Brakes, brakes and more brakes...
Photos
(9/29/2002)
Photos
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Stu and I took a photo of the Little Red Truck and parked it on a clean background, added wheels and tires, and dropped it just a little... I think this gets the the ride height and attitude the way I'd like it to look. Not quite tucking rim, and just slightly lower in the front that the back. Since we're putting relatively narrow ifs and rear axle under it which should mitigate some tire interference issues. |
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My Dually Lives! I've been saying for a while that I want a Dually truck. My friend Scott offered me this 1978 Holiday Rambler motorhome. Its pretty sad as motorhomes go, but underneath it is a Chevrolet P30 frame and running gear with a Chevy 454 and a turbo 400. This is perfect as a donor vehicle and the first move toward building a dually!
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Van Went Day You just have to love Spring Break and Vacation Time! This may rank as one of my best vacations ever! One high point was dropping the Van at Jim's Auto Wrecking. Its gone! Before it left we did get the engine and transmission out, dropped the fuel tank, and grabbed a few more small parts. |
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First
Suspension Rehab! (March
2004)
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VanGo
Day (February
2004)
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Dash
Renewal (February
2004) This project deserves several pages, but its not finished, and I'm not ready to tell it... Gauges have been replaced, others have new faces, the panels have new paint. Still to be done is rebuilding indicator lights that will add turnsignal, high beam and backup light to what was once just a high beam indicator. I'm using LEDs mounted in an aluminum plug my brother Paul sent me. Its gonna be cool when its done! |
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Dome
Light (February 2004) |
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Backup
Lights (January 2004) The whole backup light story! |
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Big Blue Truck Disassembly Okay this is still wishful thinking. But I bought the Big Blue Truck for parts, and someday we will take it apart... But I'm thinking of turning it into a DUALLY instead. What do you think? Ever wonder if we'll put any of this stuff together? So do my neighbors!
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Little Red Truck Disassembly Similar to Monte Carlo Day, I invited a bunch of young guys over to help take the Little Red Truck apart. The whole story and more photos. |
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The Monte Carlo is gone! Its gone. Monte Carlo day was a blast, and we will do similar things again, but now that project is over. Gateway towing came right over, when they said they would. The driver looked at the Monte, sitting on blocks with no wheels or even axles and yelled (over the sound of the big diesel) that I had to be kidding. I wasn't, and he took it. More pictures! |
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The OldSub in daily driver mode. I don't remember why I was taking pictures this day, but since I was, and this is a pretty good representation of what it looks like, I thought I'd put it here... Ignore the camera case on the hood... |
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Its a long story, but you'd be interested. This is the day Stu and I took the Little Red Truck down to Bremerton to have the VIN inspected. The title (from Texas) has listed the engine number as vehicle ID, and since the motor is going away, I wanted to get the VIN from the body on the title before removing that motor. Lots of fun. |
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Monte Carlo Day... Saturday, March 29, 2003 was Monte Carlo Day. Now some are wondering what gambling might have to do with old trucks Others already know that back in November I acquired a 1978 Chevrolet Monte Carlo to donate parts for Teri's little red truck. I invited a bunch of teenage boys over to help take the car apart. I promised to provide pizza and soft drinks and hoped we'd have a good time. It went great, and lots of pictures and maybe a little of the story, are here... Caution, its a big page... |