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On 3/14/2023 at 9:50 AM, dgrinnan said:

Fresh out of paint.  In the process of re-assembling.

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Love that shiny black. Nice paint job.

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13 hours ago, tom'sB2B said:

Saw this cool woodie whilst riding my '51 Schwinn 

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Nice Schwinn. Love the patina (aka rust) ?

 

AFAIK Santa Cruz is famous for woodies. There is the Santa Cruz chapter of the National Woodies Club, the annual Woodies on the Wharf held in July, Woodies on the Beach (also in July), Woodies Cafe, and there is a man named Woody who has lived there all his life! Thanks for sharing and love the two  classics juxtaposed.

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Hello all.

Just started on our newly acquired 1953 Dodge B4B 1/2 Ton Project that we bought in bits and pieces so I only have photos of bits and pieces to share at this time.

 

This is a great forum,

Dan

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Nice truck.  I love the ones kept looking original.  I know in 1951 a farmer probably would not spend the extra money on white wall tires for his farm truck, but they sure look good and make people think about that time period.  I have the white walls on both my 47 Dodge and my 54 Chevy trucks. 

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I started my 1953 Dodge B4B Project in September 2023.  Here are a few progress photos.

The engine went to the machine shop on Thursday and my goal is to have a rolling chassis to put it in when I bring it home.

This is a great forum!

Dan

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I left it outside somewhere. Let me see if I can find it.
 

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Posted (edited)
On 2/23/2024 at 9:16 AM, Dan693 said:

I started my 1953 Dodge B4B Project in September 2023.  Here are a few progress photos.

The engine went to the machine shop on Thursday and my goal is to have a rolling chassis to put it in when I bring it home.

This is a great forum!

Dan

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I think you should start a thread showing your rebuild. I would enjoy watching your progress.

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Hi tom'sB2B,

My wife and I have been making slow and steady progress on 1953 B4B.

My initial post was on September 8, 2023 with photos of the truck in pieces.  That is how we brought it home.  The previous owner took it completely apart then lost interest when he found a 1967 Dodge Charger project.  He did do a pretty good job of bagging and tagging with photos.  He also had a shop manual and parts book.

We made a few trips with a U-haul utility trailer to get all of the parts home.  we sorted through the 7 plastic bins to sort out and identify parts. 

As many of you that have tackled an old car project know, most of the work in the beginning is cleaning, cleaning, and more cleaning.  We started with the chassis and running gear components.  We cleaned, inspected, repaired as necessary, and painted them.  The frame went out for sand blasting and powder coating. 

We now have a painted chassis and a number of painted components. 

More to come.

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truck picture B-1-B-108:

 

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I have posted pictures of my 47 in the past.  This is it on the Navy Pier June 15th for the Mars Candy 95 Anniversary Corporate meeting. 

The 1954 Dodge belongs to my old high school shop teacher.  He drove it in the 70's and was 100% original.  It had belonged to his grandfather.  It was blue.  He has done a complete makeover of the truck over the years.  This is it last week when we met for lunch.  The bed is Brazilian Cherry stained to match the paint. 

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John T got artsy at the 50's this year...so, I did a different arsty shot of Joe's route van off my door.   Waiting for John to post no longer!  Hard to get a pic with no people!

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ok, ok, ok.... here are my pics .... haha.  :cool:

 

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FEF and @RouteVanJoe's Van were drawing lots of traffic due to their uniqueness amongst the sea of 10.000 vehicles.

 

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Unless you've had FEF repainted, that paint has held up really well for being over 12 years old.  Reflections are really clear.  I like it!.  

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13 hours ago, Dave72dt said:

Unless you've had FEF repainted, that paint has held up really well for being over 12 years old.  Reflections are really clear.  I like it!.  

still your work buddy!

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