JoelOkie Posted July 20, 2010 Author Report Posted July 20, 2010 That would be nice I love seeing all the different gage clusters mopar comes out with. Here is a better picture of the gauge cluster. The oil pressure gauge face has what looks to be greasy dirt on it. I don't see any rust inside it anywhere. Bezel and crystal look great. The gasket has fallen down inside the cluster. I am hoping it will clean up ok without messing anything up. Quote
Frank Elder Posted July 20, 2010 Report Posted July 20, 2010 That is wonderful composition for a gage cluster, easy to scan and still keep your eyes on the road. Quote
Young Ed Posted July 20, 2010 Report Posted July 20, 2010 Frankie it would be except its mounted dead center in the car not in front of the driver. Quote
Frank Elder Posted July 20, 2010 Report Posted July 20, 2010 :DJust have to shim it a little..then no more sore neck:eek: Quote
48Dodger Posted July 21, 2010 Report Posted July 21, 2010 (edited) Hey Joel, very cool ride! I have a 1938 1.5 ton truck that has the headlights perched like that...except I dont have the head lights. I looked at the 38 1/2 ton trucks and saw the lights coming off the side of the radiator grille. I didnt look any further than that (cuz I spend more time with my 48-53 trucks) figgerin' its gonna be hard to find those headlights. I'm thinkin', after seeing your car, if the 38 1.5 ton truck didn't get those fancy pants upgraded side mount headlight in 38 cuz it was a big dumb truck. I'll have to check and see if I can find some headlights from the older models. Anywho....thanks for sharing the pictures and giving me something else to think about. lol. 48D Edited July 21, 2010 by 48dodger Quote
JoelOkie Posted July 21, 2010 Author Report Posted July 21, 2010 Hey Joel, very cool ride! I have a 1938 1.5 ton truck that has the headlights perched like that...except I dont have the head lights. I looked at the 38 1/2 ton trucks and saw the lights coming off the side of the radiator grille. I didnt look any further than that (cuz I spend more time with my 48-53 trucks) figgerin' its gonna be hard to find those headlights. I'm thinkin', after seeing your car, if the 38 1.5 ton truck didn't get those fancy pants upgraded side mount headlight in 38 cuz it was a big dumb truck. I'll have to check and see if I can find some headlights from the older models. Anywho....thanks for sharing the pictures and giving me something else to think about. lol.48D My 37 Plymouth pickup has the stands off the shell side also. I'll keep an eye open for some headlight stands and buckets too. Quote
JoelOkie Posted July 21, 2010 Author Report Posted July 21, 2010 Frankie it would be except its mounted dead center in the car not in front of the driver. It looks like it would get hard to get used to, plus I don't see as well as I once did. I am thinking that I will keep the original gauge cluster , but add a Dolphin set in the place where the panel (rusty area) in front of the steering wheel is. I have a set of them in my Ford pickup, and they are also round with similar color and finish as the 36 Plymouth, only smaller. Quote
Reg Evans Posted July 21, 2010 Report Posted July 21, 2010 Just for comparison. Here are the gauges on my 35 Dodge. The speedo and gauges are separate and the speedo is huge. I have no problem reading them even though they are centered on the dash. Here's what my 38 Dodge gauges look like. They are finally in front of the driver. Quote
Jim Saraceno Posted July 21, 2010 Report Posted July 21, 2010 Here are the gauges on my 35 Dodge. That's odd. The gauges on my '35 Plymouth are directly in front of the steering column. Quote
48Dodger Posted July 21, 2010 Report Posted July 21, 2010 My 37 Plymouth pickup has the stands off the shell side also. I'll keep an eye open for some headlight stands and buckets too. I looked at google images, and found 1936 plymouth trucks/sedans have what semm to be on my Dodge Brothers 1.5 ton truck. I have the stands that come off the fenders, but no lights. I wonder if other headlights would work on those stands? Is yours considered a sedan? 48D Quote
Reg Evans Posted July 21, 2010 Report Posted July 21, 2010 Tim, Could these be made to fit your 38 ? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1938-Dodge-Truck-1-Ton-Headlights-37-39-Rat-Rod-/400137528572?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item5d2a0e24fc Quote
JoelOkie Posted July 21, 2010 Author Report Posted July 21, 2010 here are some more I have been admiring. Stands seem shorter, but they look pretty sharp. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/37-Hudson-Terraplane-headlights-head-light-buckets-/260635574252?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3caf173fec Quote
48Dodger Posted July 22, 2010 Report Posted July 22, 2010 Tim,Could these be made to fit your 38 ? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1938-Dodge-Truck-1-Ton-Headlights-37-39-Rat-Rod-/400137528572?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item5d2a0e24fc Hey Reg, Joel That's the one I think. I have the stands...would just have to see if the buckets would fit on them...don't see why not. (famous last words, lol) 48D Quote
JoelOkie Posted July 22, 2010 Author Report Posted July 22, 2010 Hey Reg, Joel That's the one I think. I have the stands...would just have to see if the buckets would fit on them...don't see why not. (famous last words, lol) 48D I bet they will fit ok. Hope you can snag you some. Quote
Robert Horne Posted July 22, 2010 Report Posted July 22, 2010 I have snow plow headlights on my 38.... Quote
JoelOkie Posted July 22, 2010 Author Report Posted July 22, 2010 I have snow plow headlights on my 38.... That's got to be unique Bob. I like looking at headlights on ebay. I am looking for taillights for the 36 Plymouth now. Quote
Charlie Olson Posted July 22, 2010 Report Posted July 22, 2010 I hope you call your "in the weeds find", Lazarus. Quote
P-12 Tommy Posted July 22, 2010 Report Posted July 22, 2010 Yep, bringing it back from the dead. Tom Quote
48Dodger Posted July 22, 2010 Report Posted July 22, 2010 Yep, bringing it back from the dead.Tom Yea...proving that rust truly never dies... 48D Quote
JoelOkie Posted July 22, 2010 Author Report Posted July 22, 2010 (edited) I hope you call your "in the weeds find", Lazarus. Lazarus it is;) Just hope like heck it doesn't turn out to be Frankenstein lol Edited July 22, 2010 by JoelOkie Quote
JoelOkie Posted July 24, 2010 Author Report Posted July 24, 2010 Joel' date=' awesome that you have the car moving under its own power. I may have missed it on the original thread, but how long do you think it sat before you bought it?[/quote']I was back over there where I got the 36 Plymouth today to some pictures of the 37 Dodge pickup (posted those pics on the Pilothouse forum) I kicked around a bit where my car had sat so long. A lot of empty Marvel Mystery Oil cans, and one half gallon Liquid Wrench can. Never seen Liquid Wrench in a bulk can like that before. Someone had been lubing the heck out of those old cars, I reckon. Probably why my car would still turn over ok . I found some rusty, rotted pieces of an old tag just at the back of where my car had sat......just barely able to get enough of it together to tell anything, but it was an 1962 Oklahoma tag. I guess it could have fallen off the 36 Plymouth, or maybe just an old tag thrown out, but best clue I have as to the last time that car was probably tagged. Quote
Jim Yergin Posted July 24, 2010 Report Posted July 24, 2010 I love it, old car archeology! Jim Yergin Quote
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