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You better get a TOM TOM or you will never find him.kcimb said:
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Temple is about 2 hours south of you on IH35.
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I'm not sure a Tom Tom will lead you to his house either. I have been there a few times. Always coming from the same direction. I tried to find his place coming from the other direction in the dark once. Not a good idea.
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Tom tom? Is that the name of your homing pigeon or something?halftrack said:
(yeah yeah, I know it's a GPS)
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wheels & engine paint
This may be a stupid question, but do the front wheels have manual lock hubs. And did
you tape off or cover anything up when you sprayed the engine? Can you spray it w/o
any after effects.
This may be a stupid question, but do the front wheels have manual lock hubs. And did
you tape off or cover anything up when you sprayed the engine? Can you spray it w/o
any after effects.
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BTW great info and pics.
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Overson lockout hubs on the front. I did not tape anything. Sandblasted and painted. Anything with bearings or openings I trued not to blast direct.
I need to get some new pic's up.
I need to get some new pic's up.
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Look at the first page in the post. 5th pic down shows the lockout hub.
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Well I took it on a 100 mile trip. Other than the SAND comming out from everywhere it was ok. One hub getting hot but it is the one I replaced the bearings in so maybe too tight. I ran out of sand and still have some small parts to finish up.
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looks awesome, the dropside makes a difference.
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RE: Nice job!
http://mvdataplates.com/. They were a little pricy but help with the look to finish it off.
http://mvdataplates.com/. They were a little pricy but help with the look to finish it off.
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RE: Nice job!
Looks great Sermis.
I also bought dataplates from MV dataplates
http://steelsoldiers.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=10911
That's the only way to fly when painting a Deuce, stripping the whole thing and painting it underneath, suspension, axles, etc.
Looks great Sermis.
I also bought dataplates from MV dataplates
http://steelsoldiers.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=10911
That's the only way to fly when painting a Deuce, stripping the whole thing and painting it underneath, suspension, axles, etc.
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RE: Nice job!
I still need to paint the underside of the bed and a few odds and ends.
I will need to replace most of my gauges. I taped them off but not good enough. Sand still got to the glass when blasting and frosted them and then I also used lacquer thinner and it clouded the ones with plastic.
I still need to paint the underside of the bed and a few odds and ends.
I will need to replace most of my gauges. I taped them off but not good enough. Sand still got to the glass when blasting and frosted them and then I also used lacquer thinner and it clouded the ones with plastic.
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RE: Nice job!
I bought all new gauges for mine.......everything but the tach from Saturn and an NOS tach from Acetomatoco..................
I bought all new gauges for mine.......everything but the tach from Saturn and an NOS tach from Acetomatoco..................
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how much sand '' media'' did you use?
thanks
rick
thanks
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Total was about 60 100# bags. If I would have put down a tarp and sifted it would have been less. I think it ran about $5 per bag but in the 100 degree heat I reall did not feel like sifting.
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Uh, oh - I see a blemish Sermis. Gotta fix it before your cab rots out.
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Yep, I did not do any body work. The fenders are rough and the rockers need replacing.
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mine could use fenders and rockers too. Have been wanting to blast this truck. cost about $900 to do one a few years ago. thought we could save some cash doing it myself. did you rent your blaster and compresser.
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