`58 Power Wagon named Al resurrection

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Wasp n black widows

I do not think these drums have been off in a very long time. A home to wasp and black widows for sometime in the field. 13x2.5 shoes #60 #417485 National seals #WC9344 cylinders (had to replace due to frozen solid pistons. Drums measure out 13.025 both sides so good there. Bearing are great.

Wheels fit nice , just checking them on hub to see which are the straightest to use on front. All decent considering how old they are.

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Brakes and tires

We have front and rear brakes now and the tire and wheel set-up are in place. I like it so much better and it turns so easy now.

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side shot

Sunny side up

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Dash

No air bags just a bird nest

[Matthew Welcher PWA]

I truly love the Patina on this truck. The new tires and wheels just make the old truck smile.

[Andydodgegeek]

Sweet truck! Keep the pictures coming, I am enjoying seeing your progress. What hemi is in it? 315? Thanks for sharing.

[Pismopowerwagon]

Sweet truck! Keep the pictures coming, I am enjoying seeing your progress. What hemi is in it? 315? Thanks for sharing.

It is a 1957 392 Hemi, it was in there when I got the truck and I brought it back to life with some minor work. I believe it has been in there for a long time and it is all chrome under that dirt and grime. Must have looked really nice back when they put it in. I am not much into the chrome being polished up I kind of like it like it is.
Thanks for asking

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392

The 1957 New Yorker 392 , just fits in there with some exhaust manifold mods.

[The Other Ross]

That is so cool.

[The Other Ross]

It seems part shiny and part patina is the newest fad. Some of the antique tractor set are doing it. I believe I'd shine that motor up.

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It seems part shiny and part patina is the newest fad. Some of the antique tractor set are doing it." I believe I'd shine that motor up".

I am tempted :)

[Matthew Welcher PWA]

The sound it makes when you start it has to make you giggle every time it starts...

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Air cleaner score

I found a factory air cleaner housing in nice condition for Al, I just need to make the front valve cover support since it was long gone. Even the Hastings filter was still good.

And buddy that goes to swap meets allot found a replacement handle for my spot light, the old one fell off when I touched it.


Think next will be a rear window seal as it looks like if I slam the door with the windows up it might just decide to fall out . EEEKs

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Yankee lights

I already had Yankee spot/fog lights on the front and no tail/brake lights at all, so I decided to hunt down some to match in the back. I found one on ebay so far just need one more.

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rear window

Next is to fix this mess of a window seal, if you look at it long enough you can watch pieces falling off. I am afraid the glass will fall out soon so better get this done. There are many holes above glass from different thing being screwed to cab so I will weld those up while glass is out.