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have ya tried NAPA? :cool:
Welcome aboard :cool: another resource is the Pilot-House forum...some of it is fluff, most of it is informative
I think that's a 1-ton...2-tons had larger wheels (19.5 vs. 16) and front fender flares :cool:
Welcome to ya & Walter...I reckon the problem with the M37 is that you've got low gearing & an engine that develops max torque just off of idle,...
while still a teen, working underneath a tractor, I need to knock a bolt loose with a 5# hammer at a weird angle...knocked myself in between the...
The data plate is either on the driver side firewall or the driver door jamb between the hinges. The model number for a '54 would be something...
judging from them doors, the firewall parking brake mount, and the low-side bed, I reckon that truck might be a '50 Pilot-House truck...if'n the...
chrome bumpers on a fleet truck? I dunno about that...they built the fleet trucks with as few options as possible...might have belonged to a...
Welcome to the world of Pilot-House trucks...new replacement parts are not cheap cuz there's little competition by the few vendors who carry them....
There's a '52 Dodge short bed picked-over beat-up shell sitting by the house, a 230 flathead 6 sitting on the back of a flatbed '51 Dodge dually...
if it's the original sender, it makes total sense that it is acting weird. The variable resistor consists of a bakelite cone with a...
I have had some amazingly bad luck with old machines, so I'm all for doing teardowns & inspections before sinking a lot of $$$ into one. You may...
I don't think the '53 front end is a direct bolt-on as the '54-'56 frames were different...the frame shape was modified so that the steering...
saw the wanted ad but could not post information... their online catalog doesn't show everything that their hardcopy catalog shows, but Roberts...
Ya might have better luck finding some information on the Pilot-House forum...I drew up a wiring diagram that incorporates a turn signal circuit...
there might be some useful information here :cool:
ya got a late '55, them cabs were used thru '60 on 1/2, 3/4 & 1-tons, up thru '75 on higher tonnage (CNT, Big Horns, etc.)...'54 & early '55 cabs...
that's a nice lookin' 1-ton ya got thar, even has the custom tailgate :cool: ya got yerself a pickle thar, determining which engine/transmission...
have ya considered converting to front disc brakes? Rustyhope.com has some help in that area...when my drums finally go out of tolerance, I'm...
that appears to be an original B2C rear axle, which are pre-8 3/4...the gear ratio should be on the casting near the fill plug, somewhere in the...
Put some diesel or ATF in the cylinders for a few days then see how well the motor spins. Pull the valve covers off to see if any of the valves...
4bt conversion sounds good...but whut's yer transmission? are ya gonna keep the original rear axle or go with something a li'l more highway...
might want to rebuild that fuel pump cuz them rubber diaphragms tend to rot out after awhile...them brakes might give ya a surprise if ya go...
These modifications are looking great! Makes me wish we could easily get our hands on them Aussie utes that have the tailgate area of the bed...
This bed was originally made by Dodge from '58-'60, then the tooling was sold to Studebaker to put on their Champs :cool:
that 1-ton was a dual rear wheel one ton in its previous life, judging from the offset on them wheels and the short running board (probably had a...
the Dodge Pilot-House club has a good article on the Volare front suspension...there's some good links in there to other websites that might have...
Flathead 6 has a different 'WOW' factor than the V8...V8s are popular for power, but making that 'obsolete' flathead move usually gets a thumbs-up...
Yep, adding the PCV system will mean an adjustment is required on the carb as you're introducing a controlled vacuum leak, leaning the charged...
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