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221. Re: [oletrucks] early 235 (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 07:49:20 -0700
Brad, the difference, I think, is that the early 235s had splash oiling and babbet bearings. Patrick's has a great guide in his catalogue for identifying the full pressure engines. Basically, full pr
/html/oletrucks/2000-04/msg00311.html (7,131 bytes)

222. Re: [oletrucks] Truckstell Overdrive (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 19:55:42 -0700
on Hi Jack, Tom Brownell's book (page 101) mentions a company called Overdrive, Inc. in Ohio making these kinds of units. I did some sleuthing about a year ago and found that the company had two prin
/html/oletrucks/2000-04/msg00423.html (7,495 bytes)

223. Re: [oletrucks] Show Truck (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 16:32:27 -0700
...Maybe I'm too Whoa, there! Way too dramatic, in my opinion. Deve is after something great and transcendent here. He's taking an abandoned and deteriorating thing and resurrecting it to a state of
/html/oletrucks/2000-04/msg00601.html (8,009 bytes)

224. Re: [oletrucks] paint ?'s (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 16:51:12 -0700
I usually consider the primer finished when I get to about 400 wet paper. I think many people go not go this fine, but they're pros, and are usually in more of a hurry than I am. I begin colorsandin
/html/oletrucks/2000-04/msg00602.html (7,650 bytes)

225. [oletrucks] Ventillated drums (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 09:23:18 -0700
A while ago, someone said he's had a set of drums ventillated, but hadn't installed them. I was wondering if there's any update available. Regards, Grant S. oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM truck
/html/oletrucks/2000-04/msg00617.html (6,651 bytes)

226. Re: [oletrucks] Ventillated drums (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 21:51:15 -0700
Please keep us advised when you get it on the road. Regards, Grant S. oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
/html/oletrucks/2000-04/msg00626.html (6,795 bytes)

227. Re: [oletrucks] Show trucks (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 23:40:53 -0700
Hi Allen, Thanks for the clarification, and sorry if my response was a little loud. I think my restoration preference is maybe closer to yours than Deve's but I think I know where he's coming from, a
/html/oletrucks/2000-04/msg00630.html (9,795 bytes)

228. [oletrucks] inner fender staples (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 16:27:59 -0700
I'm stripping down a set of inner fender wells, and I notice the gaskets between them and the fenders were held by large staples. Does anyone know whether these are necessary, and if so, how to go ab
/html/oletrucks/2000-04/msg00656.html (6,655 bytes)

229. Re: [oletrucks] A trader to my kind (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 09:59:30 -0700
Hi John, I had a friend in high school and college named, by a strange coincidence, Bob Adler. The bane of Bob's existence was his parents' 1968 Dodge Dart. It was a very uncool car to drive in the e
/html/oletrucks/2000-04/msg00680.html (7,909 bytes)

230. Re: [oletrucks] Shop Questions (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2000 09:54:32 -0700
Hi Deve, Here in Los Angeles, we tend to get the wind in the late morning to afternoon, as the desert heats up and sucks air from the cooler areas. This means that the early mornings are still prett
/html/oletrucks/2000-04/msg00742.html (8,340 bytes)

231. Re: [oletrucks] Smokin 235 (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2000 16:15:59 -0800
The rebuilder on my old Buick told me that they always make the pistons and rings fit a little looser than stock because the replacement pistons have a tendency to expand a little more, and of course
/html/oletrucks/2000-03/msg00144.html (8,069 bytes)

232. Re: [oletrucks] Smokin 235 (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2000 21:22:25 -0800
Well, it doesn't create a lot of smoke. In fact, it's just a bit looser than stock, so there isn't any noticeable smoke, except when it's been sitting for a couple of weeks. It is in California, by t
/html/oletrucks/2000-03/msg00167.html (7,963 bytes)

233. Re: [oletrucks] young guys (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 21:56:29 -0800
top was Hi Vince: Since we're in the mood for politics, how about a new slogan: Botch a chop--go to jail! Regards, Grant S. oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
/html/oletrucks/2000-03/msg00199.html (8,692 bytes)

234. Re: [oletrucks] truck burial (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 22:14:55 -0800
Yeah, but your relatives never have the same feeling for it. What you have to do is build a big stone casket, put a Tyvek house liner inside, put the truck in and fill the casket with sillica to kee
/html/oletrucks/2000-03/msg00202.html (8,393 bytes)

235. Re: [oletrucks] Electric versus Air Tools (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 22:21:32 -0800
Hi Jim, Air tools are nice because they are lighter, since they don't need motors built in, and tend to be either more reliable or cheaper to replace or both. Having said that, I must say that my ele
/html/oletrucks/2000-03/msg00203.html (7,516 bytes)

236. Re: [oletrucks] A Vote for Original (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 22:29:22 -0800
one of my Hi Larry, This was a really nice message. I got interested in old vehicles restoring my Great Grandmother's Buick. Your comments made me wonder if one's orientation regarding original vs. r
/html/oletrucks/2000-03/msg00205.html (7,407 bytes)

237. Re: [oletrucks] somewhat off topic, but not totally (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 21:48:39 -0800
Hi Brian, If it isn'y too deep, just going over it with the random sander ought to be the quickest was, and it will leave a smooth surface. I'd be leery of just painting over it with POR 15. Maybe it
/html/oletrucks/2000-03/msg00255.html (8,448 bytes)

238. Re: [oletrucks] Welding (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 15:47:33 -0800
Hi Jim, Mig is both the easiest and most practical for automotive purposes. You can't really arc weld a car, except the frame/suspension. Gas welding is almost as limited, although I do some brazing
/html/oletrucks/2000-03/msg00272.html (7,989 bytes)

239. Re: [oletrucks] Welding (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 17:59:06 -0800
I bought a used SOLAR 220 v mig. It's a beauty. You can switch polarity, and it has separate controls for spot and stich welding. I can weld all day with it and it's ready for more. Made by Century
/html/oletrucks/2000-03/msg00286.html (8,395 bytes)

240. Re: [oletrucks] Welding (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 20:49:28 -0800
1. A cutting torch and gas welding set is a great thing to have. What a blast to cut through thick chunks of steel like butter! With a little practice, you can get real fine control. (I need lots of
/html/oletrucks/2000-03/msg00288.html (8,853 bytes)

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