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Warren Nielsen

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  • My Project Cars
    1952 Dodge B3B

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    Western Washington
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    retirement
  1. Well yeah. Went to ebay and read the 'auction' notice. Sounds like it isn't really an auction. Something like 'anything you need let us know and we will set up an auction just for you.' He's in Deerfield Ohio. Googled the address and then went to images. Budsautoonline.com. Lots and lots of pictures. My first impression is he has been doing this for sometime. Maybe he just got around to posting something Mopar?
  2. Yeah, I put a big block in mine. 400 inch Dodge, though when I mocked it up I used an RB Chrysler block and heads to determine clearances and such. The RBs, like your 413, are just a tad taller and wider than the B series, so if I ever get the urge to drop one in I know stuff will clear. I cut the firewall back similiar to what 51Fargo's pictures show. Used a Volare front suspension so there was no problem with front motor mounts. I didn't weld the suspension in, but built a new front stub frame that Volare unit bolts up to. Modified the crossmember under the cab to build the rear motor mount. 727 transmission. The power brake unit is mounted to firewall on driver side and uses a swinging pedal unit from an 80s something Dodge van. Radiator is in stock location, and the oil filter is remotely mounted. There's no way to reach the stock location for the oil filter on a big block with the sway bar and the transverse torsion bars of the suspension criss-crossing there. Managed to retain the inner fenders also with a little cutting and sheetmetal work to clear the upper A-arms. I had cheap Hedman headers on it for awhile, but had to cut and patch them to clear power steering unit. The whole project amounts to a lot of work, but it was and still is a lot of fun.
  3. I got mine at ANYTIME LOCK AND SAFE in Bremerton WA. I see you are in Bothell so it isn't too far away. Far enough but not out of state. ANYTIME LOCK AND SAFE 5050 Hwy 303 #109 Fred Meyer Plaza Bremerton, WA 98311 360 373-5167 Had 3 or 4 made up and it seems like less than $15 if I remember.
  4. That's a nice truck alright, but it's not the one I was referring to. And I don't see it listed on those 3 pages of trucks on their website. At least not yet. It's a blueish-purpleish color. I'll go back and double check. After breakfast tho.
  5. came in the mail today. The January 2012 issue has an article and some pics of what the owner and the mag are calling a 52 Pilot House truck from up in Surry, B. C. Nice looking truck with a 440 in it and some sort of brand X suspension up front. Rear fenders are the squared off things from 53 (?) onward and the front nose is the early version with the small park/turn lights. A 52? Maybe, maybe not. But at least these trucks got some exposure in a major magazine.
  6. I see Washington state plates on your find, and it looks a lot like eastern Washington countryside. Where did you find this gem?
  7. A few more thoughts on this thread. The DeSoto would probably do the job for you with the right carb and camshaft installed to get the low end oomph you need to tow. And the cam would most likely be a custom grind for that engine, which equals dollars, plus the cost of parts to rebuild or freshen the engine up. Smaller engines (one of my 241 Dodges came from a truck with an 18 foot long flatbed on it) have done more. Transmission adapters to mate any early hemi to later trannies equals dollars. There were thousands (maybe millions?) of 318s put in trucks. Parts are easy to find and rebuilds are way less pricey. Transmission selection is wide, both auto and manual. Their physical size is pretty close to the baby Dodges. If your heart is set on a hemi and the WOW! factor that goes with them, get ready for a bunch of work and a flattened wallet. For a fair amount of work still and only a slightly flattened wallet, the LA engine would be the route to take.
  8. Ok, I'm working from fuzzy memory now. IF I recall correctly, the Model 56 industrials were 331 inches and the Model 56A were 354 inch. I would have to hunt around for where I found that out at, can't remember if it was in print or online. It's harder to find parts and goodies for DeSotos. That would be an easier fit because its physical size is smaller. And the Dodges are smaller yet. Still, if it was available to me, I would. I guess I just like to glom onto this sorta stuff, even if there's a good chance I'll never use it. (My son will make a buck selling off the old man's stuff someday.) And it's almost shocking to see how much smaller the baby Dodge hemis, the 241s and 270s, are sitting side by side with one of the big Chryslers. Those would be my 1st choice to put in a Pilothouse.
  9. If I recall correctly, the numbers for at least some of the industrial hemis were not on the rail behind the water pump, but on a tag riveted to the block behind the left hand head, between where the head bolts to the block and the bellhousing bolts on. At least that's where they are on the 354 industrial I have stashed away. Not sure if that was standard for all series of industrial motors. Also, there are some differences between the industrial units and those found in autos. There's a book by Ron Ceridono that has a lot of info about the 1st generation hemis. I attempted to put my 354 into my 52 half ton but there were some problems that could not be overcome. I had modified my frame to accept a Volare front suspension (bolted in, not welded) and when I mocked up the motor mounts and set the block and heads in, the exhaust ports were all of about maybe less than 2 inches from the frame and suspension unit. No way was there room to fit an exhaust manifold or headers in there. But don't let that deter you from trying with a stock front end. It may work. I couldn't say. And these engines aren't becoming more available as the days roll on either. If I had the opportunity, I'd try to latch onto both. Parts are available, but can be pricey. This site http://www.hothemiheads.com/ has parts and goodies. Warren Nielsen
  10. Looks like a radio delete plate. Must mean there's been a radio acquisition?
  11. Ok, I've got to chime in here and maybe toot my own horn a little too. I subscribe to another internet forum called the Mopar Mailing List. It deals primarily with muscle era Mopars but also the newer stuff and occasionally older stuff too. But all discussion is welcome as long as there's a Mopar tie in somewhere somehow. Anyway, on that list is one individual who each year asks members to submit pictures of their rides for a calendar that the members of the list vote on. 12 months, 12 votes. The last count I heard was there are about 600+ members on the list. He then organizes the whole thing for individual purchase at http://www.cafepress.com/mmlcalendar or can be viewed at http://mmlcalendar.jonsteiger.com and clicking on the 2010 calendar. It's gratifying to selected by professional photographers. It's also gratifying to be selected by your peers. My little 'Green Bean II' is Mr. July. 1952 B 3 with a Volare front end setup, 400 inch Dodge big block with lots of go fast goodies in it and on it, 727 tranny, and a wicked sounding exhaust note. Ok. I think I'm done chiming and tooting now.
  12. Got mine at NAPA. Ask at the counter and they should have some stashed in the back. Minimum length was a foot. Frustrating when you only need about 3 or 4 inches of the stuff. Pricey too. Very frustrating then.
  13. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dale Uhrich says I looked at my parts again and the 1948 box without the L bracket had only 2 bolts on each end of the channel that runs under the tailgate. The other box with the much much stronger L brackets has 4 bolts in that same channel and more up each side to stiffen the whole corner. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I noticed when building my box that the tall box style had the 4 bolts in the crosspiece and the short box style had only 2 bolts in the crosspiece at the rear end of the box. The front end is held together with the front panel of the box obviously. And both styles of cargo box had L shaped brackets. I don't think that what I'm seeing (the holes) in the picture submitted has really anything to do with holding the box sides upright and not wobbly.
  14. Mid 70's Dodge 400 B block, 727 and Sure Grip 3.54s in an 8 3/4" rear end. Front suspension from a Volare, all in a 52 half ton
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