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Time to get my rebuilt truck ready for its first winter since restored. I use the old green antifreeze in most of the farm equipment round the shop. Will that be fine in the flathead. If not what you guys recomend. Thanks.

About a year to date after the old truck was rescued from a fence row. I got it completed enough to make the 75th annual Labor Day parade in Rector. I've still got some interior stuff to finish and I have a guy working in the windshield, but otherwise it looks better than I could if ever...

Cutting it close but plan on having it in its first parade on Labor Day! Painting the last fender tommorow then will have it all to put together There's still some interior work but will pretty much be done on the exterior. I'm having a well known local guy come on Thursday who can paint the...

I'm trying to get the ole truck road legal before I drive it to town for the parade on labor day. I have an original brake switch that screws on the transmission for the brake lights. Is there suppose to be a spring that attaches from the switch to the brake pedal? I think there is, but I...

After getting the ****** hooked up the night before, and letting the engine run for awhile in the shop, I couldn't wait to take a small stroll in the old truck and to see how the transmission acted, as I've done nothing to it except change the oil. So I fired it off and took a little drive...

I'm looking for some running boards for a 36 1.5 ton to improve on my old ones that are pretty bad.... Thanks!

It's been a labor of love, but I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to restore a piece of my family's history as well as America's. I thought i'd been here last week, but got busy on the farm. Today I finished wiring everything up, plumbed up the pump and ran a line to a gas jug. I bolted the...

When my throwout bearing gets delievered, and I get the engine put back in Pop's 36 1.5 ton, i'll be wiring and plumbing everything. I've been hearing of Positive grounds on some of these 6 volts. We had an H farmall on the farm that was 6volt positive ground till my grandpa switched it to...

Is this a 32' head? I posted this on a facebook page, and a fellow "who may very well be on here to lol" noticed I was using a 32 head. I didn't know what he was referring to, till he showed me the difference between a 32 and a 36 in his pictures. This was the way the motor came out of the truck...

Ready to put the transmission back on and get the engine installed in the truck ! When we put the transmission on the clutch Seemed really toght to push in to me but I am not an expert on clutches. There are three bolts on the end of this clutch housing I'm thinking that has it pulled two...

Warmed up here in Ar to the mid 60's, so built a fire and got the shop up to 80. Considering I painted in a farm shop and not a booth, i'm tickled with how this turned out. Loved spraying this PPG paint, my old Devilbiss still has it! The engine was completed yesterday, so even though I've...

With the temperatures supposed to be in the mid 60s this weekend I'm getting prepared to finish painting the cab! I sent a text to the guy at the machine shop who is rebuilding the Ole flathead. Ask him how he was coming along that I'm getting close to getting ready to install it and he sent...

Got my shop warmed up pretty good, and after getting the inside of the cab prepped, I decided to go ahead and spray the inside. I'm waiting for perfect temps before doing the cab, I probably got the shop up to 60 on a day like today. This way, I can cover up the inside after this cures and not...

I've been looking on the internet, and have found where I can get some inner door panels headliner and, engine wall cover/insulation.. But I haven't found anyone that has a precut floormat for the 36.. Are there some out there, or somebody that makes um, or will I have to improvise? Thanks.

From best I can tell, I think this is pretty close! From my local PPG shop. Only thing I could find for a clean test panel was a spare wheel on a Cultivator, which is yellow by the way, this will stand out this summer when I'll probably have to use it...ha.

We are pretty sure we're painting the truck blue like it was on the farm. Is this truck here Washington Blue u think. It's a color listed from 1936. Thanks.

I'm wanting to duplicate this lettering on the door of the truck like it was from the 40s. With base and clear coat how do you guys do it? Paint on the base coat the clear over the letters? Thanks.

Hows a guy go about having the front bumper rechromed on my 36 truck i'm working on. Most I've seen are chromed and look great. My local body shop that i'm having work on one of the fenders was gonna look into it. was curious what some of you fellas have done, and how much to expect on cost...

I realize the 36 trucks went to a bigger radiator over a 35. I've read that a 35 grill will work on a 36? Is this actually possible ?

I have found some speedometers on ebay, but have yet to find the other 2 gauges anywhere? Is there any out there to be found? thanks.