Coming events, another project

Uncle Skip · Post by **Uncle Skip** » April 9, 2007, 7:21 pm

Well, I didn't hear from Moose or Adam so I bought another '63 frame today.
And so begins another chapter of "How I manage to evade finishing Nadine and still stay married."
I am going the full route on this frame this time, the way I should have done originally.
Hopefully I'll incorporate a bunch of ideas I came up with as I worked on the original effort.
But this time, along with those maverick ideas, I'm going to put power steering on a straight axle truck.
And no, not a Toyota box. Something cheap and available.
As always, I will document everything and report it here; success or failure.
Project will offically kick off some time next month, so stay tuned.
Film at 11

U@ss
I can't wait, I can't wait, I just can't wait........................

Moose · Post by **Moose** » April 10, 2007, 9:59 am

Skip,

I didn't get in touch with adam until yesterday. And I found out that you wouldn't have wanted that frame anyway. The truck was hit broadside by a bread truck, right in the drvier's door, so you can imagine the carnage.

But I will be going out to take a look with Adam this week, we hope. To see what is there.

Moose

Post by **Greg D** » April 10, 2007, 10:19 am

Skip, "cheap and available" good old Ford Slave cylinder and valve PS setup. You can still buy parts for these. Are you moving Nadine to a new frame or starting a whole new truck?

dadajak63 · Post by **dadajak63** » April 10, 2007, 12:04 pm

please explain the ford power steering/valve system for those of us who don`t know what you are referring to. i would like to put ps on my `63 straight axle if it was cheap. it might delay my installing a whole new front end....jack

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » April 10, 2007, 12:11 pm

Are you talking about using the p/s ram setup like the bumpside F250 4x4's use originally?

Uncle Skip · Post by **Uncle Skip** » April 10, 2007, 4:21 pm

Ya'll just be patient and lets see what comes out of the experiment.
If it works, it will be far superior to the old slave cylinder arrangement I promise.
Less complicated, cheaper, and cleaner.
As for swapping the frame on Nadine once I get it all done, I've changed my mind at least 100 times since yesterday.
That decision will just have to wait until I see if my idea will work.
Are you hanging on the edge of your seats?
Bwahahahahahahahaha............................. da Shadow knows.

U@ss

winr · Post by **winr** » April 10, 2007, 7:42 pm

I am all over this....

I have my special engineering suit all pressed and ready to go.

....Ahem....I wish to have the title of "Vice ASSistant Supreme Commander"

also while I am ASSisting in this project.

"Black Betty" will be in attendance to give "Nadine" emotional support while her innards are being worked on of course.

Richard.