Jim Roach

That was my next question how you attached it to the top of the master cylinder. What type of nipple did you use? Is it a machine thread or pipe thread?

I thought that linkage looked like George’s. He built the linkage for my dual carb setup.

Is that a remote brake reservoir in the last picture?

A real thing of beauty. Congts on a job well done.

Nice to see someone so young working on one of these old Dodge trucks.

I tried a search myself and couldn't find what I needed. I was looking for the thread on how to make the adapter plate.

Welcome aboard. More pictures would be great. We all enjoy see the other trucks out there.

Here is a picture of the Optima battery in my 1955 Thunderbird. I cut the top off and hollowed out the old battery. I inserted the new Optima battery on an angle so the posts were in opposite corners. Then I built a new top and you can see the results. These batteries spin my 292 like it was a 12V system.

I'm not sure if this is the correct thread for this but I thought it was cool. Last week I was looking around to see about ordering new checks. I'm running out of my 1955 Thunderbird checks and the company I ordered them from originally is now out of business. Came across these and I copied it so I could post it here. In the process I forgot the site I found them on. This would be a good substitute for my T-bird checks.

I hope everyone is having a very merry Christmas and happy holidays for those that don't understand what Christmas is truly all about.

Wow. 45 minutes from me. Wish I had room and time. Love the fan on the steering column.

How about some pictures?

John, How did you get the outside brazing so smooth?

Very touching story Jeff. It is true that working on our trucks has a tendency of puting us in a place that makes it easy to forget about all the crazyness in the world today. It's almost like therapy.

I had the same experience. I wasn't sure I would ever get my 1955 TBird bumpers back. It took over a year. Then I ended up having to send one back because they did a bad job on the rear bumper. I was furious!! They told me to send it back with a one week turn around. I told them I would show the car for the balance of the season (east coast) with the bad bumper then send it back in the winter. That winter I sent it back with serious concerns. Two weeks later I get a bumper back, except it was a front 55 TBird bumper not the rear. When I called them they didn't know anything about it and that my rear bumper was completed and would ship the next day. Another two weeks went by and no bumper. All this time I continued to hold the front bumper hostage until I got my bumper back. I finally got my bumper back, thought about keeping the extra bumper but that wasn't right. There was some poor sole out there waiting for his front bumper so I sent it back. The only good thing about all of this was they did an excellent job. I would never recommend them unless I lived there and could hound them on a daily basis.

Very cool. Brings back good memories. Jim Roach

Good job Barry. Us old bucks have a harder time with these things than the young pups. Jim

Heads up to all. Let Keven have it since he has the the mate to it. It's the right thing to do. Jim

Thanks for all the help. I'll work on it when I get some time. Jim

I there a way to bench test the head light switch? The one in my truck doesn't work and I have another one I would like to test before installing it.

Barry, I need to take some time one of these days and stop by to meet you. We have meetings often at the Country Cupboard which shouldn't be far from you. I'd love to see your project first hand. Jim Roach

For anyone out there looking for a replacement gas tank, I found one on ebay (not mine). Look up number 111002047749. Looks like some repair work was done to the top but other than that it looks good. Good luck. Jim Roach

That's funny. My sister and her family live in Broken Arrow, OK. and their name is Sperry. Broken Arrow is a few miles south of Sperry. A few years ago while spending time with the family we went truck hunting. I ended up draging a 53 Pilot House home from Broken Arrow. Lots of those parts are on my truck today. Beautiful area of the country. Jim

Nice job! I have an extra center bar, where do I send it? Jim Roach

Santa brought my new Spare Tire Carrier Bolt kit. This is a real quality piece of machine work. If there is anyone that was still thinking about ordering the kit, I say order it. You will not be disappointed. Jim Roach