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That’s awesome. Back in June, went to Big Sky and visited Yellowstone. Beautiful country. My trip would have been a lot better in an old truck. Did you bring tools and parts?
I did. I carried all of our stuff in those big black tote boxes. Kept our luggage dry and organized.
One tote was just for tools and spare parts. Belts, hoses tire plug kit, liquids, jack, hand held tire inflator...just stuff I could fix on the side of the road. Fortunately, we didn't need any of it. Of course I didn't bring an oil pressure sender, so there's that!
But we all know how it goes....don't bring it, and sure as hell, you'll need it!
I would say the biggest downside was the wind noise at 70mph. We stayed off the interstates as much as possible. At 60mph, it wasn't bad. But at 70, couldn't hear the radio without having it cranked. The doors and windows are sealed pretty good. I reckon the wind noise is just the nature of the beast. They were built as work trucks, and nobody in the engineering department thought anyone would be fool enough to go 70mph!
Next May, we'll hit the road again. My niece is getting married in Nashville, so we're gonna make a road trip out of it!
If you are coming through KC on your way to Cashville, drop me a line e and I’ll treat you and your wife to BBQ and we can talk trucks. 😀
That is mighty kind! I do love me some BBQ, and from what I understand KC style is some of the best!
Quite a bit of time between now and then, and our route is not set in stone. We just know we want want to take out time.
Much appreciated!
On to the next refinement. Strictly aesthetic. But, it's been buggin' me since I got Ol' Furd on the road. In a photo below, you would see the section of grill that a previous owner had cut out. Cam swap? I dunno. I kinda scabbed it back together with pieces of aluminum, pop rivets and epoxy, then painted it. For a driver it was fine. But, it's been on my mind ever since. Yes, repop grills are available. 1966 model style. Which is fine, but at well over 800 buck plus oversize shipping...too rich for me. Used ones pop up occasionally. But I haven't seen one local for less that $300, and even those need work. So, for $50 in materials, and about 15 hours of my own labor, I have something I think is nice. I used a 1963 year as a reference. I used the existing perimeter, and built an inset from 16ga (.065" wall) steel tubing, then painted it to match. Behold the result... Photo Captions.....Before and the 1963 reference. Note turn signal in the grill. I didn't change the signal location to match the '63 grill. Nor the black lines breaking up the horizontal bars. (above) This is the way the grill was when I got the truck. (above) This is the model I used to plan the new grill (Above) The new grill as delivered! (Above) The grill roughed out (Above) No turning back now! (Above) First fit up (Above) The completed project
That looks pretty cool, and as a one off, it will help your ride stand out...not that a 60 year old truck doesn't stand out anyway. Thanks for sharing...
Next up will be replacing rear axle bearings. I'm pretty sure one of 'em is a bit unhappy. I can hear a bit of grumbling back there. It's the ONE THING that didn't get replaced during the renovation process four years ago. I had the axles out, but the bearings felt smooth, so I left 'em alone.
Not very glamorous. But necessary regardless
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