Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
1952 to 1940 Parts Interchange? #846532
11/05/10 02:30 PM
11/05/10 02:30 PM
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,884
Tracy CA
R
rabid scott Offline OP
"You're Where?"
rabid scott  Offline OP
"You're Where?"
R

Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,884
Tracy CA
Guys, there's a local guy who's parting out a 1952 Desoto and I'm hoping someone here knows what can interchanges between it and my 1940 Dodge.

Things I need are headlight retaining rings, wiper arms, and gas tank. I'd also be interested in the stock rear leaf springs if they interchange, too.

Anyone know?

Thanks!!

Re: 1952 to 1940 Parts Interchange? [Re: rabid scott] #846533
11/05/10 04:38 PM
11/05/10 04:38 PM
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 12,481
Chino Valley
RodStRace Offline
I Live Here
RodStRace  Offline
I Live Here

Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 12,481
Chino Valley
headlight retaining rings PROBABLY
wiper arms PROBABLY
gas tank POSSIBLE, BRING TAPE MEASURE
stock rear leaf springs POSSIBLE, TAPE AGAIN

Sorry, I don't have a Hollander Interchange manual. You could try your local library.

Re: 1952 to 1940 Parts Interchange? [Re: rabid scott] #846534
11/06/10 08:52 AM
11/06/10 08:52 AM
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 19,408
north of coder
moparx Offline
"Butt Crack Bob"
moparx  Offline
"Butt Crack Bob"

Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 19,408
north of coder
according to my hollander, the rear leafs are interchangeable. they are : 1 3/4[w] x 24 13/16c.28 13/16
they fit :dodge 35-52,desoto 49-52[except8 cyl,8pass], plymouth 37-52,chrysler 49-50, 50-52 windsor & newyorker, and imperial 50-52 except crown.
the fuel tanks show only 49-52 models chrysler,dodge,desoto, plymouth interchange, but it's possible they are very close to the 40 model year,maybe needing very slight mods to fit up.
hope this helps.

Re: 1952 to 1940 Parts Interchange? [Re: moparx] #846535
11/08/10 12:56 AM
11/08/10 12:56 AM
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,884
Tracy CA
R
rabid scott Offline OP
"You're Where?"
rabid scott  Offline OP
"You're Where?"
R

Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,884
Tracy CA
That is incredibly helpful, I don't have rear leaf springs to compare to. Thanks!

Re: 1952 to 1940 Parts Interchange? [Re: rabid scott] #846536
11/26/10 04:01 AM
11/26/10 04:01 AM
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,757
levittown pa
fstfish66 Offline
top fuel
fstfish66  Offline
top fuel

Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,757
levittown pa
scott i thought u bailed out of the project??? glad your back on it,, i dont know how much trouble it is,but a guy i see some times put a magnum injected motor in his 40,,, and used a buick road master wagon tank and in tank pump,,both have side mounted tank filler tube


1966 barracuda prostreeter super charged 340(SOLD)
1940 dodge coupe 241 hemi street rod
2014 ram express hemi 4x4 dailey driver
2015 cherokee
2013 R/T classic
Re: 1952 to 1940 Parts Interchange? [Re: fstfish66] #846537
11/29/10 03:43 PM
11/29/10 03:43 PM
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,884
Tracy CA
R
rabid scott Offline OP
"You're Where?"
rabid scott  Offline OP
"You're Where?"
R

Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,884
Tracy CA
No, I haven't gotten rid of it, I became a Daddy, so garage time has been somewhat limited lately.

6327010-camcards.jpg (136 downloads)
Re: 1952 to 1940 Parts Interchange? [Re: rabid scott] #846538
11/29/10 04:02 PM
11/29/10 04:02 PM
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,884
Tracy CA
R
rabid scott Offline OP
"You're Where?"
rabid scott  Offline OP
"You're Where?"
R

Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,884
Tracy CA
That has given me lots of time to think about what I want to do with it though.

I'm not sure if I like the way it sits on the truck frame, so I want to try out using the original rear half of the frame that came with the car with the Dakota front end, hence the need for the original rear springs.

Also, the guy who I bought it from called me found the hood, so I now have all the original body panels!




