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Sorry for being a idiot, I am International Work On Your Truck Day is what IWOYTD means

Is a secret society

Seems I switched my iwoytd to today, is 1:00 I have both fenders off, had to drill the heads of the bolts off, slow going .... in fairness drivers fender was off a long time ago and just hanging by a loose bolt to hold it in place. Time for a refreshment then going after the running boards .... should have them off today.

And just like that, I got shut down on IWOYTD .... Some idiot advertised a working freezer 10 blocks away for $50. I have been holding off buying a new one for awhile. the wife has been pushing me to buy one. Just like that IWOYTD got pushed to the side .... I now have the perfect little freezer .... Yeah I keep pblaster on the dryer, Wife does not like it, I find just a squirt on the dryer sheets does wonders for my clothes.

I did not get as prepared as I would have liked. Was trying to get the lawn mowed this week, first time of the season ... seems the lawn mower wanted some maintenance. I still need to finish my pipe saw horses for the bed to sit on. So this morning am mowing the grass, I am way past due on feeding the garden .... wont take long. Then I have the rest of the day to play with the truck .... wifey has dinner detail Yesterday afternoon I did juggle the cars around and freed up the driveway, Sure get a smile when she sits for weeks or months & fires right up after she pumps some fuel into the carb. Got her tail in the air and started removing the main bolts that hold the bed down. Only broke 1 of 5 so far ? I would be tickled pink if I got the rear fenders, running boards , bed hold down bolts off today. Possible but we will see how far I get

I have no experience with spray on glues, seems like they are making some pretty strong products nowdays, even if it is brush applied? My first thoughts are moisture getting between the rubber & metal, also dirt & dust then it will be a perfect place to grow rust. The glue should eliminate the possibility of moisture getting in? Going with screws, I would think it a good idea to use beauty washers? The heads of screws are so small when you tighten them down they may actually try to pull through the rubber when tightening. They also could be painted or use stainless steel screws/washers?

Yeah seems like you have someone in line for the job. I am happy for you! I just feel it is difficult to talk to a true craftsman & explain to them the product you are going to provide. I simply would talk to them & provide what they want. A two piece windshield with safety glass has not been used in many years. Same time the corner glass on a 5 window cab is not easily replaceable. I personally do not want to do my own glass install .... I may if I can not find someone qualified to do so. How do we determine if they are qualified?

Hrm, Winlock WA? East or West of the mountains tells how much rain you get. Whole job of the rubber besides holding the glass in place is to keep it dry inside. Do you plan to replace the rubber / glass yourself? I honestly feel that a good craftsman can take a cheaper rubber & will work fine .... IE, you go to their shop and have them do the work ... They could take a generic seal like was used in the past and make it work just fine. Same time they have been there, did that, they know what they need to do. Myself I would like to have a shop replace my windshield .... I have a wild imagination of 2 monkeys fornicating with a foot ball .... while I replace the front glass. Lets be honest here, generic rubber was used for decades, real craftsman complain but know how to fix each issue. I am not saying one rubber is better then the other, while I know some like steele uses the same rubber to make a high quality product. I think it would be important to use at a modern glass shop because they do not have the skills of replacing old glass .... A quality glass man would not care & just get it did. So who is replacing your glass?

Since it is a app, and reoccurred after changing your card, it must somehow be tied to your phone service provider? So when the bill got paid with the new card the app charged continued? I Dunno. I do have a smart phone, for my needs I have used page plus for cell phone service for over 10 years and happy with them. They actually sell new & used phones on their website .... I have some android phone I paid $50 for it from them. They sell pay as you go, or monthly plans. Usually changing your card will correct future issues. Once you identify a current charge. My bank called me once telling me my wife had a suspicious charge on her card, suggested a new card. It turned out to be a 3 years subscription to some magazine we never read. The bank worker was very helpful & gave me the info she had, I got a phone # & called them up ..... Was simply a front company for you to call up and complain to. Some 20 year old kid answers the phone, ask how they can help you? Me: I want to know why my card was charged for this? ......... I know the wife ordered something online from a sketchy provider, in the fine print was a box checked to add to the order. Was up to the wife to uncheck the box. .... Sketchy not illegal. In my case, the company simply hires a complaint department. The 20 year old kid is the complaint department, has hundreds of companies that are shysters & sell sketchy products, then they hire the complaint department to take the heat. The whole time the kid tells you he knows nothing about nothing, I can not verify this, can not look that up .... no clue about that ..... the whole time they are laughing at you ... what they do all day long. Again it is usually legal, but sketchy .... up to the buyer to read the fine print, even in court the company would win so police are not really spending much time on it.

