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Here is a pretty good thread on doing the project. Should answer a lot of your questions .... or give you more

Sadly I do not have oxyacetylene .... something I'm not allowed to play with. I do have propane with the yellow map gas bottle. .... no help there. The metal does cut easily with a grinder & blade. .... I could easily cut a u shaped hole in the strip, then cover it with a washer. Think I will try to use the carbide bit grinder first .... to drill a hole not cut it. This is one of those moments, Just because it is free does not mean it is good.

Seriously as a carpenter, when I was 40 years old I had no desire to rebuild a engine .... send that **** to the shop. As we grow older, we seem to have more time or we care more about who does what to our vehicles.

I have basically the same Shumaker charger but only 6 years old ... works fine.

? Pretty sure it is a sign

I have dogs. Daisy would lick you to death, Penny she would hurt you really really bad ... Just saying Dogs have their own personality & do their own thing. My dogs have free use of the yard during the day .... If a thief was casing the area for a late night visit they would skip my house. Just knowing the dogs are on the property. .... Look for a easier target. Same time the 100 pound dogs are inside sleeping on my bed when the thief's might enter my property. .... They do not know my dogs are locked in for the night & my garage is unlocked. Then again this is Texas, we shoot intruders. ... I would prefer my dogs to sleep while I took care of the intruders. Alas, the dogs love to have fun also.

I love your questions in this thread .... I am 60 years old & never rebuilt a engine. I have always been to busy to do so, I have had engines rebuilt & installed. I have replaced heads & also maintained my vehicles .... I just never had time or interest to rebuild engines for future use. Then I turned 60 & I have 2 engines am rebuilding ..... Is it possible 60 is a magic number?

Time for a update ... I needed to do some work on our kitchen .... the goal was to paint it, included some needed cabinet repairs & build a shelf etc... I waited til after Thanksgiving to start, then finished right before Christmas. Like everyone we had a cold spell move over us .... I was able to get one day in & paint most the frame underneath before it froze. At least I got the drivers side done .... Some work to do yet, but having this done I can move on to bigger fish. Just getting that part done, Now I can install the fuel tank, run the brake lines, tail light wires, grease everything ... Big jump forward. So I made the Fuel tank bracket. .... Only suggesting I need the bracket to go first because the plumbing & wiring pass through the bracket. I want to express how ugly it is ... but it is very strong ... Thats what I want. Also it was a learning experience. Just amazing how fun learning is! I used old bed rails to build it. Really strong steel & welds up really well. & free!!! The problem was when I needed to drill 4 holes to mount it & the tank .... no idea how tough the steel was. I spent the whole day trying to drill 1 hole through it, all I did was dull my titanium drill bit. It is now 2" shorter from sharpening it. I went to the store & bought a $17 Cobalt bit ... 20 seconds & it was dull needed sharpened. I drug out my mini die grinder with a carbide bit. It took about a hour but I did drill the 4 holes using this tool .... All cool right? I used the same material for the bed side strips .... I still have 14 holes to drill. Strong material & up to the job, sure wish I knew a better way to drill holes into it. I suspect 2 more carbide bits, hope I do not burn out my small compressor in the progress. I would cut the rails out at this point to get softer metal to work with. They are welded in too solid & would destroy the bed sides. I'm stuck with working with what I have. .... Just amazing how much fun it is too learn new things.

That is true @keithb7 We use a battery charger to charge dead batteries. If the charger will not work because the battery is dead .... ???? Lots of amusement in today's world.

I just find it amazing that a modern battery charger will not charge a dead battery .... Who thought that one up? I love my old stuff all the way, that includes old school battery chargers.

