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301. Re: [oletrucks] bead blasting (score: 1): Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>; Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 11:45:31 -0800; Baking soda is very nive media for sheet metal. Commercial operators sometimes wet blast it, so there's no heat buildup. It is very gentle to metal, but it still takes up paint efficiently. I like to; /html/oletrucks/2000-01/msg00349.html (9,528 bytes)
302. Re: [oletrucks] Blasting (score: 1): Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>; Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 15:04:51 -0800; Hi Jim, I seem to be the apostle of baking soda blasting. Without wanting to sound like a broken record, I really like it, probably because I hate open blasting with grit so much. Being able to blast; /html/oletrucks/2000-01/msg00374.html (7,178 bytes)
303. Re: [oletrucks] Everything old is new again (score: 1): Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>; Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 15:28:05 -0800; Hi Bill, Very cool. Glad to see GM is finally getting away from its boxy LEGO toy design mode. I bought my Dodge RAM 1500 in part because of its resemblance to AD trucks. This design strategy was a b; /html/oletrucks/2000-01/msg00375.html (8,040 bytes)
304. Re: [oletrucks] Fwd: Painting ? (score: 1): Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>; Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 19:38:45 -0800; Hi Deve: I gotta hand it to you bro, when you do it, you do it right. I usually just paint in the a.m. when the wind isn't too strong and there isn't too much dust in the air. With all the prep you'v; /html/oletrucks/2000-01/msg00390.html (9,365 bytes)
305. Re: [oletrucks] Sandblasting grille (score: 1): Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>; Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 20:58:33 -0800; Hi Smokey, clean sandblasting a good choice? The grilles are pretty sturdy. Sandblasting should do fine. You can either send it to a shop for sand blasting or DIY with a cheap bucket blaster or somet; /html/oletrucks/2000-01/msg00423.html (7,898 bytes)
306. Re: [oletrucks] Seat spring cleaning. (score: 1): Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>; Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 23:55:04 -0800; Hi Mark, Sounds like the ideal candidate for a commercial dip. Regards, Grant S. oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959; /html/oletrucks/2000-01/msg00429.html (7,346 bytes)
307. Re: [oletrucks] starting problem (score: 1): Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>; Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 11:55:49 -0800; Hi Brad, The first thing to check is the battery terminals. Probably 90% of the occasions of these symptoms are caused by oxide building up and diminishing the current flow. Take a little sand paper; /html/oletrucks/2000-01/msg00471.html (7,386 bytes)
308. Re: [oletrucks] Nutz and Boltz (score: 1): Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>; Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 09:55:49 -0800; I sometimes take a piece of cardboard, punch some homes in it, and stick the bolts in with the heads up. Pop the whole thing in the bead cabinet and get them in assembly line fashion. Once the tops l; /html/oletrucks/2000-01/msg00547.html (7,986 bytes)
309. Re: [oletrucks] shop buildings (score: 1): Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>; Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 12:19:16 -0800; About ten years ago I briefly dated a girl whose father had my dream shop. It was one of those situations where you like the family better than the girl. Anyway, It was a two storey job, with a wide; /html/oletrucks/2000-01/msg00574.html (8,638 bytes)
310. Re: [oletrucks] What is this? (score: 1): Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>; Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 12:31:49 -0800; Is it an Aussie ute? Grant S. gls@4link.net oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959; /html/oletrucks/2000-01/msg00575.html (7,125 bytes)
311. Re: [oletrucks] 3rd Gear Ratio (score: 1): Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>; Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 21:09:09 -0800; Hi Allen, Patrick's sells speedo gears to compensate for the higher rear gear. They're also available at transmission shops. They're fairly cheap. Regards, Grant S. gls@4link.net oletrucks is devoted; /html/oletrucks/2000-01/msg00617.html (7,032 bytes)
312. Re: [oletrucks] Gen. - Alt. / Points to electronic (score: 1): Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>; Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 11:36:22 -0800; Don't overlook the Mallory dual point. I have one that works beautifully. The mechanical advance means you can get rid of an ugly vacuum line. Patrick's sells them. I haven't tried an HEI, but at the; /html/oletrucks/2000-01/msg00704.html (8,780 bytes)
313. Re: [oletrucks] Gen. - Alt. / Points to electronic (score: 1): Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>; Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 19:56:48 -0800; I'm confused. The Mallory dual point has mechanical advance and no vacuum mechanism. When you say you would not do away with the vacuum, do you mean that the mechanical advance is not as good as the; /html/oletrucks/2000-01/msg00719.html (11,335 bytes)
314. Re: [oletrucks] Gen. - Alt. / Points to electronic (score: 1): Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>; Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 01:22:08 -0800; Perhaps it's just the mild climate out here in the wild west. I understand why HEI ought to be better, but the empirical evidence suggests that there isn't a whole lot of practical difference, at le; /html/oletrucks/2000-01/msg00726.html (10,606 bytes)
315. Re: [oletrucks] Gen. - Alt. / Points to electronic (score: 1): Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>; Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 09:24:30 -0800; Hi Mike, Well, I don't mean to be preachy about any of this. It's a free country, and you should do what makes you happy. I was just talking to Jim Forbes about putting a 454 in my orphan '55 1st (bu; /html/oletrucks/2000-01/msg00733.html (9,432 bytes)
316. Re: [oletrucks] Points/hei/efi (cool discussion coming!) (score: 1): Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>; Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 23:14:49 -0800; I don't get it. If you want to go modern, why not go all the way? Isn't putting EFI or HEI on a 235 like adding an ISDN modem to an Apple II computer? Don't you just end up with something which is ne; /html/oletrucks/2000-01/msg00752.html (8,731 bytes)
317. Re: [oletrucks] Points/hei/efi (cool discussion coming!) (score: 1): Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>; Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 00:05:25 -0800; Hi Mike, Actually, yes, I do have bias ply tires, and an oil bath air filter. Not sure what kind of oil happens to be in there at the moment. I understand what you're saying, though. I agree to the e; /html/oletrucks/2000-01/msg00755.html (9,589 bytes)
318. Re: [oletrucks] To those running the T-5 with the i-6.... (score: 1): Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>; Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 16:17:14 -0800; Hi Mike, This may seem ironic, given my recent puzzlings over mix n'match new/old technology, but I did say I wasn't a purist! But of course the T-5 isn't visible and is a necessary addition to make; /html/oletrucks/2000-01/msg00826.html (8,321 bytes)
319. Re: [oletrucks] More sandblasting questions. (score: 1): Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>; Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 09:52:01 -0800; Hi Mark, I generally use baking soda on larger parts that won't go in the cabinet. I used it recently on a pair of fenders to strip paint from areas my sanding disk did not reach, like the headlight; /html/oletrucks/1999-12/msg00008.html (14,028 bytes)
320. Re: [oletrucks] re: hit by a truck (score: 1): Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>; Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 21:54:50 -0800; * * * similar stories? Gee, John, it's hard to choose which one to tell. When I think about it I'm amazed I survived to middle age. Here's one that still wakes me up in the night sometimes. I starte; /html/oletrucks/1999-12/msg00078.html (10,298 bytes)

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