Nirvana09

Yes, the quality of the restored wheels is unmatched. I understand the need to use what you have. The price to have those gone through (the last time I checked) was around $350+. If you were going the budget route I think you're in the right direction - epoxy and a lot of sanding will do wonders. If you don't like how it comes out a leather wrap might be in order.

Koch is who everybody in the vw/porsche world use. He's down in Cali. https://www.kochssteeringwheels.com/

Quick question gentlemen! How do I know for sure if the truck is still 6v positive? I have actually been turning the truck over with 6v batteries hooked up negative and only after going through the manual did it describe these as 6v positive. The last time this was registered was in 1983 so it had plenty of time for modification. Since I've been using these batteries to turn the motor over to build oil pressure but haven't started or run this engine - the head cover is currently off. If the truck was still 6v positive would there be any issues with having the battery in backwards? Since I have the battery in the truck with no explosions I really don't feel like hooking it up backwards from what it currently is just to mess around and find out. Anybody have any identifiers for an unknown wired truck?

...Or if you want to go the VW route JSD took reproduction reservoirs are only $13. https://www.ebay.com/itm/154513160086?hash=item23f9b3b796:g:BCAAAOSwLBtg3K7x&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0MqlrW02vlMvXjB0aALbf1p7fyrJq7z1YohQjcL8S0KDotPNz3WT8eQoTEe63eqBBnV51dUP8WvO9lX%2FuGeX5yDuC2UBO9%2BVJjLUolXcg4Q9KPRVV9%2FN6BTj7lSaz8x5Mwu2jYJSZpLogo4jxMcxzkjSgkD76RExCFn29tQYJbD7WSYjQmJCnon9CzHGI%2F3la%2FwNay1sIj%2FdNaekOA2wmjE2hz%2BGlqRs2uAt4IjgOykSpVdONmJyltn06CGlbg8gi3lk1qsQeWJu1ZwK3at6CKE%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR-TLh8GgYg Or, here is the earlier single circuit reproduction that you wouldn't need to plug off - even less at 8 dollars. https://www.ebay.com/itm/164816217462?hash=item265fcfe576:g:cp0AAOSwNadkUdpS&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8Mkke%2Bwf7Ex38BQKsar%2BydrEFwv5qRwmjCmicrhfYku4XonSoValyY9gNqZor1oORzGJ8fw%2B%2BE0uJVz2ywSUEKIrwVITwp9inVrsI%2FkWP0LqcWjRpLyoDc%2F6osRa9JhN%2B4CJzuN6AS%2Fn3AQTE7K3KC4tMytaOEhNq1Ge5ipGlLtYRayB%2F%2BGMtzn8drrQLu1Ch3KSUE4EU%2BBP%2F77qa2OTMIxI9snvK0NTnJIfls9dSyvHnac3ZtAMY2fw5U9Lgr0qtKh196jI0lI6OuK0Kyx%2Fxqs5Bmd2iB7XhVgJ4ZoGoLf1JkvNTSVeqRDNpvlKD7oJGw%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR-bLh8GgYg

So thats exactly what mine looks like! It's the one that has the bottom seat which confused me - it had the folded sheet steel covers like mine did but the bottom of the seat had to steel tabs that extended over the seat frame and were bolted into place. The material was exactly the same as mine. I'll buy the seat regardless, he's asking 40 and even for a seat I have to modify - I'm down. Does anybody have a source for cab repair sections? I see a lot of front pieces to the cab, but I don't see any in the rear. I have a few good inches of rust in the back of the cab and wanted to see what I could get pre made before I start fabbing up pieces myself.

That list sounds much like my own.. I need to do more finishing of projects! Not adding to them, haha. That's what brought be back to the dodge. I found a seat bottom local, it's from a 49 truck. It's still attached to the frame, it looked bolted on. The seat frames looked similar but I find my frame doesn't have anywhere to bolt the bottom seat to, were there many differences between 48 and 49 when it comes to seats?

I actually have many of the small fiddly parts that my dad removed so many years ago - the tail lights, side mirros, horn ect. He threw them in a box and I've been going throw those. The lights are in sorry shape, but since they're original I'll probably be fixing them. For example both of the rear light glass is broken. I'm thinking of making a mold setting the pieces in the mold and using red tinted epoxy to try to keep them together. I'd rather do that than throw them out. Yes, correct, I have the seat frame (no springs) and the upper rear seat back. I can take the seat in any condition, I'd like it if it was tattered and I could try to save some of the original material. I'm trying to find the gentleman.. Worst care I'll reach back out and see if you have a link.

Hey guys. I have a 1948 B1B I've had for years that I'm finally giving some proper attention to. A little back story - I love and restore Air-cooled german cars. My dad has always been the one with the Dodge obsession. He has had many over the years but his pride and joy is a blackout '45 1/2ton he will be finishing up any year now. He had a friend with a local wrecking yard and I can remember growing up many cars coming in and out of the garage - some just to pull parts before being sent back to the yard, some were restored and sold. Two of the many that came through were a red '48 dodge truck from Arizona and blue '50 dodge five window. Both had been parked for a few years, the blue one seeing the worst of it as rust had consumed most of the bottom six inches of the pickup. My dad planned on pulling the parts he'd use as spares for his '45 and send the two packing back to the crushing yard. Seeing the condition of the red '48 this perplexed me. It was a 50k original mile farm truck from Arizona and from the story we had been told, made the trip from AZ to Washington a few times. It was mostly complete with a little bit of rust from sitting in Washington, but in reality not too bad. I pleaded with him not to have it crushed. His main interest was in the '47 and earlier trucks - he considered this late and undesirable. To most people, I guess, it's not the prettiest truck nor the most valuable as 50's fords and chevys take up most interest rolling across the auction block. I always thought it looked plucky. With the squared front end and goofy moustache grills it certainly looks out of place with most modern vehicles. I liked it. He sent the Blue '50 packing and the '48 went back into hibernation. Skip forward a good few years I get a phone call from him. He his moving from the property and taking his vehicles with him. I needed to come pickup that '48 I made him keep so many years ago. I did, and unfortunately had to put it back into hibernation. Very recently I've been able to put some time back into the old '48 and this is what I've come up with. I've repaired a few small cracks on the frame. I've also cut out the remains of decayed bits in the bed and rebuilt it with parts from DCM. I also gave it it's first coat of boiled linseed oil to try to preserve what's left of this old beauty. I don't want to mess with the appearance of this truck at all, I want to get it functional and driving safely with the original engine. I am looking for the missing piece of trim on the nose and the bottom seat for the bench seat! I think I have the side hood dodge script somewhere. I'm also missing the radiator. The motor isn't currently running - I have three snapped exhaust studs to replace before trying to fire it off. Once running brakes and tires will be ordered in. Not sure if I want to redo the rims or leave them ugly. The truck is a low number '48 with a low number engine, I'll get those numbers tomorrow, but here are a few pictures. Few are from a few years ago, you can still see "parts" written on the hood from the wrecking yard.