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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Anyone know what the vacuum (??) thing on the speedo head is?? Governor maybe??
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
It's a shifter for the speedo used with the 2-speed rear axle.
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Talk about rust, sheesh looks like your truck was dipped in salt
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Ordered new mirrors and a retrosound radio today, plus modified the running board aprons.
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Got my seat in after having it redone! Not for everybody but I like it! photobucket.com/user/crime_inc/media/imagejpg2.jpg.html]
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
i dig the seat! is that a rebuild original or out of something else?
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Knocking down 5 layers of paint from previous owners.
I made this silly looking rolling cab cart to make it easy moving the cab in and out of the garage. |
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Seat looks killer man!
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Thanks Half Baked appreciate that! I know this style isn't for everybody but it is getting a warm reception.
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Put wheels on to check fit. Finished door.
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Dan I seen the picture you posted in the past and I felt the same way, that's what inspired me to come up with my own design. I appreciate the kind words.
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Got the steering box mounted!!!!
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Am I missing something? With the steering box mounted on top of the frame rail, the arm will move up&down instead of side to side. What other linkage are you going to ad?
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I just wanted to add in, i think that seat is REALLY sharp. Not only does it add a little color, but the fact that it looks like it's a part of the seat, and not some sloppy seat cover really adds to the fact. (although I like those covers too. Everything has their place)
Ha ha yeah that was the original pitman arm that I never quite took off all the way. I'm going to have the pitman arm vertical, with a drag link between the steering and pitman arms. It'll be real similar to the original system, except the box will be in front of the axle as opposed to behind. |
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Cut the step loose and pushed it down, sill stayed level and parallel with the door bottom. Still needs welded and hammer and dolly work and door gap set but much closer.
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Gave my 57 a facelift!!
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I am headed to Mexico in November, I'll have to keep my eyes out for a new cover for my seat!
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I finished up my new front brake lines and bled them today. Got good pedal and was hoping to neighborhood-drive it today but didn't happen. Maybe tomorrow. I did find the best and least messiest way to add fluid to my CPP under floor master and maybe it will help someone. I impulse bought a five pack of these bottles at Harbour Frt a few years back. I put brake fluid in one, screwed the nozzle off, and stuck on the hose and it worked great. It's easy to top the mc off because the bottle doesn't deliver too much volume per squeeze of the trigger and the flow stops when you release it. I found it more controllable than a squeeze bottle with a hose on it.
BTW, the saddle blanket seats in the previous posts look good. I like them both. |
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
good idea russell thanks for sharing
both seats look good !!! |
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
My dad waited 38yrs to give me this wrench.!
I'm guessing he thought i was old enough not to distroy it...? at least thats what i 'm thinking . ![]() . . . I calling this.... " How many thing are just wrong with this scene"...... . It is not lost on me All 6 wheels are off and the truck is on jack stand/ assort, wood blox in a dirt drive way on a hill working on widow makers and surrounded by very dry grass no fire extingisher about 2 feet away from a propane tank on one side Oxy/Acetylene set on the other Busting my hump on a 50 yr old wrench with a 4ft cheeter . when will the fun stop.? . the rims got alittle hot . ![]() . ![]() . ![]() . ![]() . ![]()
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but in the end i had a vision and it all worked out for the day
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
I like old tools and that lug wrench looks interesting to me. It's actually called a Shock wrench. Here's a link to a tool vendor that gives a little info about it. I first assumed that you hit the ends with a hammer to loosen the lugs but you just spin the arm and the weight of the ends acts like an impact wrench.
http://inlandvalleytoolsupply.com/ken-tool.pdf |
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