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Jalopygreg

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  1. The first thing I plan to do once I start on this project is to to tear down and access the motor. If it can be saved then the originality of this truck can be preserved, I will likely get it mechanically operating as a republic truck, looking much as it does now, and enjoy it for a bit. If the motor is a boat anchor, like I expect from having water seep into it for forty plus years, I will likely find some cheap power-plant, Buick straight 8 or something similar, and make it a speedster. As for the wheels, I have plenty of time on my side while I finish other projects to locate some good wood wheels or some metal ones. I doubt I will keep the tires as solid, but it all depends on what comes available on the cheap in the next few years before I start to work on this project.
  2. Thanks for all the info on my truck it did come with an up draft carb and I got some spares with it but none look useable. I turned the intake upside down To better read the brass tag on the side of the crankcase. I was able to get chp the verify the vin. Of course California wanted a weight on it before they would issue a title so I towed it to a weigh station. 2900 lbs as pictured. I now have a clear California title in my name. My intentions with it is.to mechanically restore it and make it operable if possible. If that occurs I will likely make a speedster out of it as I have never seen one done and a Republic speedster just sounds awesome although speedy it would not be.
  3. I rebuilt the seat and floors with some scrap wood so my kids could play on it. They could spend an hour a day on it and not get bored. Best toy I ever got.
  4. The engine is a Continental Mononloc 4 cyl. The tag which reads date actually has the bore size listed as 3 3/4. The stroke is 5 inch. Number 2 cylinder had water in it. The engine is currently stuck and will likely need a sleeve at minimum to run again. I would love any information anyone has one these engines as info is hard to find.
  5. The man I bought it from had the truck for twenty years. He bought it from a man at the Oxnard airport where it had sat for at least twenty years before that. It had been up on blocks or drums the entire time because three of the wheels were eaten by termites. I made some temporary wheels from thick plywood to make it a roller so AAA would flatbed it to my house.
  6. I recently purchased a 1919 Republic X11 Truck. VIN suggests it is a 1 1/2 Ton truck but my truck has added metal on the sides along the frame which looks factory which suggests a higher weight level. It also has factory looking secondary leaf springs in the rear over the Torgensen rear axle.
  7. I have a very similar project. Mine is a 1919 Republic X11 truck with the Continental 3 3/4 bore engine and a Torbensen rear axle. Wheels were eaten by termites so I made some rollers out of plywood to get her home. Used other wood scraps to rebuild the seat for kids to play on.
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