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Alright, so progress is being made! Truck officially has a shipper, and will be sent down to djdanno's place in Nebraska. The move is set to go down this weekend, assuming that the shipper actually has a trailer that's heavy duty enough to pull it down there. Siochain posted:ITT I learn that he'll fill the box on his dumptruck with AI Goons wanting to help. kastein posted:Words about fixin' Yeah, a full replacement of everything rubber is on the agenda. Motor will definitely be replaced, and I'm trying to research which engine bolts in with the least amount of hassle. Once it gets to danno's it'll be easier, since I'll be able to get more accurate information about the engine/trans/whatever. If the old motor's in salvageable I'll hang on to it and sell it later. I plan on replacing everything on the front brakes, springs, shoes, drums cylinders, and will probably do the same to the rears as well. And also I'd like to change it over to a dual master cylinder, 'cause this thing ain't a stoppin' easily if anything fails. Electrical I'm not too concerned about, because 50's car wiring. As long as the lights work I'm happy. It'll just be a 12V conversion, and that shouldn't be hard.
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# ? May 3, 2016 22:54 |
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ExplodingSims posted:Alright, so progress is being made! Truck officially has a shipper, and will be sent down to djdanno's place in Nebraska. Mildly disappointed that I won't get to participate, but I'm still along for the (virtual) ride! Good luck!
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# ? May 3, 2016 23:14 |
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Sorry dude, but shipping costs to Nebraska are $$$. Compared to $$$$to hauling to Ohio.
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# ? May 3, 2016 23:25 |
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Yeah,
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# ? May 3, 2016 23:27 |
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Truck of Longinus
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# ? May 3, 2016 23:58 |
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ExplodingSims posted:Sorry dude, but shipping costs to Nebraska are $$$. Compared to $$$$to hauling to Ohio. Just pack 14 away in the truck as it is getting shipped. Now he's a mobile mechanic.
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# ? May 4, 2016 00:02 |
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Have you played the Mad Max game? I can fully picture 14" climbing around the back, muttering prayers to the Angel of Combustion.
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# ? May 4, 2016 01:46 |
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See about vacuum booster installs as well.
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# ? May 4, 2016 05:50 |
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Siochain posted:ITT I learn that he'll fill the box on his dumptruck with AI Goons wanting to help. A truck driving across America with a bed full of AI goons drinking and
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# ? May 4, 2016 08:08 |
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Astonishing Wang posted:It looks to me like if they'd placed the dummy about 6" from the cage it wouldn't have been touched by the cage. 6" makes a huge difference in this case. Usually I'm arguing that 4" is decent but today it's 6". Good username for this post.
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# ? May 4, 2016 08:09 |
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I don't have PMS on this account so anyone wanting to talk details about the truck can text me 408 499 1357
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# ? May 4, 2016 19:40 |
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Have you checked parts availability drums might be a problem.
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# ? May 4, 2016 19:55 |
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Oh man this thread got wicked awesome. I so wish I could participate since all I do is mess with old trucks but I just got super busy with work. Seconding the drums availability, they're like the only thing I cant find for my IH but they seriously have like an inch around the rim so if the Chevy ones are similar they should be turnable for a long time.
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# ? May 6, 2016 01:40 |
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Well, no actual work will be happening for a while, so if you want to make plans there's plenty of room for more hands.
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# ? May 6, 2016 03:08 |
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I may not be able to fly out and help, but give me any specifics and I'll tear into the catalogs at work for part numbers and such so you can order poo poo in and have it waiting for you when you land.
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# ? May 6, 2016 04:19 |
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Well it would be like end of November for me. Might be kinda chilly in Nebraska at that time with a truck where a heater was an option, haha.
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# ? May 6, 2016 12:16 |
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I can confirm explodingsims has given money to a complete stranger he met on the Internet. Thread continues to live up to its title lol. Hopefully truck will be here soon and I'll take plenty of pics to send to exploding.
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# ? May 7, 2016 17:34 |
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This is crazy and I can't see it ending well, but godspeed. Why the hell didn't you just get it shipped to Florida? Just for the experience?
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# ? May 7, 2016 22:38 |
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Larrymer posted:This is crazy and I can't see it ending well, but godspeed. Why the hell didn't you just get it shipped to Florida? Just for the experience? I don't understand the question being asked
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# ? May 7, 2016 23:31 |
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Larrymer posted:This is crazy and I can't see it ending well, but godspeed. Why the hell didn't you just get it shipped to Florida? Just for the experience? Do you have any idea how much that would cost? I'm not going to say how much exploding spent on getting it here but let's just say it wasn't 20 bucks.
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Larrymer posted:This is crazy and I can't see it ending well, but godspeed. Why the hell didn't you just get it shipped to Florida? Just for the experience? Die Rose ist ohne warum; sie blühet weil sie blühet.
