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Here is a web site with lots of old plates. This link as the 1953 Florida plates. 1953 Florida license plates for sale
I think this is the place I got my 55 Missouri plates, but I don't recall for certain.
I wouldn't mind having a sand blasting cabinet like that. It's a little late for me on that though.
Here is a web site with lots of old plates. This link as the 1953 Florida plates. 1953 Florida license plates for sale
I think this is the place I got my 55 Missouri plates, but I don't recall for certain.
I wouldn't mind having a sand blasting cabinet like that. It's a little late for me on that though.
Awesome thanks Abe and Joe!! Bidding on the ebay one now. If that one falls though there are some nice ones on the link Joe provided.
My uncle who used to rebuild lime-rock trucks all the time swore that soaking parts in diesel would loosen the rust and soak into the pores of the metal and protect the metal to prevent rust in the future. So i figured I would give it a try on the break adjusters since they were pretty stuck. After soaking in diesel for over a week after blasting I tried to break them free last night, no luck still stuck as could be. Threw a little heat on them and they broke free with minimal effort. No evidence of the diesel getting past the rust and into the threads unless the heat evaporated it, was worth a try anyway.
Still working on small parts and other front end stuff to get it back together. Didn't want to put the drums in the blast cabinet so decided to ospho them and just put on a coat of paint.
After an overnight soak in the ospho, brushed down and wiped with denatured alcohol and a quick coat of paint. installed the tie rod after cleaning and painting as well.
One thing that I am still unclear on is the clocking of the backing plate for the brakes, from my pictures it looks clocked towards the rear for the wheel cylinder. Other pictures online show some forward and some rear. Little annoyed at the tractor implement spay paint, it seems really soft even after days of drying or baking in the oven so may end up repainting some of these pretty soon.
Long way to go but making progress slowly and getting the front put back together, will need to pull the cab soon and get the rest of the frame done and start on the rear end items.
Got the cab off to continue getting the frame cleaned up and then I can start getting the brake lines and all ran. From what I can see in the gas tank with a flash light it appears to not be too bad. Will pull the sender to look in the bottom of the tank shortly. It's sitting a little wonky since the dolly kept sliding out from under the front tire that's flat and I didn't put it back under there to take the picture.
Now to get the master cylinder off and other random things in the frame, get out that wire wheel and get it done. One thing I learned from doing just the front is the tight corners next to cross members and other things are tough to get cleaned up, probably going to pick up one of the spot blasters from harbor freight just to get those areas. One spot on the frame appears to have had water sitting in it and has some pitting so will have to weld in some metal there.
Pollen and dust sure have made a mess of the section I have painted, did manage to scuff a few places taking the cab off, but it took the grey off and the por15 black still holding strong so that's a good thing.
Also my wife won me a great looking year of manufacturer plate so even more motivation to keep me on track haha.
That plate is in great shape! So Fla didn't have counties on their plates in 53?
Abe, no in Florida for the years 1938-1976 they used the county prefix code from the census, so this plate was actually Pinellas County (4) and the "W" was for passenger car. It was in really good shape and only 27 bucks so I think it was a good deal for sure.
Abe, no in Florida for the years 1938-1976 they used the county prefix code from the census, so this plate was actually Pinellas County (4) and the "W" was for passenger car. It was in really good shape and only 27 bucks so I think it was a good deal for sure.
Florida license plate lettering for that era used letters to the right of the numeric county designation. The W shown was for heavy passenger vehicles, D for lightweight passenger vehicles, WW for very heavy passenger vehicles. See attached link to full explanation. I think trucks were G/K and some other. The linked chart will explain it all.
Florida license plate lettering for that era used letters to the right of the numeric county designation. The W shown was for heavy passenger vehicles, D for lightweight passenger vehicles, WW for very heavy passenger vehicles. See attached link to full explanation. I think trucks were G/K and some other. The linked chart will explain it all.
jaxfla.com/pl8.us/codes/index.html
Ray, Thanks for that link, when the wife was looking for one I didn't know what some of the letter prefixes meant, now I do. Guess I should of went for an 11 G/K, but I wasn't sure the odd prefixes like that would of been able to register today. It will look even better once it is cleaned up, it has some of the old sticky dust on it, but for now it's in a sleeve and tucked away.
Got off a little early today, wife and 2 sons were out of town so had the afternoon solo, spent a few hours and got the running board supports and a majority of the items off the frame. including the brake/clutch assembly, that took a few minutes to figure out. So it's down to the rear shackles and rear end to get off and then to the wire wheel, hopefully this weekend I can get that done.
When I got the gas tank off and flipped over poked around on the areas that looked suspect and pushed through at least one rust hole through the bottom of the tank so didn't even need to take the sender out as the tank is pretty much scrap. Will look into it later just to confirm, but pretty sure the bottom is all rusted out.
Guess I suck at updating the forums, been a bit since my last update. Frame and rear end all cleaned and painted, engine installed for mock up, new engine mount fabricated, radiator support and rad installed.
Got a new toy in the form of a plasma cutter, that thing makes cutting metal actually fun. Took about 5 mins to fabricate a rough battery box.
Getting close to starting on the cab, few more odds and ends on the frame. Find a 28 spline 1310 series slip yoke and some new 1310 series u joints, some brakes and it could at least yard drive.
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