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John-T-53

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  1. SCS looks legit. I hadn't heard of them before. I see they offer many materials and in addition to cutting out shapes, they do bending, threading, fabricating, and plating. This should greatly expand the horizons on restoration needs. They could probably even make a new battery box from the template that was posted on here or DPETCA years ago. I'm an AutoCAD person, so my project list is growing as fast as I can draw, lol...
  2. .heic images are not readable by most programs. Need to download them as jpegs from your phone. Or email them to yourself, that usually sends them as jpegs.
  3. Where did you order these custom flanges from? I too have a set of Langdon headers that have been on the shelf for about 10 years now....
  4. Nice truck, surprised that I've not seen that around town yet. PM sent with Matt's number. Interesting news about him.
  5. There is/was a small shop catering to classic vehicles, Volk Auto Construction, located on Santa Fe Road by the airport. In fact I sold and then bought back my '53 B4B to Matt Volk back in 2007. It's not coming up on google but it was next to With the Grain Woodcraft (which shows up on google maps). I think I have his number somewhere....let me look. Anthony at Auto Experts on Higuera might be willing to work on it, although he does mainly mainstream repair work. He works on everything though. Scott's shop also on Higuera seems to work on a lot of older vehicles, although I have never been in there. Also check out Rhode Island Wiring - they have harnesses and diagrams for our trucks.
  6. If that fails, he might become a "plug" himself (best worst case scenario).
  7. Another B4B owner in SLO? Welcome to the forum. Where is the new wire harness from? Or have you not ordered it yet?
  8. This weekend at the range, had company with a '53 Studebaker.
  9. nyuk nyuk nyuk.... not sure if I like the idea of another Christine (movie) being made as the forward looks are much more rare these days.
  10. Are the inner fenders going to be attached to and tilt with the front clip?
  11. Interesting that he's plating aluminum with zinc just to get the chromate finish. Looks good! If the carb is cast zinc then no need to plate, just clean and dip in the chromate solution and go. He should use gloves while handling the bare part, he's contaminating it by holding it right before it goes into the plating bath! He's also missing the tank heaters which heat the solution to the optimum temp for plating (varies by metal). For determining the correct amps, there's a calculation based on the metal type and surface area. Also he doesn't show it but there's a solution for making a cleaning bath that comes with this kit, that also requires heat.
  12. Where's the tool & die maker when you need one?
  13. You need a new washer regardless. You can get new ones at the auto parts store or hardware store. Some parts stores offer an assortment of washers, or just take your brake hose with you to find the right fit. I like to keep several of these washers in stock for this very purpose.
  14. Premium has been acquired and in hand! Cans and bottles.
  15. There's guy out in Lawn Guyland that sells NORS shoes with asbestos lining plus many other parts. I got a set for my truck. I met him through the C-bodies site and he is a regular at Carlisle. Craig at Mobile Parts - I'll find his number if requested. No website. It was through him that I discovered I had incorrect front wheel cylinders for over 20 years of owning my truck. He knows his shyte!
  16. You're gonna have to add metal cabinets to your casework offerings after all this experience with sheet metal....
  17. Oh, and also picked up a "new" repulsion-induction motor from a vintage machinery guy out in Clovis. This was November '22. Before I found this, I had the original motor in the electric shop in Santa Maria to install new bearings. They checked the windings and reported that both the armature and field were grounded. I got this replacement motor for about 10% of what it would have cost to re-wind the old one.
  18. More progress. My friend came to visit last weekend and brought a welder with him so I was finally able to weld up the misc. holes that had been drilled into the cabinet over the years. Now, I can strip the rest of the paint, apply filler, and paint it. The 14 gauge steel made welding on this easy and fun.
  19. I am not familiar with the referenced story mentioned in the first post, but how did a brand new oil pump destroy an engine? Was it missing the gears, did the gasket get installed backwards? I put a new Melling pump on mine and it worked fine. Just filled it with assembly lube and oil on first start up....
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