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Cool Cars those 53/54 wagons, there are a couple folks here with them and acouple other 53/4 sedans/hardtops. here is one, lives in Indiana;

Welcome aboard. Hope find this community of MOPAR nuts is to your liking. Be sure to click on the www.P14 D24.com link in the header. It will take you to a great deal of information regarding these models 46-49, and the mechanically similar flathead 6 equiped MOPAR cars and trucks, of the 30's through 1959. If you determin that you have a 6 volt system, the next step is to assure it has correctly sized battery cables. Most folks over time have substituted skinny 12 V stuff which just does not have the current capacity for the needs of the 6V system. If you have skinny wires like on what ever current car you have in the drive way, get some new ones made of at least 1 gauge wire ( 0 is better, 00 is best), also check the one from the solenoid to the starter and make sure its a good thick one also. Then make sure the connections are clean and tight. Good luck with your project and again, Welcome!!!

When I decided to pull the Plymouth out of mothballs 5 years ago, I did a web search for 1946 Plymouth. Several sites came up including the P15 D24 site. When I clicked the link, it took me to the Welcome page. I spent a lot of time reading all the sections of the site, and had a lot of questions answered. Then I happend upon the forum. I read it for about three months before I posted a comment, and became involved (addicted, dependant) with the give and take. I wonder how many people who are members of this and the Pilothouse portion are even aware of the other wealth of information on the other pages? I frequent other auto boards and when a question come up I often respond by imbedding the link to the forum, and also give folks the url address when meeting them at shows and cruises. So many folks recommended that way may not even know the other sections exist. My intention was I guess not to diminish that information but rather highlight it by keeping those posts that illustrate with pics the outlined procedures, or in a couple recent instances to archive those new post that deal with some of the other stuff not covered, like Tim A's post regarding hooking up Don C's emergency brake cable on his transplanted rear end, and the recently posted brake adjusting gauge. So under Brake adjustments would be the 3 home made solutions that vary in technical difficulty, materials, and usage. Of is somebody does a front clip and send in good photos, or a link to sombody's site with a good front shock mount relocation, or a Disc brake conversion. So I didn't mean to start a controversy, but it was a slow day on the forum, the football menu wasn't appealing and the NASCAR race is just now getting interesting so I did it..........

I believe that there is a bit more "freedom" these days. They are still talking factory original as the basis for the club. There does seem to be a "well if it keeps it running" lets think about it attitide. But traffic seems to be pretty slow. Only 6 posts since the 15th. on the General discussion, and 7 on their "TECH" section.

Not 100% sure about factory, but seems the shorter the better. How about routing it right next to the Neg, and going to the bottom bolt of the starter mount??? Then run on of those braided strapes from the engine to the frame also. On the cars the ground straps are prominent in two locations. One from the battery to a headbolt with a threaded cap that takes a short bolt fo the ground, and the other location is to one of the bolts that mounts the genny bracket to the block. If I was doing it without the instructions, I would run a ground strap from the genny bracket to the frame, and the battery to the block near the starter.

What is the discussion regarding the POC forum being defunct or under disputed ownership. Just checked in over there, there doesn't seem to be much going on, but there is some recent activity, so it looks to be running. Couple recent posts by names recognized from this site. So what gives??? Last I knew they were hacked by somebody posting some porn and or porn popups, so a different sign up is required (secret handshake some vouching and a longer registration period I believe) but it still seems a valid media. I noted Chet was over there asking some questions about his new toy and Todd Finch provided a response so must be working. That said, I check in there about once or twice a month just to see what is up, as their content isn't my cup of tea, but it seems to still be a valid resource for some folks. http://plymouthbulletin.com/smf/index.php

The linked version of the KING SOLOMINS MINE looks to be an even earlier version. the one on TCM is the Stewart Granger, Debora Kerr 1950 release. I believe there was a later one with Richard Chamberlin (maybe made for TV) also. The one linked was a B&W release while the Granger Kerr release was in color. Thanks for the links.

Hey Pete what map you looking at???? Halfway from where???? Must be as the crow flies. One from Vermont I just heard from a flatlander going to college up inem Green Mountiains Gotta get a few Crow storms afor ya get a snow storm.

