Joe D

Beautiful!

Thank you ggdad1951.

Thank you Worden 18. The video is helpful. Hope you get the Meadowbrook on the road again. Thank you Merle Coggins. I poked and prodded on those escutcheons and could not figure it out. I remember seeing the pins so will attack that project as soon as I have time. I have the floor boards cleaned and will go to town today for paint. Got the park brake cable cleaned and operational. Hope to adjust the park brake shoes and cable today and get the floor boards installed before the end of the week. Next week will be all about brakes. If I can get the brakes operational I can drive my truck to town.

I just fond one of his post on brakes...will try to find the thread now.

You are Correct 9 foot box. I have a friend who lives in Kalispell and with his help I bought the truck there last summer. Did not get it home to Texas until the first of August this year. You are in Whitehall? I have friends which just moved there in July. Love that country! Thanks for telling me about Worden 18. I will try to find his post. At this point, any help is appreciated.

Thank you Brent B3B. Yes, I have inspected the fronts. I think they need adjustment but the shoes and parts look fine. The rear brakes were dragging and the drums getting hot when I first drove the truck. I have repaired brakes on old Fords and Chevy's but this is my first experience with an old Dodge and they are a lot different. When I first drove the truck I did not have a shop manual. I did manage to adjust the brake shoes so they did not drag...but they do not stop either. I have been studying the shop manual and as soon as I get the parking brake working and the floor boards re-installed I will be ready to work on brakes. If, maybe I should say when, I get the cable out of the sheath I will use your method for restoring it. Thanks again for the reply.

Thank you JBNeal! I guess I just have not gotten around to reading all the post here. These resources should keep me busy for a while. Again, I thank you.

I have begun trying to make my truck road worthy. I can hardly wait to show it off in the community. The engine runs great but I have no brakes. I pulled the park brake cable today and it is totally stuck. I have it soaking in oil right now and hope that tomorrow it will be operational. I replaced the speedometer cable this morning. I have a few questions which I have not found answers for in this forum nor in the shop manual: 1. How does one remove the inside door handle and window crank? Both window mechanisms need repair or replacement (maybe just a little lube). 2. I will include a photo of the stamped information on the universal housing. I would like to know what my gear ratio is and I have not discovered any way to decode that information. I would like to have a little more speed. All of the seals and gaskets need to be replaced. I hope I can find a kit with everything I need for that. 3. The rod under the accelerator pedal strikes the floor before fully depressed almost like the rod is an inch or so short. I can see no way of adjusting this. I have the floorboard out right now (in order to get to the speedometer cable on the transmission). I will clean and paint the underside before replacing. The next project will be the rear brakes (which I dread). Dodge brakes are a lot different than the brakes on an old Ford. .

Here is my recent purchase. 1951 B-3-D