Then there is always the oddball in the crowd. My 1949 B1B was built at the end of the year and used at the dealer to show off next years trucks. So it was built in 1949 & titled as a 1949, truly is a 1950 model though. Is there such a thing as a B1.5B

Thanks @JBNeal for sharing the links. Has a important photo that I lost over the years. I will share it here. I also want to clarify, I'm only talking about 1948-1950 trucks & "Tanks" gas tank install. The reason why I think it is important, we do see many questions on the install over the years. I think actual photos from a numb skull like me may help others. Today a Tanks gas tank is $315 .... look on ebay & they sell from $600-$800 for a precision fit 48-50 tank. .... You can save $300 by making this bracket. Or you can modify the existing bracket on the 108" trucks .... If you have a 3/4 ton truck or larger, you should have this bracket already. I just made my own version Here it is bolted in place So now it is removed for final cleanup & paint & I have a working rear tank bracket made from the scrap pile. I bet anyone that wants to make a bracket can make it more purty then mine .... I want strength, slap some paint on & call it a day. Just hoping this thread takes some of the mystery out of modifying the rear tank bracket.

I call it the 2nd to the last ... while the last is bolted to the end of the bedsides & supports the tailgate. The short one you are asking about I have 40 1/8" ..... the 1/8" may be paint since they were painted with a brush ... 40" should be close enough.

For the plumbing, I would suggest going with nickle/copper lines. Just so much easier to work with, you can bend it by hand without a bending tool. You can use pipe and bend it around it for a straight corner. It comes in a roll, you can drill a hole in a wood block, pull the rolled line through the hole and have a 25' straight line .... You can probably do magic tricks with it if you're a magician. Because it is softer, it is easier to make your double flares. It is rated as a lifetime line, is certified to work with fuel, brakes, automatic transmission lines. I see Amazon has a 2 roll kit with fittings for $55 .... My 1/2 ton uses 5/16" & 1/4" ... no idea what your 1 ton uses. I am making another thread on the fuel tank ... Tanks has been around for some time, they sell the fuel tanks for the earlier 1947 trucks. They claim will fit 48-50 trucks with some modification. Why I feel it is important is currently Tanks sells that tank for $315, searching on ebay others want between $600-$800. Since you have a 1 ton, you already have the needed bracket, you just need to grind off the 2 rivets holding it to the frame & move it 2" .... Or make a new one. Hope you can clean out & use what you have. Brakes are a tough one for me on my 1/2 ton. If I need new drums on the rear, I'm swapping in a modern rear end. Drums are $400 each & only 1 vendor. Same with the front, would swap in disk brakes. .... These are my options with a 1/2 ton, no idea what your parts availability are with a 1 ton. Just seems like as long as we have good drums, hydraulics & shoes are available. You might talk to rustyhope, they sell a brake conversion kit for the 1/2 ton & some mods can work with the 3/4 ton .... they may be able to help you with the 1 ton. Their kit is simply brackets & hardware, with a list of calipers, rotors, bearings etc... you can buy from napa. IMHO, as long as your drums are decent, is cheaper, easier to just fix what you have .... then decide later after driving it what future upgrades to add. That cooling system looks like more fun then a barrel of monkeys. We have real hard water here in TX, sure AZ water smooth as a babies behind. With the radiator & water pump removed, I used a long piece of flat steel to clean (rod out) the distribution tube. I removed all the core plugs, with a garden hose inserted into the distribution tube I flushed out the block. I used a long bent wire to reach into the block through the core plugs and pulled out all the leftover casting sand & crap I could find. Is common to find lots of sand leftover from when the blocks were cast. I got a lot out of mine, along with other crud. My truck was parked because of overheating .... I think. After cleaning it best I could, I installed core plugs, water pump, T-stat hoses ... I filled it with vinegar I ran it through several heat cycles, let it sit for days & warm it up & then drained it. .... Runs pretty cool in the driveway now. Just need to work at it.

