Project Happy 40th Birthday

[8696steve]

Can you tell us what paint color that is? Did you have it mixed?
It really is a nice truck. My dad and I are just starting on our third restore together.
Lots of fun

[nandress]

Originally Posted by 8696steve

Can you tell us what paint color that is? Did you have it mixed?
It really is a nice truck. My dad and I are just starting on our third restore together.
Lots of fun

PPG Pace Car Blue...From the Brilliance Series, I think.

[Ron 586]

Good Job, beautiful truck. As a almost 60 father of 6 (4 boys and 2 girls) I can tell you I have spent a lifetime wishing one of them would take an interest in my hobby. None did. Memories are better shared, with someone you love.

[jaros44sr]

[QUOTE=nandress;1934319]1) Almost!! This is one part that causes me umpteen frustration every day!! At the manifold and radiator, the -12 heater hoses terminate with with 90 degree Endura's by Russell. I originally planned to use Aeroquip, but Summit was backed up on them and so I went with the Russells. I decided that Russells might not be so bad when I found their braided brake lines (the absolute best you can buy!). And actually, the Russells have a much better finish with the Endura than any of the other nickel/polished/natural finish fittings out there. I was real impressed. (Except for their slightly mangled threads in the big sizes which took a bit of filing to get things moving right.) At the firewall, we have a four port A/C bulkhead from Vintage Air. The problem is that they have -10 O-Ring fittings...so there is no way to take an AN line and fit it up. Right now we have 90 degree O ring heater fittings from Vintage Air where the tube is clamped down with a phony tube clamp by Earls. If I ever figure out a way to adapt the -12 tubing with a real fitting there, it will be done. (Note to manufacturers, here is a money making adapter!!)

I was thinking a compression fitting on the brass heater core pipe then to a standard -AN fitting, IIRC it is in the Aeroquip racing cat. Been working on this problem for years as I want braided hose from intake to heater core. Either that or I find something in brass and silver solder the fitting/adapter on.

I want to do two inlets for the fuel, so I have access from both sides, wondering if the fuel goes in slow since you're close to the tank. Does the fuel splash out when it is full? thanks for the info.

Nice work, always nice to work with the Dad!!! J.

[ghackett1]

Nice job! That is one beautiful piece of work.

[nandress]

Originally Posted by jaros44

I want to do two inlets for the fuel, so I have access from both sides, wondering if the fuel goes in slow since you're close to the tank. Does the fuel splash out when it is full? thanks for the info.

Don't know, haven't filled it at the pump yet!!!

It will have to be a slow fill because there is not much space in the filler to take up an over fill! Shouldn't have trouble with splashing when it is full because the filler is sealed and there is a check valve on the vent.

[byrd]

In the last pic posted I noticed you are using a very small booster, is it a 7" single? and do you think/know it will have enough stopping power? I have a 7" chrome that I had thoughts on using for the sake of it's size, but I do want the truck to stop when needed

[novajess1972]

Awesome looking truck!!! I know you had a goal set, but you should, by no means, be disappointed. You all have done an excellent job! And it sweetens the deal that you can spend that kind of time with your dad. Mine is a JERK! Count your blessings, bro!!

jesse

[jaros44sr]

Originally Posted by nandress

Don't know, haven't filled it at the pump yet!!!

It will have to be a slow fill because there is not much space in the filler to take up an over fill! Shouldn't have trouble with splashing when it is full because the filler is sealed and there is a check valve on the vent.

Ok, I'll wait until you fill it up once, but the splash I was referring to is the click on the pump handle, when it shuts off with that little thingy hanging under the handle, but you would not know that yet....

Oh, BTW Happy Birthday- I was going to guess that. J.

[nandress]

Originally Posted by byrd

In the last pic posted I noticed you are using a very small booster, is it a 7" single? and do you think/know it will have enough stopping power? I have a 7" chrome that I had thoughts on using for the sake of it's size, but I do want the truck to stop when needed

It's a 7" dual diaphram that I got from McGaughy's and then replaced the master cylinder with the cool billet one from CPP. When I heard about the CPP master, I had to have it because of the built in prop valve. Anyway, the guys at CPP didn't tell me there would be a problem with stopping power when I asked, and they even had me go up a bore size.

To use a line from my pop, "we aren't going to be driving that fast anyway!" Did I mention we have four disks? As a result not a lot of pedal travel will be necessary to apply brakes, and the booster doesn't change how much stopping power you have anyway, it only determines how hard you have to push on the pedal!