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hood support rubber tips

I've got a yard decorated with one of each... B-1s that have that rad.brace that doubles as a bridle bit when checking the brake fluid, B-3s that have hoods that tear because of inadequate bracing...this contrived competition is like watching two bald guys fight over a comb

Kinda doubtful that those braces are made by anybody now...those hoods were only made for 3 model years on a truck that represented less than 10% of the total truck market back then so your best bet is to find some original hoods that are OK or to fab up your own.

I repainted my rusty LPG tank (mfg in '64) back in late 2011 using the foam roller method with Rustoleum, took my time, a few hours a day, over 3 weeks, and it's still just as shiny as it was after I was done...my neighbor painted his newish steel carport about the same time, went cheap on the paint, got in a hurry and knocked it out over 2 weekends, and it started getting rusty the following spring, looks crummy now...so take your time, do it right the 1st time, and you'll probably never need to paint it again

Monroe's website, like many other OEMs and chain store suppliers, lacks a little accuracy on stuff that is over 30 yrs old...I matched up originals I pulled off the '49 to the 31000 and 32207 and documented it awhile back... additional information - parts interchange

My understanding is that muriatic acid attacks anything and everything, but phosphoric acid is less aggressive on metals...I have used Rust-Cure for years, it seems more effective than Ospho as Ospho would need more than one application for complete rust removal...it worked well on sheet metal, structural steel and cast iron, used it on the Farmall 1206 restoration I completed in '04 and I credit it for keeping that tractor from getting rusty again as it is still being worked today, shredding pastures and hauling hay

This is similar in size to the Dodge truck brochure I found on eBay years ago...in 2017, I found a local copy & print shop that advertised for architecture printing, turns out their printer doubled as a scanner for E size drawings...I had them scan my original to get a digital copy on my thumb drive, then print that file so I could frame it and put the original in a safe place

I found a local copy & print shop that was able to scan a large 2-sided vintage Dodge truck brochure, not quite an E size, and copy a jpg to a thumb drive I supplied...I tried to put this on my photobucket but connectivity issues + large data files made uploading difficult, then *POOF* it disappeared 3 times, along with several other folders, something the photobucket ppl said would never happen, but that's another story

I took a look at the money pit and noticed the '48, '49 and '50 cabs have a firewall hole for bracing the radio, whereas the '51, '52 and '53 do not...the '49 has a 802 radio installed, tho there must have been a problem with the installation, evidenced by the witness marks on the firewall inside the engine compartment where the bracket bolt was originally installed...it was then flipped down and another hole was added to the firewall for the final installation... (not sure why this attachment keeps falling over after 3 tries...??) the original firewall pad was not cut for radio installation for whatever reason, and from trying to get these pics, it was not easy to access under the dash...I'm gonna guess the installer had trouble lining up the bracket with the back of the radio, so he just made it work...

NOSpart: 1197575 Floor Mat Brad's NOS floor mat

Brad, I'm totes J...what is that backing made of?

Some of us have memories of previous iterations of this website long before you joined...sooooooo.... ?

I can attest that if the bed wood isn't in place, that the grease zerk for the front shackle does not line up with the access hole in the side panel between the running board and bed floor flange

20 years later, and that silicon is still in place, nothing has rusted out, nor struck by lightning, nor attacked by bees, nor stampeded by unicorns...

additional information - Merle's Quiet Ride Interior

No grommet was used for the wires...my 2 cents, if this extra ventilation opening is covered after final assembly, I wouldn't lose any sleep over that imperfection, cuz life is too short to try to fix all of the imperfections in the world

I distinctly remember classified ads being listed that were well over a year old, new members inquiring about item availability, and established members chiding the new members about the age of the original ad...the new system has eliminated that awkward exchange, which has been great...tho a clarification question is still unanswered

additional information - Build Card Information

Since FCA moved the Chrysler Museum, the build card service has lost its individual webpage, tho its contact information is still active, buried amongst various FCA contact information...the webpage had the worksheets to fill out with pertinent information but those are not readily available on the internets as they had been before...I had a few build cards ready to be requested last year when the webpage disappeared about the same time as FCA's announcement of the museum's closure, I reckon I'll try again in a few weeks

The filler cap you have looks similar to what is used on Power Wagons that were built with PCV systems...this seals off the engine crankcase to allow the engine to be partially submerged when fording bodies of water, protecting the engine internals from water exposure, but also has the added benefit of redirecting blowby gases and condensation back through the combustion chamber...notice on the crankcase breather setup that the fill pipe is cylindrical and not flared out, as the crankcase breather simply slips onto the fill pipe...the fill pipe also has an indention to properly align the breather cap (which has a matching raised area) to keep its opening away from the radiator

the valve covers are sealed during engine operation, so air must enter the oil fill tube through the crankcase breather, which should have an opening for air to flow through its serviceable filter. additional information - Tech Tip: Crankcase Ventilation

asked and answered, refer to wiring diagram link

additional information - Freeze Plug Installation more additional information - Freeze Plug Installation

More than likely it is froze up from the inside, hence why I recommend tightening the drain to break any crud off of the threads without jamming the threads with said crud

see the last page of this brochure