Bob do I understand correctly what you are thinking of doing?
When you say 'tandem' do you means duals, or do you mean two driven axles?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob KNOTTS" <raknotts@qwest.net>
To: "JOE GARCIA" <joegarcia1@comcast.net>; "Rick Carlisle"
<rcarlisle@comcast.net>
Cc: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 9:12 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] advice on rust treatments
I'm pretty conservative, Joe, but I'm interested to see what can be done.
I'm mainly interested in a pretty stock look, but open to modest changes
(When I find a truck!). One project I'm still thinking abt, is putting
tandem drive axles on the pick up with the Cummins diesel . This is to
better tow a fifth wheel travel trailer. Really needed? No. But I'd be the
only 66 yr old kid on my block with one!! A gent in OK makes Dana 70-80
tandem axles for abt $3000-4000. And I know a gent who would probably
install them for a little over cost, because he's thinking of doing a
similar conversion. Bob K in PHX, AZ.
----- Original Message -----
From: "JOE GARCIA" <joegarcia1@comcast.net>
To: "Rick Carlisle" <rcarlisle@comcast.net>
Cc: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 7:58 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] advice on rust treatments
> I will make it a point to add pictures on my website. I marked out my
> cuts for the chop and hope to get down to business this weekend.
>
> Joe
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rick Carlisle <rcarlisle@comcast.net>
> Date: Sunday, July 13, 2003 7:48 pm
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] advice on rust treatments
>
> > I, for one, would love to see your progress as you move along with
> > this one
> > Joe, as I am a fellow hacker.
> >
> > Rick Carlisle
> > 57 3100
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "JOE GARCIA" <joegarcia1@comcast.net>
> > To: "Gary R. Schwarzrock" <gschwarz@airtimeisp.net>
> > Cc: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 9:36 PM
> > Subject: Re: [oletrucks] advice on rust treatments
> >
> >
> > > I like using the Eastwood "Oxisolv" as well as their "Rust
> > ncapsulator".>
> > > A friend of mine found me a few AD Cabs a while back "they were
> > about> to go to the crusher" so I took them home. They all need
> > cab corners
> > > and one needs a complete floor and one was a 5-window with a
> > very bad
> > > dash and front floor and firewall section. I melted the lead on
> > the A-
> > > pillar seam and then cut the floor through the rockers from one
> > side to
> > > the other just in front of the seat riser. I mated the 5-window
> > with> the good dash and front floor section of the other truck to
> > make a good
> > > 5-window. I won't even tell you what plans I have for the
> > > cab's "custom wise" because the majority on the list would go into
> > > shock. Yeah, I'm one of those hackers who does the chopping and
> > > suicide door and other unmentionables to the AD's but like I
> > said these
> > > cabs were heading to the wrecking yard to be crushed so don't
> > feel to
> > > bad for them.
> > >
> > > Another friend just gave me a really nice 1950 bed with back
> > fenders as
> > > a trade for me welding in some cab corners on his truck.
> > >
> > > Joe
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Gary R. Schwarzrock" <gschwarz@airtimeisp.net>
> > > Date: Sunday, July 13, 2003 11:35 am
> > > Subject: [oletrucks] advice on rust treatments
> > >
> > > > Does anyone have any good or bad comments on rust treatments?
> > > > There are
> > > > three products that I have seen mentioned:
> > > >
> > > > Eastwood "corolless"
> > > > POR-15
> > > > Rust Bullet
> > > >
> > > > And a second thought. Has anyone thought of or tried to make
> > a 5
> > > > window cab
> > > > by cutting the window ports out of a thrashed deluxe cab and
> > > > grafting them
> > > > into a good cab? My thought was to cut the windows out right
> > > > where the
> > > > rubber molding is on the outside with the thought that the drop
> > > > into the
> > > > window hole and some "careful welding" might control the warpage,
> > > > and then
> > > > cut the inside close to the door post and the rear window to
> > get some
> > > > support for the weld seams on the inside.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Gary 1954 Chev 3100
> > > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
> > > > 1959
> > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941
> > and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
|