Coffee 12-01-12

Looks good F-Fred...

freetown fred wrote:, I had a broke leaf on either side--I had to put hose clamps on them to remedy that problem.

Duct Tape works better

Fred, I think you should have carved Sitting Bull into the sides but that might have made it look too fancy

I used to jam pieces of oak into coil springs - hillbilly lift kit.
Also have taken a torch to leaf springs and bent the back up near the shackles for a quick pick-me-up

Fred, what year is the truck? '94?

1990---

Rob R. wrote:Fred, what year is the truck? '94?

You've kept it in really nice shape. My brother has a '88 C3500, he calls it the "money maker" because it does the same work as a 40k truck and has only needed brakes and tires in the last 6 years.

Fred.... what's that decal on the back truck window? Lil' Horse Farm? I can't quite read it.

Yep, that would be it. That's so I can find my truck if I go to Wally World or Aldi's. My now 22 yr old daughter did that about 10 yrs ago.

Freddy wrote:Fred.... what's that decal on the back truck window? Lil' Horse Farm? I can't quite read it.

JC Whitney is a big help there--put cab corners & rocker panels on her about 5 yrs ago--hence the black on the bottom--woulda never matched that red.

Rob R. wrote:You've kept it in really nice shape. My brother has a '88 C3500, he calls it the "money maker" because it does the same work as a 40k truck and has only needed brakes and tires in the last 6 years.

sam, if I woulda had any longer boards, that's exactly what I woulda done--I was happy with the two--lil bit longer-- ones

samhill wrote:I think you should have longer boards over top those fancy tail lights, other than that it looks good. I just know how my luck runs with anything that can be easily broken.

freetown fred wrote:JC Whitney is a big help there--put cab corners & rocker panels on her about 5 yrs ago--hence the black on the bottom--woulda never matched that red.

Rob R. wrote:You've kept it in really nice shape. My brother has a '88 C3500, he calls it the "money maker" because it does the same work as a 40k truck and has only needed brakes and tires in the last 6 years.

Cool Fred. I was looking at JCW for some rear fender replacement panels for the old Accord. They know where the weak spots are don't they! The panels are exactly where the rust is buggering through. How much of a job was it to replace the panels? Might be beyond my meager skills .

SteveZee wrote:
Cool Fred. I was looking at JCW for some rear fender replacement panels for the old Accord. They know where the weak spots are don't they! The panels are exactly where the rust is buggering through. How much of a job was it to replace the panels? Might be beyond my meager skills .

Steve,

As long as you have some way to hold the panels in place while you grab a rivet gun and rivet them in place, you should be able to install them yourself. Then a bead of sealer around the seam, and some rattle can paint or spray undercoating and you are good to go.

Otherwise to have them welded in place would be costing some big bucks. But it would look like there never was an issue.........
I know a shop in Windham that does nice work.

Other places to check are raybucks.com, shermanparts.com, ecklers.com Just do a search for rust repair panels.




Rick

Rick, that first link no worky.

Looks like I'm SOL with the Grand Marquis rear bumper. Knew I should've bought one as soon as it started rotting. Now they're unobtanium! It's easier to get a bumper for a Model T than this thing ....

LsFarm wrote:Smitty: did yoiu peel the bark off the log/joists?? MIne still have 160 year old bark on them !!

Greg L

All the joists are all punky 1/4" in from the 170 years of moisture down there. I suspect the bark came off some time before WWI. Probably during McKinley's presidency ...

SZ, do what I always do, pretend you're really talented at everything & have at it.

SteveZee wrote:

freetown fred wrote:JC Whitney is a big help there--put cab corners & rocker panels on her about 5 yrs ago--hence the black on the bottom--woulda never matched that red.

Rob R. wrote:You've kept it in really nice shape. My brother has a '88 C3500, he calls it the "money maker" because it does the same work as a 40k truck and has only needed brakes and tires in the last 6 years.

Cool Fred. I was looking at JCW for some rear fender replacement panels for the old Accord. They know where the weak spots are don't they! The panels are exactly where the rust is buggering through. How much of a job was it to replace the panels? Might be beyond my meager skills .

again

SMITTY wrote: Looks like I'm SOL with the Grand Marquis rear bumper. Knew I should've bought one as soon as it started rotting. Now they're unobtanium! It's easier to get a bumper for a Model T than this thing ....

Smitty, try this site: http://car-part.com/

I did a quick search for a '90 with a steel bumper, lots of yards came up...even one in MA.