1963 Dodge Town Wagon Power Wagon owned by Joe Cimoch, cimoch@dodgepowerwagon.com
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1 As she arrived from Utah, purchased from Paul Rummell
2 318 head - chamber above center intake port
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4 Dual master from Wildood
5 LU-2 shaft
6 NAPA 6021258 transmission mount 7/16" isolated studs.
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8 Frank Irons crossmember for M37 and NV4500 tranny. The crossmember was made from a piece of rectangular tubing (2 x 6 x .25wall)
9 Tranny mount by Paul in (NY)
10 Outside, winter 2006
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12 Taking measurements for Sal Rossi's crossmember.
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14 1/28/2006 Engine back in frame.
15 Tail of trans mission should clear 4x4 levers.
16 Oil pan of transmission resting on frame crossmember.
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18 Crossmember will have to be trimmed to get the automatic to fit in.
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20 Short tailshaft 727 automatic.
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24 “I own a 66 Town Wagon and a 59 3/4 T...” –Serf Telles
25 W100 front axle
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30 BRA 81530 Bearing Leg" $226.40
31 Braden LU-2 part
32 Driver's side steering knuckle
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34 Passenger side knuckle
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36 Warn Hub service procedure
37 Warn hub assembly
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40 1963 W100 front axle with Warn hub prior to installing Ray Suiter's disc brake kit.
41 Locking hub removed by removing bolts and snap ring. Wheel bearing retaining and locking nuts will come out next. I bent up the tab on the locking nut that was bent over the edge of the first nut, then, using a cold chisel, unscrewed the first nut.
42 First nut after being unscrewed from the spindle.
43 Locking nut after being slid off spindle.
44 Inner wheel bearing nut unscrewed using a cold chisel.
45 Wheel bearing.
46 Brake drum pulled off revealing W100 brake shoes and wheel cylinder.
47 Backing plates will be removed for this conversion to disc brakes.
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49 Now's a good time to look at this while its all apart.
50 2/19/05 Frame sandblasted and painted.
51 2/29/05 Ready to fit in a 318
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60 8/2/2004 318 put back together and painted, waiting for intake manifold.
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63 5/22/04 Removed Bradem LU-2 for a rebuild before sending the frame out for sandblasting.
64 5/22/04 Big groove cut into housing by the winch cable.
65 5/22/04 Braden LU-2
66 5/22/04 Why is it that the last bolt to come out always has to break?
