MikeC5 Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Check this out. It looks like an early attempt at turbocharging...14 17 19 20 22 24 26 Dodge Brothers air cleaner & exaust manifold | eBay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwollam Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 That is a 26-27 intake and exhaust w/ stock air "cleaner", same as Juan needed. Listed at about 5 times what it is worth, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Backyardmechanic Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Hi Dave,Worth about 45.00.Vern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texacola Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Dave... that is exactly like mine....the boulder catcher. Is that all their worth? Would have thought the air cleaner alone was worth $45? The listed one is cracked. Vern....are they plentiful at that price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwollam Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Well, depends on how bad you need 1 I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanatejeda Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Just bought one, paid $50 for it. Its for a 27 Dodge 4screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwollam Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Well then. My estimate of the one online at 5 times the amount Juan paid was spot on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texacola Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Juan...did you get the whole deal...manifold and air cleaner for 50? Guess Daves' correct.The repro nut to connect the mani to exhaust pipe costs that with s/h. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1930 Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Ive bought stuff for pennies on the dollar considering what I could re-sell it for it I chose too and of course have paid stupid money for stuff that would be consider worthless the next day. It all depends on whos looking along with me.Its tough to put an accurate price on anything is my point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanatejeda Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Didn't get the air cleaner. Didn't need that part, even though the guy I got it from probably has it. All I needed was the Exhaust manifold itself. The guy I purchased it from has the whole truck, a 1927 Dodge Brothers, Flat Bed, and is selling it as is. Says it's complete (except for the manifold). Said he would part it out. I can get info if you need anything.I would post a picture of the manifold, but don't remember how you do it. : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwollam Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 You are absolutely right on Jason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanatejeda Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I know that someone explained how you put a picture on a Post, but I forgot. Can someone please tell me how you do it. PLEASE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1930 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Click on the go advanced tab, its next to the post quick reply that you are already using. When you click on that scroll down the page a bit and you will see a box that says manage attachments, click on that, a small window will appear, click on browse and you can choose from there where your pictures need to be taken from. Click on the pic, hit up-load and if the pict. is not too big it will load onto your message, if you dont get an error within a few seconds than you know its ok to go ahead and post. Hopefully this is clear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanatejeda Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Thanks, I'll give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanatejeda Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 This is a picture of the Manifold I purchased for $50. Very good shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texacola Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 (edited) Juan, looks to be in great shape and you got the heat stove and air intake pipe...I think it was a good deal,heck I would have bought it for a spare and I don't need one. The mani to exhaust pipe connection appears to have been modified (more modern flange bolt together) has been welded??to the nut. Originally there should only be the nut which slips up the exhaust pipe and then threaded onto the manifold. The nut has knotches to unscrew it....a real buster...mine was on for 10 years,211 miles driven,took hours to remove.I think your mod. is a good idea. Bill Edited January 12, 2012 by Texacola (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanatejeda Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 You are probably right about being modified, my current set-up is not welded. and the nut with notches had to be reproduced when we did the rest as we could not find a replacement for the original. Hope we don't have a hard time getting this one off. If worse comes to worse I guess we can cut the exhaust pipe and weld our pipe onto the replacement. Although we are pretty sure we can get it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanatejeda Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 This the current set-up I have in my 4screen. I had to strap it together to get through the show season. Looks "Mickey Mouse" but actually worked pretty good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1930 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Dosent look that bad, maybe if you had clipped the clamps or turned them under it would have looked better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwollam Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I have always had problems getting the exhaust pipe "nut" off, so when I can't get it off I hacksaw at an angle across the threaded area almost all the way through. Then I gently pop it the rest of the way apart with a hammer and chisel. Then it unscrews easy. After the threads are all cleaned up and if the "nut" is good, I screw it back on the manifold (usually on a spare manifold not on the car) and tack weld it together. Then carefully weld it back together so as not to burn through into the threads. Or of course, ROMARS and Myers also sell new "nuts". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanatejeda Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 @JasonYea, that was the plan, once I saw that it worked, just never got around to doing that. I figured that if it worked OK, I rarely opened the hood, so no one would know anyway. Then I found a replacement and forgot about making it look better. But all in all it works pretty good, at least on short trips..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.White Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 (edited) hi Juan,the generator in your picture is the same as the one I need! Any news?Ray. Edited January 15, 2012 by R.White (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanatejeda Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Here it is, installed and running. Made an appearance at the local Saturday get together. Pismo Beach Derelicts. A weekly gathering of local car enthusiast. No club just car guys. Rain or shine! Today is Sunshine galore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texacola Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Juan..... is your truck (nice truck by the way) a '27 GB. Looks like GB not DB doors? My '27 series.9/26 DB doors have one raised body feature (whatever you call it,usually a belt line on a car I guess) but yours has two,one high like a DB and a second lower one like GB's have. You have a "C" motor like mine so I assume we're in the same series. Did they change the door profile on later '27 DB's. