RodFru2u

Looks like a great job, Here's hoping you can get the truck back in the wind before summer.

Welcome to the best internet forum for these cars and trucks. We love to see pics of your project.

Welcome to the BEST source of information on these Trucks. You've got quite a project there, Good Luck. I look forward to your posts and progress.

Welcome to the Best Forum on the net for these trucks. Lots of GREAT information here.

     Called I.monit 10094 { Atlas Obsolete Auto Parts - Temecula CA }  , Ordered up a PAIR o f Cleveland type U Joints, their epay site said they had 5 sets left @ $247.00 each pair . Called them because the delivery date  April 1 - 6 was not going to work for me. I wanted to do a local pick up. First they told me NO local pick up ( covid ) and they were  NOT in stock !  They hope to have them by next week.

     I am pissed they show in stock, they take my MONEY ( $100.00 more than two years ago ) then I have to call to see they are back ordered. I called around to all our hobby suppliers all are not buying the Cleveland U Joints  from suppliers because the zerks are not in right place, they are trying to get the manufacture remake them. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.  I might have to go to VPW and replace both yoke and trans ends to modern to get my truck back on the road.

Nice Looking Truck , No answer to your question. There are a few Pilot House Trucks in your area ( Torrance/Gardena Ca)., I am working on a '50 B 2 B in Torrance if you need a hand let me know.  Rod 

Hey Old CWO ,

     Yepp, I have a couple. First bring good walking shoes LOTS to see, acres of parts. Second, SKIP the first Six (6) rows { all VW parts }.

Not alot of Vintage Mopar parts but there are some scattered around.

     If you are into Vintage or Modern Motor Cycles there is a BIG Swap meet at El Camino College in Torrance. It will be held the Saturday before Pomona ( 12 Oct. 2019 ).

It is too bad you will not be in CA on October 26, 2019.  The BIG MOPAR Fall Fling Swap meet happens. Way too many parts to take home.

Nice looking project on that trailer Mark, Good luck with it.

Davin,

   Sorry to hear after all the  time & money invested so far the low life bums  have not finished the job. You did right by yanking it out of there . I have no doubt you will finish this project in time and it will be spectacular .  Good luck & look forward to seeing you in 2020 .   Rod

Nice looking tuck , Welcome to the Forum. Good to see you are keeping your Grandson busy part of the day getting greasy. That;s what being young is all about. He will remember this time all his life.

Yes I  would be interested in 48 ~ 50  B2B  front grill shot t shirt .

I have used JB Weld with good results.

Thank You Everybody ! With your help   I was able to sign on , read and keep up with  this GREAT wealth of information.

The " Cleveland Style " U joints are straight forward, bend down locking tabs then use 7/16 box wrench to remove. Mark  the relationship of driveshaft to rear end  and  transmission, otherwise you might get vibrations @. High Speeds. On my truck there was enough play / movement to slide the shaft clear enough to remove . A VERY easy job that can be done in one afternoon with all the parts there I ordered mine from Roberts Motors last year $ 150.00 + Shipping ordered on Monday , delivered by  Wednesday afternoon,Back on the road Wednesday night

Hot Rod Tractor,

I had been Looking for  set of SS bars for my '50 B2B for MANY years. Found the top ones  from a (new) friend he only  charged  me  $20 each for the top two SS  they were pretty beat  up & missing mounting brackets. I searched all over the US for bottom bar, the prices range from $ 1.200-1,400 restored for all three on flea bay .A few gentlemen from this forum had been keeping an eye out for me as well. I found a set but the we're too beat up for the amount they were asking plus they wanted WAY more then the cost to ship them.  Took me 5 years of looking many false leads ( even bought some Stainless Steel to try & reproduce it ) But  I found a man in Vernon Ca ( bout 3 miles away )  Bob the  Bumper Guy . I pulled in with my missing Bar he came out took one look  at my truck and said " I got what you need" . We  spent the next45 minutes digging thru piles of chrome &  stainless steel trim body moulding. And ther they were, a complete set. They were bent and.some missiing mounting brackets , he wanted $500 for the set. I only wanted/needed the bottom one & not having $500 to mount to the front of my truck I said so sorry. No thanks. He came back and offered the LONG ONE to me for $200, I wanted to jump all over it , but I knew I did not have that much cash on me. I pulled out every cent I had emptied my pocket, I had $91.00 he looked at the money  then my truck , He took all my money then ,Gave me $ 1.00 back. I did not expect him to break up his set ,He said they had been there 40 years   He had forgotten about them.  So the bars ARE out there just have to be Lucky , Full of Cash . Good Luck in your Quest , Mine only took 5 years.    Rod

My 1950 B2B  has the same U Joints, they are called "Cleveland style ". Roberts Motors had them for $ 75.00 each last year when I ordered mine.

OK , Thank you I will give that a try

Hey all computer experts,

  Lucky me picked up a 7 year old Samsung Tablet last week. I was able to see this website but no where is there a place/location on the screen to  " Sign In " that I can find. I have been able to sign in on the apple devices I have used , the windows  computers seem to work no problems also. Any of the Android Experts out in the  WWW have any ideas I can check?   Thanks for any and all help, Rod

Great to see you are back on your project. Life happens in between.breaks.

I am talking with a lady in Washington State who has the 3 stainless steel grill bars for my 1950 B2B for  sale, I am missing the bottom longest bar however I do have the top two bars, So I am wondering if anybody is missing other bars who might want to go in with me on the extra bars? I have some pictures and they are not perfect but they look ok. Contact me and we can see what we can work out, Thanks, Rod

Wow What a GREAT TIME we had at your BBQ Tim, Thank you and your Bride for a wonderful meal and party. Sorry we had to eat and run, I am sure we will be back up that way in the future for more  BBQ and chatting with new friends. Happy to meet and put faces with those I have been chatting with . See you all again sometime.     

                                                        Thanks again Tim & Steph for an excellent adventure.

                                                                                                        Rod

Darn shame about that laynrubber, I just picked up 2 us gal @ $11.25 each  ( with Auto Club discount ) from the NAPPA  in So Cal. Even the guys behind the counter never heard of it. I had to show them in their own catalog then, I had to find it on the shelf ( that's why I bought 2).

Those wipers are GREAT, even more useful in the rain. Good Job

Fordchap,

Did the little jumper wire fall out of breaker plate ?

Good luck, You are going about it right. This way you will know the condition when you install it in your project.