woodscavenger Posted October 6, 2007 Report Posted October 6, 2007 I am about the ink the deal on what I believe is a 1950 PH truck. Overall it seems to be in pretty good shape. It will be a complete rip apart-re-do kind of project which is what I was looking for. It appears to have been modified a bit many years ago. Until I get it home and jacked up I am not really sure how much has been done. I was looking at the engine and it looks like a flathead 6 with the word "Spitfire" across the driver side. Is this an original? Can anyone tell me about it? Also in the cab there are two small brackets under the roof centered front to back and about 1/3 over from each window. What are they for? Head liner mounting? Hopefully early next week it will be mine! Quote
grey beard Posted October 6, 2007 Report Posted October 6, 2007 The Spitfire moniker on your cylinder head says the block is 25 inches long at the head, so is therefore a "big block" from a Chrysler or DeSoto - unless you live in or near Canada and your truck is a Fargo - not a Dodge - same difference but Canadian mfr. The big block is good - more cubes, etc. Lots of them have been stuffed into Pilothouse Dodges for more torque/power. These are two inches longer than the sock 218/239 engines originally equipped in these trucks. Looks like someone has already done that for you. LOL You will find this forum most helpfuld in getting info on your truck. Most of us on here started out as novices and learned from others via this website. My suggestion to you is to download and read the seven years worth of past forum questions, answers and discussions from this forum archives, and read them at your convenience off line. You will find an amazing amount of info in this discussion, and not tie up your computer/phone. etc. Also, to do a thorough restoration on a PIlothouse, your library needs to grow by three more volumes - Don Bunn's Dodge B Series book, a Parts manual and a Service manual. The latter two are available as reproints. Then you'll have invaluable information you will need when you get things torn apart. These books, along with the help you can find on this forum, will soon make you a Pilothouse maven, and you'll be answering others' questions like a pro in no time. Lots of luck:) Quote
woodscavenger Posted October 6, 2007 Author Report Posted October 6, 2007 where do I find the old archive? Quote
Guest Dave Claussen Posted October 7, 2007 Report Posted October 7, 2007 Click on the bullet on the top of the page that says "Download Previous Forum Archives" That should do it. You can choose which ones you want from there. It will take a little time to download depending on your Internet connection. Dave Quote
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