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Dennis, being from the frozen north, I have never heard of Valley Fever. Scary stuff...how is your son handling this? Hopefully there is a treatment soon. The -40 kills a whole bunch of scary things like that up here, along with creepy crawly things that bite.

I don't use sunblock or deet because I just cannot stand that slimey crap on me other than my arms. The neighbors had a petition to stop me from going outside in my speedo and flip-flops so that saves on sunblock and the rollers to apply it, and being in the big city, I don't worry too much about ticks. I'm also unable to be in the direct sunlight for very long and if it's real hot, I seek A/C ASAP. Wimp is me. A/C in the garage next year (window model)

Don, have you considered putting teflon strips between the leafs(or is it leaves?) for a smoother ride? I got some from a hot rod shop for my old '50 Dodge and it made quite a difference on the sandblasted original springs. You must be a consumate expert on spring replacement by now!! How are the front coils?

My '49 was full up to the seat cushions and the headliner was chock full from sitting for 30+ years. I bought a fancy heppa mask and filters and used them while cleaning it outdoors. Our local health board said our winters will kill any older germs but I don't have much faith in government employees:rolleyes: All the while doing this car I was thinking about the countless cars I have done the same to over the years without the thought of a mask:eek: Seems that there are news reports of every summer of "older" farmers dying from hantavirus and they didn't know they had it until it was too late.

Here's some informative reading: http://www.mpbrakes.com/technical-support/configurations.cfm Check out "Plumbing disc/drum combo" This pic is by James Douglas:

$58,000 would about cover realtors commision around here. News said today average price here last month was $506,000!!! Nuts. Wanna rent? Fergit about it!

From Autoweek.com: Ill Winds (& Water) of Change: The collector car world and insurers rocked by hurricane season DUTCH MANDEL Posted Date: 12/9/05 Though some three months have passed since the havoc of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the collector car world only now realizes the depth of financial—and emotional—damage. The storms might also trigger a change in the way the collector car business writes insurance. “I would estimate there were a couple of thousand collector cars lost in all,” said McKeel Hagerty of Hagerty Insurance, a company that specializes in writing policies for sports and collector cars, as well as for the recreational marine industry. To date Hagerty has 419 Hurricane Katrina claims, with 75 percent as total losses. There are 275 claims in and around New Orleans, with an average value of $23,000—or $6.3 million. The top loss: a Ferrari 550 Maranello. “And we had some Bentley Continental GTs and a couple of Jaguars in the $75,000- to-$80,000 range,” Hagerty said. Hurricanes Rita and Wilma “were peanuts” compared to Katrina; Hagerty has close to 100 claims for those two storms combined. Hagerty is one of several companies that write collector car insurance. Of all cars on the road, some 570,000 are estimated to have been destroyed in the storms. One customer’s collection of muscle cars, including nine vintage Corvettes, was lost. “That one was probably worth about $520,000 to the guy.” These storms taught several lessons, Hagerty said. The most important: “Saltwater is really bad for cars. Last year we had four storms—three hurricanes and one tropical storm. People don’t think about water and what it does. It begins the corrosion process of precious metals almost immediately.” Not all the damage is done by nature. Hagerty fears that while some wrecked cars will be too costly to restore (a collector can buy back a wreck from Hagerty; if not, the company parts out the undamaged pieces), well-intentioned legislators may expedite laws that will put vintage vehicles in jeopardy. “There is no clearinghouse, no central location to find out about these cars and where they are,” Hagerty said. His concern is that in the rush to clean up the mess, extremely valuable or unique cars will be lost forever. “We have to be sure of what is—and what is not—going to the crusher.” Added to those woes is the effect hurricanes will have on future insurance premiums. Collectors outside the affected area should not see premiums rise or have changes to their insurance requirements. That is not true for those living along the shoreline, Hagerty said. “Without a doubt, these people who live within the Gulf regions will see a significant impact in their ability to buy insurance and the premiums.” Hagerty adds he has used his company’s expertise in writing recreational marine insurance to guide him toward future collector car policy writing. “[in marine insurance] we ask people to file an emergency contingency plan for if a storm hits. What are they going to do with their boat if a hurricane approaches? With large [car] collections, we ask them to create a plan for us in case of emergency, too.” These emergency plans might become mainstream practice. Hagerty will also recommend to “snowbird” collectors—those who winter in Florida and travel north for summer—that they move collections inland. “We won’t deny them coverage, but we are trying to help people not lose their prize possessions,” he said. Through it all, Hagerty says it’s not just about the cars, but about the people behind the cars. The stories have taken a toll on his employees who help to process the claims. He is doing what he can to keep them cheered. “The sad stories we’ve been getting is that their lives have been destroyed, and that’s heartbreaking,” Hagerty said. “We had one guy who lost his home, who lost his job and everything he owns. He asked us to FedEx his check to the local FEMA office so he could start his life over.”http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=103742

