David Strieb

Saw this on ebay today, don't think I've ever seen one. Needs a little work!!

I get my original brake parts rebuilt at Hagens Auto Parts in Puyallup, Wash. They do their the work in house and resleave wheel cylinders and master cylinders with stainless. You can ship them your old parts to be rebuilt. They do top shelf work. I paid $65.00 per wheel cylinder for my '38, without shipping. contact info if interested is 253 845 7020. 1526 River Road, Puyallup, Wa. 98371-3875

It was still listed a couple days ago

This was on ebay recently, looks like the same model.

It's true that a car can become a member of the family, for what ever reason. I remember waiting at the end of the alley waiting for dad to come home from work, then riding on the running board of the Chrysler into the driveway. I also went to all the swap meets I could with him when I was young. He also had a 1919 Essex speedster that my youngest brother now has and is putting it back together, and a 1921 Essex touring that my oldest brother has and is working on getting that running, also. Dad had the '21 before he enlisted in WWII and always claimed it was a pretty fast car. Dad and the Chrysler early '80's My two older brothers and me leaning on a '53 Desoto in 1957, The Chrysler is in the background.

I run 1950's 15x6 mopar wheels front and back, back tires are P235-75R15, fronts are P205-70R15. Don't know what the caps are from, I modified them to fit the wheels.

I have DISH satellite TV, was on channel 082-00 FETV here in Washington, pretty much a retro channel with infomercials mixed in. Never watched TV with the internet and don't know if it comes on dvd. If I find out anything else, I'll let you know.

Watched episode 11 of the Roy Rodgers show earlier today, filmed in 1952. Was about some cattle rustlers trying to sell stolen meat to Dale's café. The rustlers used a series WC dodge pickup to rustle the cattle, and a series LC commercial panel to deliver the meat to the café. Great shots of these old dodges in action!!! I remember another episode that used a series LC westchester suburban.

Thanks Merle Thanks, wish I had taken more pics!!

These repairs were made to make the car drivable and get the windshield replaced, it was then put back into storage till mom decided what to do with it. She basically had two choices, to sell it to an outside party or keep it in the family, my dad bought it in 1957 from his brother and I learned to drive in the '36 in 1966 when I was 14. Mom was worried there would be a family battle between her 5 sons about the car. We had a family meeting Christmas 2006 which resulted in me making her an offer for the car which was accepted. It stayed in storage till feb. 2007 when it went to a body shop for more repairs and paint, at which time the wiring was redone correctly. With a 57 yr. family history, I'm honored by being the owner and hopefully it will stay in the family for years to come.

.Keeping this thread on topic here's a history of my once owned '53 pilot house, nicknamed SAMSON by an ex girlfriend. Bought in 1977 for $200.00 On vacation from Washington down the Oregon / California coast 1978. Brush painted with Derusto Outside my dive apt. 1982 Must have hauled about 100 cords of wood over 13 yrs. New wheels, tires and sideboards about 1984 Load of Giant Puppets, used to do the Seafair parades in Seattle and surrounding areas around 1984 to 87 The workhorse of an automotive steam cleaning business I ran for awhile The bed fell apart so I made a flatbed. One of the many trips into the cascades around Snoqualmie Pass on I 90 I sold SAMSON in 1994 for $100.00 minus the engine, which went into my 1940 Plymouth P10. It was a good truck, but I didn't have room at my newly bought house. Wish I still had it.

I spent several months doing some mechanical, wiring, and cosmetic repairs to the '36 before I bought it from my mom in 2005. One task was a damaged headlight bucket and both the ARROW brand sealed beam adaptors. I decided to repair rather than to replace. I straightened the damaged bucket, repaired the adaptors with some stainless steel strip, and made two tension rings from some 16 ga. galvanized steel and some springs to hold the headlights in the buckets. Worked great so I thought I'd share, the pics tell the story.

This is a T86 Borg Warner OD which was an option for some mid to late '30's mopars, the top pic shows what what's under the top cover, same as the '35 to '39 plymouth car floor shifted 3 speed.

The Plymouth 3 speed floor shift car trans. is the same from 1935 to 1939. The floor shift lever doesn't have shifting forks, but extends into two shifting rails that are attached to the top of the trans case. The shifting forks are connected to the rails. I think any loose parts are below the rails, which are independent of the gear shift lever.

Back on topic, pics of my '38 towed home with my dads '48 taken in 1983, and the '38 with my '53 taken in 1984 and again in 1986. The '48 and '53 now have new owners, the '38 has gone through lots of changes, current pic in an earlier post in this thread.

This worked great for me. Homemade bracket with off the shelf hardware.

I've stopped wandering hupcaps by bending the tabs so they have a tighter bite on the wheel. I also use steel valve stems.

My '38 RC

I'm sorry I tried to help, it won't happen again

if the battery is grounded neg, then the neg side of the coil has to be grounded to the dizzy or the current is flowing backwards

would'nt a 12 volt battery need a negitive ground? If so, then the negitive sde of the coil needs to ground to the dizzy. Just a thought.

Thanks for all the input and support!! I had a "can't do that" mentality for some time, now it's a "try it and find out" which brings more success than failure !! Thanks again, David

If this post prevents one injury from happening, my mission will be complete. one of the worst things I'm dealing with is working on and driving my cars.. I had my '38 dodge rc at work that day, a coworker ended up driving it home for me. It, and my p10 sat outside for months before I could do anything.I could only drive my ot Dakota with auto trans and power steering. I can now use the p10 with the modern drivetrain (ot v8 / auto trans), but non power steering. I got the '38 running again, but the frt brakes were locked, so I'm doing a rebuild. Progress is slow as it takes lots more effort to do even the simple tasks, but I'll get there!!! My '36 hasn't been driven since june 2013 as the driveway is blocked with the '38!!! The other thing I miss the most is 40+ years of playing guitar I can restring it and try to play left handed, but I don't think I have the "grit" to relearn at this point. I now carry a small pair of vicegrips in my back pocket. Even though I've lost my hand grip / strength, I still have some of my arm strength, the vice grips help to do things I otherwise couldn't. David

I thought I'd post this in the hope that it will help prevent this from happening to someone else. Warning, It's not a pretty story!!! Today marked the one year anniversary of my left hand being crushed in a sheetmetal leaf brake This brake was made to bend 30 gauge to 16 gauge metal up to 10'6" in length, and is operated with a foot pedal. While holding some 22 gauge metal to the backgauge, somehow my hand slipped under the clamping beam as it closed. I was able to open it with the foot pedal, but the damage was done. at 60 yrs old, my 30 year career came to an end in a second!!! I lost parts of 3 fingers and fractured my knuckles. After the surgery, my hand was 3 times it's normal size and was held together with multiple pins. I had 7 months of specialized physical thearopy and conditioning. Today I can't open or close my hand, can only grip with my thumb and forefinger, and can't lift more than 20 lbs. An injury like this could easily happen while working in the garage. Before I worked sheetmetal, I was a logger and lost a coworker to a garage accident. he was changing a transmission by himself. The transmission ended up on his chest, I was told it took several hours before he passed away If you're an employer, please provide a safe work place. If you are an employee, please demand a safe work place, and for yourself at work or play, please be safe because I can tell you it only takes a second for a life changing event to happen. David

nice car, you can use a well placed on/off/on toggle switch for the turn signals, and an off/on toggle for the emergency flashers....David