- 1. Re: [oletrucks] Engine placement (score: 1)
- Author: "WR Teto" <monadnoc@crystal-mtn.com>
- Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 11:25:31 -0400
- Mark, the way it is usually done is to place the engine at the same angle as the pitch of the rear end. Do not use the drive shaft as a guide, as the rear end and engine may be at the same angle, but
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- 2. Re: [oletrucks] Engine placement (score: 1)
- Author: "WR Teto" <monadnoc@crystal-mtn.com>
- Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 13:59:50 -0400
- Sure can Jim. In the example I gave, If you punch in the keys on a calculator .5" divided by 12 SIN INV (inverse) you will come up with the apropriate angle (2.4 degrees in this example). Basic trig
- /html/oletrucks/2000-09/msg00132.html (8,384 bytes)
- 3. Re: [oletrucks] ifs or clip (score: 1)
- Author: "WR Teto" <monadnoc@crystal-mtn.com>
- Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 13:12:48 -0400
- Bill, I haven't put a word in yet on any of this discussion, though I've enjoyed all the back and forth. I tend to agree, and even though a clip can usually be gotten pretty cheaply, by the time you
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- 4. Re: [oletrucks] Hi to all (score: 1)
- Author: "WR Teto" <monadnoc@crystal-mtn.com>
- Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 01:56:38 -0400
- Hey Leah, welcome to the list and to the "wallet draining" hobby of ole truck maybe that's what you didn't want to hear? I don't have a 3/4 ton (53 1/2 ton here), but I can sympathize with not wantin
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- 5. Re: [oletrucks] almost naked!! (score: 1)
- Author: "WR Teto" <monadnoc@crystal-mtn.com>
- Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 19:39:18 -0400
- Hmmm Leah, seems I heard my wife speak the very same line... Well, you're certainly going about it the right way. Those rusted bolts wouldn't last forever anyway, and the rust would come back to haun
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- 6. Re: [oletrucks] Clutch and Brake Levers (score: 1)
- Author: "WR Teto" <monadnoc@crystal-mtn.com>
- Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 19:44:16 -0400
- Good idea Barry. I'd seen the results of not coating the undersides of fenders, and the bruises in the paint caused by stones thrown up from the tires. A guy at one of the recent car shows had mentio
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- 7. Re: [oletrucks] NEED TRUCK 12-BOLT BACKLASH SPECS!!!!! (score: 1)
- Author: "WR Teto" <monadnoc@crystal-mtn.com>
- Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 23:54:41 -0400
- Dustin, I believe the backlash specs for most gear sets are unique to the set itself. I had ordered a new set of gears from Richmond Gear, and the backlash is stamped on the side of the ring. Quoting
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- 8. Re: [oletrucks] 18 gauge panels (score: 1)
- Author: "WR Teto" <monadnoc@crystal-mtn.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 01:51:36 -0400
- Leah, the 18 gauge should be sufficient, but you may need to add some support type bracing underneath. If you notice on original panels, they are sometimes formed with ribs or other shapes to add in
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- 9. Re: [oletrucks] Once Bitten. (score: 1)
- Author: "WR Teto" <monadnoc@crystal-mtn.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 01:33:46 -0400
- Hope this is OK to post. It is not an announcement of goods available on e-bay. Bill, I'm going through a similar situation, having won a set of small block headers on the same auction site. After 7
- /html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00983.html (9,146 bytes)
- 10. Re: [oletrucks] Once Bitten. (score: 1)
- Author: "WR Teto" <monadnoc@crystal-mtn.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 01:35:26 -0400
- Bill, since I wrote the reply, several things have happened: 1. Got the go-ahead to submit the insurance claim to Lloyds of London to get most of my $$ back. 2. Got the offending seller kicked off e-
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- 11. Re: [oletrucks] Firewall Plugging (score: 1)
- Author: "WR Teto" <monadnoc@crystal-mtn.com>
- Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 21:20:26 -0400
- Mike, I've got an AD (I see you have a '56), but I started welding mine. But with a lot of holes to plug, you may end up with quite a bit of sheet metal distortion. I ended up cutting a cardboard tem
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- 12. Re: [oletrucks] Tranny Problem? (score: 1)
- Author: "WR Teto" <monadnoc@crystal-mtn.com>
- Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 19:31:13 -0400
- Mike, I don't know if this would cause the knocking, but did you get the torque converter installed correctly? When you slip it over the tranny shaft, you usually need to shift it back and forth a bi
- /html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00072.html (7,617 bytes)
- 13. Re: [oletrucks] HEI Distributor (score: 1)
- Author: "WR Teto" <monadnoc@crystal-mtn.com>
- Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 09:12:36 -0400
- I used to get the same advice. "He who has a fifth on the fourth will not come forth on the fifth". Ignored it a few times...lessoned learned. Have a safe holiday everyone, we want to see everyone ba
- /html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00093.html (7,234 bytes)
- 14. Re: [oletrucks] Rear axle width? (score: 1)
- Author: "WR Teto" <monadnoc@crystal-mtn.com>
- Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 21:02:55 -0400
- Mark, when I measured my 53 at disassembly, it measured 55" between the brake backing plates. I think this is the dimension you are looking for? I did not take a drum-to-drum measurement, but I see t
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- 15. Re: [oletrucks] LMC and Moss (score: 1)
- Author: "WR Teto" <monadnoc@crystal-mtn.com>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 16:33:41 -0400
- I have to agree. I had rebuilt an MGB and had no problems with stuff from Moss Motors, though I did notice that patch panels and other sheet metal like fenders can be inferior quality if ordered from
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- 16. Re: [oletrucks] You guys have corrupted me. . . (score: 1)
- Author: "WR Teto" <monadnoc@crystal-mtn.com>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 16:44:18 -0400
- I gotta sympathize here as well. I recently had to hunt beneath the laurel that had been growing out back and was covering up an old F**d 9" rear end I'd been saving for some unknown reason. If you w
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- 17. Re: [oletrucks] New to list (score: 1)
- Author: "WR Teto" <monadnoc@crystal-mtn.com>
- Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2000 22:17:56 -0400
- Hey, welcome aboard Dennis. If you get any pics up on a web site, be sure and post the URL here. We're always interested in somebody else's project and ideas! Happy rodding! Wally / Templeton, MA 53
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- 18. Re: [oletrucks] Patch Panels (score: 1)
- Author: "WR Teto" <monadnoc@crystal-mtn.com>
- Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2000 18:55:15 -0400
- The patch panels I have bought from Chevy Duty have all been original thickness, but I have not purchased the cab corners or splash apron, just floor pieces, kick panels and cowls. I have heard there
- /html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00309.html (7,374 bytes)
- 19. Re: [oletrucks] Polishing Old paint (score: 1)
- Author: "WR Teto" <monadnoc@crystal-mtn.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 14:27:44 -0400
- I'm not a big fan of Meguiars products. I tried that tire treatment that's supposed to last weeks instead of days. Comes with its own applicator. My experience shows that it's just as messy as a spra
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- 20. Re: [oletrucks] Jeff Wilson?? (score: 1)
- Author: "WR Teto" <monadnoc@crystal-mtn.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 01:31:36 -0400
- Yeah, I was getting that same message, though not every time. The posts got through to the oletrucks list, but I'd get that strange "Jeff Wilson and his full mailbox" message. Thought maybe it was a
- /html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00393.html (7,634 bytes)
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