'34 Dodge Brothers, double build.

[MercuryMac]

There's very little 'rust through', just one spot, but the whole truck is beat to a pulp. The truck is very worn out, due to, lack of maintenance, lack of adjustments, lack of fixing, and old age; but it's cool never-the-less.

 

[Skip]

There's very little 'rust through', just one spot, but the whole truck is beat to a pulp. The truck is very worn out, due to, lack of maintenance, lack of adjustments, lack of fixing, and old age; but it's cool never-the-less.

That sounds like an apt description of about half of the membership here.

 

[smallfoot]

That sounds like an apt description of about half of the membership here.

Hey, I resemble that remark...

 

[kenny c]

I think I'm in that half of the membership. I don't know if I should be proud, embarrassed or disgusted.[S

 

[DozerII]

I'm pretty sure I'm member of that club as well

 

[Torchie]

Are we starting the "Old ,wrecked and in the way" club meeting.[ddd
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[Burgerman]

Are we starting the "Old ,wrecked and in the way" club meeting.[ddd
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Torchie

How about wise and experienced with value to bring to the table.

 

[MercuryMac]

I hope that at the first 'Old, Wrecked and in the way' club meeting, they stress the part of the philosophy that you guys over looked. That part is 'Cool Never-the-less'.

And I was talking about a project truck, not people.

After an aggressive washing I've found another rusted area. Now both cab corners look poor.

 

[Bamamav]

After an aggressive washing I've found another rusted area. Now both cab corners look poor.

You washed it too hard Mac. You weren't supposed to wash out the dirt epoxy holding it together! [ddd[ddd[ddd

 

[I-R-POPS]

Hey Mac,
You just need to sell that '34 Dodge to me.
I love that body style.

 

[soltz]

Proud to have

Made it seven plus decades and can strill weld [

 

[MercuryMac]

That aggressive wash was the first in at least 50 years; and probably ever. The city folks that are dressed up 'poor' and going to sit in this truck in the play will not be impressed with the mouse smell and gross little things rolling around on the floor. It had to be washed.
Here's me pushing the Dodge back into the shop and onto the hoist.

 

[Old Iron]

It looks like it sits 2" higher with all the dirt off [ddd

 

[Torchie]

It looks like it sits 2" higher with all the dirt off [ddd

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[joedoh]

"alright mr demille I am ready for my close up"

-dodge, probably.

 

[MercuryMac]

Heh, heh, but I secretly know that the 'Fame and Fortune' coming my direction is going to miss me, and leave me standing there with a stripped down, potential ratrod and some good story memories.

Anyhow, I'm back from a holiday [way down into North Dakota], and getting caught up winterizing everything.
Today I took the driveshaft off the '34 and pulled the transmission. The bellhousing is in a girdle that won't let it slip out in any direction, so I'm taking out the upper transmission crossmember/clutch and brake mount, so I can maybe lift the back of the motor up three inches and then slide it forward.

 

[Torchie]

Welcome back.....
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[MercuryMac]

Besides getting ready for winter, other, weird, [but good] excuses, and working very slowly, I have seen a little progress on the '34. The fool-proof girdle that was around the bellhousing is finally out and so the engine came out after that relatively easily. It's out and on the floor. I've been painting the wheels duller and mounting them. Behind one wheel that sometimes leans quite a bit, either direction, I found a disturbing problem. The kingpin is not only worn right out it's been run broken for 40 or 50 years while hauling heavy loads of rocks off the fields, so the front axle is worn badly and the spindle is probably--- toast.

 

[Torchie]

Bummer about the axle and spindle. The hunts is on..... or do you have one just laying around. [ddd
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[Bamamav]

Could you bore the axle and put in a sleeve? What about welding the spindle up and turning it back down on a lathe? Or just cheaper to find another replacement?