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Re: The Hillbilly Deluxe dually build
The 30 looks really great, always take a second look when I see an older truck on the road. The step side is nice too, I like the single headlight look. How much is yours lowered. May do some lowering to mine after I see how it sits when back together, want just a little clearance above the tires.
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Stoney, I was kidding with the lady at the feed store awhile back. I told her that the donkey had sent me a text message while I was at work saying that if I didn't bring donkey food home she was gonna burn down the barn. The lady looked at me dead serious and said "now how is a donkey going to start a fire?" She got embarrassed when I asked her, "now how would a donkey send me a text message in the first place". Quote:
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Re: The Hillbilly Deluxe dually build
Tex ,that truck looks even better with that roll of hay on it .Would you share a pic of the donkey ,we had one that got mistaken for a deer a couple of months ago and was shot and killed ,we miss that donkey ,he was like a puppy .He met me when I got home from work wanting a carrot and his ears rubbed .
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Re: The Hillbilly Deluxe dually build
In the upper left background...is that Val on a jet pack, UFO, or something else?
Congrats on the maiden voyage, truck looks great!
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Looks like a power cord plug!
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Though it seems if you have multiple donkeys together they lose their protective instinct/aggressiveness towards dogs. Our little Aussie had a healthy fear of the single donkey in our cattle field, but our neighbors that raise donkeys, he has been known to herd the donkeys into circles and run them towards the barn. Not bad for a little 20lb runt of an Aussie.
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Thanks for the pic ,my wife loved it and me too .Our donkey was just as you described ,helped birth calves ,protected herd from coyotes and just plain lovable . We miss our donkey terribly ,thanks again for sharing that.
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Looks great. Can you post a sound clip? I'd love to hear that big block wake up through the magnaflow.
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That is a power cord plug. I have an electric fence charger and electrical outlet mounted up under the rafter there.
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Congrats on the First ride! How much loaded clearance did you wind up with with a bale on?
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And the donkey sure likes to talk to Kevin when he is working
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The donkey will also keep the rattle snake away too. Donkey around no snakes.
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Great pic of a truck being used as intended. Function and form. Looks great!
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Wow Kevin, awesome build thread, and really nice work. I read half of this while having my morning coffee, and just now finished it. You have inspired me to get going on my stepper again. I bought my 1980 stepside last fall, and got it running, rebuilt the brakes, and dropped it 5/7 shortly after I got it home. Recently, it has been sitting outside, as first my wife's SUV, then my winter beater SUV had major mechanical issues which have impacted my budget, as well as my shop space. I have been sitting around waiting for parts for my other cars, and feeling sorry for myself for not having enough shop space to work on the truck.
Tomorrow morning, I am going to move some stuff around and make a spot for the truck, either in my shop, or the garage (hopefully the shop, as that's where all the tools are), and get going on it again. I have a bunch of small projects on it that I could be doing for little to no money - and I just needed a push to get back on it. Thanks for the inspiration! |
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My truck as it sat last weekend.
The snow is gone now... |
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And did you ever sort out a repair for the dash pad? Mine looks horrible, but I don't like the price of new ones...
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The big rig acid wash has hydrofluoric acid and sulphuric acid in it.
Hydrofluoric acid is some BAD stuff. Eagle one used to have a mag wheel cleaner with a similar formula that worked great. I don't know if it is still around today. I used it on my slots back in high school. Edit: guess it does still have the same ingredients http://whatsinproducts.com/files/bra...1337132354.pdf http://m.eagleone.com/mag-wheel-cleaner
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That's what I used, Muriatic Acid (hydrochloric acid). I have a bunch of it around the house, and it's pretty safe so that's exactly what I used. Hydrofloric acid is death in a bottle. I don't care to mess with that stuff at all. Knowing my clumsy ass, if I had some of that around, I'd wind up exposing myself to it somehow.
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![]() Did you dilute it? that would make the fumes not so bad. Did forgot to mention that your work on the truck is top notch work!
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I dilute it about 50/50 or so. It's a very commonly used solution in my shop. The mixture is also good for cleaning gas tanks, wire ends, etc.
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Thanks again!
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Re: The Hillbilly Deluxe dually build
Does the red circle highlight a brace between the front A-arm crossmember and the front frame horns? Is this 1-ton only?
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Yes. There are two brace rods on one tons. There are actually a number of added braces on these heavy trucks.
Here are pictures taken early in the project when I was replacing the bent swaybar mount. ![]() ![]()
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