The Old Man's Garage

The Old Man's Garage Saving old iron, one truck at a time

The oil leak on the wagon is fixed. Time to get some shakedown miles in before Back To The 50s later mid June.
05/28/2026

The oil leak on the wagon is fixed. Time to get some shakedown miles in before Back To The 50s later mid June.

Picked up the wagon at my alignment shop. New front end parts installed, alignment done. While there Steve Ramsey found ...
05/11/2026

Picked up the wagon at my alignment shop. New front end parts installed, alignment done. While there Steve Ramsey found my random drivability issues. The harmonic balancer was shot. Replaced that, changed transmission fluid and filter, adjusted carburetor and timing. Runs and drives great again. While out and about I stopped at The Kruser Ranch for a photo. Mike helped me get my transmission/speedometer issues solved. Thank you sir.

Front end parts in hand
05/03/2026

Front end parts in hand

Picked up a couple smalls at the Jefferson swap meet. Compass and shifter bezel done. Alignment didn't go as planned. Up...
04/27/2026

Picked up a couple smalls at the Jefferson swap meet. Compass and shifter bezel done. Alignment didn't go as planned. Upper and lower ball joints, tie rod ends and idler arm bushings are ordered.

04/21/2026

New Holley TPS was bad. Wouldn't dial in to 0. Replaced with the old one I had and was able to program.1st shake down done . New speedometer gear is within 2 mph. Runs down the road 70 mph like a dream. 75 miles, 4 scheduled stops. 1 unscheduled when the gas gauge lied to me. Mike Miller brought me gas and I was off. Lots of rattles, guess it is 66 years old. Going in for alignment Monday. Going to call that a win

Rear window is tinted and back on. Back on the hoist, new speedometer gear ordered. The old one was way off. Telling the...
04/15/2026

Rear window is tinted and back on. Back on the hoist, new speedometer gear ordered. The old one was way off. Telling the programmer to shift too soon.

04/13/2026

Cleaned off the grinding dust and paint in the engine bay today. Picking up the rear window Wednesday. State farm has been called. Almost there.

Got the quick shift issue solved. Wasn't reading that the car was moving. Changed out the speedometer sender, took it do...
04/12/2026

Got the quick shift issue solved. Wasn't reading that the car was moving. Changed out the speedometer sender, took it down the mile and she shifted fine. Need my rear window back from the tint guy and get insurance on it. Very, very close

Rebuild driveshaft is in. Took it for a spin. It's not shifting. Need to figure out where to get my TSS readings from to...
04/09/2026

Rebuild driveshaft is in. Took it for a spin. It's not shifting. Need to figure out where to get my TSS readings from to shift correct. Waiting for a response from tech support. Peep mirrors are on. Added cupholders for the rear passengers and the kilmat is up on the roof. Soon, very soon

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Denver, IA
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