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I have a GPS speedometer app on my phone that takes care of my trucks

 

Evening All!

We just got home from the Ozark Christmas parade. Three times tiring the truck up and down. I'm sore. I also know that a 2 1/2 mile long parade is the absolute LONGEST parade Earthquake can do. The engine ran fine, it settled down to a steady 200 degrees water temp, but the oil temp kept climbing and I was down to 35 psi oil pressure by the end. The biggest problem I had was those junk Wilwood brakes. They got so hot they were smoking at one point. (steady down hill grade at 3 mph.) I got lucky and had a section of steady uphill so I could let them cool off. We got it tired back down and loaded up without issue. The parade was over at 6:30, I didn't get back to the shop until almost 8:30.

 

The speedo works and I want it to be more streetable with the smaller tires to actually go 65 I would be screaming I like the look of the smaller ones but I want it to be my daily driver. And when I retire my big black truck I am going to steal the front and rear axle and get an np 205 divorced and make the 69 4x4 and get a little better mileage. The black truck has a Dana 60? I think in the front an a sterling 10.25 in the rear with 3.55's all I would need then is the speedo gear for 3.55's. As soon as I can afford a 2008-2010 6.4 I can do the conversion.
Edit and my 460 is too thirsty to drive daily lol but damn fun

 

Alan, glad it all worked out ok! Sounds stressful!

 

good morning missouri... glad you made it to and from the parade ok alan.. i playbed at my shop some yesterday.. worked on getting the wood stove ready to fire-up when it gets cold.. then played with the flat bump a bit..

what is going on with the GTG.. i thought because of the 'no power' issue at alans that it had been called off... let me know before i head to the shop!!!!!!

 

i think i will build a 'tarp wall' in the shop to cut it in half.. no use heating all those project cars .. should be warm and toasty in there all winter just having to heat half of it.. and i can pull the tarps up if i need to pull something straight thru the shop or something like that

 

I thought we were still on,

 

I guess a more definitive answer would be from Alan lol

 

Good Morning Everybody!

I'll be there after noon. I still have to tire the truck back up and clean up a bit. I don't need electricity for that. Y'all are welcome to swing by. I'm curious to see if this '79 F-250 shows up today. The guy said he might drop it off today. He really wants me to owe HIM money, I think.

I have an extension cord running over from the trailer guy's shop. (they run off a separate power panel out back) ...so I could have a radio, plug the diesel in, etc.

 

Well I have a grandson coming north with the daughter and son in law this am, so I know what I am doing today, what ever the grandson wants to do.

I doubt it will be up in the shop working on my Ford truck....

Morning folks.

 

So say 1230ish?

 

Dustin. If you're worried about fuel mileage, the LAST engine you want to put in your truck is a 6.4L. I've driven many and they ALL get around 16 mpg empty and 12-13 loaded. With that kinda mileage, I'll just keep putting gas in Alice. It's not worth the headache.

 

well i guess i could head toward sparta after 1200 then.. alan i have my looooong extension cord in the back of the truck..

 

That's fine by me, Jeff.