Bob Zetnick
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My '24 has a Detroit Lubricator carb.....this one is on eBay right now
https://www.ebay.com/itm/DETROIT-LUBRICATOR-STEWART-CARBURETOR-J2B540319-1910S-1920S-DODGE-BROTHERS/123398425065?hash=item1cbb1e89e9:g:8lwAAOSwVaZa7POn:rk:65:pf:0 Don't know if there were differences between years...maybe someone else can help w/ that info., but this is what it will look like.
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I may be looking at photos wrong, but to me both keiser’s and dodgenz’s photos look like exhaust pipe connects just under manifold heat control at front of manifold.....this is the way my ‘29 DA is set up.....maybe I’m not seeing something?
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Here are some photos of exterior assembly and some parts that I used for mine. I was told to soak in oil which I did, but my manifold was in better shape than yours. I don't know that these photos help as I don't have any spare parts. Every so often a manifold comes up on eBay ...the manifold in the 1st photo was for sale this last April...I wonder if calling Myers Early Dodge might help as I got bumpers and a clum switch from their parts cars.
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Myers has them too
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32 minutes ago, Spinneyhill said:
Starter hanging up can be checked by starting with hand crank?
Does the throw-out bearing have a greasing system? My DC does and so does Taylormade's DL.
My '29 DA has a grease cup in engine compartment w/ flex tube to throw-out bearing...I've just never heard a "squeal" from throw-out bearing before.
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If it's anything like my '29 DA you have to loosen the Clum light switch at bottom ( or anything else attached to bottom of steering column)...then you can pull rod in steering column up from steering wheel. A split ring holds horn button in place. Again, not sure a Standard Six will be the same.
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22 minutes ago, Bullfrog_eng said:
Soldered mine when I did them as the inner cable I used was very hard. As I have yet to have the vehicle on the road, I cannot guarantee how long it will last.
What I did is in your old thread, but there may be other solutions.
Thanks so much! I totally forgot about that post! My old age I guess!!!
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I want to be prepared for my first Colorado winter (after living in Texas). I think my cars, except for starting them every so often, will be in the garage for 4 or 5 months this winter. With gas in the tanks I was thinking about using Stabil, but wasn't sure about using it w/ these old engines.
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I put new cables onto the old dash pulls on my '29 DA. I threaded the cable up into the hole at the bottom of the dash pull, up the groove on the opposite side of the pull and installed them. This seemed to be the way the old cables were mounted. The starter pull after a few uses pulled out of the dash and the choke pull is binding. I am going to use a graphite suspended in alcohol as a cable lubricant for the binding issue, but it there another way to attach the pull to the cable....like should it be soldered along that groove?...or another method? Again, I just copied what was there. Thanks!
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1 hour ago, Mike wilson said:
Could i ask where you got the radiator guard in picture
Mike, I've had that since the mid-70s...can't remember.
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I got my trim from L&L...I didn't have any of the original stuff, so don't know that a different, flat trim was used on the ends...I just used the same stuff all around like your photos.
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47 minutes ago, David_Leech said:
At least I nailed the decade!
Hey, 1920s closed cars were supposed to mimic your living room or as an 4-wheeled extension of your home....maybe just not a hotel lobby.....that said, it depends how many guests you cram inside your car!
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Not that everything needs to be kept original, but the scale of that pattern looks more like a pattern from a 1920s mediterranean style hotel lobby. Here are some photos of original carpet details...a couple from my '29...anyway, just real simple w/ the black edging....I think the front was originally all rubber matting, but I showed the oak boards and just did carpet mats to match the rear....again, I don't mean to thwart any creativity here; just another possible option.
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1 hour ago, Mattml430 said:
Just pulled the carpet up on mine and it looks to be 2 pieces of Oregon to me. One is 14” and the other is 6”. There is a quarter inch gap to the ground between them I can see. Would be hard pressed to get timber like that anymore.
