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  1. Young Ed
    I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one like that. My 48s valves were set by the machine shop almost 30k miles ago and haven't been touched since. These posts usually make me wonder if I should actually check them...
  2. Young Ed
    Mine has no original wiring left. Just a few random ones I added to make it run. However I'm going 12v for this one so I bought a generic harness which makes it slightly more complicated
  3. Young Ed
    29y makes me feel much better about my truck project. I think I'm around the decade mark. I need to wrap my brain around the wiring and get that going. That and front brakes should make it a driver at least around the driveway.
  4. Young Ed
    Think of all the fun you'd be having if you had a W series. Our cross members are wood along with the bed floor. Bed is looking nice!
  5. Young Ed
    Now it's been a while since I've messed with them and it's in storage so I can't check but I think I have the next level up generic lights because I believe I have metal housing
  6. Young Ed
    I'm still running those temporary lights 20y later. If they work they work
  7. Young Ed
    I've been buying that wire loom stuff by the foot from Mac's. They are a Ford place but that stuff isn't specific.
  8. Young Ed
    Those armrests look like they might be early 50s Plymouth.
  9. Young Ed
    I would suggest trying to turn it via the flywheel. There is a tool for doing that but I've always just used a decent pry bar. You get a lot more leverage using the teeth on the flywheel and only have to remove the inspection cover to gain access
  10. Young Ed
    And yet Tim appears to have more snow than we have!
  11. Young Ed
    There was a manufacturing plant of some sort near my Mom's childhood home. They had a mountain of asbestos for use in the plant that apparently kids would play on and sled down.
  12. Young Ed
    Hopefully round 2 goes much better. This thread is basically a round 2 for me entirely as it's my second WC build. I am trying to do some stuff differently just to not have 2 identical trucks. Also chatting here has got me excited for spring and to get back on the project
  13. Young Ed
    There were some trucks with an ash tray cut into the ribbed area. No idea why they discontinued the vertical ribbed area though. Made it a little harder to find a dash to replace the one in the 40 that we butchered in the junkyard
  14. Young Ed
    The glass and the frame should remove as a unit from the door. Then it comes apart
  15. Young Ed
    I think just one application of stain. You work it into the wood and then let it sit. The longer you do the darker it gets. I probably did 10-15 min before wiping off any extra. Yes this will be the first recoat of the floor. This truck is also outside with the bed only somewhat covered so if you're inside you'll get a much longer lifetime
  16. Young Ed
    I believe mine are 185s and they fit. I did have to adjust my steering stops because the tire was rubbing on the pitman arm.
  17. Young Ed
    I bought these unfinished so I believe I did my testing on a couple scraps. However I think my only test was how long I let the stain sit before wiping it off. I'm probably due to recoat the flood oil at this point.
  18. Young Ed
    Are you like me where you always do the passenger side first so you'll see the better result when driving?
  19. Young Ed
    What does the title say? Those round bed fenders were 48-52. If the serial number comes back as a 52( I would assume this is what your insurance was looking at) then that is likely what it is. However some states titled vehicles as the year sold vs model year. We had an early model year 50 Plymouth that was titled as a 49
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  21. Young Ed
    Here is my bed- I also used a dark stain. However I was going more for the day 2 look when the guys would coat in used motor oil vs black paint
  22. Young Ed
    Ya mine sits for 5ish months and I don't do anything beyond hooking the battery back up. By the time it pumps up a little fuel it's already made oil pressure
  23. Young Ed
    I should have looked first. Grabbed a couple of my bills and while there aren't many pics that show the bed there are a few and they clearly show countersunk washers. Interesting they all also appear to be unfinished or at least not finished black to match. So with the contrast it's easy to see they are sunk in. It appears they are even slightly below the level of the boards.
  24. Young Ed
    This isn't a good used one. It might not have been bored out but it certainly has all new bearings. My concern is the lubricant applied to the fresh bearings has dried up or left the surfaces.
  25. Young Ed
    I must say we have a tractor powered flathead build that I need to resume this season. I'm very torn on what process to use for the initial startup. Because like the one I mentioned earlier it's been sitting for years now.
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