LeRoy

I'm going to be making a big loop starting and ending in Orlando, it should take me to the west, south and east coast then into central GA and back to Orlando. Ill be trailering to the start and back home. Not a big trip but the most adventurist I've been in an old car. What makes it really scary is I put this thing together............

I find it better to be prepared for any possibility so a loaded cooler is near the top of the list.

Oh! Laptop with the shop manual loaded.

One thing I wish I could take is all of you guys on speed dial for when I'm scratching my head on the side of the road ?

There's someone I find really cool about an engine running in a bare chassis. Maybe consider videoing your first start so I can get a giggle while watching. Nothing like the first puff of smoke and roar to life.

I include a points file in my tool box but I hadn't thought about a short inside the distributor, I think I replaced that wire during the rebuild but I don't recall to be honest (old age). Maybe a little shrink wrap and lighter would be a good idea.

I do carry a pretty extensive tool kit (it's actually 2 medium boxes with of assorted hand tools). It includes jumper wires but not tie wire, I'll add a spool of that to the kit. I use Hagerty for insurance on the old cars so I make sure the Drivers Club is paid up and the app is loaded, that includes 100 miles on a flat bed as well as a 6v jump, fuel and flat repair.

I've got a few spare bulbs but I didn't realize there was a fuse on the headlight switch. I'll add this to my list!

I think the loop is between 800 and 1000 miles so not too bad spread over 5 days.

I'm running radials wo tubes on stock 47 dodge wheels with no issues. I did have the wheels sandblasted and powdercoated so that may help seal the rivets (a thin later of flex seal might be a possibility if a rivet leaked). I thought flexible sidewalls would be an issue but it doesn't seem to be so far. I do have a little bump steer I need to figure out (may be the radials).

Hey all I'm getting ready for a 5 day road trip in my 47 d24 and I'm curious what sort of spare parts you think I should carry? I don't want to go nuts but I think it's be a good idea to have a few things just in case. Thanks Andy Beef jerky Plugs Points Condenser Cap Fan belt Gas can Jump pack w/compressor Engine oil Zip ties and duct tape of course Starter solenoid? Gen brushes? Starter brushes? Voltage regulator? Others I'm not thinking of? All the following are new with about 1000 miles on them - Hoses, wheel cylinders, wheel bearings, brake flex hoses, tires, plug wires.

Thank you for the info Merle.

Hey all Sometime in the past few weeks I've seen a switch or lever for a seat adjustment on a b2. The lever was located on the passengers side just above the windshield, near the sunvisor. I think it was in a YouTube video. Does anyone know what that is or where I can find info on it?

I needed a few and bought a Dorman 41017 set for about 10 bucks. It has 2 or 3 sizes, the one I needed was included.

I can sympathize! My dad and I rebuilt an old dodge over the past 3 or 4 years (still a long way top go) and we lost a lot of parts, some of them multiple times. I live about 3 hours away from the project site so I'd travel over for the mid part of the week and return home on the weekends to try to salvage my marriage. When we disassembled anything we put all the fasteners in marked Ziplocs and took pictures etc. I also put the parts in a specific location any time we disassembled, cleaned or painted a part. Any wear item that would be replaced during reassembly went into an old parts box, just in case. Often times (no every time) while I was gone my dad would clean the shop, straighten things up, clean a few parts, wire wheel a handful of fasteners, etc. About half way through the disassembly process dad decided to pitch that box of old parts, ugh. When we started prep for reassembly we could find nothing. All the fasteners had been mixed up during the wire brush / thread chasing step. Most of the medium sized parts had been squirreled away in the most random of places. I found stuff wrapped in plastic in the crawl space, wired to the rafters in the garage, in the undercarriage of a motorhome, in the trunk of any junk car sitting around - it was maddening. We spent days tracking down parts or assembling then disassembling then reassembling things because we finally tripped over a part we couldn't find. In a few cases I even bought a replacement because we couldn't find the original (AB may have been in cahoots with my dad). We now have a box of random fasteners in a box on the shelf and a bunch of modern mismatched fasteners on the car, ugh. So next time........ I'm going to make a dedicated spot for parts as soon as they come off. Be very regimented in opening only 1 Ziploc at a time. ensuring nothing gets moved or misplaced. I bet I spend just as much time looking for lost parts. I certainly enjoyed this time with the old man, some day he won't be here to grumble at for losing a part.

My cabin looks just like Marc's picture. Inside the hood, door sills and trunk were all body color except where the horrid undercoating was gooped on, I'm not kidding 1/4" thick in many places. I bet the car is 100lbs lighter without that stuff.

I'm planning to crawl in the fender in a month or so and give it a go. I set them while on an engine stand, now that I've got several hundred miles on the rebuild I'm going to give them a check and see if I can reduce the tick a little. I've watched your vids and I think you gave me the courage to give it a shot. (Im told its a thin line between courage and stupidity:) )

I just installed a new front motor mount in my D24 and it had metric threads, from AB

I used a scrap of 1" plywood and the adjustable legs off of a small plastic table. I think a weight bench would be much better. Just need to retrofit so the legs are adjustable to make it a Town and Country model. ?

They do exist. Mine is home made but here's a picture of a commercially made one.

My dodge manual says all d24 w/fluid drive would have a dashpot. Mine is a 1947 with a bxvd (frakencarb), all the dashpot fixens without a dashpot plunger. It's working ok but I'm looking to swap for a correct one.

An under dash creeper will change your life. ?

Hey Mark Thispicture is the evil one. The slide hammer works well.

I can tell you not to use a cheap seal puller from harbor freight, when the little tip breaks off it's moving 3 times the speed of light and will embed itself in your arm. Btw, the cheapie slide hammer from hf works great. However, if you happen to have an arm injury it's a little painful to use...

I like a high butt on late 60s and 70s, low butt on 50s and early 60s. I like my ford pickups level and a giggly rear on mama.