Re: 1952 to 1940 Parts Interchange? [Re: rabid scott] #846539
11/30/10 03:16 AM
11/30/10 03:16 AM
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,757
levittown pa
fstfish66 Offline
top fuel
fstfish66  Offline
top fuel

Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,757
levittown pa
glad to see you back on it..teach the kid to degrease parts,,


1966 barracuda prostreeter super charged 340(SOLD)
1940 dodge coupe 241 hemi street rod
2014 ram express hemi 4x4 dailey driver
2015 cherokee
2013 R/T classic
Re: 1952 to 1940 Parts Interchange? [Re: rabid scott] #846540
11/30/10 03:19 AM
11/30/10 03:19 AM
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,757
levittown pa
fstfish66 Offline
top fuel
fstfish66  Offline
top fuel

Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,757
levittown pa
how could he looose the hood then find it??? must have a GIANT garage not to see a hood LOL

so are you going to splice the 40 rear frame to the ???? truck front stub

i finally got my 40 back in the garage,,now to figure out whats with this motor,,,to fix or replace,,,,,

then a more comfortable seating arangement,,,who has done what with a buss coupe??? seating wise

6328227-75%smaller.jpg (58 downloads)
Last edited by fstfish66; 11/30/10 03:21 AM.

1966 barracuda prostreeter super charged 340(SOLD)
1940 dodge coupe 241 hemi street rod
2014 ram express hemi 4x4 dailey driver
2015 cherokee
2013 R/T classic
Re: 1952 to 1940 Parts Interchange? [Re: fstfish66] #846541
12/01/10 02:14 AM
12/01/10 02:14 AM
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 1,881
Pittsburgh,PA
RTSrunner Offline
top fuel
RTSrunner  Offline
top fuel

Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 1,881
Pittsburgh,PA
What's with the 241?Fix it,that '40 needs an old Dodge HEMI!
RT

Re: 1952 to 1940 Parts Interchange? [Re: RTSrunner] #846542
12/05/10 03:37 AM
12/05/10 03:37 AM
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,757
levittown pa
fstfish66 Offline
top fuel
fstfish66  Offline
top fuel

Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,757
levittown pa
Quote:

What's with the 241?Fix it,that '40 needs an old Dodge HEMI!
RT




its in the garage,,soon i hope to know if its worth the time and money to fix this motor,,,241

it was fresh when i got the car,,being that factory 4bbl intake are almost impossible to find, the previous owner had an in take made,,was a nice piece,,but no need for a prostock in take on a 241 c i motor,,,

i located a factory 4 bbl intake,,all was fine,, then i had a sticking lifter,, so removed it to replace all the lifters,,not sure when the problem came in to play,,but,, i then installed stainless arp intake bolts,,they had small nipples on the ends so i ground off the ends of the bolts,, used stainless sealant,,

started having anti freeze out both exhaust pipes,,no cross over,,one head had been repaired from the previous owner when the motor was built,,

plus i stumbled on to a few freeze plug bore problems,,, i let the car sit and noticed one day the radiator was low,, so i topped it off,,i then noticed there was a trail of water on each side of the intake where the intake meets the head,,im assuming now that i may have a leak at one of the intake bolts or where the head and intake meet, maybe one of the surfaces are not mating properly,,( that would explain the ton of rtv on the orignal intake) if thtas the case then ill move on to the freeze plug bore problem,,

if you have ever seen the freeze plugs in these motors,,you will know what im talking about,, they installed brass plugs,, brass is soft and will not spread out like a steel plug when smacked with a hammer,, so they arent sealing,, so they sealed them up with what i think is JB WELD,, one was leaking thats how i discovered they are brass,,the freeze lug bore above the starter has part of the sholder broken off,,

i had a stainless plug made that will screw in to the block on a T BAR held in at the back of the bore,, if it works bingo,,,,if not,,ill have to decide if its worth tearing down this motor,,and having the freeze plug bores milled out to accept a more modern type plug,,or milled out and threaded and make screw in plugs,,leave one front plug on each side masybe like a modern plug,,,


1966 barracuda prostreeter super charged 340(SOLD)
1940 dodge coupe 241 hemi street rod
2014 ram express hemi 4x4 dailey driver
2015 cherokee
2013 R/T classic
Re: 1952 to 1940 Parts Interchange? [Re: fstfish66] #846543
12/21/10 03:27 AM
12/21/10 03:27 AM
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 40
Santa Cruz, Ca
4
4woody Offline
member
4woody  Offline
member
4

Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 40
Santa Cruz, Ca
I don't know if you got your rear springs, but I just took a set out of a '50 Plymouth. They need to be cleaned up, but FREE is a good price if you want to pick 'em up in Santa Cruz.







Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.1