'34 Dodge Brothers, double build.

[MercuryMac]

I can't brag about this reducer yet, because I haven't driven one. Today I tweaked and adjusted the steering system, bolted it in for the last time, and steered the truck, [on jacks]. The rack and pinion cross steer doesn't let the truck turn very sharp, but it's easy to steer.
[pic one] is the finished steering shaft.
I then did some little things inside the cab, like took the choke cable out and the key switch.

 

[MercuryMac]

I took up the floor boards today and plumbed in the hydraulic clutch, [pic one]. Then came the system bleeding, what a horrible job. I finally got the slave cylinder working, but I noticed the pedal stroke was getting less and less. With all the pumping the pedal, I broke a cast iron weird shaped gismo that drives the master cylinder. I'm making a new iron one now.

 

[MercuryMac]

Here's a picture of the clutch apparatus that I broke yesterday, [pic one]. It is now brazed up.
While I was waiting for it to cool, I thought I'd do some dash work. [pic two], I replaced the ignition switch and 're-knobbed' the choke cable, shortened it and mounted it to the centre carb, [pic three]. The choke actuating mechanism was bent a wee bit so it wouldn't let the choke close all of the way. I snapped the vise-grips on the offending piece and adjusted it ever-so-slightly, and it broke off. So I had to take the carburetor apart and take the choke shaft out and try to weld this little wee piece back on, --- without success. I finally welded a nail on there and then cut it off.

 

[MercuryMac]

The last few days, have been sideways progress, at best.
I brazed up my clutch linkage and had to move the keyway inside the castiron ring. I finally brazed the old key way full and ground a new key in the brass. Now the whole mess is back in the truck and functional, [pic one].
I thought I'd take the black plastic light switch knob off and put on the clear fake glass one that I had. That worked alright until I tried to hook the light switch shaft back into the switch. It didn't feel right at all. I had to take the switch apart and found out that a little piece was out of place. Anyhow it might be fixed up now. [pic two].