- 1. [oletrucks] Task Force Radios (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul W. Franchina" <pfoxtrot@gate.net>
- Date: Mon, 06 Sep 1999 13:55:49 -0400
- I bought one of the reproduction radios the other day for my buddy Boris. It looked OK in my hands but when I put it in the virgin hole in Boris it looked like shit (pardon the Francais). Is there a
- /html/oletrucks/1999-09/msg00137.html (7,862 bytes)
- 2. [oletrucks] TF Heater - For Sale (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul W. Franchina" <pfoxtrot@gate.net>
- Date: Mon, 02 Aug 1999 11:29:56 -0400
- Hey Folks I have a recirculating heater for a Task Force truck that I want to sell. I figured before I went to the "worlds largest online auction" (didn't want to use the 'e' word) I would offer it u
- /html/oletrucks/1999-08/msg00027.html (7,264 bytes)
- 3. [oletrucks] Clutch head screws (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul W. Franchina" <pfoxtrot@gate.net>
- Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 13:06:10 -0400
- Does anyone out there know of a source for the clutch head sheet metal screws that are used extensively in the Task Force trucks? I've talked to Chevy Duty who sells lots of clutch head stuff but jus
- /html/oletrucks/1999-08/msg00221.html (7,583 bytes)
- 4. [oletrucks] AD rear end swaps (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul W. Franchina" <pfoxtrot@gate.net>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 15:20:31 -0400
- My son has a 51' Chevy 1/2 ton that he's rodding out (blasphemous, but forgivable). He's got a 350 Sm block with a auto tranny (don't know which one), he's ready to install. He'd like to know what re
- /html/oletrucks/1999-07/msg00340.html (7,092 bytes)
- 5. [oletrucks] Rubbers (window that is) (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul W. Franchina" <pfoxtrot@gate.net>
- Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 12:36:16 -0400
- I've got the small back window in my 58 TF truck and just got a new window rubber to replace the rock hard, leaky one that's in there now. It is a single length of molding with a separate lock bead.
- /html/oletrucks/1999-07/msg00592.html (7,379 bytes)
- 6. [oletrucks] How many colors were there? (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul W. Franchina" <pfoxtrot@gate.net>
- Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 16:24:10 -0400
- OK, I'm confused again. Spent the weekend enjoying Toluene fumes in the +90F heat of my cab stripping the dashboard and cab. As I got thru the millions of coats of old paint (slight exaggeration) I c
- /html/oletrucks/1999-06/msg00344.html (8,050 bytes)
- 7. [oletrucks] How many colors were there - an update! (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul W. Franchina" <pfoxtrot@gate.net>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 14:11:14 -0400
- Hi gang Just wanted to thank everyone for the input on the quantity of interior colors. I just got my 1:18 model of a 58' Chevy, 1/2 ton, deluxe cab, step side truck from the Danbury Mint today. It c
- /html/oletrucks/1999-06/msg00388.html (7,967 bytes)
- 8. [oletrucks] Heaters (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul W. Franchina" <pfoxtrot@gate.net>
- Date: Wed, 05 May 1999 08:23:51 -0400
- I found a 58' Chevy parts truck at a local junkyard the other day. It was picked pretty clean but had a decent heater and a electric wiper motor that I was able to purchase at a fair price. The heate
- /html/oletrucks/1999-05/msg00129.html (7,398 bytes)
- 9. Re: [oletrucks] Re: Purchacing Classic Chevys (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul W. Franchina" <pfoxtrot@gate.net>
- Date: Wed, 05 May 1999 08:58:08 -0400
- I've got a question along these lines. I found a 59' Fleetside on a gentleman's property here in Orlando. The truck owner used to rent space to store the truck from this man but has long ago lapsed h
- /html/oletrucks/1999-05/msg00130.html (9,091 bytes)
- 10. [oletrucks] Spastic gas gauge (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul W. Franchina" <pfoxtrot@gate.net>
- Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 15:50:01 -0400
- Boris had his first jaunt yesterday evening after months of downtime for refurbishment. We didn't go far but the results of my efforts were very rewarding. The steering is smooth and effortless by co
- /html/oletrucks/1999-05/msg00382.html (7,724 bytes)
- 11. [oletrucks] Air cleaner (for sale/trade?) (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul W. Franchina" <pfoxtrot@gate.net>
- Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 13:13:34 -0400
- I picked up an air cleaner at a local swap meet a few weeks ago. It's an oil bath unit about 8" in diameter and about 8" tall. I was told it came off a 59 chevy truck with a one barrel carburetor. Af
- /html/oletrucks/1999-05/msg00413.html (7,788 bytes)
- 12. [oletrucks] Interior colors (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul W. Franchina" <pfoxtrot@gate.net>
- Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 08:45:52 -0400
- When the PO painted old Boris he sure went at it hot and heavy. Even if it wasn't nailed down he primed and painted it in the red/brown color. Now I know from VIN that the truck was originally Dawn B
- /html/oletrucks/1999-05/msg00835.html (7,491 bytes)
- 13. [oletrucks] POR paints (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul W. Franchina" <pfoxtrot@gate.net>
- Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 08:45:53 -0400
- I'm getting ready to do some interior painting and wondered if anyone has used the POR 15 products? What is the consensus on how well they meet their advertised claims? Are there any caveats with wha
- /html/oletrucks/1999-05/msg00836.html (6,958 bytes)
- 14. [oletrucks] Running boards (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul W. Franchina" <pfoxtrot@gate.net>
- Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 13:20:51 -0500
- I can't seem to find if I should use any kind of welt material between the running boards and the bottom of the bed or fender area. There was nothing in there when I took the boards off, but given ho
- /html/oletrucks/1999-04/msg00051.html (6,940 bytes)
- 15. [oletrucks] Listen! I'm torque'n here (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul W. Franchina" <pfoxtrot@gate.net>
- Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 12:11:32 -0400
- Hi folks On a second note: Adjusting steering boxes. You're supposed to move the sector gear in or out to obtain a pull at the steering wheel of two some odd pounds. I'm assuming (oh no!) that this m
- /html/oletrucks/1999-04/msg00784.html (8,269 bytes)
- 16. [oletrucks] Rear end ratios (again) (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul W. Franchina" <pfoxtrot@gate.net>
- Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 10:51:47 -0500
- I pulled the rear end for clean/fix up. When I got the rear cover off I counted teeth. No cavities, er, um, wait - 39 on the ring - 10 on the pinion - 3.90:1. Was this a stock ratio for 58' or has so
- /html/oletrucks/1999-03/msg00494.html (7,818 bytes)
- 17. [oletrucks] Rear Axle Housing (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul W. Franchina" <pfoxtrot@gate.net>
- Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 08:40:44 -0500
- OK folks Here's an interesting one (I think). I dropped the rear axle housing out of Boris to take out the rear springs to renew the pivot bushings, pins and shackles and for general clean-up. When i
- /html/oletrucks/1999-03/msg00727.html (8,012 bytes)
- 18. [oletrucks] Steering Box Lube (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul W. Franchina" <pfoxtrot@gate.net>
- Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 09:09:20 -0500
- I'm a bit confused at what goes in my steering box for lubrication. got it all nicely rebuilt and back in the truck. Ready for it's lifeblood lubrication. I've checked the owners manual and the servi
- /html/oletrucks/1999-02/msg00331.html (8,539 bytes)
- 19. Re: [oletrucks] Truck Sightings (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul W. Franchina" <pfoxtrot@gate.net>
- Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 14:36:17 -0500
- On a more recent note I was watching "The Petender" a week or so ago. The central female figure (ultra-bitch) Ms. Parker has a romantic interest in some guy that restores houses, etc. Well they didn'
- /html/oletrucks/1999-02/msg00433.html (7,189 bytes)
- 20. [oletrucks] Zephyrhills swap meet (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul W. Franchina" <pfoxtrot@gate.net>
- Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 11:51:43 -0500
- I'm heading to Zephyrhills tomorrow to look for a steering wheel for my 58'. Does anybody know where this thing is actually taking place (fairground, etc.)? I'm going to take I-4 to SR-39, north to Z
- /html/oletrucks/1999-02/msg00508.html (6,925 bytes)
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