ?'s on the 6 to 12 volt conversion.
coW52Dodge replied to 53dodgekustom's topic in P15-D24 Forum
I don't have my B 1/2 ton truck in my garage yet but conversion to 12V negative ground is something I want to do once it is here. Forgive my noobiness but right now I'm just gathering information to get a shopping list going: Wouldn't the starter need to change as well? Besides it being rated for 6V, since it was wired to a positive ground, wouldn't it turn the wrong way when one switches to a negative ground? Is it as simple as just changing to a proper alternator, changing the battery to a 12V variety, along with its polarity and changing all the bulbs? -
Those look really nice done like that. What's the size? I'm missing one and would like to get a replacement.. (seen vintage hubcaps but they only tend to give sizes)
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Was having no doorlocks an option back in the day?
coW52Dodge replied to coW52Dodge's topic in Mopar Flathead Truck Forum
That makes good sense. Thank you for that background information. I'll get a replacement lock for the passenger side only. I'll leave the driver's side stock - if people ask, I can now tell them what the story is. . -
I just bought a 52 1/2 ton and it doesn't appear to have door locks: The driver's side never appeared to have one and the passenger side just has a hole for one, with its lock missing. Is that original? If so, could I just find a door lock and get it to work in an originally lock-less door?
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Thanks again for the welcomes. Once I get the truck, I'll be sure to post more pictures of the progress. Here's one of the front - nothing new to you guys, no doubt - but I like the gnarliness of the search light. We'll have to meet up sometime, Mario, and grab some lunch sometime - perhaps after I get my truck. We must be within less than 10 miles of eachother. Home depot in Fairfield is about 6 minutes away from me.
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Thanks for the welcome and advice. I've been reading through the forum over the last couple of days - man, there's a lot of stuff here! I'm not looking to make the truck fly but to be able to roll at 60 would be a nice thing. I'm on the Fairfield/Bridgeport line, just off Rt59, one street into Bpt, in the Brooklawn section. We'll have to coordinate what carshows we're going to visit in the spring- it would be fun to meet up sometime with those close. Mario, we may be within miles of each other. I don't remember seeing your truck around, though.
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Hey all, name is Rem and am new to this forum. I'm located in CT. I've been into VW bugs for a while but always wanted a 50 vintage truck. Over the weekend I finally scored and bought a 52 1/2 ton truck through a friend of mine in Idaho: It being 2400 miles away, it will take a little while before it is in my driveway and can't wait to get my hands on it. Until then, I'm thinking about what needs to be done first: It is a farm truck so the gearing will only let the truck get up to 45. I understand I could swap in the rear differential from a more modern truck to change that. What manufacturer's diffs will work for me (without mods, if possible)? TIA.
