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Just to add to the fun here. How about an earmark plier. Used a set of them for years to give a lasting and registered earmark to young stock. Similar to acid or hot iron branding of livestock, just way more efficient. Pattern was registered to your name/farm.?

Marc. Don't know if this is any help but is a little more info which may or may not be of interest. I had my 38 Dodge reupholstered by an old tradesman locally who does a lot of 20s and 30s work. He gave me the choice of a vinyl, cotton cloth or woollen cloth headliner. He stated that the woollen option was as close to original as was possible to get now. I went with this option and am happy with the result. Not sure whether the woollen option extended to the late 40s though...

I just love learning stuff like this from you folks! Thanks for the post. ?

Nice work!

Good job done on that vehicle. I remember when most of the cars on our roads down here were similar sized. Through the sixties and early seventies. We had the legacy of import restrictions from the Second World War days that meant most of our vehicles either came from Britain, Australia or were reassembled in local plants that originated from the "home" country. Post war Britain and the austerity that existed for many years saw the production of small, spartan vehicles that were affordable for families. My uncle bought a new Morris 1100 - similar to your Austin - that had Mum and Dad in the bucket seats in the front and three kids and a dog in the back. Plus enough luggage in the small trunk that could see them holiday for a fortnight. Our needs were simpler then.......

Below are some pics with a ruler. Should give you enough of an idea. Thought I had a couple more with ruler next to side profile of the 'hook' part. They didn't come out coz my crutch knocked me off balance and I took a few pics of nothing......

Thanks for posting. Interesting information. I have added heater, radio, clock, fog lights and indicators to my 1938 version and will replicate what you have done here to see how it performs when the rebuild is completed. Have also stayed original 6volt system.

Kevin, I have a 38 Dodge D9. Basically the Plymouth body with Dodge trim so probably pretty close to your ride. My trunk is a flatback which shouldn't make any difference. Below are some pics. No measurements to give you yet - might add those later if you need them. Have had a recent hip replacement so not getting to go to the workshop yet......soon though. Mine was missing like yours. Made one up out of two pieces of mild steel. First the bottom flat piece that is bolted to the floor. Then the hook piece. Cut it to rough shape then used bench grinder to tidy it up. Two parts then welded together then ground the joint smooth. Finally had it zinc plated with some other parts for my project. I have a similar sized backing plate under the floor to give it some strength. Don't know exactly what original mounting was like as mine has a completely rebuilt floor but it must be pretty close to the original latch mechanism. The point is, you can quite easily fabricate your own way cheaper than the ripoff epay option. If you need measurements I will get them for you. Good luck.

Love the look of this.....and of course it's functional. Will put it on my bucket list to have a similar one in the workshop next to my old sidevalve ?

Nice work. Thanks for posting. I think I get more out of seeing work like this where little obstacles are overcome. Relates well to what goes on in my workshop - whether car related or not. ?

Haha....looks like you have a little still going on there?

A full flow system is all about where and how your inlet and outlet for the oil is directed to your filter from the oil pump or the boss that the oil pump is mounted to. Looking at the pictures of your reconditioned block it appears to me that you don't have a full flow system. I tapped into the oil pump and block to get into the oil flow. The tap point from the oil pump is where the oil is pumped into the oil filter ( mine being a small cartridge type that is modern, not period correct ). After filtration it then returns to the block via the tap point in the raised boss that the oil pump is mounted to. The important thing here is that the oil passageway is blocked with a screwed plug to stop the oil bypassing the filter, in the block before the return point. Therefore all the oil that goes through the oil pump is filtered, not just some of it like the original mopar filter systems were. Having said all this, it probably doesn't matter too much whether you have partial filtering, full filtering or no filtering. My original 201 motor did 104,000 miles before I had it rebuilt. It never had a filter at all. It also had pretty sporadic oil changes in the last 20 years of my grandfather's ownership when he did few miles. They are such bullet proof, low rpm, low compression etc that with regular oil changes and appropriate modern oil they will last a long time. I just got a bit carried away........ Above are mine. Below is someone else from the forum showing theirs. I think the last one is real tidy too. Both systems do exactly the same thing.

Three window models do look great

"No colors anymore, I want them to turn black"....I like your taste. With your ride work and your music?

Yes, no synchro in 1st. But lots of cars and trucks were like that or no synchro at all in the early days. Most of the farm tractors used no synchro boxes too. You generally became skilled at how to move through the gears of your particular vehicle - or you changed the vehicle. Can't remember my grandfather graunching through the gears....doubling the clutch, 'feeling' the gear stick into gear was the way. Engaging reverse needed a standstill position though - with my old Leyland and Massey Ferguson tractors anyway.

Most of us can relate to this fascination with the automobile. Summed up pretty well by the feeling Toad had when an automobile flew past him on the road for the very first time

Can't help with the implant Paul. And have felt for you over the Lyme thing. Hard enough getting older without the curve balls. Just had a dodgey hip redone after having cobalt and chromium leaking into me from the old one for awhile. Glad it's done but don't enjoy the rehab bit at all. Keep up connecting with people, family,friends and others like the forum folks. That's what keeps us still floating and feeling ok. Kind regards from near the bottom of the world. ?

What a fantastic narrative. Thanks for posting. Certainly a few things to learn from here.?

Like your method and attention to detail ?

Good result. Well done. Would love to see some pics ?

Lol. We all do the occasional dumb ass thing. I'm sure glad that so far mine haven't ended up being so public......

Yes, welcome aboard from New Zealand. These pre and post war Mopars have enthusiastic fans all over the world. I have only found genuine warmth and assistance from these folks. I really like the front clip with the chrome, badging and lighting details. Hope you enjoy the journey

That's a fine looking automobile. Thanks for posting.

Don't cut it Marc. There will be a way. Can't help much though. My 38 just has the steering post only. Someone will chime in here