TravisL17 Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 I bought it! After a minor accident at the gas station first thing this morning, icy roads, 600+ miles and 15 hours later, I got myself a 51 Dodge 1 ton. It's currently still on the trailer at a friend's house, too tired to deal with it tonight in the cold and dark. She's got a few unexpected issues, but the price was right and the truck is awesome. We got a lot of looks and thumbs up on the way home with it. I'm looking forward to warmer temps and getting to know this thing better. For now, here's a couple pics from today. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent B3B Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 That is great, very happy for you! and I know that tired feeling as well from a 600mile tow. But always worth it. congrats! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBNeal Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 Has the beast already drawn 1st blood? That's a true bonding experience 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Stephenson Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 Very nice. Charlie Stephenson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravisL17 Posted March 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 7 hours ago, JBNeal said: Has the beast already drawn 1st blood? That's a true bonding experience Not yet, but I'm sure it will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggdad1951 Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 Sweet! Text me when you get it home and I'll stop on over to check it over! Another 1 ton within 30 minutes of my place! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1B Keven Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 Congrats! Let the fun begin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent B3B Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 12 hours ago, JBNeal said: Has the beast already drawn 1st blood? That's a true bonding experience LOL, sounds like he is taking him off the trailer today.... shouldn’t be too much longer ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Elder Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 AWESOME TRUCK! Are you going to keep the patina?.....? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravisL17 Posted March 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 21 hours ago, Frank Elder said: AWESOME TRUCK! Are you going to keep the patina?.....? That's the plan. Make it safe and reliable to drive and let it be what it is, a 70 year old farm truck. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ194950 Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 21 hours ago, Frank Elder said: patina?.....? Lovin' it! ? DJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallytoo Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 (edited) nice looking 1-ton. as an aside, kind of funny that mine is "only" a 1.5-ton. Edited March 2, 2021 by wallytoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravisL17 Posted March 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 Well, it's going to have stay on the trailer another day or two. With schedules (pesky gainful employment), time is a bit short right now. I want to rinse the 300 miles of salty road spray off it at the car wash, but the warm weather has everyone flocking to the carwashes. Waiting will work out well since it will allow the roads to dry up. In the meantime, here's another pic of it. Makes that 1 ton Chev look little! (with some help from the proper perspective) A game of patience now. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Elder Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 Small rear window, nine foot bed, put some west coast juniors on there so you can see and its gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravisL17 Posted March 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 I was able to make it to the car wash today and get all the salt spray and dust washed off it. Then brought it home and got the left rear brake free. I spent some time looking things over. It's a 4 speed (from what I gather from the forum it's non synchro) with fluid drive. Engine serial number matches up to what should be in the truck, 230cid. After that we drug it off the trailer and tucked into the pole barn where it will stay until I'm done with some projects on my 50 Meadowbrook. Not sure why the picture loaded upside down, don't know how to fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooljunkie Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 She’s a beaut, clark! i was figuring you hung it from the ceiling like a model airplane. iphone,volume buttons down when taking a pic. try opening photos, edit without changing it and copy to your photos. I think then it will stay downside down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48Dodger Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 (edited) On 3/2/2021 at 5:39 PM, Frank Elder said: "Small rear window, ......" With or without the corner windows, the rear window is the same size thru 48-53. Corner windows and door vents were part of the Deluxe package. I believe that's a Chevy term from the late 60's, standard rear window vs an option to go bigger. Those guys always seem to argue about which one is better. Please correct me if I'm wrong...def not a Chevy guy. lol 48D Edited March 5, 2021 by 48Dodger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Elder Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 1 hour ago, 48Dodger said: With or without the corner windows, the rear window is the same size thru 48-53. Corner windows and door vents were part of the Deluxe package. I believe that's a Chevy term from the late 60's, standard rear window vs an option to go bigger. Those guys always seem to argue about which one is better. Please correct me if I'm wrong...def not a Chevy guy. lol 48D Thank you Tim, I meant for it to infer that as 3 window but it didn’t come out right. I can’t correct you seeings how I will never be a chivvy man....lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBNeal Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 9 hours ago, TravisL17 said: ...Not sure why the picture loaded upside down, don't know how to fix it. I haven't been too interested to investigate why this happens, but this forum has not been the only platform that I use where pics get rotated involuntarily. What seems to work consistently for me is that the original pic needs to be rotated 90° in an editor or viewer and saved, then rotated back 90° and saved, then the pic loads as desired. I have noticed in older posts that my pics have rotated, but I haven't gotten around to performing this procedure to correct that yet, what with all the ditches I gotta dig and whatnot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 4 hours ago, 48Dodger said: With or without the corner windows, the rear window is the same size thru 48-53. Corner windows and door vents were part of the Deluxe package. I believe that's a Chevy term from the late 60's, standard rear window vs an option to go bigger. Those guys always seem to argue about which one is better. Please correct me if I'm wrong...def not a Chevy guy. lol 48D I think when you get into the later 50s trucks there were small and large windows for a while. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worden18 Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 Congrats! I have a '48 one ton. I'll be keeping an eye on your posts ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggdad1951 Posted March 18, 2021 Report Share Posted March 18, 2021 Travis, great meeting you yesterday and very odd we are from the same home town! ? Super solid truck! You made a great purchase! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravisL17 Posted March 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2021 4 hours ago, ggdad1951 said: Travis, great meeting you yesterday and very odd we are from the same home town! ? Super solid truck! You made a great purchase! Thanks again for taking time to stop by. I learned a ton from you, it's much appreciated. I'm excited to start working on it, should be within a month or so. You can count on me using your restored truck as a reference! And yes, it's crazy how small the world really is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaige Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 Great looking truck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravisL17 Posted July 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2021 After being sidetracked with a different project, I finally got to work on the truck for the first time since bringing it home. Disconnected fuel lines from the pump so the crap in the tank didn't get into the pump or carb. Checked engine oil and spun the engine by hand for several revolutions and it felt smooth. No tight spots or binding. Hooked up a battery and watched for smoke for a couple minutes, so far so good. Popped the dist cap off, found newer points and condenser. One of the many signs that someone spent some time tinkering with this thing before i bought it. Ran the starter with the key off and it cranked, but sounded odd. Seemed to have one cylinder that didn't offer much resistance to the starter. Cleaned the debris from the spark plug wells and pulled the plugs. All look the same, not worn and black. Had the kid run the starter while I put a thumb over each plug hole. Number 6 offers no compression. Time to investigate. Think I'll pull the headand get a good look at things, see what shape the holes and valves are in. First thing is to get it from the pole barn to the garage where I have better working conditions, more light, more tools and compressed air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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