AD Truck Project

[Dan Bowles]

Originally Posted by OrrieG

you had jacks??? I usually just end up with various items and a short rope. Post some pics, we love to see mouse turds.

Yeah, big spender! Jacks. What's next, a come along?

[bjcaldwe]

Wood, a barrel, a small step from the back door of a trailer house, some tires and rims lol.


I bet the people on this forum could look at a rat turd and tell me what variety of rat it came from and how long it had been there.

[TheSebring]

Depends on what type of rat we're talking about. I'm not too knowledgeable on rats in the Middle East, but I can tell you anything about ones in our hemisphere.

[Dan Bowles]

Funny. I just bought some parts from a guy on Stovebolt and he had stuff ALL over his concrete in front of his garage. He had taken the bottom door plate off and the doors were full of rat poo about 1/2 way up! I'm not sure of the breed of rat but they had plenty of STINK to them!!

In my opinion, the best rat turd is a green one. That means it has been eating the poison treats I've been leaving him and he'll be done poopin soon!!

[bjcaldwe]

I knew this was the place to go for good information. Trucks, rats, poop, it is all good.

[highperf4x4]

I thought this was a truck thread. I had no idea you were getting me involved in rat poop research. Man, I have to start watching who I hang with these days!!!

[Dan Bowles]

I think ANY time you bust open one of these old trucks, you get rat poop research! Sometimes I wonder, HOW do they get THERE?!?

[scotts62]

[highperf4x4]

[bjcaldwe]

Dan makes my point exactly. There has not been many of this threads on AD truck that did not start with... I found x amount of x poop in my x truck.

Perf... I will teach you about pooh in trucks and you can teach me about not warm enough meatloaf.

[Dan Bowles]

If your meatloaf isn't warm enough, you don't have enough ketchup on your sammich!

[bjcaldwe]

See, with our great minds, we have solved your meatloaf problem! You can go back to that one place now.

[highperf4x4]

You have much to learn about the meatloaf young grasshopper. You see the flowers yet you smell not the fragrance of spring. In your lack of attention you have failed to understand the difference between the temperature of the meatloaf and the degree to which it has been "cooked". It is desirable to eat a cold meatloaf sammich provided that one has tuned himself in harmony with nature and fully cooked the meatloaf first. Much you have yet to learn about the meatload grasshopper. Return your focus to the rat poop.

[bjcaldwe]

Good stuff... lol

[highperf4x4]

Wax on, Wax off

[OrrieG]

Originally Posted by Dan Bowles

I think ANY time you bust open one of these old trucks, you get rat poop research! Sometimes I wonder, HOW do they get THERE?!?

I have personally observed rats going through cracks 1/4" wide. Their bones are very flexible. Having a 22# cat after you is good incentive too! One little rust hole or broken door seal will allow access.

[Dan Bowles]

I'll take a meatloaf sammich over a 22# cat ANY day. I've got 10# weiner dogs and they don't mess with my 12# cats either!!

[highperf4x4]

Great. Now it's raining cats and dogs in here.

[OrrieG]

It is snowing here, has been off and on for the last 3 days. Not sticking but temps are hovering around mid 30's during the day. When it gets a little warmer is rains. Good excuse to hide in the garage, I was going to the swap meet at Firebird tomorrow but is looking iffy.

[bjcaldwe]

No real updates so far. I did get the serial and ran it today. It is a 52 short bed that came with a 228ci engine. It was built in St Louis.

I have half my spare parts, etc sold. We got the cab off the first frame, getting it ready to hopefully sell. We barely got it off before it was a turd floater today. Go figure, it has been nearly 80 and dry for a few weeks. As soon as I start to do something it is cold and rainy lol. We have someone interested in the 3 window cab now too. If all works out I will have my dad paid back for the 52 gmc, and then can start saving up for my mustang II crossmember, and 4link. I need to get some part of the 52 moved up to my house so I have something to work on.

My game plan for now is to get the suspension under it, put on my cab corners, fix the hole in the floor, and maybe clean and paint the interior. Then get a motor and transmission in it. Get it running, and then work on the body later. If I could find one cheap, I would get another frame and work on it separate at my house, and then swap the body once the frame was ready. If anyone knows of some affordable, but good quality control arms and drop spindles, I am all ears.

[scotts62]

Cool man!!!

Sorry i have to.....

[bjcaldwe]

I could post a really blurry pic of the vin plate lol.

[JohnC]

[bjcaldwe]

My original frame that is sold, is coming to my house today, so it can be picked up later. I sure wish my gmc was coming up here too.

I have all these big plans in my head that I would like to do, but knowing my current budget and skill level, I need to set attainable goals.

Here is what I will try to get done by the end of the year. (I was day dreaming yesterday)

Front

Mustang II
Power rack
2in drop spindles
Re7's
shocks (no idea, I struggle with that now on my crew cab)

Back (really low static with a bag, more realstic right now than a 4 link)
Leafs
drop blocks
shackles
bag over axle

Drivetrain

Old 305 out of an 82 chevy. It fine when we took it out. It just needs to be looked over a bit, timing chain, gaskets etc.

Probably a turbo 350 to start with.

Camaro rearend or 4x4 s10. If I can get disc brakes too, that is a bonus.

Questions:

Anyone know anything about supremehotrods that sells on ebay? They had what looked like a good deal on a crossmember and upper and lower controls arms, but I am looking for advice before I get too wild about it.

For all your pic needs, see page 1!

[kulturekat]

Hey man I got a 4x4 s10 complete rear end wheels tires brakes leaf springs the whole bit.