That distributor really cracked me up ??? Steve is usually pretty good I enjoy his clips. Not sure what his usual occupation is ... I know he works for some of the major auctions describing the cars as they come up on the block. Has worked for some of the major car mags in the past .... Guy really does have a lot of knowledge. I guess it just shows why he makes the big bucks, how fast he can make stuff up and just blend it right in as normal when confronted with something he does not know.

Yeah thinking it was the old chrome molly rings that took longer to seat. Same time I have no idea what modern rings for a old flathead are made of. I actually should check my compression gauge with the new 0-ring & see if lisle is a good product. Or if it is the actual gauge head that needs replaced ...... Sigh been 3 days now I was going to change the oil on my daily driver .... once that is completed will check the Dodge. In fairness is the first days of summer temps over 100 the last few days, we kinda need to acclimate to it.

I know older rings because of the material they were made out of, they took longer to fully seat ... up to 1k miles. Now modern vehicles better material it does not take as long ... thinking this may play a part in older cars rings sticking from sitting ... I have no clue if a modern rebuilt flathead rings uses material the same as the modern vehicles .... I kinda suspect they use the same old rings to match the Iron the block is made out of? Really does not explain the poor quality of tools we have today, not what was built 30 years ago.

Curious how much altitude will play a part in compression test? Having lived in Albuquerque 15 years at over 5300 ft above sea level, travel to Sante Fe at over 7100 ft. Is very difficult driving a carburetad vehicle. Cooking beans or potatoes takes a longer time because of altitude. I never paid attention to tire pressure, just kept them what they should be. Today in Texas I am 650' above sea level, my truck coming straight out of a 15-20 year slumber in a field, 2 cylinders had 110 psi compression, others were lower but after running a few times all but 2 were over 100, they were around 90 psi ... but improving. So a freshly rebuilt engine with 100 psi, I wonder what the difference would be from 650' to 2k' .... Altitude could be the reason? Or is it just possible the old school new rings just have not fully seated yet?

I had same issue with my compression tester last time I used it. And have only used it to check all 6 cylinders 4 or 5 times while monitoring the compression ... watching it rise after several heat cycles. With mine the 0-ring was torn, possibly me over tightening it & my fault. Still I have a option to remove the adapter and check it that way, it still showed low compression but the tool is not really meant to be used like that so I dunno. I bought a new 0-ring for it but not yet checked to see if that fixes it. The way the engine starts and runs I know it has more compression then the 20-60 the gauge was showing. Just not convinced my gauge is any better then the HF gauge you have.

IMHO, I love the car and as others have said it fits in the original parameters of this forum, so of course it should be included. I know other forums ... without naming names ... they are very strict with their forum guidelines. They have a exclusive set of members there that fit those rules. That was cool in the 50's, they did what they could with the best parts and minds available. Today with modern EFI, disk brakes, engines .... scarcity of older 30's-50's mopars .... Making rules that say you have to do this or that! I kinda think it is like giving a man a length of rope, when you reach the end of the rope you will die. While if the forum is willing to adapt and move forward with new rules that fit the modern times, your rope just keeps getting longer & longer. I personally would not mind seeing some early dodge slant 6 and early 318 cars.

While I could talk to you about Molasses & buckets & skunks .... I think you got this.

I agree with @Sniper here .... I feel @James_Douglas already crossed that line. Not saying @James_Douglasdid not know better ... they are already into the car for custom wheels ... later it is not working for them .... Might be time to re-think your plan. New axles can be swapped in cheap compared to custom wheels built, Disk brakes they already broke original. Quit crying & get er did!