Check your firing order? I know you already did this .... Are you sure it is correct? My first start of my truck that had been parked for many years, I replaced the wires installing #1 at 7 O'clock like the book says.. Turning the engine over I had spark & fuel, but no signs of life. I saw fuel puddling in the manifold. I went through the firing order using the pipe plug over #6 to get #6 on tdc compression stroke. This is where I found out my wires needed to be set 1 rotation to the left .... #1 the book says 7 O'clock ..... mine needed to be 6 O'clock. Setting the wires correctly she fired right up, even with the puddle of fuel in the intake. For something simple like checking firing order, is easy to get #6 TDC compression stroke. That is where the locating plug is. It is important to get #1 @ TDC for many reasons .... checking firing order is not one of them, any cylinder will work if it is at TDC compression. Lay a piece of toilet paper over the pipe plug hole, rotate engine by hand .... when you see the paper move you are coming up on compression stroke. Remove paper & insert wire & continue rotating engine til wire stops traveling upward. Remove distributor cap, the rotor should be pointing @ #6 If not, remove the wires And install them in order starting with #6. I'm only suggesting to wire it starting from 6 because that is where the pipe plug is located .... If it was located over #1 cylinder (where it should be) I would suggest starting from #1. The extra steps of first getting #6 TDC so you can now rotate the engine to get #1 tdc compression like the book suggest .... just leaves wiggle room for mistakes.

I thought about doing the same, decided not to. First off, I know the original bracket works .... I never heard of anyone having any issues with the tank falling out. Google says a gallon of gas weighs about 6 pounds, so 16 gallons + 5 pounds for the tank is about 100 pounds .... Less then I was thinking. The original bracket is very well made & very strong. .... They just installed it wrong imho. I would hang the bracket off the top of the cross member .... not bolted underneath it. That way all the weight would be sitting on top of the cross member, the bolts would only hold the bracket in position. The way they have it, all the weight is sitting on the 2 bolts or more precisely the 2 nuts. Then if you extend the bracket 2", is now acting like a lever applying more stress on the 2 nuts. Again I'm no engineer, it has lasted 70+ years with no problem ..... I'm sure I would lose sleep if I were to use it as is ??? Simply drilling 2 more holes & adding bolts so 4 bolts are holding it would help. I would modify the bracket slightly so it would sit on top, then use 4 bolts ... if I were to use it. My bracket when finished, has some faults also. Inside the frame rail is 5.75". So the height of the bracket is only 5.5" There is only room for 2 bolts, it is long acting like a lever with all the weight sitting on the end. Putting all the stress on the 2 bolts. .... Factory used 2 rivets. So I will add 4, 1" welds on the sides just to help the bolts.

LOL yeah pretty disgusting ... is the pc out in the shop & gets pretty dirty between my dirty hands & the doors always open. Time to go to the goodwill for another key board

I want to say this tank is bolted to the front cross member as the original tank would be. You can see here the fill tube will connect with no issues The problem is the rear mount. .... The tank is made for a 1937-1947 truck. In 1948 they moved the rear cross member back 1.75" This is a B1B 108" wheel base truck. A B1C 116" wheel base or larger truck would have a factory mount to hold the rear of the tank ... Those cross members are even further away. Here is a quick photo of a mount I am working on, took 20 minute to throw it together ... it still needs final welding & a support brace in the center imho. ... I want it strong. The factory used 2 rivets to mount the bracket to the frame ... I will bolt it along with spot welds. ... Add a little paint. I think it will be just as strong as the factory when finished. Remember the tank full of fuel bouncing over pot holes in the road has a lot of weight .... you want it strong. I'm still wondering if this is strong enough? .... Any thoughts?

You could add something behind the grill also .... too hide the ugly. My problem using my parking lights .... they are single element ... not sure they would be bright enough. I could drill them out & install a 1157 bulb holder using a dual element same as rear lights. Just torn with this idea because they really are in very good condition .... not sure I want to cut & modify to accept a different bulb holder. Decisions, Decisions.

