Ivan_B

Well, let's rephrase it this way: due to many factors, people have widely different experience interacting with the surrounding environment. So many things that appear to be obvious to some individuals might very well be not so much familiar to others. Therefore, you have to aim to accommodate everyone's best interests when dealing with the general public

Also, look what I've found: Doe this look like your radio? Seems a bit shorter 🤨

This is interesting. According to the license plate, this truck was registered sometime between 1946 and 1959 in Lvov, USSR. Might've been a Lend-Lease car.

If the 802 was an accessory for your specific car, one would reasonably assume that it fits without issues. I suspect that you've definitely attempted to mount it correctly, etc.? Also, what do you mean by bells and whistles, how does it work? Is it an FM radio now? Do the dial buttons still work?

I like 6 volt 😅 Thank you for the tips, though. There is no reason to be biased against Chinese parts, in particular. They can make cheap things, they can also make good things like iPhones, etc., it is what ever you want to pay for.

Is that a turbo? I just used 1/4 tank of gas on a relatively short trip around town, with the OEM setup, so I think I'll pass 😅

A good old camera obscura trick... Isn't that a part of the school physics program, anymore? 🤨 Good for them. It is amazing what crazy things crowds of people can do... I've seen people spontaneously stop in the middle of a highway bridge to see fireworks... A couple of bad examples and there we go - the roadway is blocked for no good reason.

Well, maybe you can all get together and get this harness installed, over a few cans of beer. And then, the next morning, give it a one more look-over, without beer 😉

This MN recycler offers $80/ton for scrap vehicles.

It was a partial joke. I've never heard about the lights/company, thanks for the info 😀

I don't even know what these are. Some sort of extra safety lights for senior drivers? 🤣

I just have a personal bias against DOT 3-4 fluid. You can spill it when topping off the cylinder, when working on hoses/lines, it can leak all over the wheels due to a poor connection, etc. I did check how much butanol is going for, these days, so I might just switch to the Dot-5 silicon fluid instead, when I get to do the brakes.

That's a good one! I suspect that the TS is simply not electrically inclined. He might've noticed some old wiring with deteriorated insulation and is now worried about starting a fire or what not. Attempting to do the wiring himself is probably considered as a separate fire\explosion hazard in itself

That's a very dirty carb... Don't let them get this way, anymore So, you are still taking pictures even though you just did one just like it? 😂

Exactly. I am talking about Ford guys... Ride alongs? Off road use? Didn't they have them wheels tested for endurance on the "bounce/roll" machine? As a reputable automotive establishment, they must've done all that at the factory since at least the 40s if not early 😳 Also, Dan, you've got to tell us some western war stories about apprehending fugitives, etc. I bet that would be interesting for everyone 😃

This one? It would be funny to go back there and ask for a refund 😆

All the usual comments here... Also, I like when people post blurry, at a weird position, with random cats, images in the ads 🤣

Apparently, the lug lock bracket, or even a simple thread lock, also did not exist at that time? 🤨

Here you go: https://springfield.craigslist.org/pts/d/springfield-1950-dodge-truck-steering/7715887773.html

Thought I'd post one, stumbled upon this on accident: https://ventura.craigslist.org/cto/d/oxnard-1940-plymouth/7727825856.html Apparently, the seller is not from this forum otherwise he would know that the stock 6-cylinder Flathead for P10 is 201 and not 225. Also, I am wondering: - where he put the all new u-joints... 🤨 - why the door handles are installed up-side-down... - what happened to the stock below-the-engine shields... - where he found the "below freezing cold temperatures" to try starting the car with electronic ignition, in Ventura CA... And I am sure the car was re-painted, but hey, even the stock horn works via the steering wheel! So that's something different! 😅

Are you still talking about the steering wheel? Do you have a picture?

Not hooking up the fuel pump, I guess? Just gravity-feed it with a bottle, then.

Watched the video. Technically, when you are replacing the leather on the leather wheel, the proper way to do this is to take the old one off and use it as your cutting pattern 😅

I don't say this very often, I know, but this one actually looks good, if you discount some of the "aftermarket" things If I were looking for a truck, I'd go check it out.

How thick is the leather? I am seeing that they use a hidden seam at the strip junction (the way I wanted to go for the entire seam but could not for the leather being too think) and it is bulging out on some of the illustrations on their web side. Yours seems alright, though.