Maybe my buddy Johnny Deep Pockets will make me a cool one! I am not a fan of it eitherOriginally Posted by DRAG-ULA
That upper hose.......
Maybe my buddy Johnny Deep Pockets will make me a cool one! I am not a fan of it eitherThat upper hose.......
****MATT*****
Steel/alum with just rubber couplers
A gun is like a parachute. If you need one, and don't have one, you'll probably never need one again.
That is not cool enough for DRAG-ULA! Show them what you mean John!
****MATT*****
I used copper pipe for my 51 Ford upper and lower hoses. You just end up with twice as many hose clamps.
That upper hose.......I don't know how to post pics anymore.....
I used to be 'with it'. Then they changed what 'it' was. Now what I'm 'with' isn't 'it', and what's 'it' seems weird and scary to me.......
1948 Dodge B1 pickup
I got more done on this thing this weekend than I have in any other weekend since Ive owned it.
Sunday I ordered the starter, water pump, fuel filler neck, battery, rear brake union, read brake drums, pads, kit, brake cylinders, and package shelf tray. All I have left to order is floor pans and wheels and tires now. In the last week I've ripped out all the carpet and padding in the trunk and interior, and deep cleaned both. The interior is going to be pretty decent once I get new carpet in it, the body really took the majority of the shit.
Trying hard to get it running and driving by Woodward. I'll probably just screw in the new pans over the rotted out pans so I can at least drive it, and then come winter pull it apart and cut out the rot.
I honestly might go with bigger wheels instead of putting another set of 15's on it. The long term goal is lowering it and making the chassis nice (or nicer than it is now), so while it might look silly with more modern wheels on it for the time being, I might be better off in the long run.
Last edited by jsxtreme; 07-24-2024 at 11:02 AM.
Floors really ate shit.
Another long term goal photo.
There's patina, and then there's whatever this is. lol
The paint has shrank, and is checking from sitting in the weather. I look at my options and there are really only two to me: 1. Full restore 2. Crusty and rusty. I don't have full restore money, so crusty and rusty it is.
Yeah, I could spend 150-200 hours sanding, patching, mudding, and paint it flat black like a lot of folks. Its not going to be good enough, and I'm not going to be happy with it.
Which leaves me to embrace the natural patina. Making the chassis nice, making the interior nice, and driving the hell out of it.
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