That floor looks to be in great shape!...and like you said where are you going to get solid wood in that width?...I'd just clean up, maybe repaint and reuse....I wish my floors had been that nice! The heater looks to be something that conected around the exhaust pipe rather than radiator's hot water for warmth. Probably an accessory, not sure that it came from factory...anyway, exhaust pipes rusted through and carbon monoxide entered car and you can imagine why they went out of style...that said, it's very cool and hard to find!
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Not sure what it costs to ship to OZ, but I got my top material from http://www.lebaronbonney.com/# I'm sure there are other places too....maybe Mac's or Snyder's that supply to Model A restorers.
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The original floor in my '29 DA 6 was pine boards w/corrugated fasteners connecting them...front rubber mat was gone, but rear carpet still there....boards were in bad shape as roof had leaked, so replaced w/ rift cut oak boards, glued up together.
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My '29 was different in design and went all the way up firewall, but the padding material looked the same, except covered on the face w/ a black leatherette of sorts. I bought a new pad off of eBay that fit perfectly....the insulation was different, but the black covering looked pretty much the same....anyway, here is an eBay link to a '29 DA, but maybe he or his source can make something up for your '32? https://www.ebay.com/itm/1929-Dodge-DA-Firewall-Pad/262507381698?hash=item3d1ea8c3c2%3Ag%3AbCAAAOSwmtJXbCk3&_sacat=6000&_nkw=1929+dodge+pad&_from=R40&rt=nc&LH_TitleDesc=0|0
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5 hours ago, Bullfrog_eng said:
Thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions. I have seen rubber on other DAs, but it was so old, shrivelled up and broken as to be useless. Bob, your photo has given me a good idea of the size, so will work from that. This also jogged my memory and I realise that you had posted the photo before, and there is also some info on the upper seals in the thread posted by Manuel in 2015 titled “DA door seals”, but I am not smart enough to be able to provide the actual link here.
Here's Manuel's post
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If I remember right this was a close match, so I used it. https://www.steelerubber.com/side-window-weatherstrip-70-0064-57 ...I originally was thinking about cutting down old tire tubes
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Here is the original rubber on my '29 DA doors showing the metal strips that hold it in place.
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Well, either way, passenger or driver, port or starboard, left or right, I've checked front and rear shackles on all springs and no number....it may have been sandblasted, filled and painted over as I don't know when this body was built; 9 or 90 years ago....it may be under the fender, but I'm not taking all that off to show a guy a VIN......Looks like I may be able to redo a VIN though w/ paperwork. I didn't know this, but Colorado apparently wants to see the car running.....my '29 DA died last week (a total other story) and even if all other stuff (lights, signals, horn, etc.) can run off the battery they want it to run too. Never thought it would be so complicated just to get plates for old cars!
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4 hours ago, Taylormade said:
Bob, don’t tell me Colorado isn’t going to let you license that beautiful green and black speedster! Say it isn’t so.
Luckily, I still have Texas plates I'll use for a while!
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12 hours ago, Farmallregular said:
On my '24 touring, it's stamped on the outside of the right (passenger side) frame rail near the rear shackle mount for the front spring, similar to the photo in Mattml430's reply. I had to rub it gently with fine sandpaper to make it readable. As I recall the numbers are about 3/8 of an inch high. I'd assume it's in the same location on all cars of that year.
Where in Colorado are you? We're a ways east of Parker.
Keith
Thanks Keith, I'm in Pueblo.
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Thanks to everyone...I'll try these locations this weekend.
1929 Dodge throttle linkage
in Dodge & Dodge Brothers
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I thought I had a photo of this on my 1929 Dodge Pinterest board. Anyway, I wonder if someone has a photo of their '29 Dodge DA throttle linkage where it attaches to the water jacket. I thought I had mine correct, but it binds up and now doesn't work at all. I think I have all the correct pieces, but at that connection I may have them together incorrectly. Thanks.