Recent content by 1950effie

I have my grandfathers original copy.

The grille guards are rare. They were made primarily for the 1948 to 1950 series. On the bed. In the bed, the interior fender relief was only present until late 1950. It is correct that the LD 3 spd went from floor to column mid year 1950. The HD 3 spd and 4 spd were still floor mounted.

I installed a PSI regulator inline to my carbs (2x2 94's) Cut the pressure down from 6 to 3 1/2 psi. Stopped all my flooding problems and leaks. KenCT did hit one good point. Some of the kits out today have the cheap rubber seats and will not handle any form of ethanol in todays fuels. I...

Looks great. Been working on my '41 now for @ 8 years!

Antique Auto Supply in Arlington, TX 817-275-2381. Largest selection of NOS parts in the Southwest.

Member and VP of the Lone Star Group her in the DFW area. RG#6. Been a member since 2000.

I have been using Valvoline Racing 20w-50 for some time after switching from Castrol when they dropped the zinc. Any of the racing oils have the ZDDP additive in them. Just read the back of the labels. They will state that they contain the additive. Almost all of the diesel oils will be...

This has really sparked my interest!

Just thought I would add a pic of mine!

One here!

I run dual 94's on my '50 8BA. Isky 400JR, Johnson valves, bored 30 over, Ross pistons, Offy heads and intake. I have the 3 hg power valves in both carbs and stock jets. Upgraded to the new ball seats and ethanol resistant gaskets. Need it here in the Fort Worth, TX area as we have a 10% blend...

I cut sections out of my '41 frame and welded in new sections. I boxed the rear sections of the frame. I made box sections for the areas right behind the "X" member out of 1/8" plate that added tremendous to this section of the frame. It all worked great with no ill effects. I have included pics...

My '41 Pickup has a VIN with two numbers, a dash, then four numbers. Stamped on the drivers side frame rail near the front crossmember.

Ebay best place to find one...Unfortunately they are going for BIG BUCKS! I have a photo copy of a complete book. Sorry but no color and of course none of the transperencies. I'd be glade to make copies and mail it to you.

My grandfather was a dealer from '47-71 in a small Texas town west for Fort Worth. Also worked for one of the largest in Dallas from '29-'47.