
bkahler
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bkahler last won the day on November 17 2020
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About bkahler
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Senior Member, have way too much spare time on my hands
- Birthday 01/10/1957
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http://campkahler.com/dodge
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Automation Engineer
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My Project Cars
1951 B3B
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Location
Richmond, Kentucky
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Interests
Old trucks, old cars
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bkahler reacted to a post in a topic: FINALLY - My 1948 B-1-D Build Thread, 33 Years Later
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CO54 reacted to a post in a topic: 14th Annual Clements Tailgate BBQ, in Clements California
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Door Check Retainer Replacement for Pilot-House Cabs
bkahler replied to JBNeal's topic in Mopar Flathead Truck Forum
Everything you wrote makes sense except for this last sentence. I didn't realize there were inclines in Texas?! 😁 Hopefully I won't have to go down this path, yet. My passenger side was still intact and back in the 90s I managed to find a truck with a good check strap retainer and I liberated it. Thanks! Brad -
bkahler reacted to a post in a topic: Door Check Retainer Replacement for Pilot-House Cabs
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14th Annual Clements Tailgate BBQ, in Clements California
bkahler replied to 48Dodger's topic in Mopar Flathead Truck Forum
This year would be nice but I'd really like to be able bring my truck and I'm pretty sure it won't be on the road by April. There is a lot better chance of that happening next year! -
14th Annual Clements Tailgate BBQ, in Clements California
bkahler replied to 48Dodger's topic in Mopar Flathead Truck Forum
One of these years I'd like to make it to the barbeque unfortunately it won't be this year. I'm hoping to retire at the end of this year which means 2022 or later is a distinct possibility Brad -
bkahler reacted to a post in a topic: Starting my B2C restoration.
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Yep, I wish to heck I had installed the cowl vent before doing anything else with the cab. Even more so after installing the first seal only to find out it was a piece of crap and had to remove it. Latest seal came from VPW and is cut to length. Unfortunately, still not installed yet......
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bkahler reacted to a post in a topic: Cab Floor Repairs/Cleaning Input
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bkahler reacted to a post in a topic: Todd Build Thread
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Forgot to mention the brake MC. I ended up used a Jeep Cherokee MC mainly because I had to do a rear end swap due to a bad ring gear so I ended up with a Jeep Cherokee differential with disc brakes. Since I was now going to have discs front and rear I figured a newer master cylinder would probably be appropriate. I made an adapter plate that put the new MC in the same spot as the old MC. Needed new plumbing and the pushrod need to be shortened. Brad
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Jim, I finished the Rusty Hope installation a few months ago but have not driven the truck yet. The kit comes with the caliper mounting bracket that have been CNC cut out of plate steel. He also provides the necessary bolts to make the conversion. The calipers, rotors, bearings, brake hose, etc are purchased by you at whatever place you buy parts from. Personally I source mine from Amazon, ebay, the local parts store and probably a few other places as well. The kit comes with a complete list of parts needed and which vehicles they were sourced from.
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bkahler reacted to a post in a topic: Lets see pic of your trucks
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bkahler reacted to a post in a topic: Todd Build Thread
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bkahler reacted to a post in a topic: 512 cid C series on Dakota chassis- build thread
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bkahler reacted to a post in a topic: ggdad1951 truck project montage: FEF!
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ggdad1951 truck project montage: FEF!
bkahler replied to ggdad1951's topic in Mopar Flathead Truck Forum
What? Only one picture? If it was a photoshoot I would have expected a lot more pictures, even a few more of the truck would be nice....... 😂 -
JBNeal reacted to a post in a topic: 51 B3B build thread - after all these years
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51 B3B build thread - after all these years
bkahler replied to bkahler's topic in Mopar Flathead Truck Forum
Well crap This afternoon I was sorting out the spark plug wiring and it would appear I installed the oil pump incorrectly. I think it was early this spring that I had determined that the oil pump was installed incorrectly (wrong!]. I'm used to rebuilding Triumph sports car 6 cylinder engines where you set the distributor so the rotor physically points to the #1 cylinder. So when the dodge manual states "rotate crankshaft until distributor rotor is in firing position for number 1 cylinder." I interpreted that to pointing to number one cylinder. I guess -
51 B3B build thread - after all these years
bkahler replied to bkahler's topic in Mopar Flathead Truck Forum
Worked on a couple of small projects this morning. First was for the carburetor mounting. The Rusty Hope dual intake has exceptionally large holes where the bolts go, .455" where .375" bolts are used. This allowed for a lot of slop in how the carburetor could be positioned. So I searched around online and found some .375" ID x .4375" OD x .555" long aluminum bushings. I had to trim about .120" off the length but they worked great as spacers to take up the slop in the bolt holes. The other task was to try and salvage the rubber sleeve -
I would have loved to see those pictures. Any chance of reposting them?!
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CO54 reacted to a post in a topic: 51 B3B build thread - after all these years
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51 B3B build thread - after all these years
bkahler replied to bkahler's topic in Mopar Flathead Truck Forum
The ball joints on your mower are only 1/4"? That seems awful small. -
51 B3B build thread - after all these years
bkahler replied to bkahler's topic in Mopar Flathead Truck Forum
The way I have it figured, this is the last time mine will ever look this nice. Unfortunately once I complete something I tend to neglect it and move on to something else. Just one of my many flaws I guess -
51 B3B build thread - after all these years
bkahler replied to bkahler's topic in Mopar Flathead Truck Forum
Thanks Actually they are Dorman Throttle Ball Joints. -
51 B3B build thread - after all these years
bkahler replied to bkahler's topic in Mopar Flathead Truck Forum
I made a slight change to the linkage for the carburetors. Originally I had two fixed links going from the pivot shaft to each carburetor. Thinking about it and looking around at what others have done I realized that there would be no way to synchronize the two carburetors together so I modified the arms to make them adjustable. I still have a little more work to do on the overall linkage but it's getting close Brad -
CO54 reacted to a post in a topic: 54 C1C6 Build
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I don't have any samples or pictures buy my 51 had the sewn seam down the middle as well. It was also the same light tan color. Brad