Just MHO

I already admitted to being wrong with the wheel bolt pattern... Lets think about this, if the op already added custom disk brakes .... why do we care what stock wheels fit? Been a lot of good suggestions offered. This vehicle has already been modded to a street rod .... It will not use stock wheels anymore. Maybe another Ford forum can help with the bolt pattern.... Just saying if it is not going to be 100% original. And it already is not. Then maybe a axle swap and modern brakes is in store for it .... You can not pretend it is a original car with disk brakes, your first stab at it was bad .... things happen. Try again?

There is no question it is a difficult situation on a custom made Dodge with a Ford bolt pattern. They are no longer in Dodge territory, this is Ford with the 5x5.5. .... It truly is a custom vehicle. It is possible that the Ford barn or the H.A.M.B. can give more information on wheels available for this configuration? I admit to being ignorant on the build ... do we even have Dodge Axles here? I think the custom built vehicle used Ford axles. I have simply never heard of a Dodge with a 5x5.5 , I have been 110% wrong before .... I have just never heard of Mopar using this bolt pattern, 5x4.5, 5x5, never 5x5.5" While it is the old Ford 1/2 ton truck & car bolt pattern ... Just saying, maybe asking this question in the Ford Barn would produce more answers, even if it is a Dodge vehicle?

From a outsider looking in, I wonder if this is really the best suggestion? I have purchased the Rusty hope kit, not used it yet but have it standing by in case I need it. There is another kit that is popular with old mopars .... cant actually recall the name right now . But ECI? I have heard the name before .... never heard them mentioned in Mopar brakes. Who are they & what do they do? Is it possible the real answer is ECI just does not do Mopar brakes well, going with a different creator will fix the issues? We could always go back to Uncle Tony .... He loves drum brakes, they work well. In a recent video he just swapped his factory 1969 Dodge disk brakes for a factory 1969 Dodge drum brakes. .... Either way you go Drum brakes are not bad. .... But yeah I never heard of ECI as the top supplier of disk brakes for old Mopars.

If I owe a apology for my reaction the IWOYTD, the forum certainly has my apology. I was just totally confused ... International Work On Your Truck DAY Awesome I'm all in, what DAY is it? I honestly was scratching my head from the answer. So I was dealing with instant embarrassment by reporting it as the first Saturday of the month in another forum. As it stands I can not even go back and say I misunderstood, it is actually the 2nd Saturday. .... 100% my fault for not understanding the rules of the game. It's all cool with me, I'm retired I can choose any day. 14th actually works better for me this year. Because of a few different reasons my project has been stalled. A main reason is because I did not have a plan. I never knew how I was going to lift the bed off, work on it, still work on the truck while the bed was off. .... I HAVE A PLAN! I just thank the stars above my wife engine blew, now I have a engine crane to lift the bed .... Yesterday I removed our outdoor clothes line ... good riddance tired of trying to mow around it. Wife never used it, I used it to hang fenders off of and paint. Now it is being re-purposed into stands that the bed will sit on while I work on it. Just hoping next week I have the stands welded together .... Eh who cares if finished on that date or not. \o/.

Yes I have to agree 100% I support it totally. I just feel like a fool for inviting anther forum to join along on the first Saturday of May. Not the first time I have been proven a fool Honestly I was going to work on my wife car, I really decided it is going to get a $2k+ rebuilt engine .... not another used engine. It's not going to happen this month because I have Bi-annual car insurance, property tax, a cat that needs neutered. Not spending money on the car this month, while my truck I already have the pieces & just needs installed. .... So this month the Dodge truck was going to get worked on anyways.

I have to agree with you about the wife, My first thought is to not to tell her I was wrong on the date. ? If there is no specific date for next year .... you kids have fun, I just may back out of that one. or this one. I thought there was a specific date set ... Like a Birthday or a wedding Anniversary, A date has value .... If no date is set then it really is for ****'s & giggles. Lots of fun but no value. What I hear is In my opinion, when it comes down to it, like the BBQ, 48d picks the weekend (and like cattle, I just follow) Yeah I can't do that.