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Go to the Fiat-Chrysler Archives website: FCA North America - Historical Services and for about $30 they will look up the original factory build sheet for your car, based on the serial number on the right hand door post. It took a few weeks for them to get me the info on my 1936 Dodge D2 Touring Sedan. It even identified the dealer that the car was sent to! I live about 20 miles from where the dealer was in 1936!

Can anyone tell me if there ever was a distributor with a mechanical tachometer drive available for the Dodge/Plymouth 218 or 230 Flathead six? I can't find anything that suggests cars or light trucks ever had one. Maybe from marine, military or industrial applications. I've Googled every possible combination of the phrase but haven't found anything definite. I found a really nice mechanical tachometer that would be great in my '36 Dodge, but can't locate a drive. My Dodge is the original S/N block, will have a 230 crank and rods, Edgy Head and Dual Carb manifold, Dual tube exhaust headers and a '94 Mustang T5 with 4.11 gears. I'm running the stock 6V Positive ground system.

What about the front fenders on the 1936 Dodge (1/2 ton) Trucks? Are they the same as the 1936 Dodge sedan front fenders? I've owned a '36 Dodge pickup and a '36 Dodge D2 Sedan, but not at the same time, so I've wondered if the fenders were interchangeable. I know that my '36 truck fenders did not have the housing and grill for the horns, but other than that, can a truck fender be used on a car?

My '36 Dodge has perfect patina from 78 years in the Arizona sun. I'm torn between painting it Artic White or just matte clear over the existing surface. I'd leave it this way but I need to do some body work and replace the rear fenders, and I'd never be able to duplicate that rustic look.

The Dakota transmission in the photo is a New Process A535 from an '89 2 wheel drive Dakota. The hydraulic clutch looks like it is attached to the bell housing. It also has the mechanical speedo drive. The shorter output shaft may make it easier to install without having to modify the frame X member like Paul Curtis did to his 35 Plymouth. On that Mustang gearbox, what looks like an E-brake drum is actually a harmonic balancer. You can see that there are some balancing holes drilled on the forward part. It still looks as though a E-brake drum could be adapted over the balancer. I have a '86 Jeep MJ Comanche that has the GM 2.8L V6 mated to a AX5. But mine is a 4x4 so it has a short shaft housing and no output shaft seal because it mates to a NP231 transfer case. But, if you're interested, I just found an ebay listing for a AX5 with the 2 wheel drive tail housing. Looks like you could get it for about $250 + shipping. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jeep-Cherokee-2-wheel-Drive-AX5-AX-5-2wd-4-cyl-Transmission-84-01-/380582750208?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Year%3A1986%7CMake%3AJeep&hash=item589c7fe800&vxp=mtr

I have to ask. Has anyone attempted to do a 5 speed swap using a trannie from an early Dodge Dakota? While searching for a T5 online, I saw this one pictured on Ebay and thought that it could be a good candidate to replace the 3 speed in my '36 Dodge 4 door. It has a shorter tail shaft than the S10/Mustang/Camaro/Firebird T5, and it has the shifter forward on the tail housing like the S10 T5. The bell housing does detach from the gearbox, but I haven't seen one up close to compare bolt patterns. It does appear to be closer to the Mustang bolt pattern than the S-10 bolt pattern. I also saw a couple of newer Mustang 5 speeds that looked interesting. A 2005 And a 2006: I think these two are actually NOT T5's but TR3650 instead. Both are also of a shorter tail shaft housing with a forward mounted shifter assembly. But I like the fact that these have an output flange instead of a slip yoke. This makes me think about adapting an original style E-brake band and drum so that I could use the stock hand brake lever. Any thoughts?