Dajudge Posted September 19, 2014 Report Posted September 19, 2014 (edited) Thought I would post an update on our 48. My last post was asking about the dreaded overheating. I have rebuilt an original B&B carb off the 49, changed the plugs, removed the point and replaced with electronics. Then, pulled the welsh plugs and dumped a large amount of crud out of the block. Top seemed very clean but it still would get hot. However, if I just ran water on the front of the radiator it would cool right down. So, we pulled the radiator and took it to an old guy here in town. He flushed it and got it cleaned up. I put it back in, warmed up the truck and headed down the road. The temp started climbing... Crap... It hit 190 and then boom cool water from the radiator came in and dropped it 15 degrees almost instantly. The motor climbed back to 182 and just sat there. WOOOOO WHOOOO! I probably put 70 or 80 miles on it last week and it seems happy as can be. Even though Kaitlyn is just 15, it did its first high school duty last weekend. This was a great test also. Band garage sale. I made 5 or 6 trips from storage to the staging area. Start and stop, Start and Stop. Knock on wood, the motor fires right up every time. She even drove us to school one morning. I have the lollipop mirrors taken apart and ready for some paint. They are really cool looking. Next is seat belts, electric wiper conversion and interior. I'm also in the process of cleaning up the gas tank. It has a cool Budweiser Keg for a tank now, but I would like to put the stocker back in. We are going to get her grandfather to build her an old looking crate to sit at the front of the bed. I want it big enough to hold a large cooler. This will serve as waterproof storage for her stuff. I put stuff up pretty often on the trucks facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/Kaitlyns49Dodge Almost forgot... The truck's paint job has officially been deemed perfect. In its 1st high school appearance the kids were all over it and I could care less. If it had a fancy paint job I would be so stressed. Kaitlyn and pals are having a great time. That is better than any million dollar paint job Edited September 19, 2014 by Dajudge 3 Quote
Ram Man 02 Posted September 19, 2014 Report Posted September 19, 2014 the truck turned out great! Quote
Jeff Balazs Posted September 19, 2014 Report Posted September 19, 2014 Well done! These trucks never fail to put a smile on everyone's face. Jeff Quote
The Oil Soup Posted September 20, 2014 Report Posted September 20, 2014 That looks like a million dollar paint job! Gary Quote
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