dodgeguy

Hi, c turbo. I sent you a P M over on the message side. Also what is that maroon fender on the 4 door sitting next to your 37, a Plymouth?

That's why every old movie in New York with Yellow taxi cabs always had 47 Dodges they would leave it in 2nd gear all day running around town picking up fares!! We used to leave ours in third but I thing it was rough on clutch plus I got tired of getting honked at and getting passed by overweight kids on bicycles, car was really slow on the get away, but super easy to drive. On occasions that I did use all three gears these transmissions were the easiest to shift I ever owned. seemed like the shift from 1st to 2nt the shifter didn't even move over at the cross over point in the shift pattern!

I have one from a 47 Dodge D24 , will it work for you?

I cant remember if I replied to you turbo, but I'm building a 47 D24 4 door for my wife also and live in St. Louis be glad to share ideas and have you stop by to see progress. Using a 78 Camaro front stub with front steer, GM vortec v6 with 4l60 trans , but stuck on rear axle set up as we speak. I'm big on getting ride height of rear set, pinion angle before taking on front stub. I'm trying to match final drive ratio of donor transmission based on my final choice of diam. of rear tire. So trying to find a diff with close width, ratio and centered pinion, also want as wide of tire that will fit rear wheel house. Spring perch relocate is no problem but shortening or lengthening axle tubes would be. So long story short moving slowly. Most of the old Mopars had neutral offset wheels so have some room to positive or neg offset on new set up. Built a 39 Chevy sedan that we drive every day and made and learned from my mistakes Good luck

I have been doing this for 30 years on small block Chevys', 1/8 inch hole works well, I do it only to eliminate air, and steam pockets. Then one day I walked in parts store and bought a Stant brand it was already pre drilled. I knew I should have got a patent on it 30 years ago!!!! LOL btw older Hondas had best set up , a bleeder screw at highest point of cooling system, some where on T stat housing some were on intake even saw one on a hose coupling, just open till you get steady stream of coolant.

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Put it in ground side , which ever way you are running i.e. pos ground or neg ground. When installed in ground side the battery is taken completely out of the circuit. say you drop a wrench it wont short out or if installed in trunk and some thing slides over to hot side wont spark. I struggled with this for years, actually installed one wrong in trunk of hot rod ( hot side) and had it short out. All and I do mean all modern service manuals say disconnect neg side of batt before work and they are referring to ground side. My 2 cents worth.

Thought of another long forgotten scary experience in south east Missouri. Mack the finger has probably heard this one. Anybody know what the "Dolnick Lights " are? Floating colored gas out over the fields like ghost. My aunt used to say yonder come the neighbors to visit, or its just the "Dolnick lights" used to scare the pants off me!!!

I used to hang out with cousins in Lilburn and New Madrid area on 6 ditch. I grew up thinking all little creeks and ditches were numbered!

Hey Plymouthy, when I was a teen ager in late 60s working at a 66 station in St.Louis county, a convertible pulled in on a Sat with man and woman and 2 kids in front and a goat in back standing in floor board and head hanging over side of door. They never volunteered any info on the transportation of said GOAT, and I never asked. Just one of those mysteries of life. I have heard stories of ponies being transported but never seen one in person. LOL

You have a classic "voltage drop" issue. No matter if its 12 volt system 6 volt system positive or negative ground. Perform a voltage drop test on the starting circuit. Get a good digital vom meter and go to you tube for how to per form the test. Its hard to explain in technical terms , seems counter intuitive to where you place the test leads ( you are just measuring voltage between two points) I struggled with the concept but use it regularly now in chasing down electrical issues on old and new cars. The circuit has to be loaded to get accurate reading. The university of Tenn. auto shop video on you tube is especially good one. P.S. my 39 Chevy street rod has 4 braided ground straps on it from block to chassis, frame to body, alternator to block ,and a ground kit inside body that grounds all components to batt neg terminal (this kit was used normally on a fiberglass body) my buddies give lots of grief about over kill but you should here this thing crank over . P.S. again rode with a friend in his old car to frog follies and car was slow to crank , Someone said we had sparks under rear of car . Found out he was using cassis as return ground for rear mount battery and it was trying to find a ground from spring shackle to metal shied on GAS TANK!!! I could of wound up playing a harp somewhere!

I just woke up from a Rip Van Winkle nap, and I don't know how old this post is just saw it for the first time. But apparently this Don guy in the first picture stole my work bench and moved it to his shop ! At least according to all the messy tools laying on top, I swear that's how mine looks day in, day out. I clean it promise not to let it get bad, end of day right back where I started I tell people I keep it that way on purpose otherwise I cant find tool and concentrate on job at hand if not in that condition!.Just kidding you Don, besides my bench wouldn't support a fully dressed flat head. My 2 cents worth, all the colors look good, because none of mine are painted, just caked in grease LOL

Why couldn't old Malcom Loghead have just swiped a star adjusting wheel, two more hold down springs, and return springs from a Bendix brake set up? LOL He was half way there with his design ! And we all wouldn't be begging for a Ammco tool and posting pictures of his ill-fated design. I gave up and decide to install a sub frame in front and newer rear axel. I mean this post only in humor, not knocking people who stick it out with original design. I know the purist will not like m for going modern, but my bride of 45 years will be driving this 47 d24 and I want her around for another 45!

On the subject of Motors Manuals has anyone ever seen a edition earlier than 1930? I have been collecting a complete set for 40 years and have 1930 through 1985 , the last year that I believe the stopped covering multi manufactures in one book. It is great fun to read info on old Tara Planes hudsons and obscure models!

Hi, how hard was it to graft on Camaro sub frame?

I forgot how do I get to my P M?

Hi, all after much deliberation back and fourth we are going a different route on our 47 D24 sedan. It as a excellent running original engine and fluid drive. I don't know if I should try to sell whole or part out. I would like for some one to drive and hear run before I remove the original power train. I'm told that once the engine is sitting on the ground you lose a lot of value. I have tried local advertising venue here in St. Louis, but there just is not interest in the stock stuff. E bay is a good route but ship cost out weighs purchase cost. Even the big local swap meets didn't produce when I toted my extra parts back and fourth. Any and All suggestions will be pondered. Thanks in advance.

Where in tarnation is my PM message on this site?!!!

How do you find a previous build thread that a member posted? I'm struggling with this new site layout sorry to keep bothering you seasoned pros.

Is it still possible to PM or contact other members in this layout? If so how do I do it? Thanks

Ok sad. I was trying to find member who did front Dakota clips on 47 d24, decided to go this route instead of restoring old.

Been 9 months since I've been on here need to ask question. Where did the chat room live go on this new layout?

Thought you were going to tell us the hay hook let go an busted the buik windshield!

Hey don what is the indexing ring / tone ring at rear of trans tail shaft in front of drive shaft yoke? thanks

Thanks for the heads up. I don't have a lot of time remaining in this life! I don't even wait on elevators anymore quicker to walk up stairs!