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  1. Merle Coggins
    Yup, that explains it. Good one Dennis.
  2. Merle Coggins
    Like James said... you'll need to use a press. Once I rigged it up in a press, it came apart quite easy. Use the press to install the new one too. Hammer impacts could do damage to the bearing internals. Merle
  3. Merle Coggins
    That was my first thought when I read it, but I was trying to keep my mouth (fingers) shut about it. I got a chuckle over it. Nice play on words.
  4. Merle Coggins
    Mr Belvedere's story reminded me of one I heard from some friends a few years ago. They were on a motorcycle trip. Somewhere in the southwest desert area they came across an area where Tarantulas were crossing the road. They said the road surface was pretty much covered and made for an interesting experience. Apparetly the "Little Misses" in the back seat didn't much care for it.
  5. Merle Coggins
    Once while driving through Nebraska one night, the Firefly's were so thick that it sounded like I was driving through a hail storm. We had a luggage box on top of the car and I could see the front corner of it through the side mirror. It was glowing yellow from the Firefly guts. So was the front of the car, along with all the other cars on the road that night. I never experienced anything like that before or since. Merle
  6. Merle Coggins
    Rat Rods do nothing for me. I can appreciate the work and engineering that goes into them, but if they'd put some nice paint on 'em and finish them properly, I'd be all over it. Interesting truck though, Merle
  7. Merle Coggins
    Yes, there is a tab at the back of the hinge. If you lay the hood upside down you'll see the tab bent up to keep the two pieces from sliding apart. All you have to do is bend the tab down so that it matches up with the rest of the rolled hinge, and then slide the two pieces apart. You may find that if you let the hood piece hinge open slightly, it'll slide apart easier. Good luck Merle
  8. Merle Coggins
    Just in front of your oil fill cap/breather will be a flat spot. just below the head, with the engine number
  9. Merle Coggins
    WOW... I don't play any better in real life. I got a 99, but it was fun
  10. Merle Coggins
    I got my glove box from Roberts. It's in their catalog as Item # T210 for 48-53 trucks at $22.00 each. Merle
  11. Merle Coggins
    Not a Veteran myself, but I can't thank you all enough for what you've done for this country. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you... Merle
  12. Merle Coggins
    Mine also has studs on the hubs. Are the driver's side studs left hand thread?
  13. Merle Coggins
    I agree with Ed that it's possible. I too have done it. A good inpact gun will be the easiest to get the nut off, but I've also had luck by clamping the flange in a sturdy vice and using a breaker bar with an extension pipe. You may also need a puller to pull the flange off of the pinion. They tend to stick themselves on fairly tight.
  14. Merle Coggins
    What makes you think it's not an original axle? I went back and looked at your pictures from an earlier post you made on this topic, and the picture from the back looks like an original axle. The front looks a bit odd though. Do you have pictures of it now that it's more exposed? Does it look like mine, shown here? http://www430.pair.com/p15d24/mopar_forum/showthread.php?t=6302
  15. Merle Coggins
    No guarantees that the cars are the same, but by the sound of things they must be similar.
  16. Merle Coggins
    Had to dig it out and take a few. Here you go.
  17. Merle Coggins
    Will this setup work with the original style Master Cylinder, or is a newer dual chamber type recommended? I don't think there's room for a bigger M/C in the original mount location.
  18. Merle Coggins
    I wouldn't recomend this method either. I only did this because I was going to scrap out this door in favor of a replacement that I got that actually had a complete bottom. After a few failed attempts to remove the screw (apparently the truck setup is the same) I just cut the whole section out. I still haven't removed the screw and lock, but at least now I can see it and get some good heat on it.
  19. Merle Coggins
    Just found this in Merriam-Webster. You learn something new every day. Now I've hit today's quota graupel Main Entry: grau·pel Pronunciation: \ˈgrau̇-pəl\ Function: noun Etymology: German Date: 1889 : granular snow pellets —called also soft hail
  20. Merle Coggins
    OK, now I get it. We do get sruff like that here sometimes. I just tend to lump it in with sleet, but I guess it's really not.
  21. Merle Coggins
    I suppose you're right there. So I guess I don't quite understand Grapple. Soft Hail seems like an oxymoron. Is it kind of like little slush balls?
  22. Merle Coggins
    Sounds like the stuff we call Sleet
  23. Merle Coggins
    Reg, you're back. You got your 'puter fixed?
  24. Merle Coggins
    Tailgate may be a reproduction. Any of the repops I've seen don't have the "Dodge" embossed into them. I suppose it's because they can't get the rights from Mother Chrylser. Merle
  25. Merle Coggins
    A good wax job and she'll be good as new. Looks like a great project. I agree with Ed on the rear fenders. They are definitely not correct for a 48-52 Dodge truck. And they're not '53 fenders either. Ed would know better, but it may be pre-Pilot House bed. Not a problem though. They did offer a short side bed for the Pilot House trucks, which was the earlier bed style, but the fenders were different than the earlier trucks. Enjoy the project. Merle
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