I think they should have put her back in the hole, filled it up and put a headstone on it. It really looks like a graverobbing gone horribly bad.

Thanks, Greg. Nice pics!

That particular engine will need alot more than a de-rusting to run. Why does it have to run? Stabilize it and show it as is.

My old '49 Chrysler did that. It turned out to be bad tie rod ends mostly, but the kinkpins were worn a bit as well. Replaced both and the "death wobble" was gone.

I wonder if it could be done again for $30g's Sure is nice. Unlike most eBay "restorations", this one actually IS restored.

There are some rare and beautiful cars there, Don. I've never seen a Hudson woodie wagon...until now. Ki looks like he's having a blast with Grampa and the cars.

Coming along beautifully, Howard!!! Are all the guys with suggestions sending in a few bucks for expenses?! I like everything about it. Can't wait to see the rest of the progress pics and the finished project. I'll miss the name "Magoo", though.

More good info: http://forums.aaca.org/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/256450/fpart/1

Try contact cleaner from Radio Shack. Works pretty good for stuff like that.

The Japanese cars and those newer than 1972 are free to drive the streets and congregate in parking lots around the city as do the pre-72 cars. Whats on the streets is a big part of H.A.N. No requirement to be a registered participant to have a modified car in Reno. I think it certainly changes the flavor of the event but I don't think it detracts from it at all. While I have no interest in Japanese cars, there are lots of folks who do, especially the younger generation, so, it's all good.

Check out August '07 "Classic Trucks" magazine, page 54. Maybe your truck is finished You have pics??

They're rare as hens teeth up here. The crusher got 'em all many years ago

Actually, he is never far away from me, but I'm not easily intimidated

Seeing as the old ones had no cotter pins and I had to use the impact to get them off, I'm going to leave them alone but keep an eye on them as well as everything else for the first year the thing is on the road (hopefully that will be before oil is obsolete). Tim, I really don't want to use a cotter pin, it's just I wondered about the fact the diagram shows them and I don't have any. I am an amateur and I wonder about hurtling down the highway at 65 on a front end rebuilt by an amateur, so I wanna make sure all the i's are dotted and t's are crossed

Well, Mr Murphy keeps VERY close to my world, so I DO worry

In the above illustration, the nuts on the spindle bushings (17 and 60) are castle nuts and there are cotter pins shown (18 and 47)for the bushings. I just noticed on my Chrysler, the nuts are not castle nuts and the bushing is not drilled for a cotter pin: The originals that I removed were the same...no provision for a cotter pin. They are (now) torqued to spec and have Loc-tite but I wonder if anyone else has cotter pins or is mine abnormal?

This may help define the part you are referring to: If you are referring to the rubbers 20,21 and 41, 43. I had a bit of a time with them, but some fiddling and swearing and they went in. Soaking in boiled water for 10 minutes helped loosen them up a bit.

This might help figure out if you missed any bolts. I thought had a shot of the trans pan alone but I guess not.