-
Posts
60 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Reputation
11 GoodAbout 49Bseries
- Birthday 01/12/1966
Contact Methods
-
Biography
Born in Tennessee, married/ have teenage children.
-
Occupation
Military
Converted
-
Location
Rossville, Georgia
-
Interests
Old anything: Cars, Trucks, Guns, Books, Furniture, etc.
Recent Profile Visitors
The recent visitors block is disabled and is not being shown to other users.
-
Well as for myself: My truck did not have a rearview mirror at all and I found a correct Truck mirror. I could have just drilled a hole, but the idea of a proper mounting point appealed to me.
-
Just got mine back. All I can say is Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!! Awesome job ggdad1951. This is what makes this forum so invaluable.
-
"PS. My drivers side sun visor has that exact same upholstery on it and it's in very good condition. " Keven My visors are also that material: kind of a light brown cardboard with a crinkled leather look embossed pattern. It would be great if we could figure out how to get some new pattern that is close.
-
This is awesome! I had considered welding in a section from a car center divider, but this is a much better idea! Looks very original. Great job.
-
How about a nice two sided tee, like number 1 on the front over the left chest area and say number 4 on the back, or...number 7 on the front as pictured and number 4 on the back? I would definitely be interested.
-
I just wanted to make sure that I did not need to upgrade also.
-
Another Jeep Grand Cherokee rear axle project begins
49Bseries replied to 49Bseries's topic in Mopar Flathead Truck Forum
BTW - I now have 8 extra 15" Dodge 3/4 ton wheels (5X5) if anyone may be interested. I need two good 16" wheels. Since the Olddaddy kit utilized the 1/2 ton wheel pattern as does the Cherokee rear end, I decided to go with the 16" wheel all around (even though the truck is a 3/4 ton). I hope I am not overlooking some complication. Do I have to stick with tubes for the 16" wheel? -
I am getting prepared to do a very similar swap. I have a question: why did you have to upgrade to larger wheel lugs? I am planning on using the stock wheels and when I test fit them on the Cherokee axle, the studs appear fine. I am a newby at this kind of work and I am just trying to wrap my mind around every angle. BTW thanks for posting this. Jim
-
Well, after I purchased SSDodge's complete front end disc setup (he used the (Olddaddy Rustyhope.com kit), I knew, that I would want to put disc brakes on the rear of my PH. I also wanted the rear bolt pattern to match the front 5X4.5. So I did a bunch of research on this forum and found out some great information. Many thanks to all who have posted all of this great information! I found a 96 Jeep Grand Cherokee on Craigslist being parted out, and purchased the entire rear axle. When I picked it up, I was pleased to find it was a limited slip Dana 44. The gearing was 3.73. It has the disc brakes and the 5X4.5 bolt pattern. It came out of a V8 Grand Cherokee. So if anyone is searching for a rear axle with disc brakes and 5X4.5 pattern, then the mid 90s Grand Cherokee is a good place to start. I also lucked out in that, the man who pulled it, agreed to go ahead and cut off the brackets - so that saved me some work. The information about pinion angle on this forum has been invaluable and will help me with welding on new spring perches. I am planning on using the Jeep parking brakes instead of the PH one. I was going to put in an early 1950s Mopar 3.90 chunk and keep the original axle, but after reading all of the other projects on here, I began to believe that I could have discs on the rear as well. Now I have an extra 3.90 rear chunk to get rid of. I hope I can find someone trustworthy around here to weld my perches on. Here are some pics (for anyone interested) showing the 16 inch Dodge wheel on the Dana rear end.
-
I searched but did not see this posted anywhere. Perhaps someone can use this information. This is the instruction sheet from the Motorola kit CR8TK, which as I understand it is specifically for the Pilot House trucks that utilize the model 802. There is a good illustration of the bracket and how it attaches to the firewall.
-
ggdad1951 truck project montage: FEF!
49Bseries replied to ggdad1951's topic in Mopar Flathead Truck Forum
This is very inspiring for those of us who are still in the planning and dreaming stage. You have done a great job. -
Feasibility of changing to a Fluid Drive?
49Bseries replied to 49Bseries's topic in Mopar Flathead Truck Forum
This is the filter found in the full flow canister on the 265: a 4 inch tall FleetGuard FF134 (tractor fuel filter?). I am thinking that Don Coatney recommends a NAPA 1062 so that is what I will use. I am just going to see if the engine will crank or run for now, so I am going to change the oil and filter and spark plugs and rig up the Radiator on a wood frame. I will have to figure out how to wire up everything to power the engine (I will look at the schematics page on DPETCA). Some preliminary checks looked good: Plenty of oil in the pan and filter canister, the rusty spark plugs backed out easily and (while a bit sooty) appeared in pretty good shape, engine turns by hand, and green antifreeze runs out of the petcock drain and the distributor points appear good. -
Nice photos. Truck is looking good. I love Fall season.
-
Feasibility of changing to a Fluid Drive?
49Bseries replied to 49Bseries's topic in Mopar Flathead Truck Forum
I considered just using the chassis and moving my body to it, but my truck has the steel bed while the other one was a flatbed. I would have to add some supports for the running boards and cut off the large steel homemade bumper welded to the frame, as well as add a radiator support pad. If I switch the engine to my chassis I would have to do some slight work as well, so since I am disassembling the truck anyway, I am going to look at both frames and use the best one. This board is fantastic because a bunch of information on using the larger engine has already been posted here. I have been searching the older posts and appreciate the photos other members (like Dodgebe4ya) have posted. Thanks for that! My next step is to rig up a temporary frame for the radiator, change the oil and plugs, hook up a battery and see if the ol spitfire will run. -
Feasibility of changing to a Fluid Drive?
49Bseries replied to 49Bseries's topic in Mopar Flathead Truck Forum
Thanks for all the ideas. This has gotten me really interested in this engine and I have discovered quite a bit of information on this very forum. As far as the T5 swap: I know a lot of people prefer this option and will shake their heads at my choice, but it is what I desire for this truck. I cannot explain it. I guess I lucked out on the engine, because I really made the trip just for the Fluid Drive stuff. I have been looking at how the other truck was modified for the Chrysler engine and it is pretty straight forward. The pan is already set up. The only hang up I can see is the radiator, but I see that some of you have done it so I will have to research more. DodgeB4Ya: I am attempting to imagine what entails reversing the core support. Is it just flipping the U shaped radiator support around? Thanks