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04-27-2024, 05:10 PM
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1950 front mount
From the factory was there a bushing/gasket type material between the frame and core support?
Mine has been "done" before so a lot is 'not like it should be'. Scott |
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04-27-2024, 09:31 PM
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Re: 1950 front mount
There are thin rubber pads between the radiator support and the frame.
Like these in the Filling station catalog. I think I cut squares out of the side wall of a tire and used my hole punch to punch a hole in them the last time I did mine. You might have to shim the support a tad to get the hood to fit perfectly but you can usually use spacers on the front cab mounts for that.
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04-28-2024, 07:36 AM
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Re: 1950 front mount
Thank you.
I will do something similar. Scott |
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04-28-2024, 09:05 AM
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Re: 1950 front mount
conveyor belting works well for stuff like that too. most places that service conveyors have used belting for sale.
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04-28-2024, 10:45 AM
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Re: 1950 front mount
That's Brilliant!
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04-28-2024, 05:33 PM
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Re: 1950 front mount
We have all types of gasket material at work and some old conveyors too, for that matter.
I will be setting the cab tomorrow. 1st trial fit anyway. Will go from there. Scott |
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04-29-2024, 03:00 AM
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Re: 1950 front mount
Try something about the thickness of a two ply car tire sidewall first and go from there.
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04-29-2024, 06:37 AM
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Re: 1950 front mount
10-4.
Today is going to be a good day as I am starting out completely positive. I am not going to run into anything 'the last guy' did that takes me back two steps after making one step forward. It is going to be a good day. LOL Scott |
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04-29-2024, 09:32 PM
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Re: 1950 front mount
Fixing what the last guy did can be a real pain. and that reminds me that I haven't rewired the lights on the back of my 77 flatbed yet and got rid of the rats nest of extension cord (yellow construction style) yet.
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05-08-2024, 01:28 PM
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Re: 1950 front mount
That must have been a popular option at one time.
Way back when my Pops had a mustard yellow '72 and it had an extension cord going from the fire wall to the tail lights as well. Down to the use of wire nuts as well. Scott |
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05-08-2024, 03:55 PM
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Re: 1950 front mount
I have to confess to having wired lights on a car trailer with an extension cord in my youth. I was given a 50 foot yellow 16/3 by a neighbor after they burned out their lawn mower with it and I did not have any use for such a long light duty cord and had little money to spare.
It held up fine for years, but I am sure that someone somewhere cursed it once the insulation started to deteriorate. |
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05-08-2024, 08:24 PM
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Re: 1950 front mount
I gripe about the 'last guy' a bit too much. In a weird sense some of it is really 'art' or maybe where necessity meets opportunity.
If it is the owner who does these things it is OK I suppose but if it is a shop and an unknowing customer is paying for good work then that is totally different. My father-in-law sent his 70 2WD Chevrolet to a shop to be have metal work done and painted. It looked really good and he drove that truck for a bunch of years. When he passed his son inherited the truck. It sat for a few years and when I was looking for a donor cab for my 4WD truck he said just use this one as he was never going to do anything with the truck himself. Upon tear down we found the guy over layed the rockers and the cab corners. The outer floor pans were covered with body filler. Quite the jack leg. S |
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