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VINTAGEPIC: Pilot-House at the dealership

I'm sorry, Mr. Costanza...it's way in the back, might be a few days...

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VINTAGEPIC: Pilot-House headed to the marina

just a thought: ya might could use this as your build thread and post a link to major topics in the Build Thread List ...maybe others will follow suit

additional information - B-1 wrecker survivor

The circular flat plate that is held in place by the fuel tank lock ring is zinc plated on the reproduction unit; original flanges were not plated and can get very rusty. The rusty flange/lock ring combination helps to lead to ground continuity issues and the fuel gauge appears to not be working as there is either a null reading or the needle bounces all over the place while the vehicle is in rambling down the highway. Either way, a separate ground stud helps to avoid this issue. The Tanks Inc. unit looks very similar to the unit used in Tod Fitch's conversion...I purchased a few several years ago and will be doing the conversion soon. The DCM unit appears to differ from the Tanks Inc. unit by using a different style float, spherical versus hyperrectangular

And that is the problem with the reproductions that Robert's sells: they fail just like the original units. However, the plated flange can be reused on a Tanks Inc. unit...then ya have a more robust sending unit mounted with the original style flange...WINNING

Sounds like Merle can get that paint for ya...problem solved

I submitted the road timing story found in the Resources drop down menu years ago as I had witnessed it as a kid, but there is a specific procedure for static timing that is much safer and more precise...also note there is a gasket that seats into the block, this may have glued itself to the distributor and engine block over the years

Check out the Technical Archives...great info on brake adjustment and pressure bleeding

The problem I ran into with several paint jobbers was that they had no interest in mixing paint without a valid paint code...one even suggested they had the very scanner that you're talking about, and on the next visit a few days later, said that thing never worked...I even found those very same paint chips at one supply store, but they could not figure out the correct recipes for the colors I had found...we surmised that the recipes were in a file folder in a box in a warehouse somewhere and the guy who knew where they were had retired, cuz the supply house could not get any help from the manufacturer. One thing the suppliers all agreed on was trying to get those vintage tints from a vintage paint supplier online, or find a similar color that was still available...since I am not at the final paint stage, I have not pursued this to satisfaction yet

While in Sochi, NBC did a report about how hackers were gaining access to all kinds of info via public WiFi hotspots...they setup a fake account on a new laptop, and it was compromised in less than 2 minutes...I was leary of public WiFi before that; since then, public WiFi is the 2 dollar whore of the 21st century: it seems like a great idea if ya use the right kind of protection, but sometimes that gamble has some blowback (pardon the pun)

If ya access a public WiFi channel, allllll kinds of interesting opportunities may come available...I'm assuming that's why I see ads for an AC repair company that is 150 miles away

steering gearbox service and installation

I have a similar problem on my '49, I am assuming that the amp gauge got fried but have not verified this. The 6V battery has plenty of oomph to crank the starter, I do not drive it at night so I have not put this issue high on the priority list...I recall finding several amp gauges on eBay over the years, so I'm guessing that amp gauges would fry frequently...the amp gauge is a shunt, so system voltage should not be interrupted if the monitoring circuit malfunctions

That's not much better than what ya might find on a buckboard...I recall a Dodge Pilot-House ad that touted the seat comfort that would reduce fatigue, now I know why they brought it up

Those grommets are a nice touch to clean up the firewall (and keep out some if the varmints)

With the advent of seatbelt integrated seats that are not padded like an overstuffed sofa out of an Olds 98, these modern seats can look really good in an old buggy and add a nice custom touch to a build...leave the nogahyde bench seats to the nitpicking purists on their way to the chiropractor

here's an example in one of the Bunn and Brownell books

I am not sure of the particulars but there are dimensional differences between standard and Fluid Drive transmission components, especially with regards to the bell housings and input shafts. If ya try to mix and match these components, things might not jive the way ya want them to...as for the transmission full of water, ya might want to inspect those bearings for corrosion and galling...they can make themselves known on down the road in a most unpleasant manner

Dodge Truck had a manufacturing plant right down the road from Disneyland...

here's the one that I passed on purchasing a few years ago...

here's a different perspective on wiper blades:

my apologies, the link I was thinking of is actually kinda buried (note to self: try not to post to a forum while listening to live country music from the back of a dance hall)... 1948 Dodge Truck ignition key here is a side by side comparison: '48 Hurd, '49 National (probably a copy of the original), '51 Hurd