That is a nice truck. It would be pretty cool to go see the land speed races down there. Has anyone here been?
Nic
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- August 24, 2021, 4:02 pm
- Forum: Truck Talk
- Topic: Bonneville Speed Week 2021
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1808
- May 26, 2021, 11:43 am
- Forum: Truck Talk
- Topic: When Will We Be Able To Post Photos To This Site???
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6893
Re: When Will We Be Able To Post Photos To This Site???
I've asked the moderators this question off and on over the past few years. The last I heard was in 2017 or so "we are working on it". Anything we the members can do to help? The technical help is out of my skill set but I can donate funds to support it. What do you say? This question is ...
- January 14, 2021, 11:21 pm
- Forum: Truck Talk
- Topic: Electric crate motor swap into a skick.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3568
- January 13, 2021, 5:33 pm
- Forum: Truck Talk
- Topic: Electric crate motor swap into a skick.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3568
Re: Electric crate motor swap into a skick.
My data is terribly out of date but might be of some use. In 2013 I contacted "Canadian Electric Vehicles ltd" They offer conversion kits for a few vehicles. I asked them what it would take to get my 2500# slick into the 13 - 14 second quarter mile. It wasn't that I planned on racing it th...
- April 17, 2020, 12:28 pm
- Forum: Truck Talk
- Topic: Ford 223 PCV Conversion
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2429
Re: Ford 223 PCV Conversion
What is the best way to convert a 223 from road draft tube to PCV setup? Install a PCV valve into the rear of the valve cover to intake vacuum? Or rig something up from where the road draft tube is with a PCV valve to intake vacuum? Since there hasn't been a reply I will through my limited experien...
- November 6, 2019, 3:46 pm
- Forum: Truck Talk
- Topic: Elec.brake switch installed
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4260
Re: Elec.brake switch installed
I recently did this too my truck as well. I didn't take any pictures. I drilled a hole in the bottom of the pedal assembly right where that rubber bumper hits. There was enough room above that (Behind the instrument cluster) to mount a switch. I could only find a normally open switch but I took it a...
- September 19, 2019, 3:12 pm
- Forum: Truck Talk
- Topic: look twice, oil once
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1693
Re: look twice, oil once
At the High School it happens ALL the time. LoL
- September 19, 2019, 1:58 pm
- Forum: Truck Talk
- Topic: Rusty 352...???’s
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2497
Re: Rusty 352...???’s
What are your plans as far as teardown. Could you sand blast it?
- May 9, 2019, 7:28 pm
- Forum: Hints and Tricks
- Topic: Rubber Floormat
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3275
Re: Rubber Floormat
Looks good
- April 18, 2019, 8:25 pm
- Forum: Projects & Builds
- Topic: 1966 F100 Short Bed Styleside Metal/Body/Paint Work
- Replies: 177
- Views: 108569
Re: 1966 F100 Short Bed Styleside Metal/Body/Paint Work
I was super excited to see you have another build going. I remember really enjoying your posts of the last one.grump wrote:Looks like you're starting out with a cool custom steering wheel. lol I'll be watching this build. Glad to have you back.
Glad to have you back indeed!
Nic
- March 19, 2019, 12:05 pm
- Forum: Truck Talk
- Topic: rust: driving vs. sitting
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1408
Re: rust: driving vs. sitting
I would vote for sitting being the worst. My first thought being grass. I think tall vegetation right next to truck holds moisture there. I also think your argument about standing water is valid. When driving I never leave standing water in the truck box... but when it sits I know it's there for qui...
- March 12, 2019, 12:50 pm
- Forum: Off Subject
- Topic: I hate this stuff ... and it shows
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2219
Re: I hate this stuff ... and it shows
I've done a fair amount of bodywork. Mostly the metal part as the journeyman did most of the filler work. I think some of the frustration comes from the fact that it can never be perfect. You could put a 5000 dollar job or a 50 000 dollar job on the same car. That means especially for the guy at hom...
- February 11, 2019, 11:53 am
- Forum: Off Subject
- Topic: External wood heat for the garage.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2158
Re: External wood heat for the garage.
From what I can see from your pictures, you have built two or three times the quality of stove that my employer had. That was a huge amount of welding. And lot of quality cutting and fitting. I'm impressed with you work. Hope you get plenty of use from it. Check with local tree cutting services. My...
- February 6, 2019, 11:31 pm
- Forum: Off Subject
- Topic: External wood heat for the garage.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2158
Re: External wood heat for the garage.
I'm a big fan of wood fired boilers. RV antifreeze not water, so if you don't fire it during bad weather it doesn't freeze. Copper leader pipe to pex supply, for coils or radiators anywhere where you want heat. The pex takes up less room than Warm air pipe. I stoked and maintained one for over five...
- February 6, 2019, 11:23 pm
- Forum: Off Subject
- Topic: External wood heat for the garage.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2158
Re: External wood heat for the garage.
Nice work ! Buy yourself a "fan limit switch" (they use them on furnaces) They kick on when warm , off when cool I had a very similar wood furnace I built for my house Just start a fire & the fan switch will cycle off & on Until it gets hot enough to stay on the whole time Saves e...
- February 6, 2019, 3:50 pm
- Forum: Off Subject
- Topic: External wood heat for the garage.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2158
Re: External wood heat for the garage.
Nice fab work! Recirculation through a concentric tube would definitely up the efficiency, but I'd think you'd need to have the hot air outlet separated from the cold air return by a fair distance so the hot air actually disperses in the garage before being drawn back in. What you have looks nice a...
- February 6, 2019, 11:43 am
- Forum: Off Subject
- Topic: External wood heat for the garage.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2158
External wood heat for the garage.
Look what I made. https://photos.app.goo.gl/9iSV7q7w7jLanVu4A https://photos.app.goo.gl/9iSV7q7w7jLanVu4A Since it dropped down to -37 here night before last it's a good time to stay inside and read all the slick 60's updates. I figured someone maybe interested in how I'm setting up to heat the gara...
- November 20, 2018, 9:44 pm
- Forum: Truck Talk
- Topic: '66 Merc M-100 on display @ New Royal Alberta Museum
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1259
Re: '66 Merc M-100 on display @ New Royal Alberta Museum
Neat... I will check it out.
I've heard mixed reviews about the new museum.
Nic
I've heard mixed reviews about the new museum.
Nic
- February 1, 2018, 9:23 pm
- Forum: Off Subject
- Topic: Wood fired garage heat
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3100
Re: Wood fired garage heat
Now that I'm coming up the top with the chiminny I'm going to have a tough time getting fins in there. because to get the chiminny through the outside pipe I will have to slide the inner inside then raise it up. I guess welding long fins across will have to be good enough. I will try to stagger them...
- February 1, 2018, 12:29 am
- Forum: Off Subject
- Topic: Wood fired garage heat
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3100
Re: Wood fired garage heat
If your planing on supplying the garage with a 4" pipe connected to the 20" you will have to also have a 4" return as you won't want to heat ice cold air from outside and you won't get a strong supply of hot air without a return line. I'm assuming you will use a small fan to supply t...