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwollam Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Juan, is your truck purple? I thought all along it was all black. I love purple! Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanatejeda Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 @DWOOLAMNo Dave, actually it is, what was called "Cooley Blue" with Black fenders. Here are some pics that may show the color a little better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 It looks nice Sheriff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwollam Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 OK, different lighting I guess. Still, it looks really nice. I like it alot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 Hi Juan,I see Coolie Blue is listed as an original color for 26-27 touring cars. Was it just weird lighting in that one photo that makes it look purple? How about in person? I like it when it appears blue but purple would not look right... (I'm trying to decide on a color for my '25 touring car and would prefer to use something close to factory colors).Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.White Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Juan, I imagine you are delighted with the result!Mike, I too would like to change the colour of my 1926 tourer which at present is all white, lined out with blue. O.k. for a wedding car, but little else. Being a novice where Dodge Brothers are concerned I would be grateful if perhaps someone could tell me if there is some data available to club members or do we just have to try to find some scrap of original paint?Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 Hi Ray, On the DB Club web site. Dodge Brothers ClubThen go to the 'Garage' heading and choose 'DB Paint colors' from the drop down menu. Now where did I put my "That was easy" button? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanatejeda Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 @DWOLLAMDave, the Paddy Wagon is actually Blue and Black. The blue was called Cooley Blue. I researched it back when we did the rest, around 1987 or so and found that they used Cooley Blue on special orders. When we they were doing the rest we found a couple of places on the body panels where we could still see the original color and it was Blue, so we assumed that Cooley Blue was the correct color.Here is a picture were you can see the Blue. This was taken at the Solvang Windmills Car Show 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.White Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Thanks Mike. Yes, that was TOO easy - I should try thinking for myself sometimes!A question which is often asked these days is whether the paint is still available in nitro cellulose. The E.U. have recently stopped it's sale. Can you can still buy it freely in the States?Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanatejeda Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 @R.WhiteThe paint we used was a modern version, it is Imron by DuPont. The color is Cooley Blue. As far as a I can remember, when I researched the Dodge Brother's colors for 1927 / 28 the color was Cooley Blue. Back then it was lacquer, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 Hi Ray,Apparently it is forbidden in California but not in other states. I did a quick search and found this place: Hibernia Auto Restorationand there were some possibly useful comments here:Looking for sources of Nitro-Cellulose Lacquer paint (is it still made?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.White Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Thanks Juan and Mike.I have always done my own resprays but now it is getting more difficult (although not impossible) to get hold of nitro. I take safety seriously, but with modern two pack and more recently, water based products which contain cyanide, it just isn't worth the risks. I enjoy spray painting and although my set up is home made (including dryer etc.) I do get some pretty good results with cellulose - it is more forgiving than modern paint and allthough not as hard, it has the right look.Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1930 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 If I remember right Chevrolet had a coolie Blue as well late 20s anyway, prob. others as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwollam Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 It is beautiful Juan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanatejeda Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Bill (Texacola), The best I can tell you is that I am no expert either. When I first started the reiteration project back in 1987 all the research I did showed that it was a Dodge Brothers. It was registered as a 28, even though the serial number showed it came off the assembly line in late 1927. I will be honest with you. All indicators told me Dodge, it had the Hub Caps with the DB logo, it had the original DB Emblem for the hood, so I expect it is a DB. I don't know anything about the doors and the single versus double horizontal ribs. You say it's a 3/4 ton, I was under the impression that it was a 1/4 ton utility vehicle, at least that was what I was told. I was informed, by a good source that it was called the Dodge Brother's Four Screen Express Van and that it was considered a 1/4 ton Utility Truck. Other than that I can not attest to anything else. I am open to any info that anyone has to offer. I am still trying to find it's heritage from the factory to who originally purchased it. Again, I was told that it had originally been a U.S. Army vehicle and that it had been sold at Surplus. I would like to find out where it did it's service. I suspect that it was sold some where near Goleta, CA in Santa Barbara County. I know that we had a Camp built just north of Goleta in the area of Dos Pueblos Canyon, along Hwy 1. The camp was to be used for the displaced Japanese citizens, but I don't think it was ever used, mostly because of the Torpedo that was allegedly shot along the beach area of where Ellwood Ranch comes out to the Pacific Ocean. We also had a U.S. Army Camp in northern SB County, Camp Cook, what is now Vandenberg AFB. Just north of SB County, in San Luis Obispo there is Camp Roberts (still there) and Camp San Luis, also still there. So I am guessing that it probably came from one of those places. I just don't think that a Goleta Rancher would go too far and drive a truck back home at a top speed of 48 MPH. Anyway, keep in touch. Always open for any info you might bring. Juan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1930 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 For what its worth Juan there was no such thing as 1/4 ton D.B ( or Graham ) truck that I am aware of. Just at a quick glance if you have a 116 inch wheelbase than it would be a 3/4 ton and if its a 108 wheelbase than its a 1/2 ton. Both carried the 124 engine.Please get back with me and tell me which you have so that I can note it. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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