1949P17BC

I used the header wrap on my 47 duals all the way from the manifold to the mufflers, well worth the money and it makes a Huge differnce!

Get it up in the air, make sure no stumps or rocks are in the way. Speaking from experience and major dents in the back of my truck from broken chains, the bigger the chain the better, the more chains the better. Dragging it could be the best thing for it, should break loose all of the rust. One other little tip, if possible and you get it the pavement, drag it a little, stop and see if you lossen the lugs. ALSO be carefull if you drag on the pavement, and anything is locked up or dragging, the county might have something to say about digging a trench! Good Luck, sounds like fun. If I was closer I would be in on the party

Greg, yes I did try the coupe Wheels, vibration gone. I have had these 16's checked, tires removed, balanced at a pretty reputable "high"end wheel shop, the wheels are defintely bent right to left. George Asche says he can straighten them, which is an option as well as good to excuse to hang out with Master.

Floor looks nice, I would be a little concerned about your exhaust, it may get a lot hot

I am in need of two (straight) 16 inch wheels. The vibration in my 47 has been confirmed that it is the wheels bent left to right. I have taken them to differnt custom wheel shops, balanced several time and ways, still shakes at 55. Need to have a smooth runner for the Plymouths to Portland trip in June.

Will 3/4 15 inch wheels fit on a 1/2 ton? Is the lug pattern the same and are the lug bolts the same

Went to open the hood on my 49, pulled the release and go two foot of cabel. the clip under the hood came off. So what is the easiest way to trip the release to open the hood?

DC, should be of no surprise. You have been to POC meets/meetings. I hope Nick can make a differnce. Of all the candidates he is the only one who reached out to other groups (P15-D4). I shared my many positive experiences and some not so. I also warned him that those "tailgaters will stay up all night" if given the chance.

I am in the process of completeing my "man cave" 30 x 48 X 13" 18 foot front, one man door and 10 foot rear door with a 10 x15 concrete pad. Lighting I put in 8 of the 8 foot dual bulb flor, 200 amp service, concrete floor with vapor barrier, just put in a wood stove for heat. Mine is a "pole barn" style, metal sides and roof, with insulation. Since it is out in the country, no building codes to deal with. Doing a lot of the work myself we built it for less than 20K. I paid for it as I went over the past year, I am sure you can find an out of work or under worked construction crew or individual. Get for ready for this. My total labor cost was only $3,000. I paid for all of the materials, my concrete floor, vapor barrier, steel, smooth finish, stress cuts was only $3000.00 Good Luck, PS it is already too small, 1 47 Sedan, 1 49 Coupe, 1 48 Dodge, 1 67 Massey Ferguson tractor, golf cart, riding lawnmower and my 02 Ford Pickup

They also did mine thru St. Louis Truck, nice, fast and resaonable

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If it was mine, while its out I would at least pull the pistons, new rings and rod bearings, while the pan is off, clean the pump, new timing gears and chain, check the water distribution tube. Re gring/lap in the valves, put new valve springs in and reset them. And you should be good to go! Thats what we did to my 49 and I have driven over 6M and runnign strong

Jim, good to hear you are Happy! The place is a little scary, and Clifford and crew are a hoot! Good work reasonable prices

What does the missouri law mean?

Joe, I ran mine w/o the clip. I put the radiator support in and then mounted the radiator. Oil and temp I had them already out of the dash and then hooked them up and actually cable tied them inside the car. Solenoid and battery I took a boarrd and mounted the battery and cable tied it on the driver side upper a frame and then wired everything thru a togle switch. For fuel I used a lawn tractor gas tank, stubbed it right into the carb. Ran it a bunch to make sure everyting was working just right.

Joe,l too needed longer rear mount bolts

I know its a 1/2 ton, it also has a 3 speed floor mounted shifter. which I also know is orginal. The good news about the bed is it is well built, installed nice and it looks right. but I agree you could really haul much... Inits new life it will only haul peopl in parades

Thanks for the pictures, mine is a 1/2 ton, so is the flatbed a factory option

We pulled my 1948 Dodge 1/2 ton into the garage (I have had it for about five years, sitting patiently in a shed) to get ready to tear it down for a body off restoration. Whats nice about this truck is that it has a stake bid on it. Does anyone know if these where a factory option, or aftermarket. The install looks to be very well done, and the rear wheel openings look good and are positioned well?

I have done it twice now 60 -90 and you will be ok

I think it would handle it. I have a 48 1/2 ton that i plan to use. I like to keep it original, so I plan on building the motor up, cam, port, dual carb and exhasuet e ignition, disc brakes on the front and replace front and rear springs, convert to 12 volt for trailer brakes, should do the job just not very fast

No need for a a puller. Pilot bushing is another process all together. But we did it the old fashion way and hammerd (slightly in)

If you have never replaced a lot of wires. For the money, time and look. Call Rhode Island Wiring. 1/2 of what you were previously quoted. Pull out the old, put in the new. Its right the first time. Cleaning, Oven cleaner is the way to go, but first I would find someone who has one of the hot water pressure washers. My friend has a sonstruction company and they use it clean his earthmoving equipment. I would think you could ask around and someonw would let you do for a small price. I would first clean off all of the big stuff, spray it wil oven cleaner and let it sit, and hot water blast it, you will not be disappointed.

Joe, as said earlier contact your local truck/trailer repair. I would do everything at once, that way you know its good. Pulling those tranny's is one big pain

I would offer them the $2000 and they re install everything. You will spend more than 2M to buying up "old" stuff and trying to make it work. Been there done that. Or offer to make payments on the stuff over the winter and get ready for next spring. Eat the elephant a bite at a time