Bob_Koch

Here ya go - in San Jose: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/1667579431.html original ,drive it home----------------flathead 6 motor----------4 speed ganning gear transmission----------

It would help if you would give us your general location. I'm doubting you want something 2000 miles away. Just my guess.

Since today is Merle C's birthday (March 29) just wanted to wish him a happy birthday and say thanks for all the tremendous information you share on the forum here. May you have a great year.

Mike, The publisher indicated they have on occasion done a small reprint of some of their books. I don't know what "small" means yet. I will be contacting them again this week to see what we can arrange. Print on demand, or an electronic version in pdf form are some other options to consider, but it's up to what the publisher is willing to make available. We'll see. I wanted to put the question here on the forum in order to show him there is a definite interest for doing another repirnt. I think we have that now.

Glad you found us. Yes, Tony has really been a big help, especially concerning our export and Canadian or Australian models. He really helps understanding the differences.

Very Nice. Congratulations.

Once again it's getting near that time. This has been a great place to get valuable information and share information. Come join the online chat this Sunday night - March 28th. Time: 5PM - PDT That's: 6PM-MDT That's: 7PM-CDT That's 8PM - EDT Where: DPETCA Website Here's the link: http://www.dodgepilothouseclub.org/chat/ NOTE: When accessing the chat page, it is helpful to register before logging in, but not necessary. If desired you can simply enter your name and click enter without any password. We will email a reminder again at the end of this week to all the members. Hope to see you there, Bob Koch DPETCA President

If I read Hollanders' right then 53 B, C and D are all interchangeable. They all have the beginning of the big fenders that continued on until the 80's.. And the same is true for 48 - 52 trucks with the round fenders. They should interchange. I had not heard that they mount differently - that' news to me.

Invite the guy to the Lodi BBQ. The engine is his ticket.

The info is also on the DPETCA site: http://dodgepilothouseclub.org/know/color/imgcol/_00008.htm http://dodgepilothouseclub.org/know/color/imgcol/

Very Cool! I like it.

Also try: http://www.riwire.com/Catalogs/sup/pages/wire.htm Not local, but they have the fabric covered wire if that's what you're looking for.

No, but sure could learn

Pilothouse Beer. Imagine that! We'll have to get some for the Clements BBQ. http://www.mrbeer.com/product-exec/product_id/100/nm/Pilothouse_Pilsner1

I've swapped out the rear end and so have had to redo the spring perches. This also necessates remounting the shocks. I see some newer trucks with the shocks mounted about 1/4 of the way in towards the center instead of out on the ends by the springs. Is there any advantage to moving the shocks inward? Or should they stay out by the springs?

Where ever you see pilothouse on the website it is being changed to pilot-house as this seems to be the correct spelling. The logo will take a bit longer to fix, but it will happen.

I have been in touch with Iconografixinc, the publishers of Don Bunn's book: Dodge B-Series Trucks: Restorer's and Collector's Reference Guide & History. The bible, if you want to call it that, for our Pilot-house trucks. As you all know, the book is now out-of-print and if it can be found at all, the price is now in the hundreds of dollars. I inquired as to whether they might ever consider doing a reprint of the book and I received this reply froom the publishers president: "We do bring some books back and now with the ultra short run printing are beginning to re-look at out of print books. Can you give me some idea on how you see the potential sales developing for a reprint? If you can we can take a better look at it and try to make something work." I take this response to mean that if there is enough interest to demonstrate that a reprint would be worthwhile, then the publisher would consider doing a second printing. I need to hear from all of you as to who would be interested in purchasing a copy of this reprint so that I can communicate this to the publisher. I have no idea as to the cost, I can only assume it might be slightly more than the original, which I think was between $35 - 40 dollars, but not anywhere near the cost of what the book is selling for now, if you can find it. How many would still buy this book? What kind of numbers do you think would be realistic for a second printing?

the $30,000 is Canadian dollars. With U.S. dollars you could probably get it for ......................about the same amount

I guess my only question is about steering. Is the steering tight? Are shocks OK? I think you're smart about the engine. If it runs fine, put it in and enjoy it. Worry about rebuilding later when the time dictates. AND, double your estimate, because it always ends up costing twice as much. After 4 years of working on mine and still not on the road I can tell ya my estimates were way off.

A search of the forum shows Kuster13, in Cloverdale, B.C., with this info: The counter person at Lordco checked the listing in his catalog and came up with a number which was no good. I checked the SKF site and search the original number 668479 that came back with #17145. Hope that works for you.

OT means "Off Topic" It's a way of saying, "I have something I want to share, but it's not related directly to Pilot-house trucks." by the way, love the pictures, especially the first one.

The window time is how long you can wait to top or base coat without having to scuff or sand the primer. If within the time a chemical bond is made so sanding is not needed. If you wait past this time, then buffing or sanding will be needed to create a physical bond. As stated, the tech sheet, or directions should tell you the duration of this windows.

Thanks. This will go into my part's listing

Wikipedia is open to anyone to add or edit content. So I did! I removed the offending sentence as it wasn't true. And I've added some new content. Having done that, provide your suggestions as to what content should be added. I"ll make the changes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_B_Series#Pickup_truck

Kuster13 is right. Restoration Specialities - Page 104 in their catalog. Two parts: 50DTBMS and 50TBML. http://www.restorationspecialties.com/