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I'm sure those that have had to replace them will chime in on the better kits but I do know that Roberts and Vintage Power Wagon carry the kits.

Thanks Jeff. I hope to not have any hiccups and be able to bolt that trans in this weekend.

I'm digging those clearance lights. I need to find some for my 48. Well not Indian ones but clearance lights. I'm digging the build!

Well it's been a while since I've had a chance to work on the truck. Been busy working on other little projects. I'm ready to drop the transmission in to the truck but was wondering what the easiest way to do it would be. Coming up from underneath or going in through the door? I think this will be my major project for the weekend. Then I can get the driveshaft installed and see if I can't get this truck moving under its own power.

Nice find Jeff! I did the same with that fresh air scoop I've been looking for. Found it on ebay for $42 vs the 125 that's on there now.

I also managed to find this bad boy and snagged it in comparison to the other one at $125. Also snagged one of these up to help me start getting anything I can fit in it really clean. I know people have had issues with these leaking and what not so i'll be addressing those when I start to assemble.

Here's the one that came off of the 50 fluid drive trans that came with the motor. I had already cleaned it up here. Here's some of the gas tank. The mounting flange that goes toward the front of the truck was a bit rusty and well I popped the spot welds off and grinded off as much rust as I possibly could. I will be doing the same to the rear flanges as well. All of this in preparation of getting the tank ready for cleaning and sealing with the KBS coating system. I will be using the truck bedliner spray on the exterior to make it a little more durable and to seal it off.

Here's the water neck I plan on using. I had to clean the inside up to get some rust out of there. that was fun....not... Here's the TOB retainer that came off of the 48.

Here are some pictures on the difference of height on the filler neck from the 50 and the 48. The 48 is on the left and as you can see the filler neck is shorter vs the 50 which is much taller. Here's more of the Master Cylinder

Isn't he working on something with a lot more ummmpff under the hood?

I was browsing around on Instagram and just happened to come across your account over there. Pretty awesome build. Really digging the patina!

Here's the gas tank from the '50. I thought I had some of the '48, I'll snap some of that one as well.

Here are pictures of the box that was on the '50.

Well did some more wrenching on the truck. Picked up some new bolts and clips for the floor boards, I think I might have got them a little too small though. I'll test those out once I have the floor board panels cleaned up. I ended up tearing into the steering column and got the one off the '50 cleaned up. Just need to download Hanks templates to make my own shims/gaskets. What material is best used for these? Also finally found the bolts to mount the transmission to the motor. I did some more cleaning on the transmission. I wish I had a pressure washer to blast the whole thing down but at least I got all of the old gunk off while wire wheeling. I snagged the top of the radiator shroud from the 48 now to clean it up and bolt it on. Here's some pictures in no particular order. This is the steering box off of the 48. Cleaning up the brake master cylinder cover The rebuilt master cylinder after I picked it up. I'll snap a better picture tonight.

Well did a little wrenching this weekend. I pulled the gas tank off, the inside looks to be in worse shape than my 48 tank. But then noticed that the sending unit is different than the one i got got my 48. Also noticed that the filler at the top of the tank sits higher on the 50 tank over the 48. So i'm going to test fit the 48 and see if it works as far as reaching the filler neck. Got my brake master rebuilt by a local shop. Got all new parts on it and got it blasted clean as well. Now i just need to work on getting a bolt that i snapped on the mount out so i can bolt it down properly. Then i started to tear apart the steering box from the 48 to stick it into the 50. And since i pulled it apart now i want to rebuild it. Got the throttle linkage set up I just need to get a gas pedal with rod and i should be good there.

Well I don't want to tear into it for fear of breaking something and then not being able to source a replacement. I think in the long run it might be cheaper for me to just get a whole "new" box. Well I ended up test firing the motor this past weekend. I swapped the system to a Negative grounding system So I will be changing a few things around. Just makes more sense in my head since that's what i'm used to. First time firing the motor since I got it. I need to get the throttle linkage and choke hooked back up. As you can see/hear it wants to just rev as high as it can. Still in the process of cleaning the transmission up and looking for the right sized bolts to be able to bolt the trans to the bellhousing up. Here's a quick vid from my test fire. https://www.youtube.com/embed/DfhjrEmPCEg Anyone notice anything funny???

HAHA maybe this weekend if the weather permits. I'll be going to the hardware store to get some more nuts and bolts and then the little clips that go around the floor boards to secure them down. Well had no luck getting the rear plug out of the brake master cylinder. I'm debating on either getting the plug drilled out and then rebuilding OR if I should just look into a modern master and make an adapter to allow it to bolt onto the stock mounting location. Also still on the hunt for a steering box that'll work on my truck.

yea I managed to separate the steering wheel with some wd40 rust penetrant and a swift blow to the shaft. Also managed to pull the pitman arm off the drag link with some peneteating oil and a swift blow with a mallet. Easy Peasy. Or he coulda just pulled the whole unit out in one piece. ill have to take a look at that. I wanted to just keep at least one all in tact.

I managed to find the PO's "build" thread. http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/48-dodge-farm-truck-transformation-288282.html

I pulled the e-brake drum to have it resurfaced since it had some surface rust on it. Turns out it was a little out of round and they cleaned it up for me. I'll get a picture up a little later for that one. I also pulled the yoke and had the shop (Mile's Autoparts) locate me a new u joint. The oil seal on the yoke was broken so I removed it and will need to order a new one from VPW. Then I started to clean up some of the linkage. and cleaned up and mounted

Well I got the starter all bolted in and started to do some wiring to get it test fired. Ran out of time and sunlight so it'll have to wait. I was trying to get the steering box from the 48 into the 50. After some struggling I realized it was too fat and the mounting points were way different. This is the mounting location for the 48 This is for the 50 Now it wouldn't be a big deal except the fact that the PO of the 50 couldn't figure out how to remove the steering wheel and box in one piece so he cut it and also started to disassemble the steering box which is now useless. And this is the mounting flange for the 48 steering box So now i'm on the hunt for the 50 steering box and column. Anyone have one for sale?

Awesome! Give me an opportunity to bust out the go pro and take some time lapse video!

Tim you crack me up... Looking good Paul!

Got a package coming in consisting of the flywheel dust cover. Also been researching brake stuff. The plug at the back of my original brake master is seized in there and well trying to get it out is proving to be a pain. I'm going to try and take a torch to it tonight and see if that'll allow it to crack loose. I've been spraying it with WD-40 rust penetrant over the last few days probably close to a week now. We shall see what happens. I'm looking to rebuild it but if it can't be broken down then I guess i'll have to bite the bullet and drill it OR just replace it. Also does anyone know the thread size on the brake switch? I'm trying to move away from the bullet connectors and go to spade connectors if possible.