BFLIT

Don’t know anything about that. I just made drawing of exactly as it was on my car. Everything works as it should.

I have attached photos of the sketch I made. It is a crude drawing of how my "48 Pontiac was tubed. I hope it is helpful. There are three different size vacuum hoses in the system, 1/8", 3/16", and 1/4". the number in the circle indicates the hose size in sixteenths of an inch, ie 1/8" hose is a number 2, 3/16" is number 3 and 1/4" is number 4.

Ok. I’m not home right now but will in a few days

I have recently restored my 48 Pontiac and have a hand sketch of all vacuum lines and components. How is the best way to get it to you? My car has the rear window wiper with vacuum also has front windshield washer vacuum.

WOW! Thank you so much Surf City 38! The pics are great. And your truck looks great even though I only see part of it. This is way above and beyond what I was hoping for. Now, do you know if anyone is reproducing the rubber boot that fits over the arm?

Does anyone have good photos or detailed description of the spare tire mounting bracket for the passenger side of a 1936 Dodge 1/2 ton pick up? Mine has the fender with the tire well in it along with a 3" hole next to it. I assume the 3" hole is for some kind of arm that perhaps attached to the frame to hold the spare in place. I know I will probably never find one so I'll have to fabricate something. A few pictures would be of great help. Thanks BFLIT

I have a 1936 Dodge Brothers model LC pickup truck. The serial number places it being built between Nov. 1935 and Dec. 1936. This pickup has two windshield wipers. All the other '36 DB pickups I see on line have a single wiper over the driver side. I know it is possible that someone added a wiper on the passenger side but if they did they did an excellent job. There is no mechanism on the inside of the cab to give me any hints. I guess my question is what year did Dodge start using two wipers on their pickups? Is it possible that was an option for that year? BFLIT

ok, I just did some more searching and I see the filler is sticking through the cab. I guess mine was filled in at some point. Thanks again.

thanks for the fantastic photo. But i'm still a bit confused. I have been looking at some finished (restored) photos of '38s and I don't see the filler cap on the outside of the truck. In your photo it looks as though the filler cap should come through the cab right behind the seat. What am I missing?

Could someone tell me where the gas filler neck is on a 1938 Dodge pickup truck? I have just bought one but it is in pieces without body and gas tank mounted. Any help is appreciated.

I took my old sills for my 1948 Pontiac to Don to use as a template. Luckily I live about an hours drive from his place. When I pulled up in front of the shop I thought I had the wrong address. It was a small shop and very nondescript in the neighborhood. When I saw some of the sills he had done I knew I had come to the right place. He took time to explain to me exactly what his process was. I didn't understand all he told me but my sills came out looking perfect. I was amazed he could match the exact pattern and etchings of the originals. Fantastic work by a true craftsman.

Let me preface my remarks by saying it is your car and you can do what ever you want with it. I had a similar situation on a '48 Pontiac I am restoring. I found a letter under the voltage regulator on the firewall when I removed it for painting. I am a bit of a purist and I almost decided to cover up the area when I painted my firewall leaving the original mark. However, I thought it would be such a huge distraction with everything else detailed and looking new under the hood so I took several pictures and measurements before I sandblasted and painted. After the paint job I then redrew the letter on the firewall in the exact same spot. The ironic part is that when I replaced the voltage regulator no one will ever see the mark. But I will know that the mark is there and in a restored condition. Ain't this car restoration hobby a fun thing.

Thanks for the photos. The ones that show the light mounted to the firewall is what I was looking for. I also have the other kind that is mounted to the fender. I love to look at the engine bays. What great contrast between detailed and untouched. I think they all look great. Looking at the above photo from helfen I noticed the heater hoses running down the side of the block have the wire mesh covering on them. The owner's manual says this was to reduce "noise" and interference on the radio. I have been looking for these wire mesh covers for a long time and these are first I have seen. Could you let me know the approx. length of them? I assume the hoses go to and from the under seat heater. Are they galvanized or stainless steel? Any info you could give me about them would be appreciated. BFLIT

I am trying to find out what years the under hood light (see attached photo) would have been used. I am pretty sure it is a GM product. I have a 1948 Pontiac with an under hood light but it is slightly different. The '48 has the switch mounted remotely near the hood latch in front of the radiator. This light has the switch mounted right on the light housing. Also, I would like to know where and how it mounted under the hood. With the switch located on the housing it had to mount somewhere near the edge of the hood. If any one has a photo of this type of under hood light mounted I would love to see it. Thanks, BFLIT

I will soon be sending out my instrument cluster (gas gauge, temp gauge, amp meter, oil press gauge, speedometer) from my 1948 Streamliner and would like some recommendations from anyone who has had one or a similar one done. Not looking for any negative comments or bashing here. Just wanting to find someone who does reputable work.