48Dodger

10 months?! wow...sounds like fun. lol. If you stay on the forum, keep learning, and enjoy the trucks being buildt, I think you'll find yourself back into another truck someday. My thoughts? Put it back "together" (ie get it off the lawn.lol), clean the garage so your wife can park her car inside and then find a "home" (your parking space in the garage?) for the 53' PH. Cover it in a nice looking truck cover and enjoy the "someday feelings" that comes with a project that's laying in wait. Hope it works out the way you want Jason. 48D incase you missed it...this was a thread i did on my son...shameless braggin'.lol http://www430.pair.com/p15d24/mopar_forum/showthread.php?t=13844

Hey, no problem Tom, glad to do it. I always enjoy it when site members drop by. Reg! I'm thinkin' my rear fenders might be a little ruff (48-50 style). Got any good ones laying around? If they need unbolting I'll run up and give you a hand. I mean...as long as your wife cooks this time. lol. 48D

Sure thing Jim, any help is appreciated. 48D

No problem Tom...I'll hang on to it til you get back. 48D

There is a "parts for sale" section on this site, but personally, I don't mind the Ebay notice threads. And in my opinion, part of being a great Dad is understanding the sacrafices needed to keep the family strong. Sorry to see the truck go, but I hope you dont' lose the "bug", never know when another chance may show up. 48D

Geez...not really safe. A truck like that should have a bumper. 48D

Absolutley freakin' awesome Bud. 48D

Great article! Thanks for sharing it. 48D

Hey Sean, I have both types of oil pans. I'll take pictures of both for you. Just thinking out loud.... if you raise the engine, move forward (like you mentioned) and use a truck pan, it might work. Otherwise, nothing wrong with modifing the fire wall. 51 fargo's (and others) have done nice work with the center hump. 48D

Gettin' the yard work done for BBQ. President Bob stopped by and dropped off some chairs. Its gettin close! The Spring weather is awesome!! Something like 75 degrees today. Hope everyone plans on comin'. 48D

For balancing reasons I'm leaving the engine in the orginal location of the X-member and using an Aluminum Radiator . If I WAS to move it, I would remove the radiator fan from the engine, put an electric fan on the front side of the Radiator and if neccessary, move the Radiator forward through the "U" brackett. The only other factor I haven't delt with is the oil pan. I'm mocking up the motor and tranny this weekend for the tranny X-member (I want to keep the orignal gas tank which will present its own unique problems). When the motor is in, I'll take a few pictures of the oil pan location. My thought is a switch to a 360 truck pan might fix the problem of a new forward location of the motor. 48D

I have two 1 tons as yard art right now, but both were running as recently as 1964......so they should be in great shape for a SF head. Probably hang it on my wall in the shop and smile at it once in awhile. 48D ebay name: "68dodgerboy"

There aren't paint chips, but the codes are there. page 5 lists the 1950 colors. I think there are two kinds of blue, "La Plata Blue" and "Dominion Blue".... 48D

LMAO......best laugh of the day. Geeez, you're funny Don. 48D

http://dodgepilothouseclub.org/know/color/imgcol/index.htm Don't know if you have tried the DPETCA Knowledge section. There's a link at the top this page labeled "Visit DPETCA". Bunch of good stuff there. 48D

Dang! I guess "cars in barns" applies to bikes too. 48D

Sorry about that. With the BBQ coming up I'm getting a lot of questions and stuff. I'll clear it out tonight. Merle is the motorcycle guy. I like the classic look, goes good with my truck. A Fatboy is kind of a compromise. Its a 2004 for 9500.00. Seems like a good deal. Really, I would prefer a Deluxe or a Road King Classic, but its a little more than I have right now. Especially while Im trying to get my 1950 PH done. A guys gotta dream, right? 48D Harley Davidson Deluxe Harley Davidson Road King Classic

A lot of work there! Looks Sa-weet! 48D

A PCV valve should be easy. But I dont think I've ever seen one on a flat six. Anyone have this set up? Just to add a bit more info: Unburned gas is "the pollution". The Volumetric Efficiency of most engine cylinders are 80 percent. The trade off, to oil the piston in the hole, is "blow by". The "blow by" eventually makes oil acidic, keeping the oil from doing its job. A PCV valve using the vacum from the Carb or Intake manifold will suck the unburned gases out of the crankcase, keep the oil cleaner, and have a chance at burning up the unburned gas in the "blow by". EGR's allow unburned gas in the exhaust, back into the intake manifold. A.I.R. (air injector reactor) units force air into the exhaust so unburned gas will burn in the exhaust pipe. Catalytic Converters gets things hot, to burn up the last bit of gas in the exhaust. The Japanese Auto makers put spark plugs in the exhaust pipe or exhaust manifold to attack the unburned gas. Dodge went a big ol step further, putting 2 spark plugs per clyinder in its Hemi's. 1 for power, 1 for clean up. So again, I say, a well buildt, well tuned engine, along with well maintained running gear, is a fair offering to the enviroment. 48D

Grey Beard said it best I think. So much of the effective power is lost in heat. This is still true in todays engines. Mechanical Efficiency's biggest power stealer is friction (FHP), the difference between BHP and IHP. In a frictionless world you have IHP, which is the mythical 100% Mechanical Efficiency. BHP is the real world number. So after you start hanging every little pulley and pump and port on the engine, the losses add up. I think the real change comes from the gears and suspension. Torque is what makes you move and the suspension is what keeps it where it belongs, on the road. A 500 hp 360 will lose to a 500 hp 440 in the same set up because of the leveraging power of the big block. The fact you asked about a Catalytic Converter makes me think your question was more of a "green" question. In the US we measure HC's, where in europe they use MPG as the determining factor of pollution. Diesel engines are more efficient, but put out more HC's than gasoline engines. I think if you take care to build a well tuned motor and get the most out of the gearing, you'll have the best of both worlds. 48D

That is sad news. I appreciate his wife sharing this very personal information about her family. I pray that their journey is strong, simple, and full of love. I wish I had had a chance to thank Don personally for his contributions to my favorite trucks, but from where I stand, I can only tip my hat, and say thank you. 48 Dodger

Where is your chamber at? Neg or positive? Where is your caster set? Where is the toe set? Everytime you adjust the T-bars you need to recheck aligment. Left adjuster raises/lowers Right side, and Right adjuster raises/lowers Left side. These are under the crossmember located in the "slotted" area. Top of the upper control arm are two nuts that allow you to adjust the UCA arm. Then there are the tie rods. If your truck has been driving on its current set-up for awhile read the tire wear first. I would reccomend reading an "alignment 101" type site/book to get familar with the terminalogy. Where you have your settings at, will determin the "kind" of performance you have (ie. fast cornering, straight liner, cross between both). In some cases, "slamming" and "raking" sacrfices a lot of the daily driving experience. http://rqriley.com/suspensn.htm http://www.popularhotrodding.com/tech/0604_rear_suspension_guide/index.html http://www.dippy.org/forum2/index.php/topic,396.0.html 48D

Hey all, I've been on the phone with Lavonne helping her figure out how to use Photobucket and the fourm. She's a very cheerful person who wants to share pictures of thier 48 panel truck. She's been using this thread to practice. We should have this figured out shortly. 48D

Maybe a bed mounted antenna would work better, I mean, if you're not mounting a M-60 or somethin'........ 48D

I just learned from the racing site I belong to, that a small company is making the hard to find torison bar bushing in polyurethane for the Volare type front end. Of course rubber is a softer ride, but worn out rubber aint no good, so its a nice option. http://www.polybushings.com/pages/1100.html 48D