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# ? May 8, 2016 00:06 |
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Yond Cassius posted:Die Rose ist ohne warum; sie blühet weil sie blühet. A rare phrase that is beautiful in both English and German. (and: nice. Well-chosen quote)
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djdanno13 posted:Do you have any idea how much that would cost? I'm not going to say how much exploding spent on getting it here but let's just say it wasn't 20 bucks. Oh I'm sure it wouldn't be cheap. But buying everything this truck needs to be road worthy up front may be a little more hard to swallow vs. a one time shipping cost. Multiple plane tickets, getting parts that you don't even know you need yet in a town you're not from? Too many unknowns for me. I'm automotive sanity, don't mind me.
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# ? May 8, 2016 15:11 |
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Go back to bfc.
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# ? May 8, 2016 15:13 |
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Wish I was closer, I'd love to help on that thing.
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# ? May 8, 2016 16:00 |
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Larrymer posted:Oh I'm sure it wouldn't be cheap. But buying everything this truck needs to be road worthy up front may be a little more hard to swallow vs. a one time shipping cost. Multiple plane tickets, getting parts that you don't even know you need yet in a town you're not from? Too many unknowns for me. You're right, I'll drive the Civic out there instead
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# ? May 8, 2016 21:35 |
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Garbage Dick posted:You're right, I'll drive the Civic out there instead Drive the camaro. I bet a rust free one of those is worth more there than in WA, even with a v6 and bad paint. I'm semi serious.
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# ? May 8, 2016 23:03 |
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Camaro has to get sold to pay for storage and rent and other odds and ends or I would, it'd make it loaded with tools no problem.
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# ? May 8, 2016 23:28 |
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WHEN WE LAST LEFT OUR HERO: It was rusting away in a field in the middle of nowhere! But as of today, this is no more! PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE Yes, now it's rusting away in a slightly different field in the middle of nowhere! Big thanks to Djdanno for hosting the truck. It was shipped out to his place today, and this will be the site of the repairening Still waiting on some new pics of it, but we get some updates: Free bottle of oil! Score! Old engine is there, but according to danno, is pretty trashed, much to no one's surprise. No brakes on this thing either, again, no shocker there. Tire are there, and appear to be ok, but I wouldn't trust them on the road. And a first ever look into the bed! Free plywood? Today is a loving haul! Upskirt shot: Again, there will be more later, but for the most part, the body looks pretty solid. Some rust in the usual places, floorboards, around the edges, but for the most part it looks like it's mostly just surface rust. A few dents and dings as well, but overall in pretty great shape for a farm truck of it's age. Cheby
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# ? May 9, 2016 00:37 |
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hail satan
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# ? May 9, 2016 03:58 |
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So much block for so little piston...
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# ? May 9, 2016 04:00 |
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Where do I mail my jar of change to help fund this?
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# ? May 9, 2016 05:53 |
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Rhyno posted:Where do I mail my jar of change to help fund this? The last house on the left. Postman'll make sure it gets where it needs to.
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# ? May 9, 2016 06:53 |
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I would campervan that poo poo so hard, and probably try to make it look like a hillbilly cabin as well.
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# ? May 9, 2016 08:33 |
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Is patina staying or will this be getting a top down overhaul?Garbage Dick posted:hail satan Also this was my first thought. Sex dungeon/torture chamber in a truck bed. We have such sights to show you...
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# ? May 9, 2016 09:11 |
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88h88 posted:Is patina staying or will this be getting a top down overhaul? Yeah, once it eventually gets back to Florida the plan is to do full resto-mod on it. But that's a while out. I do plan to save the drivers side door at least, since I've give 14" the go ahead to use it as a canvas for his special flavor of artistic vision.
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# ? May 9, 2016 15:11 |
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Be careful with the progression, each decision must be worse than the last... don't wanna blow your wad up front unless you have that kind of staying power.
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# ? May 9, 2016 21:47 |
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RIP Paul Walker posted:Be careful with the progression, each decision must be worse than the last... don't wanna blow your wad up front unless you have that kind of staying power. Hi, nice to meat you. God drat it I can't wait.
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# ? May 9, 2016 21:50 |
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So I explained this thread to my wife the other day and she was absolutely blown away at the levels of crazy going on here. : So this dude that lives in Florida bought a truck sight unseen in Montana. : Is he going to drive it back? : No, another guy volunteered some storage space in Nebraska so he's having it shipped there first. : And then drive it from there? : Eventually, but it's pretty old so he's gonna swap in a new engine first and then drive it back. Another guy is coming in from Washington to help. : Wait, he's flying in just to help fix an old truck? : Well, to fix it and then help drive it down to Florida. But another guy's gonna fly him down with miles, actually. : Do these guys know each other? : Not really. Just on the forums. : I love this place.
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This will be 14 Inch Garbage Weiner's "On The Road"
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