'47 Dodge shop truck

[I-R-POPS]

I wish i had a ten mile stretch of road to run 95 smooth or not. [cl. Tried in NM in the 70's and got to donate to the NM Highway Patrol

Enjoy your ride.

Thanks Soltz. It's really turning out to be a fun little truck.
It's 38 miles between Belen and Socorro and if you hit it before 10:00 AM
it's pretty good bet you'll be ok. No guarantees tho.

 

[I-R-POPS]

Pops, I installed a steel floor taken out of a newer Chevy pickup into a 52 Chevy bed.
It turned out great.

"I got my tach mounted, new outside mirror brackets and mirrors mounted, and made a mount for the interior mirror. Should be safer changing lanes.
Replaced the rear end pinion seal and adjusted the rear brakes a little. "


That sounds like at least a weeks worth of work to me. Mirrors look great.

That's probably the first time in it's 68 years it has seen anything faster than 50 mph.

I seem to go in spurts. And no I'm not talking bout a prostrate issue. It was a good day for an old fart.

I had to chuckle when I went of my Serial Number inspection when the lady
commented on the 85 hp at 3500 rpm that's stamped on the tag. I think it's up a little from that.

 

[I-R-POPS]

Pops, I installed a steel floor taken out of a newer Chevy pickup into a 52 Chevy bed.
It turned out great.

That's a good idea. I'll have to look into that. Thanks for the suggestion.

"I got my tach mounted, new outside mirror brackets and mirrors mounted, and made a mount for the interior mirror. Should be safer changing lanes.
Replaced the rear end pinion seal and adjusted the rear brakes a little. "


That sounds like at least a weeks worth of work to me. Mirrors look great.

That's probably the first time in it's 68 years it has seen anything faster than 50 mph.

I seem to go in spurts. And no I'm not talking bout a prostrate issue. It was a good day for an old fart.

I had to chuckle when I went of my Serial Number inspection when the lady
commented on the 85 hp at 3500 rpm that's stamped on the tag. I think it's up a little from that.

 

[Torchie]

I seem to go in spurts. And no I'm not talking bout a prostrate issue. It was a good day for an old fart. .

I hear you on that POPS. Have had a few real good days lately myself.
Lets make a deal and shoot for another good one tomorrow as well.[cl
Torchie

 

[I-R-POPS]

I hear you on that POPS. Have had a few real good days lately myself.
Lets make a deal and shoot for another good one tomorrow as well.[cl
Torchie

Amen Brother!!! I like the good days for sure.
Glad you're doing well.

 

[I-R-POPS]

How the heck can it take 3 hours to install 2 three point seat belts?
I hate seat belts, I don't like wearing them, I don't like installing them, I don't
like looking at them but..... Caleb's mom said no seat belt no cruising. How narrow minded can you be? I thought I raised her better. She didn't wear one
half the time back in the day.

Now we got seat belts and a sealed roll out windshield.
And we went for a 2 hour cruise this afternoon.

 

[smallfoot]

Must have been sumpin in the weather...I actually woke up feeling better yesterday too. Ah, seat belts! I'd rather not be mandated to wear something for "my own good", but I put them in the 31 if for no other reason than when I get pulled by John Law he might give me a break for the effort. Here, we don't need to put them in vehicles that were not originally equipped. But hey, I got turn signals and brake lights in tandem too.
Hope you enjoyed the cruise! I enjoyed mine...

 

[Old Iron]

"How the heck can it take 3 hours to install 2 three point seat belts?"
I can't tell you that.
It took me 2.5 hours to install an accelerator pedal yesterday, by the time I fabbed a bracket that mounted to three Holley two barrels [S

 

[smallfoot]

Yeah but, if ya'll had tried to hurry ya'll would probably be doing something over...[cl

 

[I-R-POPS]

Must have been sumpin in the weather...I actually woke up feeling better yesterday too. Ah, seat belts! I'd rather not be mandated to wear something for "my own good", but I put them in the 31 if for no other reason than when I get pulled by John Law he might give me a break for the effort. Here, we don't need to put them in vehicles that were not originally equipped. But hey, I got turn signals and brake lights in tandem too.
Hope you enjoyed the cruise! I enjoyed mine...

We have the same here. His mom {my daughter} requires them so they're in there. I find myself enjoying this one a lot. It's really comfortable and rides nice. It also doesn't hurt that it's fast.

 

[I-R-POPS]

"How the heck can it take 3 hours to install 2 three point seat belts?"
I can't tell you that.
It took me 2.5 hours to install an accelerator pedal yesterday, by the time I fabbed a bracket that mounted to three Holley two barrels [S

Gotta love it Huh? It just takes us older guys longer to get started I think.
Carb linkage set up looks great. Nice work.

 

[I-R-POPS]

Yeah but, if ya'll had tried to hurry ya'll would probably be doing something over...[cl

Re do is something I really hate and avoid as much as possible.

 

[I-R-POPS]

Put A little lipstick on the pig today, put the trim on the nose and burned up some more fuel. I see a pattern developing here. Drive in the cool of the morning and work on the little things in the afternoon.

 

[AZRodDave]

Nice touches, Pops!

Put A little lipstick on the pig today, put the trim on the nose and burned up some more fuel. I see a pattern developing here. Drive in the cool of the morning and work on the little things in the afternoon.

That looks great! "Lipstick on the pig." Hahaha! [cl

I hear ya on the drive in the morning thing, then work later (hopefully indoors?). 100 degrees tomorrow and going up all next week. Yeah, I'm into my vampire schedule. Might as well sleep during the day when it is too hot out. So, time for some work while it's 74 outside! (1AM)

 

[smallfoot]

That looks great! "Lipstick on the pig." Hahaha! [cl

I hear ya on the drive in the morning thing, then work later (hopefully indoors?). 100 degrees tomorrow and going up all next week. Yeah, I'm into my vampire schedule. Might as well sleep during the day when it is too hot out. So, time for some work while it's 74 outside! (1AM)

Naw, ya miss the bikini run....

 

[DJ3100]

"Made in the U.S.A." on the grille seems very unique. In '47 there weren't a lot of other choices. I can't think of another instance where I have seen it that prominently displayed. I would like to see that on modern car - probably no manufacturer can say that though.

Three hours to install the seat belts doesn't sound so bad. I'll be happy if it doesn't take 3 days.

 

[Torchie]

"Made in the U.S.A." on the grille seems very unique. In '47 there weren't a lot of other choices. I can't think of another instance where I have seen it that prominently displayed. I would like to see that on modern car - probably no manufacturer can say that though.

Interesting comment DJ. I recall reading that in 2014 the car that was rated as the most "Built in America of American Parts" was the Toyota Avalon

I love it POPS. A little known fact is that the Dodge company invented the word "Dependability"in it's advertising campaigns for their trucks.
Torchie

 

[05snopro440]

The truck looks great pops and I'm glad you're getting use out of it.

I hope you're still using the 48 as well!

 

[I-R-POPS]

That looks great! "Lipstick on the pig." Hahaha! [cl

I hear ya on the drive in the morning thing, then work later (hopefully indoors?). 100 degrees tomorrow and going up all next week. Yeah, I'm into my vampire schedule. Might as well sleep during the day when it is too hot out. So, time for some work while it's 74 outside! (1AM)

Yep I think summer is finally going to arrive. I heard the other day that this was the wetest and coolest May we've had since 1947. I've really enjoyed
the weather this month.

 

[I-R-POPS]

Naw, ya miss the bikini run....

That's probably a very good reason to adjust your cruise times!!