ggdad1951
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Well, as usual I didn't get as much done as I wanted, but here is the dump of the week off of work I did. I didn't take pictures of me standing there scratching my head for a few hours each day. Also, sadly I lost a coworker over the break, my car club buddies dad passed and I got some concerning news over a good friend. First off, modification of the new brake booster to match the mock up of the old one to fit in the engine bay/behind the engine Next up was removing the old extra cab mounts I don't need and welding on the front mounts for the 4 bar linkage. Next we have the old and new rear suspension Finally there is the hood wings back on with prop arms! Final good news is my wife is now happy with 2 new familiy members to spoil!
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Where to start? Biggest tell is grill bars. After that you can look at: dash, door crease, door gutter, hood, rear fender (53 is unique), then you start to get deep into minutiae. To get down deep enough between B1 and B2 or B3 (year 51 or 52) you need the dataplate.
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The things done as a "farmer fix" the these old boys never cease to amaze me. Just because it will work doesn't mean it should be done. Lol
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Vic's Dodge Gerage closing up shop
ggdad1951 replied to ggdad1951's topic in Mopar Flathead Truck Forum
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Read on the book of faces and confirmed with a visit to the site that Vic's is shutting down.
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#3 Not stock horns. #5 Likely filling holes someone added for maybe a grab handle? They are not stock.
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I have similar one I bought off e-pay.
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Driver side done now as well. Puma supervised, sadly she is pretty much deaf so the grinding dind't hurt her ears.
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Last day of vacation burned, but I got the passenger side drip rail fab'd and welded in. Being the back half fo the cab is a B1, the rail is different so I carried that thru to the front as well. Also allows me to get some seam sealer in there when the time comes to keep the rust monsters at bay.
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Glad you are other road to recovery! One step at a time.
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Trucks count too!
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A "few" shot of the property with this current storm that is dumping snow nice and slow....enjoy the hidden Dodge trucks!
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nah keeping the engine pretty much stock....at $5 a gallon efficiency is more important than adding HP/torque to an already beast of an engine.
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here is the engine mount..about 3.5 to 4" in diameter....torsional movement yes....front to back...likley not
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It's a BIG engine and the mounts are massive, as is the trans mount...I'm not too worried about a forward shift in the engine/trans. A valid concern, I'll try to remember to show the motor mount at some point...the thing is ~4" in diameter. Luckily the only thing that might hit the fan(s) would be the tensioner on the passenger side, thinking the platic fan will crush/compress pretty easily, plus there is 1/4" of foam spacing the shroud from the rad itself.
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Dropped the rad/fan assy in last night. OOOO boy is it tight! But clearance....is clearance. I have about 1/4" on the passenger side. I will modify the mounts to allow me to loosen and tip the assembly forward for serpentine replacement (thank you middle of the night engineer brain).
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fan shroud
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Part of saving an old truck is the fun of unexpected...well...FUN! When you get him home, start a build thread would be my advice.
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Yah, no room up front. I will already have to trim the grill bars to get things to fit. The rad and CAC (intercooler) are just oo thick. I had ZERO desire to move axels and such to get things to line up right (4 bar front on this guy) with teh wheels. I will be putting an expanded metal gaurd over the bottom to keep crap out.
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On these trucks the fenders and front clip are all flat welting...no lolli....
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Stuff looks like a "lillipop" design?
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AC condenser "mostly" in....likley I will weld the Z brackets to the frame to avoid the bolt plates I had made to get it all mounted to the frame rail tho....might wait for that till the cab is off next time.
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and glove box
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Evaporator mounted. Sadly with the FW change I have to shift it to the pass foot well.
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As long as the spring is under comperssion would stay. Not knowing the system this is really, it's what I'd assume.
