Merle Coggins

The lights that I got at Farm & Fleet were normally $29.99, but were on sale for $19.99 at the time. The two lights are on a bracket that is attached to the stand with a single thumb screw, so they can be taken off quite easily for setting on the floor. And you can switch them off independantly if you only want one lit. I agree that they do run hot and tend to cast shadows. This is why I got them higher up to help eliminate this problem. They also draw a fair amount of juice. With all 4 lit up and with my 4 1/2" grinder running on the same circuit, it'll pop the 15A breaker on my power strip. Then it gets dark. Merle

I've got a couple of those lights. I went to Farm & Fleet to get one, and found them on sale. I couldn't help but to get 2 for the sale price. I use them in my work space that I"ve managed to clear in our now unused paint booth at work. We rarely paint equipment here anymore, so it's been used for storage lately. I've got them sitting up high so they aren't shining right in your eyes. And with 2 of them it helps eliminate the shadows. When I finally get back to work on it this fall I think I'll add a third one in another corner for even better lighting.

Pretty cool stuff. Just wondering why the camera was sideways through most of it? Makes it difficult to watch.

I concur whole heartedly with Mr. Coatney. Boiled peanuts are not for me.

I remember I had a temporary stereo in one of my trucks once, and left the antenna laying up on the dash. It seemed to work fine. So I would guess you could hide it just about anywhere. You may not get great reception from weaker signals, but unless you're running way up north, or out west where stations are few and far between, it'll probably work out OK. Does anyone make antenna's that would stick to the windshield like GM cars used to use? I know their's was between the glass, but if it was just stuck to the inside of the glass, wouldn't that work too? Merle

That's different. Looks like it might be on a late model Ford F350 or F450 chassis. Some people just have way too much time and money and need to find ways to spend it.

Mario, You could always lay down a rubber mat if you need to haul anything. It is a very nice looking bed. I'd hate to scratch it too.

Or you get a timing light with an advance adjustment. Then you can dial in 20 degrees on the light and you should see the "0" mark at full 20 degrees advance.

Do you have dimensions / pictures? Are they the same as the B-series panels? I may have a couple spares of those. Merle

The Truck-o-matic began in '53, the last year of the B series trucks. I don't know if it was the same M6 or not. Don Bunn was not real clear about that in his book, but he does reference it in the section about Truck-o-matics. Fluid Drive began in '50 and came with a 3 speed or 4 speed. (my '50 has FD and 4 speed)

What kind of timimg lights are you guys using that need to have a common ground? Any timing light that I've ever used, aside from the inline ignition fired ones, use an inductive pickup to trigger the flash. You should be able to connect your power connections to a 12 volt source, the inductive pickup clamp to #1 plug wire (or #6 will give you the same results), and time away. No grounding jumper wires should be needed. Merle

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I had a similar problem when I set up a temporary control panel to run my truck around without the cab on it. I didn't look closely enough at the wiring diagram and wired it up so that the Voltage regulator was connected through the ign. switch. But when I tried to shut the engine off, the coil stayed powered from the charging circuit so it stayed running. I corrected that, so only the coil was powered with my key, and now it works OK. So, I would check that you're charging circuit can't feed your ignition coil with the key off. With the engine off, it probably appears OK. But with the engine running, and the gen/alt charging... Merle

I had thoughts about doing that to make some Fluid Drive emblems. I only have one good one, and this type seems to be impossible to locate. I did some internet surfing and found several amature casting sites. Some were very detailed, and I realized that there was no way I'd be able to do it. I also found a forum like this one full of these amature metal casters. I thought about contacting them to se if someone would be willing to make some up for me, but I didn't follow through with it. Maybe I will someday. Merle

Sooo Close. Cool video

Sure they do. The whole inner fender comes out. Then pull the wheel off and you have access to the side of the engine.

That's interesting. They keep telling us it's not an oil shortage that's driving up the prices. It's because the refineries are down for maintenance, or can't keep up with demand. So how do the US refinery problems effect your gas prices over in Europe? Sounds like a scam to me.

It looks to be assembled in that picture.

And now on with the show... Although there weren't many vintage Mopars, there was a plethora of 60's and 70's Mopar muscle. Several Cuda's, Challanger's, Charger's, (and of course one was a General Lee replica) Super Bee's, Dart's, Demon's, Road Runner's, etc. And if you're gonna have a General Lee car, you must have a Starsky & Hutch Torino. (one of 2 actually) And sometimes you get confirmation that some people have more time and money than sense. As is the case with this Chevy 350 powered Mini But there were also some nicely done customs, like this '36 Plymouth or this '37 Ford Pickup and I even ran across this very nice 1960 DeSoto

Well, even though my attempt to get some guys together for the Wisconsin Dells Car show was a bust, I went anyway. I didn't expect to see much for Dodge trucks, but right off the bat I see this sweet '54 Of course as I was taking pictures of this truck I came to the realization that I should have charged my camera battery over night. So now picture taking is at a premium. I spot one other Dodge truck. It's a Monster... And then when I was almost at the far end of the show, I spot these 2 Very Nicely restored Power Wagons It was a nice day for a show. Too bad we couldn't make a better showing of vintage Mopars. Maybe next year I'll have mine ready and I can try again. Merle

Why couldn't you just let the trans hang off the back of the bell housing like the original oned did? I would think using the original truck engine mounts would be satisfactory. Newer vehicles use mounts at the rear of the trans as the third point. The engine usually has one on either side, but nothing at the rear. The trans mount holds up the rear. If the earlier trucks are like mine, as far as engine mounting, than you already have a three point mount system. Front mount and two rear mounts. Just my thoughts, Merle

But if that's an Impreial Gallon, your getting more gas per gallon Really though, with all our griping about high gas prices, we still have it better than some, as you've pointed out, Fireball. Merle

I fueled up this morning @ $3.45 in Waukesha, and again this afternoon @ $3.25 up near Green Bay. I saw it as low as $3.15 around Eau Claire. Merle

I agree with Dave. I got mine for Auto Zone too. They even listed them on their online parts catalog. They had the fronts in stock at my local store. The rears they had to order in. They had them in a couple of days. Merle