1936Dodge 20 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Shot a few more pictures then I will leave you alone for a while. The wiring harness looks pretty good a few rub through spots nothing that can't be repaired. Just at a glance only two unoriginal wires. The temp gage is inop , so if anyone knows of a reliable gage repair guy. It has a vacuum whistle the grand kids love that. I like the steampunk brackets but in the end they may have to go. I probably won't restore it , just replace all the rubber stuff it's perished. I fabricated a front hood hinge it was missing . there wasn't any hinge pins either so I used 3/16 round stock. I don't know what these are supposed to look like so I went for fit and function. So there you have it, my new truck in it's new home. I know I'm new but I enjoy the hobby and this my first forum experience. 5 Link to post Share on other sites
JFranklin 536 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Real nice. Link to post Share on other sites
joe_padavano 1,704 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Very cool. Link to post Share on other sites
keiser31 5,699 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Great truck! Link to post Share on other sites
Bhigdog 3,031 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 I'm thinking the fender bracket would have to go. Other than that I like it a lot......................Bob Link to post Share on other sites
Dave39MD 186 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Very nice truck. On the temp gauge there is someone who specializes in their repair but the name is not coming to me. I would try searching on this site. There also a video out there about doing it yourself. Dave Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BillP Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 John wolf is the instrument guy Link to post Share on other sites
Laughing Coyote 1,415 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 The mount on the front fender lines up with the others on the side of the bed. Maybe it was used to haul pipe, steel, or lumber along the side of the truck. Nice looking old truck. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
intimeold 122 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Simply Beautiful! intimeold Link to post Share on other sites
mrspeedyt 32 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 (edited) enjoy 'as is'. brackets and all. Edited August 8, 2017 by mrspeedyt . (see edit history) Link to post Share on other sites
capngrog 823 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 As Laughing Coyote said, it looks like the fender brackets were meant to accommodate long stock, either pipe or lumber. It makes me wonder, though, why the stock would be carried on the driver's side, forcing the driver to enter/exit through the passenger side door. Perhaps some obscure DOT regulation. I like your truck. By the way, welcome to the Forum if this is your first time. Cheers, Grog 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ArticiferTom 272 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 (edited) It may be because the locker door handle was on the passenger side of the Dodge vehicles of that time . I was told it was safety , so you did not open your door in to a horse coming down the road . My '31 only as internal lock on driver door panel and locker on passenger . I would not get rid of brackets , seen same exact front bracket on front of truck this past weekend at Macungie show in Pa. I believe it to factory OEM being the third one I saw . This last truck must of had back box changed , as nothing line up to fender loop ,like first one I saw and yours . Edited August 7, 2017 by ArticiferTom Addd bracket info (see edit history) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
C Carl 1,803 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Thanks for the pics , 1936Dodge ! Glad you hooked up with us ! Yeah , I would keep it exactly as is cosmetically. Speaks well to the work ethic of the tough old truck. Take anything off , and you'll take too much time explaining what used to be there. Grog , one logical explanation of drivers side long stock carriers would be easy load monitoring. I frequently stop to check my tie downs and lashings when driving a loaded truck. Did it just last night carrying a 1925 Oakland eng w/trans. Heavy and a bit top heavy on stand. HEY ! Does anyone need that machinery ? It is all there there ,not froze-up , and complete. For sale , cheap ! Anyway , curbside entrance and exit seems to have been in style back 80 years ago. Check out the graceful slide perfected by the actors having parked their cars in flicks of the period. Again , 1936Dodge , welcome ! Your truck is aging as gracefully as a working vehicle can possibly do. I am almost as old ; sure wish I looked and ran as well as it. - Carl 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Bruce aka First Born 3,623 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 4 hours ago, Laughing Coyote said: The mount on the front fender lines up with the others on the side of the bed. Maybe it was used to haul pipe, steel, or lumber along the side of the truck. Nice looking old truck. Precisely. Ben Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Dobbin 958 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 (edited) Yes, it is ART. In 1936 it was a black & white world in almost all photography. I like seeing pictures today of antique car in front of old buildings or at work, printed in black white or sepia. Dress your kids on period clothing and get creative, then send us some more art. Edited August 9, 2017 by Paul Dobbin spilling corrections (see edit history) Link to post Share on other sites
Trulyvintage 417 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Sure Is Purty ... Jim Link to post Share on other sites
kgreen 1,832 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 That is a great looking truck. Do you think it might have had original duty with a fire station? Just thinking that it seems well set up for carrying extra support equipment. Is there any trace of markings on the doors or hood? Link to post Share on other sites
1936Dodge 20 Posted August 11, 2017 Author Share Posted August 11, 2017 No markings not even shadows. My understanding originally a plumbers truck. The owner who had it before me used it to haul rocks in northern California. He garaged it back in the 70's and there it sat till I came along. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mrspeedyt 32 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 seems to have survived the rock hauling rather well. are the headlights sealed beams? they kinda look so. probably an 'up grade' from many decades ago. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BillP Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 I think my '39 has the last year of unsealed beams. Link to post Share on other sites
1936Dodge 20 Posted August 11, 2017 Author Share Posted August 11, 2017 Yes sealed beams 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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