Same with my 1949 .... The trucks did not have the luxury of turn signals. All were added on aftermarket or possibly from the dealer. The cowl lights you have circled would be a poor choice imho, because they sit so far back from the front. They sell a universal turn signal switch for old vehicles. sigstat 900 is what I ordered the other day from ebay. You will not get this one, because it is on it's way to my house There are several available & some new replacements with a plastic chrome housing .... I chose old original. Then you will need a flasher plug & harness. Rear light are easier because the turn signal shares the same circuit as the brake lights you do have. The front is more tricky. Was common to add turn signal lights to the top of the fenders ... Not very cute but very "truck like" .. I have parking lights on the front of my truck .... I think I will use these for the front .... just not sure how yet. The photo you share, the guide lights on top of the headlights have been used for turn signals .... you need to choose what to do for your needs.

I have only seen it one time. A friend had a 1967 Dart with a 360 in it. He was a fair mechanic, he tried everything to diagnose his overheating. Finally pulled the waterpump & saw the impeller was toast. Mopar was not safe from the issue either. Fair enough. If I read on the internet, new car warranty wants it changed every 30k miles. Antifreeze manufacturers want it changed every year. Boost the profit margin. I was just surprised reading on another forum where the guys with their $100K Hot Rods with the Chrome Flat Heads & blowers blah blah blah .... Talking about antifreeze was just like talking about engine oils ??? ..... Then the subject of using coolant anode .....How many were using them. I like @Sniper response, cars for many years have been using mixes of aluminum, brass, iron & green prestone worked just fine. I will use the same in my 1949 truck also. Then there needs to be a limit on how long between changes. ..... I checked mine in my daily driver & it is good for -35, is very clean & green, looks new. I only drive 4k-6k miles a year, I change my oil spring & fall every 6 months .... not by miles. This spring the antifreeze will be 5 years old. I think this spring will be a good time to give it a vinegar flush & check the hoses/clamps etc.... Then call it a day.

Thats interesting. I would not think the "hogs head would even bolt into the axle housing. Shows you what I know I once had a 1961 dodge truck I bought from BIL. He took out the original 4:10 posi & swapped in some highway gear set. "He thought it was cool" I hated it. BIL gave me the original posi rear end & I swapped it back in, took about 45 minutes. I worked with a guy who had a 1969 Road Runner 383/4spd & he wanted that posi real bad. His original posi was blown up. He offered to swap me his non posi 410 + $$ for my posi .... I was too dumb & did not trade him. I just wanted my truck original. Today I would be more concerned his car be original. These rear ends are easy to swap around the center sections.

Thats the way my mother cooked it, in the turkey. I started that way also. I use a electric roasting pan to cook the turkey in, so I have use of the oven. I use a medium sized roasting pan for dressing .... = almost twice the amount you can stuff into a bird .... with less hassle. Also I tend to add meat to the dressing, I like oysters .... this year I used giblets from the turkey. .... I like to cook the dressing separate as I have more control over the cooking times. This year I used the store bought croutons just to use them up & get rid of them .... I prefer making my own. They were fine. My mistake was when I removed the lid for the final 20 minutes to crispen the top layer, I may have got busy and waited 30 min instead. The top 1" was golden brown & crisp, while the next 6" was nice & moist .... Some may like it this way. Me I pour gravy over everything anyways & it just does not matter. Guess I just needed something to complain about

Just curious with your new wiring, do you have a fuse panel or circuit relays? Seems each item works ok individually .... except for volt spike on heater motor. When both wipers & heater turned on together you have a issue. So I wonder if they are tied in together & on the same circuit .... do they share a relay or a fuse? Meaning they are both on the same circuit. Relays can act funny, possible a wire is overloaded & overheating .... Just a idea of something to look at. Myself I would keep them separate & on individual circuits. Somehow they seem connected .... one affects the other ..... that does not seem right. Hope it is just a bad motor & fixes it.

I cook it in a pan, will have more control over it. This time I was not happy with the dried croutons. They literally were harder then rocks .... I should have just made my own. Sooo, my dressing this time tasted fine, just not perfect.