TravisL17

Hey all. I'm looking at buying what is said to be a 51 Dodge truck. Here's the link to the ad. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2416407115332958/ I'm new to Pilot house trucks, so ANY advice would be appreciated. I've contacted the seller and he thinks it's a 4 speed and says there is no rust. I assume he doesn't know much about these trucks either. What type of questions should I be asking? Common issues to look for? It's about 6 hours from me, so if I go to look at it I will bring a trailer and cash. But I hate to make the trip for nothing if I don't ask the right questions and find out when I get there that it has more issues than either of us realized. Thanks in advance!

Yes sir. Born and raised in MN. How many forum members are from MN?

I just replace the body harness on my 50 Dodge. It runs from the fuel gauge, up the driver side A pillar, along the roof above the door openings on the driver side, then down the C pillar and into the trunk. Then it ran along the trunk opening on the driver side towards the L tail light, then along the trunk floor to the sender. It's a 16 gauge blue wire. My harness was really stuck on some metal tabs that it ran through inside the A pillar. I used a bore scope to see what was going on inside there. The harness also runs through some metal loops along the roof. I still have the edge of my headliner down if you need any pictures.

It's a 3 wire switch, says DONA on the back of the housing. Just a couple patent numbers on the actual switch body inside. After looking at your diagram I can see now the original colors were red, brown and green. Nice schematic BTW. I like that it has the wire gauge also. Originally the turns didn't operate when the brakes were applied because of the 3 wire switch. I'm making my own turn signal harness with a couple DPDT relays to isolate the turns/brake so the turns will continue to flash while braking. I want to stick with original wire colors if possible, hopefully minimizing confusion later in life. Thanks for the help, it's much appreciated!

Marcel- they included the charts, but I'm reworking the turn signal wiring. RI didn't list my car as having turns, and mine appear to be a dealer install. I want to match original colors to not add confusion at a later date. Joe- Thanks for the diagram. It doesn't match up to what my harnesses look like though.

Hello All. Allow me to introduce myself. I've been lurking here for a couple years soaking up wisdom. A few ago I bought my first classic car, a 50 DeSoto Custom. I'll admit that Mopars weren't even on my radar, but when I saw the ad I fell in love with the style of early 50's and 40's Mopars. I found this forum before I even bought the DeSoto and began studying. A year later I picked up a 50 Meadowbrook. I ultimately ended up selling the DeSoto and keeping the Dodge. I'm currently in the process of rewiring the Dodge along with some other side projects that came up while rewiring. Thanks to the advice here, I purchased all the harnesses from RI wiring. Absolutely impressed with their workmanship. I am also replacing the carpet which I ordered from Stock Interiors. I will post some follow up with fit and finish since it seems there has been some interest in guys here wondering about their quality. I also picked up an untested dash clock last week. It arrived not working, but with some internet research and some tinkering, I was able to get it working. I have the service manual for my car, but the page with the D34 schematic was torn out long ago. I searched the tech archives here and did not find the schematic I need. Is anyone willing to share theirs? Thanks in advance! The picture is my Dodge taken by photographer that was kind enough to share his work with me. It was taken at Mopars In The Park 2019.