MCELLIOTT1957

I have the J2B5 Stewart carb on my 1924 Dodge Brothers Touring car.

I have 2 books for the 1924 Dodge touring car. It's about the battery. One book says the positive ground runs the car. Of course there is another book i have, its the same diagram, but it shows negative ground!!!! What do I do? More research means more questions! Thank you all for your assistance so far.

Thank you , I am always learning different uniqueness of these cars. I can't wait for the sound it makes once I try to figure out why it will not start.

Here are some before pictures. In the pictures, the top looks great in some places, and some rips in others. The whole top was actually really brittle and every time I would move parts of the top, another piece would fall off. It was really bad. Take a look at the before pictures when I purchased it in 2021.

I understand. Thank you. I have found a couple Upholstery shops that are local . What is the best way ? Showing pictures or just bring the car to them? They don't have much parking and not sure yet if they need my car there or not. I certainly will share with everyone the progress with pictures and updates when I can.

Thank you for the suggestions. I will look her up on Facebook.

Pictures are very helpful and would be great to receive them and when I get to my car, I could utilize them. Thank you for sharing

That looks fantastic. I will indeed try to locate a shop/person to help me. Thank you for the pictures.

Thank you for your input. I look back and kind of kick myself for not saving at least more of the top but I salvaged the rear window and a side piece. There was so much rot and tears and weathered that it was better to get the whole top off and fold up the top braces. I did keep the top ribbon that sits underneath the top and above the wooden frame. I will have to keep an eye open for getting that replaced. But for now, the car is hibernating so I could work on my 1957 Chevy BelAir 4dr sedan. Thank you for your help.

Hi, i am about an hour west of Chicago. ,I'm sorry that I didn't include location on my question. Thank you for replying back.

Hi, are there any places that can make the convertible top? The previous top and clear vinyl windows that snapped together. My top had been severely tore and chewed on by critters and didn't have much choice than to cut the top off. The straps are still intact. I saved the rear window. It would be cool to have a similar top on that used to be on the car. Please let me know where to look for my car. Thank you

I have had some health issues and I put the car away in the garage for winter. Once it warms up again toward spring, I will do what I can to get it working and drivable. Thank you

Sometimes looking at the location with different light sources, is how I saw my VIN on the frame. I sanded the rust very gently and got the area smooth enough, but still pitted from the rust. I used a couple different flashlights and position of the flashlights to find the sneaky numbers on my 1924 Touring. I also tried to do a pencil rub of the area, no luck. Use a LED, and/or regular light bulb drop light and/or a COBB flashlights I hope this helps a little

I see a run of numbers on outside firewall passenger side. Starts with a "T" which may indicate that it is a touring car, but trying to find out what other numbers are. The complete number is T107374. Any help to decode this run of numbers would be interesting. Thank you

I have the manual on the front seat most of all time,unless I need the room then it sits in the back seat. This book is awesome and is ideal to look at.