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One more photo. This is at the back. Bands would open the door and load their equipment here.

In San Marcos, TX. This is the beer joint and live music venue where George Strait got his start (and I killed many brain cells...). Back in the 70's, lots of good "cosmic cowboy-progressive country-Texana-Americana" musicians have played there, as well as a mix of other musical genre. We used to see Strait for $0.50 when he started and $5 when he hit it big. Got to see Townes Van Zandt, Jimmy Dale Gilmore, Rusty Weir, Alvin Crow, Jerry Jeff Walker and others up close - never paid more than $2 to $5. Pitcher of Pearl (Texas beer) was $1 from noon till 6 - best way to get over the stress from math and chemistry exams.

First and foremost I have to introduce my sidekick and truck mechanic my grandson Braxton ....He is by my side in the garage every weekend helping "Papa" rebuild and restore Braxton truck "Lucy" Braxton says thumbs up to all of you helping "US" with my sometimes silly questions...

Some C62 clutch pic's.........

wrapping up this project, we went with 215/85/16. used a 1" spacer and changed the wheel bolts....... bottom right= original bolt, the 9 o'clock bolt = a 3" bolt... we are using the upper bolt at a little over 3.75"

If you sleeve them in bronze or stainless, the bores will not corrode. This will make the brakes last longer. If you don't drive the cars/trucks frequently, the rust sets in really quick. I am now using this method, because, I let one Power Wagon sit for a couple of years. I was waiting on a paint shop to get the body ready... Once I finally got painted parts back and got the truck assembled, the wheel cylinders began leaking(I purchased them new, installed and bled the brakes before removing the body to bring to the paint shop). The first vehicle I sleeved with bronze was about 23 years ago(1959 D100), the truck doesn't get driven much. Last fall I bumped into the guy I sold the truck to and he told me that he changed the brake fluid and there were no leaks anywhere. He did it as a maintenance procedure, and mentioned that he was impressed that the wheel cylinders and master cylinder were still good. I now believe in sleeving because of this.

Here is my first try at posting pic’s. Hope this works.

Hello, I was wondering if anyone on this forum attended the Iola Car Show last summer? It is in Iola Wisconsin and is one of the best car show/swap meets that I have ever been to. That being said it was the first week in July and out of nowhere a brutal hail storm rained down quarter size hail on thousands of classic cars.... So I guess what I am wondering was anybody here caught in that storm with their classic car?

Ya just flush and breakdown the oil in the hole with your used antifreeze. Alls good! dj

I just put a new sending unit in my tank for my '38 chrysler .... $140 off eBay .... works good!

Bergy, Learn how to double-clutch your trans into first gear! EVERY good street racer in the '60s knew how to do this. Walt

I've been told that they shut the pumps off at -60. The hoses will crack when bent at that temp.

Merle, to bad we both can’t be there together but I totally get it, it’s taken me 11 years to make the journey. I will do my best to keep them in line for you. Problem may be the influence Mark may have on them.

Check out this ice fishing shack..........lol.

Love those route vans.....love the Independent Rear Suspension. 48D

Propane is better for the oil. L-heads often coke up the rings . I think that annual use of a top engine cleaner could help a flathead motor. Some older engine manuals recommend that the cylinder head be removed periodically and the carbon be removed. I doubt that many flatheads ever had that service done. I think that modern gasoline direct injection would help an L-head, that would be radical The LF-39 aircraft flathead is designed to be trouble free, there must L-head tricks in that motor, which has only been in production for a couple years. One of the advantages of the LF-39 is if a valve fails the engine keeps running, -a dropped valve in an OHV motor can cause a crash.

Tim, for those of us who can’t attend, and have a ‘50 so ‘51 clusters do us no good, but love the videos and pictures that come from the bbq, I think $25. Would be a great contribution from those of us too busy or not brave enough to make the drive. Will Paypal work??

The damaged plate didn't bother me, but he didn't have to remove the windshield glass to cut down on air resistance! LOL

Hey,.....you work hard loading a wounded truck, you trip, you fall.....you dent the front bumper with your forehead.....what-er-gonna do? I got it there didn't I ????? 48D-ent'd

It’s not in the vacation budget for this year. Todd will have to take my place this year. We can’t have too many Wisconsinites in California anyway. It would likely disrupt the space-time continuum.

That's a route van brother!!!! One of the first Independent Rear suspensions! Chop that roof and you got yourself a wicked scooter...hehe 48D

Of what I have seen in this thread, drilling a new hole sounds like a pretty sound solution. Another option that I haven't see mentioned is to remove the outer race from the hub and take the disc and hub to a machine shop to have the outer bearing seat cut about a quarter inch (or whatever it would take to get the setback needed) deeper. That extra depth should give the necessary clearances to use the nut as designed. You will no longer have a stock hub but if the brakes are maintained properly, you should never have to replace them in your life time. If you do, just take the new set to a machine shop for the same treatment.

and it begins...a modern tear down is WAY different....

Charles Horsch and Paul Flaming at Kettleman City. Myself, Don's friend, and Don Jordan in Sutter Creek enroute home after 2017 BBQ.

My dog invited him.

Gents, In my humble opinion: One can tighten the Plugs down into their place as tight as one wishes, however, water, will find its way - if its going to - though a split Hood for example down into the plug Cavity and around the Plug. I believe I have heard down through the Centuries - I mean Decades as these being called "Ever Wet Spark Plug Covers". Water finds its own Level - that is - full into the spark Plug cavities. I also find them too expensive for my tastes as well. But then again I remember Coke selling for 10 Cents a Bottle and getting a 5 Cent Deposit back for the Bottle. Don't get mad at me I just see these as after Market Gimmick Items. Restored Cars do not don them. Only in the buyer's minds. Tom

How about Beer and Dodge cars.

Two that I know of:

Make sure you have an extinguisher handy, never know what a cat might do!