Eric I will shoot you a picture but mine is much the same. My tray was completely gone and the wheel well was mostly gone too due to rust. I have done some patching but it's not done yet. It will be the weekend though before I get the pic though. The PO used the windshield washer bottle for the relief bottle? My old PU just drained to the ground. What year did they change that? anyway the relief bottle was gone as they are known to dry out and fall apart.
Ken
I think the junkers that my friend got these parts out of were 1/2 ton vans with the mastercylinder pointing straight ahead. Mine is at 90° to allow for the bigger power brake booster. I may also not have the correct radiator in there. Who knows what's been "changed" on this thing over the last 34 years!
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She ain't purdy, but at least she's slow!
As you can see, a PO replaced the original radiator with something that sits a bit higher. So he cut out a portion of the door and tacked screen (for some stupid reason) on the outside - we've removed that. If we feel we need it, we'll put some back BEHIND the grill...
Do you like the wiring mess? That's just a tiny sample of what we had to deal with...everything's been replaced and fixed.
On our original C, the motor battery was up front (I think on the right, but that was a '75). The coach battery went in a tiny compartment at the rear. I've got the '74 factory service manual and '75 supplement at home for the Cs - I'll find the right page when I get home and scan it for you.
The relief bottle was an option in '73 (and later), by the way.
'73 Concord 20' Class A w/Dodge 440 - see profile for photo
Did you ever think it'd get this far or be what it is now?
I never dreamed it. Thank all of you for sharing this journey
and your hopes, schemes, plans and dreams with me and each other.
I hope I'm around to see this crack 1000+ pages.
Think they'll condescend to give us our own forum? "The Real Life
Already Paid For Rig Forum"? Think aout a forum name for us, and
post it here. We are quite a unique group in RVing- and we deserve
to be represented, and marketed to.
Thanks again, folks- I am grateful to be counted in among you.
May God bless!
Mark, whiteknight001
1972 Mobile Traveler 20' Dodge B300 Class C
"The Kobayashi Maru" Trans- Prarie Land Craft
"Requiescat in pace et in amore..."
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Open chamber vs closed ?..... you say the OPEN is the best? wrongO again ....why then is the most prized iron head the 915 67 head? ...and the max wedge heads were ALSO closed chambered.
Open chamber vs closed ?..... you say the OPEN is the best? wrongO again ....why then is the most prized iron head the 915 67 head? ...and the max wedge heads were ALSO closed chambered.
The best STREET head is the later 906 or 452 casting...for a concours resto, sure--get the 915's or MW heads. The later heads have hardened seats (usually) larger exhaust valves, and give pump-gas friendly compression.
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The 440-3's had valve-rotators? .... quote me from any factory service manual this fact.
The 440-3's had valve-rotators? .... quote me from any factory service manual this fact.
Sorry, but can't do that...however, I can say with absolute one hundred percent certainty trhat I have torn down 440-3's with rotators.
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You say a .060 cyl wall is "safe" ....not on any engine I have seen. People have junked-blocks with less than .100.
You say a .060 cyl wall is "safe" ....not on any engine I have seen. People have junked-blocks with less than .100.
OK, so some people aren't too bright. I'll happily take a 440 block with a .100" non-thrust thickness.
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Why THEN did they build the mega-block with .250 plus? ...and you say .060 is OK.
Why THEN did they build the mega-block with .250 plus? ...and you say .060 is OK.
Maybe because of huge-bore race engines? Maybe because a siamesed-bore block is stiffer? Maybe because spinning a stroker 7500RPM & cranking out 1000HP requires a stiff block? (And maybe, just maybe, because comapring the Megablock to any 413 or 440 truck engine is irrelevant?)
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A bigger bore is better? ... why are alot of the big inch factory motors now V-10's ?
A bigger bore is better? ... why are alot of the big inch factory motors now V-10's ?
Yet again, you deliberately miss my point...a bigger bore is better here because it gives a BIGGER ENGINE. The V-10's are used due in large part to the fact they reduce tooling costs--the Ford V-10 shares front accessories & many internal parts with the 5.4 V8.
John and Elizabeth (Liz), with Briza the size XL tabby
St. Bernard Marm, cats Vierna and Maya...RIP. ">
Current rig:
1992 International Genesis school bus conversion
79powerwagon wrote:
Hi all! Ken, I know what you're saying about the front hubs, I just can't find any info in my books about it. The dually wheel for the front is just an adapter that bolts to the rotor/hub, right? At least that's the way it was on a friends Chevy 1 ton truck.
If that's the case, then all I need to do is get shopping on the net for a set of those, right? (insert crossed fingers here)
No pick-n-pulls anymore around here, so I'll hunt the web.
Big John, here's a pic of the rear of my machine. Not the best layout for a rear mounted spare!
![[image]](http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa197/rbbdgarage/camper002.jpg)
If I can actually find a hub adapter, that'd be the sweet deal!
Thanks!
Eric
Hi all! Ken, I know what you're saying about the front hubs, I just can't find any info in my books about it. The dually wheel for the front is just an adapter that bolts to the rotor/hub, right? At least that's the way it was on a friends Chevy 1 ton truck.
If that's the case, then all I need to do is get shopping on the net for a set of those, right? (insert crossed fingers here)
No pick-n-pulls anymore around here, so I'll hunt the web.
Big John, here's a pic of the rear of my machine. Not the best layout for a rear mounted spare!
If I can actually find a hub adapter, that'd be the sweet deal!
Thanks!
Eric
Looks like a tire might fit just to the left of the rear door on the bumper, just below & inboard of the taillight. Maybe pull a wheel & use C-clamps to test-fit it?
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However, no mention of coolant overflow bottle - anywhere.
And here's the windshield washer system:
![[image]](http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r72/GraphicUmp/Washer.jpg)
* This post was edited 08/02/07 06:00pm by Leeann *
B300 Sportsman
79powerwagon wrote:
And the washer bag in yours? That was common practice on mopars for years! Take good care of it because they cost big bucks today!
And the washer bag in yours? That was common practice on mopars for years! Take good care of it because they cost big bucks today!
A few months ago, I sold an NOS washer bag on Ebay for $66. I never expected it to go for that much!
EDIT Wow! I just realized this was post #1000 for this thread!