I believe they were left hand drive, hope they show it again.

Interesting accessory package.........Don't know if I would put so many options on what looks like a good base model, sometimes chrome and paint packages take away, rather than add..........

http://www.1956goldenhawk.com/diffhawk.htm mainly 56 info but vehicle model codes specs and production #'s for 56-64. My personal favorite is the 63 GT. There is a really beat up 62 that a fellow is trying to sell down the road a bit. It has some seriouse Central NY winter Cancer. I gave it a quick look see, has the runnning gear and all the trim but so much bondo that there isn't much left from the rocker line down. Here is one for inspiration; It is a Factory 4 speed with a floor shift, so maybe the auto may have been floor shifted also. Does your car have bucket seats??? http://www.billstudepage.homestead.com/files/2006june.htm

http://www.1956goldenhawk.com/diffhawk.htm mainly 56 info but vehicle model codes specs and production #'s for 56-64. My personal favorite is the 63 GT. There is a really beat up 62 that a fellow is trying to sell down the road a bit. It has some serious Central NY winter Cancer. I gave it a quick look see, has the runnning gear and all the trim, but so much bondo that there isn't much left from the rocker line down.

mine are and were black 46 p15 bizzy cpe

Hey Reg!!!!!! Dude, real gud Ozzy impression.

Well at one time he talked about having a couple two tree moderators. Maybe one of us olde fahrts could assist in the regard of moving the post to and maintaning the archive after it was set up. I am thinking of stuff like what you posted when Larry, Daryl and Daryl, (aka Don Richie and Billy) were down, and you ginned up the Parking brake stuff for Don's (er Larry's)new rear. Just capture the post and the pics, name it and post it to a seperate section.

Good eye to find those goodies. How are the treadholes??????

So what songs do you fellows sing in the third half????

This asks your opinion regarding developing a dedicated TECH section for photodocumented projects it swapping a diffy, repairing a cab corner, etc. Thanks.

Just posted to the suggestions section about a TECH SECTION mostly as a reference resource, where some one who does a tech procedure and documents it with pics and a write up would post it to a tech section for access and reference by others. Example there was some discussion about droped spindles, or repairing steering wheels or installing disc brakes, or swaping out a diffy. those posts could go to a tech section and stay there for the benefit of others attempting the same procedure. So our host asked for a poll so here we go

Reg's wood hauler must have one of them treadholes............

I dunno, on you I think it looks good. Like the cheap sunglasses.

Unrelated???? Not at all. A Short on TCM showing the making of the 1950 Stewart Granger movie on location in Africa. This documentary highlighted the 7 Dodge safari wagons. Couple busses on Power Wagon Chassis, a Pilot house 5 ton canvas toped stake rack, another Pilot house 5 ton van body with a canvas top, and a refrigerated van truck for the film and refreshments, and a 1 1/2 ton power wagon for general cargo and utility work. A scout car, an open body with 4 rows of seats and a surry style top, for scouting and hunting was built on a pre pilothouse cassis. The film noted that after slogging through silt and sand and over laval flows, through rivers, desserts and the rest of the African terrain, the total repair bill for the Dodges was 221 dollars American. One 5 tonner was a 2wd drive. Job rated Indeed!!! The refer was a 2wd COE deal that looked kinda like a Off Road Schwann's truck, making up for the lack of AWD with tall military style tires. The busses were outfitted with roof platforms for load carrying and camera platforms. The 1 1/2 tonners had a Jimmy pole and winch on the front for loading an unloading heavy crates from the beds of the others and hoisting camera up in trees or onto ledges. Neat Stuff. Lots of slow going in granny gear with the accompaning gear noise, course the flat 6's weren't making much noise at all. Said they took the vehicles where no vehicles had gone before. Watch for it as a filler next time the Movie King Soloman's Mines is on TCM.

Well, that certainy looks serious. Patterned from a scholl bus garage???

A clean bench is a sign of a sick mind.

What process did you use for the retorque that assured it was done aerobically????? You probably should have been hooked back up to the cardiac telemetry thing before your took off doen the road. Getting you heart beat elevated, and then bringing it back down is a sposed to be good for it. I'd say ya done good for your ticker as well as ye cars ticker. Good on ya mate!!!!