"its right next to the hack saw and blow torch...Huh what.....I think you are in the wrong thread? But welcome to the FTE Missouri chapter Sept chat and BS thread.

 

....good morning missouri.. i hope the heat breaks a little.. i thought i was going to melt away yesterday.... anyone wanna come change my clutch?.. the poor old 50's clutch denigrated on the test drive.. working on these 60 year old rigs is hard sometimes, i guess if it was easy everyone would be doing it ....

 

Good Morning Everybody!

RC. On the plus side, you got the '50 to move around under it's own power. That's a "win" in my book.

Ches. It's probably the master cylinder. If the calipers were still on the truck/car when you took the wheel off, the master is the first thing I'd check. If the brakes were worn bad and the rotor was on a crazy angle, you may have thrown the proportioning valve slide over. Then if that's the case, you'll have to move it back.

I just got back from a 2 1/2+ mile run and got the girls up for school. Everyone is saying they need to start working out and get active, yet, I'm the only one doing anything. Maybe THEY expect to lose weight by watching ME work out?

 

alan that sounds good to me...can i watch you work out too...i could stand to lose a few pounds....

 

RC. If that's the way it worked, I'd be a millionaire and this nation's cure to obesity. Unfortunately, ya' gotta' put the time and effort in. If you keep throwing car and truck parts around, that's a pretty darn good work out right there.

I'm gonna go out and finish the rust repair on the lower A pillar on the '66 and move around to the other side and shave the chrome today. Maybe I'll even start fitting the doors. The cab moved around a little on me when I had the bottom cut off. So I have to "massage" the doors a tad to get them to close nice.

 

Good morning everybody. Got a lead yesterday on a pair of Nova's a 73 and 74. I'm contemplating the deal because a brake job is what's involved to pay for the both of them. neither has an engine but both have transmissions and are rollers with good titles. Might end up with a couple to sell projects for this winter. As if I need something else to mess with.

 

Well glad to see you are all about "Project Overwhelmation" too.

Alan here you go......

http://springfield.craigslist.org/cto/3215303100.html

 

See Rich, that one's a keeper. I just did a little research on the Nova's saleability and recent sales through Ebay, we're gonna pass on them.

 

Alan/RC do you have a hood for a 69?

1969 Ford Monster Truck

 

Rich, ...you suck. That '69 would be killer. Hell, I would've traded the purple car for that one.

The '60 has no power steering, no A/C, no tilt wheel, no power disc brakes, the gas tank is still in the cab, still has the narrow frame with the stiff ride springs, etc. The one I'm building is cooler!

I just ordered the front end parts for my Chevelle. I should be able to bolt it all back together and set it on the ground by the middle of next week. I ordered the parts through Rock Auto. I got Moog and Monroe parts for $60 cheaper (even with the $50 shipping) than the cheap chinese stuff from O'Reily's.

 

Are you serious about the Moog and Monroe through Rock Auto? I guess I better start checking them for parts.

 

Yes, Chip. Ya' gotta check 'em out. They even beat Summit's prices. The draw back is the shipping costs quite a bit and it's slow. 4-6 days, but for a big order on a project vehicle, I think it's the way to go. The parts alone were only $120 for upper control arm bushings, lower ball joints, front coil springs and front shocks. Shipping was just shy of $50, but with the coil springs and heavy parts, I guess it's not too bad. I just have to wait a few extra days for the parts.

O'Reily's wanted $104 just for the coil springs. The Moog ball joints were $12 through Rock Auto. They were $25 for the chinese brand through the parts store.

 

I've been trading at Slo Reilly the last couple weeks for parts since my regular parts store and machine shop had a fire and are just now starting to deliver parts. I'm hoping Brian can rebuild even better than his dad built initially. PMI is the only independent parts store in town and now they're dealing with the challenge of finding a suitable building to open back up in. The old building was destroyed, Brian's dad opened it in 1971 or 72. The parts guys Mike and Mark have been doing parts there since the mid 70's. They know their stuff and just sell quality parts. might cost more than the china junk from Slo Reilly but way better quality and knowledge.
Sorry for rambling.

 

Believe me, if there was a store like that around here, I'd be shopping there. Bumper to Bumper is the closest thing we have to that. I've been trying to go there more often.

....nothing personal, Ches.

 

The local Slo Reilly has some great peole but the knowledge at PMI is far beyond any other parts stores. Just five years ago, we still had five independent parts stores. Pretty sad.