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Sent Yes and I have been talking with them, what is their quality like? Is it hit and miss depending on who is locked up at the time? I have not...
Thank you for the referral Schroeder sounded great, he is booked up for a while so any other suggestions are appreciated.
Thank you for the reply, I am actually looking for a shop to perform the labor at this point... I know I initially wanted to do it all myself but...
I have a 1939 dodge 1.5 ton flatbed truck that I was building, I ran out of time and space. It is located in Oregon, we relocated to Las Vegas and...
And it is especially nice having them all work :) this truck will be able to haul over 10-15 tons plus tow another 9 tons. I need to know it...
I could not find the photo of the newer front axle after I had it shortened (they had to cut out almost 24" from the middle). Here is the way it...
Huh, I thought that photo was up there... also you should be able to see stuff, just not join right now. we were having so many spam accounts we...
Seeing all of the good old parts go to scrap is very sad. And I am glad there are people who actively try to save stuff. The other side of it...
Yeah, I really wanted to keep as much original as possible. I did not really see a good easy way to use the old one and when I bought the rear I...
Wow, it has been a while. I did get the Dana 19060s rear axle, and a drop axle both from a 99 GMC Topkick (box truck) I had to shorten the front...
Bummer is that the truck had a stock drop axle making all of the stuff line up. If I go straight axle the axle would be too close to the engine...
Thank you for the rating information on the axle, that will be fine with the engine and most of the weight I would add to it is over the rear...
Has anyone delt with this truck? Gene Climber in Oregon, are you here?? I know you are working on a similar job rated truck, how is that going?
Hello all, <O:p I have been lurking and learning for a while now... I am working on a 39 Dodge 1.5 ton flatbed. I will be repowering it with a...
I will be there Tomorow, I am going to hit both of them with the wife... Hope she can keep up:) we went last year but one each day not both in...
Nice work, nice site!
Bskustoms, nice avatar pic, if that is you and you were my neighbor I am sure I would know you better already:) The lady is nice...
Curious to see results side by side of the same parts dunked in oxalic acid and Evapo Rust. Sounds like Evapo Rust can take a while, also I want...
OOh, is that in PDX, I can hope it is local to me... Tell us more! (please)
Hey Patrick46, I have a ton of photos on the build site www.1939Cummins.info. I agree a truck is a truck when it has a diesel, and Cummins is...
I have to go with the Cummins Diesel, it would just be too cool. I have already taken the Cummins out of the donor truck and starting to tear it...
73rr, Yeah I found that posting and have connected with him. He is following my build site and I hope to have him chiming in as things progress....
Thanks! Good to see some other locals here as well!!
Hello all, I am in the process of building up my 1939 Dodge 1.5 ton truck. It is a California Special and a stakebed. The plan is to use...
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