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Yea. I'm going for the "Cold Air" type of set up....LOL...I do enjoy wiring especially when you have all of the right pieces to just make it all flow nicely together. I did some wiring harnesses and what not for my Neon so I purchased a lot of wire, wire loom, heat shrink, ring terminals, spade terminals, etc...I should be good for a while. Stay tuned for a video of the firing of the new to me engine!

Welp finally got the motor stuffed back into the truck thanks to my buddy Jordan for swinging by and giving me a helping hand. Some new Grade 8 hardware. Got the bellhousing hooked up And finally....Now to get the radiator tested out and everyone's favorite part.....the wiring!!

Dave and Don I had the flywheel resurfaced this weekend. Was going to try and get some of the parts bolted to get the motor ready to get dropped in but ended up spending today working on a buddy's car. Swapped out the front lower control arm bushings and ball joint then swapped the OE rear lower control arms with some aftermarket arms to give more to and camber adjustment in the rear. I started to get some of the original bolts together to find replacements so I'll try and get to that this week/weekend to get the motor mounted. Does anybody have a spare clutch/flywheel cover that bolts onto the bottom of the bellhousing?

Dave I'll definitely be getting the flywheel resurfaced. There's way too much crap on there to just throw it back on and expect everything to be fine and dandy. Going to look for a local machine shop to handle it. Glad the parts worked Mike. They would have just sat on that transmission until I figured out what to do with it. Front motormount has been delivered so only thing missing for me to mount motor and bell housing is the new hardware. Then the fun of wiring and plumbing wires and lines begins! I started to tear down the brake master cylinder and the piston is stuck. I'm thinking I may have to use my air compressor and see if it'll shoot the piston out. Also tried getting the plug on the opposite end of the pushrod out but that is stuck/stripped. Should I fight the battle to rebuild it or just buy a better or even go to a brand new one? I'll try and get some pictures soon.

The pressure plate was completely rebuilt. Looks like new everything minus the cage. Any tricks for removing the old pilot bearing and installing the new one? Also going to need to get the flywheel cleaned up and get all new hardware.

Well the clutch came in today. Man she's a beaut! Randall took really good care of me. I'll let the pictures do the talking. Everything got stripped down cleaned up and ready for install. Got my e-brake band got relined Clutch is now all one piece/full faced

Well the clutch should be here this week. Hopefully the motormount i ordered will arrive around the same time. Also thanks to Brent and TrampSteer I'll have another set of running boards to work with to make my Express truck come to life. Also while I was cruising the interwebs I decided to look up the logo on the side of the truck. It says "Funky Junk Farms" so i googled it and it turns out it used to be used as a prop truck. When i searched a little more through the pictures guess what i found? You bet a picture of the truck as it used to be. So this truck looks like it used to be a motorhome! Too bad the side view mirrors are no longer there.

http://p15-d24.com/topic/37432-1950-b-2-d/page-2 Starts around post number 38. What I ended up doing was pulling the clutch and pressure plate. Then i loosened up the Bolts on the crank and that allowed the trans case to slide out easier.

Well I should be getting my stuff back from Randall over at Tennessee Clutch soon. Also got the upper and lower rear mounts from Jeff. Waiting on the front mount to be shipped. Then just getting the bolts and nuts for the flywheel to crank. Little by little....

Funny you mention that Panel truck Jeff. I've been keeping an eye on it (as if I had time or space to work on that one too). One day I'll have a panel truck. That one in Altadena doesn't look too bad looks solid and complete. Plus it's a 5 window. If I could I totally would.

Looking good Paul! Congrats!!

Ha that's pretty cool!

HAHAHAHAHA Your wife is great!

Non existant but never too late to start! Awesome! Thanks Mike!!

Wow that truck looks pretty solid! Good buy! I wish you were closer. I'd love to get those fenders.

Lol...well let me know if you can. I really appreciate it.

Wow. I can't wait to see more of this. You're just giving me ideas! Makes me want to consider making a Pilot House Express "Long Hauler" that Dodge was planning on putting out. I need to finish one truck first. LOL Looking good! Maybe i missed it but are you going to be using the back side of the 5 window cab or just keeping it the extended rear window?

Message sent! Thank you! Well if you do end up taking the truck, have some extra space and don't mind bringing them back let me know. If i remember correctly they're about 6' long. I'll buy you some beer or grub or let me know! LOL...Probably not...They might look at you funny.

Thanks Jordan. Clutch, flywheel and ebrake should be arriving at Tennesse Clutch today. Still searching for those dang bolts.

Anyone going from So Cal or coming down to So Cal from the BBQ thats willing and able to bring down some running boards for me?

Thanks Brent! I was thinking the same. I did find them on ebay a while back but they wanted like $11 a piece.

I managed to strip some of the bolts that hold the flywheel to the crank. Or could I get away with some grade 8 bolts?

Thanks Rod. Wish I could go faster. I got the clutch and pressure plate out to Randall at Tennesse Clutch so thats one step closer to getting the motor back in the truck.Does anyone have a lead or another possible solution for the flywheel to crank bolts?

That's great Paul! Slowly but surely it's coming along. I'm trying to hit high gear with mine but keep getting side tracked. Hopefully within a week or two mine will be running as well.

Thanks Don! I think that's the same one I found a long time ago but forgot about. Did you have any issues installing that? Here's a pic of the heater. Going to find a radiator shop to test the core out and make sure it's not leaking. Sorry that it's so dark. I'll snap some better ones tonight.