A tale of two trucks ;) (1 Viewer)

[Michael B]

Lookin’ good Daniel !

 

[daniel.watters]

Lookin’ good Daniel !

Thanks Mike!

 

[daniel.watters]

The three cords on this kit. Which one is for the driver? Two are long but still different lengths. ONE of the two has two segments. And then theres the one short one.
Guessing that the longer with broken segment go to the driver back?

 

[daniel.watters]

Pic…

 

[daniel.watters]

Figured it out. And the seat backs! I’ll put it all together tomorrow. Pleased with the quality of these SOR seats. It was fairly easy too.

 

[daniel.watters]

And finally done!

 

[Michael B]

Nice work! I really like that color in the older rigs. I can’t wait to see them installed!!

 

[daniel.watters]

Ok, I'm back at the 45. I have a shop now. I'm stationary. No more procrastinating. Super quick recap:
1964 lpb out of Oakdale CA. Motor was wore out so I sent to a machine shop when I was stationed in Louisiana. That was an absolute disaster. Got my motor back in pieces and lost out on my deposit. Fast forward to this past year or so and I bought the old Fire Truck motor that JP had that came in a 45. I have since installed that into my 45. And that's where I'm at now. Truck still needs a ton. I've started disassembly this past week. I'm going to chip away at her the best I can. This weekend I'll try to clean and maybe paint the frame. Ultimately I want to clean her up as best I can. I'm putting '79 axles under her. I'm going for the Offenhauser / dual SD40 setup. More to follow!

 

[daniel.watters]

And a few pics...

 

[middlecalf]

Female Brittany?!

 

[daniel.watters]

Female Brittany?!

He’s a male. He’s still super young at 16 weeks. He’s a great dog already!

 

[middlecalf]

Love Brittany’s. My Ruby’s going on 11, and Tozer’s going on three. Glad this thread is back alive!

 

[daniel.watters]

Question: When I swap out for the '79 axles... What all does this require? I'll look when I get home but, I'm guessing the flanges are different (driveshaft to axle). Will my original leaf springs mate up to the new axles? I know I need one of @landcrusher909 's spacers for the boosted, double reservoir BM! Then, there are the associated 10mm brake lines versus 9mm....

 

[tornadoalleycruiser]

79 axle might be 3.73 instead of 4.11 so double check. your old axle and driveshaft is 8mm vs 10mm on later stuff

Cruiser Outfitters

www.cruiseroutfitters.com

that chart should help. Many ways to skin this cat.. but yes.. the axle will bolt up and onto your springs. get new ubolts and i would recommend new tie rod ends at a min.
easy button would be use the slip joint from the new axle's driveshaft and install the driveshaft slip joint down to axle.
This might be an option

Cruiser Outfitters

use Part# PN60040

 

[daniel.watters]

Motor coming out. Cab will come off tomorrow.

 

[daniel.watters]

Also notice the places where I found the original spring green under that dark green old paint. The kick vent gives you an idea. I’m going to try and pull out as much of the original paint as possible.

 

[Michael B]

It will be easier to remove the engine with the radiator removed.

 

[wngrog]

It will be easier to remove the engine with the radiator removed.

Army guys…..at least he has a hoist

 

[daniel.watters]

LOL. Yes, we mouth breathers like doing things the hard way....

 

[DomSmith]

At least you used the side supports on your cherry picker!

My last engine pull first attempt was an embarrassment of lack of execution.

Is there an official mouth breathers list I can get on?!