Ray J.

I once had a 1950 ford pickup with a 1978 Chevy bed and it looked good to me. It is an 8 foot bed and does not look that bad. It will be handy. I just sold my 02 ford super duty crew cab. It had the 6 foot bed and was not handy in certain situations. I will get a better pix of it tomorrow. Dropped the clutch cover and had a mouse condo with a pretty good pantry. Cleaned the rear end and removed the last of the pudding. Also tomorrow is the start of new brakes all around. Ray J.

I found this bed on Craigslist for cheap and the guy delivered it for $30.00. He also gave me the rear bumper with hitch. I will just move the rear end and sprint hangers forward. No frame cutting and welding. Just cut off the excess frame after moving. Ray J.

I have a few pictures to share. As I am keeping this truck I am adding a 2008 Dodge dually bed and single rear tires that are 22.5" rims.. Everything else is remaining stock except brake master cylinder with a booster. Brake drums are 14" front and 16" rear and will remain stock. Without trying to turn the engine over I removed the head and oil pan. The pan had about 1 inch of thick chocolate pudding and the pickup was totally plugged up. I started soaking the tranny in Mystery oil and removed the diff cover and it was also chocolate pudding so have flushed it out a couple of times with diesel. App piston rings are free and verified top rings are free by putting a .002 feeler gauge down beside the piston and it goes down until it touches the top of the top ring all the way around, More later, Ray J.

How do I make all update posts go into same place as my other posts. I have a lot of updates and would like for them to come under my original post. Thanks Ray J.

9 foot box Thanks for the info. I did not see how one of those big ones I saw on Ebay would fit in the housing. My engine serial number is C51-73604 which is a 250. Being new to the forum (and old) I could not figure out how to keep it in one place, but now I have it figured out. Thanks again. Ray J.

I have the new slant 6 distributor converted and a 5/8" pulley came in for the alternator. Soaking fan, fan pulley, oil filter top, gas tank brackets, air cleaner base, clamp bracket and clamp and carburetor linkages in Evaporust. Did the head for 3 days in Evaporust and it came out like new. Only got up to 37 today and my shop is too big for the furnace to get it up to a comfortable temp to work. Maybe tomorrow. Ray J. or

I searched so many threads I got eye strain trying to find which thermostat fits my engine. Does anyone have a part number for one? This is the housing on the engine. There was no thermostat in the housing. Thanks Ray J.

Gas tank is out, master cylinder is out, all but two manifold studs are out and they are soaking. Side covers are soaking in evaporust as was the master cylinder and it cleaned it up to look like new. Going to put a bunch of nuts and bolts in the gas tank and strap it to my rear tractor tire and get it cleaned out. That's all for now. Ray J.

Someone in its past added 4 feet to haul more hay. I have since cut that off and made a nice table that can set outside. It is in my shop minus the front clip and all wheels off. Need to find two 20" 5 on 8 split ring wheels. Have a great day. Ray J.

Hello all, I have been lurking since September gathering as much info as possible. It has a 5 speed but cannot find the shift pattern. Hydrovac unit is shot and is so rusted on the end of the brake cylinder that I cannot determine which Midland it is. It sat outside for 53 years with slots cut in the sides of the hood but the engine is fine. Never turned it over until I removed the head and saw that all cylinders were in excellent condition. Had two stuck exhaust valves which came unstuck easily. Deep Creep and PB blaster are hard to beat. Will post more as questions arise. Ray J.