ggdad1951
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yah, my buddy that is helping me thought it might have something to do with the oil pressure, it doesn't appear broken at all, looks like it should "float" in some place that allows oil to pass around the groove....I'll have to look for a picture I may have taken.
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Ok, all you guru's and experienced guys I have a question. While tearing down the engine a small part "showed up" by falling out of the block as we were rotating it. It is a small cylinder about an inch long X ~.625 diameter with a wide groove in it, kind like a small grooved cap. The parts manual doesn't seem to show it and the engine repair place (VERY reputable) can't seem to place it's location in the engine....sooo I leave it to you to help a guy out! Thanks!
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yes please, I can't move forward w/o getting the blasting done. I've heard rumors of a place up by the 'Maid and a place in Inver Grove....
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anyone have a good place near the Cities that blasts frames they'd reccommend?
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you guys are all a blast, I think I may have found a new place to hang out, next thing you are going to tell me is you like to drink beer and look at lovelies as well! Just to stir the pot a bit more notice the decal on the rear driver corner window... The original tailgate will never be sold, or tossed out, there is no way to "repair" it that would look at all good, so if nothing else, I make a frame out of the old bed boards and it hangs on the wall and travels to show with me!
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ok thanks, I was wondering if those were weldnuts or not, I was scared to start taking that apart!
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thank you MUCH, looks like I picked up the one I needed at the swap meet on Sunday!
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If I keep the grain door I 'd want to keep the decals...and GREAT grandpa would just shake his head!
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that is the EXACT picture that got me in trouble! The '51 is represented by BOTH types! I've gotten a real nice in shape art decco and gotten 2 of the 3D types (one with a tab on back for a piece of trim that continues up the hood and a simple rounded off back one). I'm SO confused! I've seen both styles on pictures here on this forum!
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you all sound like my nephews! Problem with keeping that "old" is that the rest of the truck is being restored, so yah, I guess it'll have to stay as is untill I can find a replacement and hang that one up on the garage wall. The DODGE has been cut through on the very bottom, so replacing the steel would be QUITE the project! on another note, I noticed the bolts that hold the end hinge pin parts on the box have nuts on the INSIDE of the post hole, if I take those off to just remove/work on the tailgate, how in the H-E-double hockey sticks do I get that all back together?
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sorta yes, sorta no!
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trying the shotgun approach here, my post on the 'parts needed' forum seems to not being put up. I'm looking for a tailgate for a 51 1-ton, great gandpa decided he wanted a grain chute and I really don't! now if I can figure out how to post a picture here, I can show you what I mean!
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you did a WAY better job than I saw some do at the Back to the 50's show here in Minneapolis. You found a good piece of ply w/o any "footballs" in it. Others I saw this last week had them all over the beds.
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converting form split rim to tubeless
ggdad1951 replied to ggdad1951's topic in Mopar Flathead Truck Forum
RATS! there goes the simple answers! there are 7.5 - 16 tires on there now, not having much luck finiding a hoop that will fit. I *think* I measured the centers to be about 15.875 O.D. and no hoops I can find (so far) will marry up nice. Issues with the backset and clearance and LOOK is why I am trying to re-use the centers w/ a new hoop....I DON'T want to spend the $$$ for custom made rims, and really want to avoid the issues w/ split rims...this might take a while I think... Any other ideas? -
starting my long travel of fixing up the old '51 1 ton, I've found 2 different types of hood ornaments that seem to be "period" for the '51: a art decco and a really 3D horned version. Which is "correct"? thanks!
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doing a resto-mod (mod being the tires) of a '51 1 ton, I'd like to take the centers out of the split rims and weld them into a new tubelss hoop, anyone have any sources for the hoops? thanks!