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    I've never sat in a PH that didn't have the factory mirror. At least when I lived out in Washington state. If the mirror is mounted on a flat spot via a nut, and it is all painted black, odds are it is a factory unit for 48-50. If it mounts on the header panel it is a dealer or owner installed aftermarket mirror. You want hard to find? I think my outside windshield divider bar got left behind when we moved. Might have to make one. Hoping it is buried in the cab under the junk I haven't got around to unpacking.
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    Hate to say it, but 5 lug 2wd Chevy trucks 73-87 had 5 on 5 bolt patterns... so there is your conversion rear axle. Get one out of a truck with the F44 front brake package, the rear drums are BIG but it shipped stock with 15" wheels... have it cut and rewelded to fit, new spring perches... If the 85 C10 short wide here wasn't in such good shape I'd be considering it for my 1/2 ton... no I wouldn't. Hate General Mistake Corporation products.
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    Don't use the old style round case alternator. I have one on my 69 Dodge truck, getting hard to find. Took me 3 months to get a replacement, local alternator/starter shops wouldn't touch it. Surprisingly enough though the original voltage regulator is still good. You might want to check the electrical section at Sweptline.org for other good choices. Some of the later mini alternators have been used there on slant 6 and V8 engines. I've got a 12v generator on my project 230. Haven't decided yet on using it or an alternator.
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    I know it is against all things Mopar, but... at least for the trucks... Ford handles and trim plates. R series Mack truck parts fit as well. And they look a lot like the presumed original crank arm with various knob styles available. 3/8" square shaft is 3/8" square shaft, the o.e.m.s only had so many choices of suppliers. Really old (smaller shaft) stuff needed? I've substituted air cooled VW handles and trim... Once it's in, nobody even notices. Gotta do what ya gotta do...
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    My truck probably has one of the higher mileages. Was used almost daily by my grandfather or one of his 4 kids from 1949-1974. Hauled enough 4H and FFA livestock to have rotted out the white oak bed floor. Current (deceased) 218 was installed in the late 50s or early 60s. Odometer shows 38K miles, my dad and his older brother verifiy it is actually on its 4th trip around. 338K miles on two engines in 25 years...
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    Anything I can't do with a Campbell Hausfeld flux core I send elsewhere... So far, that is just implement spindles and old cast iron manifolds. Which I could probably weld up but... Flux core makes ugly welds. If you run flux wire learn how to grind.
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    Both fuel pumps I've had fail kind of gradually faded away. My other Dodge (69 D100) has to be primed via gas can before I even think of starting it. Last time the Pilot House ran it was the same way.
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    Yes, and the serial number off the engine block. Some states used the engine number back then instead of the chassis or cab numbers. My truck was titled under its engine number when the engine was swapped in the early 60s. Most places don't make a big deal out of it. Especially if it isn't a running vehicle.
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    I'll get it pulled and see what the shipping will run. Have no idea what the thing weighs. Good excuse for me to finally pull the front end off my truck. Price... make me an offer I can't refuse.
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    The 20 years newer kingpins in my other 1/2 ton required a 20 ton press and some serious heat to get them to come out... If you're lucky you can do the job in the driveway. Bushing reamer? Just use a brake cylinder hone, a little slower but does a good job. Last set I did on my own didn't need any bushing resizing. I got really lucky.
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    Mine has had a 48 P-15 engine it it since somewhere around 1962 or 63. And I've got a 230 car engine for it. Vacuum wipers suck. My stepson's 54 Ford Squire (English 2 door wagon you can drive down a municipal sidewalk) had them. They work, kind of... unless you are at a stop sign.
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    Completely different. Mine is a standard screw jack. I still use the tire spoon that came with the truck, works great to trench out small rows in the garden.
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    Looks like the 1956 or 57 Savoy 230 I picked up last year for my truck.
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    Well that stinks. They look good other than the rmps oops though. Yet another example to help me decide whether or not to have mine restored or just leave them alone... inclined to leave them alone or just swap in modern gauges. Can't be that hard to degunk the stockers at home and the faces aren't that bad off...
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    I'll have to dig them out of the cab. Using the truck as storage right now so they are buried under a couple spare wheels and tires, motorcycle parts, box of small hardwood pieces, tools... Good excuse to finish unpacking the truck from when we moved last year.
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    I have my beater 49, know where there is a 51 or newer about 20 miles away. Have seen a couple year unknown (just saw the beds or tailgates) right era within a few miles. A couple 48-50s in the immediate vicinity (next person wanting to buy mine for parts gets shot). Back in Washington I could put my hands on 5 48-50 1/2 ton panels on my routes. That green and cream SS clone... swap the green over to dark blue, paint the wheels dark blue, and make it a 3 window cab and you have where mine is heading. But, my bumpers and guards and such aren't getting chromed (hate that stuff).
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    Left (driver) side. I always go off of sitting in/on the vehicle. Been looking for a right (passenger) side for years, probably just going to end up with a set of Chevy swan necks. Or peep mirrors. Don't like the stock stubby driver's mirror.
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    Had to go check my never been removed 49 doors... look just like those. Right down to handle placement. If it was sold as a chassis cab it would have been titled as a whatever year the completed vehicle left that facility. I have a 1972 titled D700 based motorhome with a 413, cable shift 727 (went away in 1968), 61-71 gauges, 68 style white steering wheel... Odds are it's a late 1949 cab with a later front clip swapped on. And the wipers swapped for the better later ones. It's a Dodge. 'nuff said.
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    The air ride seat was an option? Could have sworn that was stock. Oops, the mice and rust ate mine... Guess the header panel badge is now available. I've got my original crank handle but no center bar. But found a one piece unit the other day in the garage that fits perfectly. Still have the factory jack and its handle. Still kinda works but a floor jack works better. Found a left side mirror bracket in the barn. Father in law's plumbing company had 5 48/49 Pilot House 1/2 and 3/4 tons, wonder what neat junk turns up next...
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    That's the same blue my 49 is (except mine was sprayed about 1958, and looks it). What size shoehorn did it take to stick a wedge engine in there? My L6s are shot, my 413/727 isn't... Looks great!
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    Sure thing Ed, anytime, we're pretty much always home. We're the old plantation on Deadfall Rd. Kinda hard to miss, the 1840s house is my father in law's place, wife and I live in the small house.
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    My 218 has a plain jane mechanical (cable choke) carb on it, the 57 Savoy 230 has a metal pipe to transfer heat from the manifold to the choke mechanism. No electrical anything on either carb. I don't need either exhaust manifold or either intake manifold, going with duals for both. Keeping both carbs though.
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    218 (1948 engine) with mechanical choke or 230 (1957 engine) with hot air choke? Pretty sure the 218 manifold is perfect, know the 230 has a crack to fix in one mounting ear. Planning to use a different set up on my truck, could part with either one. I'm just north of Memphis so maybe shipping wouldn't be that bad.
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    My guaranteed runner 230 I got last year is still sitting in the yard. I pulled the spark plugs, found one with a folded over (okay, crunched) tip and said it can sit there and rot. The 218 currently in the truck has a few broken rings (heard them tinkling down into the bottom end). Once I get the chassis ready and the cab repainted I'll decide which one to build or drag home another one. Most of the old country boneyards around here still have L6s in them.
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    Most any good tractor shop should have them. My truck takes the same battery as a Ford 8N/9N tractor. Aircooled VW 6V battery is about the same as well. I used to buy mine at Les Schwab tires when I lived on the west coast. Here in TN I can get them at any auto parts store, Tractor Supply, farm co-op...
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