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- February 10, 2017, 6:07 pm
- Forum: Truck Talk
- Topic: Recommendations for Body Repair
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2906
Re: Recommendations for Body Repair
If you know anybody that does bodywork on older vehicles go watch them work on something. I have a friend thats a body guy, back when I started my truck repair I would have him over to do some patching... It scared me the way he would smack and pound things.. but I started seeing that the truck is n...
- February 10, 2017, 5:57 pm
- Forum: Projects & Builds
- Topic: Longbed end cap on a Short Bed Unibody
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2116
Re: Longbed end cap on a Short Bed Unibody
When I did this exact job I was able to get a decent line up top and bottom, I do recall it was not exact. but it was decent...and then just cut a slit on the cap where I wanted the new body line ..bend the metal below that in, flaten it some.. reweld and minimal bondo. However my quarters were pret...
- January 28, 2017, 12:21 pm
- Forum: Off Subject
- Topic: Hollywood needs to hire a mechanical advisor
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1590
Re: Hollywood needs to hire a mechanical advisor
Didn't they watch (Two Lane Blacktop?) they probably needed to change the jets !
- January 19, 2017, 12:06 pm
- Forum: Truck Talk
- Topic: Recommendations for Body Repair
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2906
Re: Recommendations for Body Repair
I put long box corners on my short box uni, the body line was off and I had to make a couple cuts, reshape a bit..and reweld. I remember the body linepart went fairly easy, but the corner pieces I had didn.t line up real easy to my box..because my box was a bit wonky back there when I started ! http...
- January 19, 2017, 12:01 pm
- Forum: Off Subject
- Topic: NEWGY ping pong robot
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1303
Re: NEWGY ping pong robot
you can set the frequency of the ball shots, the speed, the spin, and make it shoot straight ahead, any fixed angle... or swing right to left. I barely get by on the slow easy settings ! hahahah Fun so far ! The trickiest part is getting the cheap catch net I bought feeding the balls back to the mac...
- January 19, 2017, 11:41 am
- Forum: Off Subject
- Topic: NEWGY ping pong robot
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1303
NEWGY ping pong robot
Bought one of these for a late Christmas gift.. love to play ping pong in the winter..wife isn't into it this year.. This thing really hammers them at you ! I felt like in thirty minutes I had hit more than ever in a day or two..
Kinda fun though
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZXdL6pLnp0
Kinda fun though
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZXdL6pLnp0
- January 15, 2017, 2:14 pm
- Forum: Off Subject
- Topic: Thought I'd seen everything till THIS !!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1216
Re: Thought I'd seen everything till THIS !!
As someone that thinks the 53-56 Ford truck is fugly... I think its a good use of a hood and fenders ! hahahahah
I have no idea how someone thought of combining the two vehicles however? Must have just them and though,"I wonder if?"
I have no idea how someone thought of combining the two vehicles however? Must have just them and though,"I wonder if?"
- January 10, 2017, 8:47 pm
- Forum: Off Subject
- Topic: Old used car dealer tricks and how to spot some of those.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1700
Re: Old used car dealer tricks and how to spot some of those
I met a kid in my high school days who was trying to sell an old Toyota? Honey Bee?.... anyhow the front end was so loose and worn he actually took it all apart and wrapped everything with electrical tape, and sold it fast.. One of the funniest I have ever seen though was a parts truck Kids brother ...
- December 28, 2016, 1:34 pm
- Forum: Midwest Region
- Topic: New Member DSM Iowa
- Replies: 12
- Views: 12133
Re: New Member DSM Iowa
The best way to post pics here is to park them at photobucket, and then link here...it keeps the cost of running the site down...
- December 27, 2016, 12:07 am
- Forum: Midwest Region
- Topic: New Member DSM Iowa
- Replies: 12
- Views: 12133
Re: New Member DSM Iowa
The Central Iowa guys are starting to pop up this year
Whats your truck look like? White over Blue?
Whats your truck look like? White over Blue?
- December 26, 2016, 11:47 pm
- Forum: Off Subject
- Topic: Twas the day after Christmas
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4484
Re: Twas the day after Christmas
Should old Slick pickups be forgot.. and driven out of mind... Should old Slick pickups be forgot.. Like my, dear old Stepside.. Like my, dear old Stepside, my friends Like my, dear old Stepside. She'll take a heavy loadin yet My dear old stepside... You can build them so they drag real low... Or si...
- December 26, 2016, 8:59 pm
- Forum: Off Subject
- Topic: Twas the day after Christmas
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4484
Re: Twas the day after Christmas
Every time Pat posts one of these, I think HMMMMMM how can I top this? hahahahah
And..... I always picture him on an old narrow no cab tractor bumping down a wide windswept field.. trying to take notes as he writes it on the hood of the tractor...reaching around the steering wheel...
And..... I always picture him on an old narrow no cab tractor bumping down a wide windswept field.. trying to take notes as he writes it on the hood of the tractor...reaching around the steering wheel...
- December 25, 2016, 7:11 pm
- Forum: Truck Talk
- Topic: New additions to the site and Library...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 577
Re: New additions to the site and Library...
You have been busy, I haven't seen many of the things you are rounding up and posting.
- December 25, 2016, 7:02 pm
- Forum: Truck Talk
- Topic: So this followed me home...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1396
Re: So this followed me home...
Wow, great score on that one !
- December 23, 2016, 11:46 pm
- Forum: Jokes & Funnies
- Topic: Visions
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3008
Re: Visions
I banned you both a day before this thread..... but changed my mind
- December 20, 2016, 5:32 pm
- Forum: Off Subject
- Topic: Mr smarty pants takes a tumble
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5284
Re: Mr smarty pants takes a tumble
You know how some people get smart and by a car hoist? I can see Pat digging an 8 foot wide trench he can drive the 4by 4 into so everything under the hood is at belt buckle height
- December 20, 2016, 5:30 pm
- Forum: Truck Talk
- Topic: Oops, I think I just bought another truck....NOT! Updated
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2510
Re: Oops, I think I just bought another truck....NOT! Update
Dang, you did everything but spill your last cup of coffee on that trip
I don't ever even want to know what pulling a trailer in snow is like hahahahahahah
I don't ever even want to know what pulling a trailer in snow is like hahahahahahah
- December 19, 2016, 7:00 pm
- Forum: Truck Talk
- Topic: straight axle handling
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2927
Re: straight axle handling
New kingpins and bushings with modern radial tires will perform a miracle right there !
- December 19, 2016, 12:11 am
- Forum: Projects & Builds
- Topic: Dan's 1963 F100 split uni (with cross flow radiator)
- Replies: 108
- Views: 20739
Re: Dan's 1963 F100 split uni (slickstock notes)
I've done that door mod
Every trashed uni door with a good bodyline should be cut out and saved !!!!!
Every trashed uni door with a good bodyline should be cut out and saved !!!!!
- December 17, 2016, 8:22 pm
- Forum: Hints and Tricks
- Topic: What Master Cylinder for dual piston disc brake conversion?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3681
Re: What Master Cylinder for dual piston disc brake conversi
For some reason it seems like people were mostly using the 67 F250 master cylinder, or the 68 Mustang cylinder...for a low dollar upgrade. If I recall one has brake lines exiting to the driver side. The other to the passenger side. I think I updated a few trucks to the dual piston wheel cylinders wi...