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  1. ggdad1951
    As David said...all depends on the person. I believe I did: cab doors grill fenders inner fenders hood bed running boards rear fenders tailgate And yah, I finished the door assy (windows etc) after hanging them
  2. ggdad1951
    I guess my question is why?
  3. ggdad1951
    now if they would just do a B3 model....in red, in a one ton, with a 9' black box.....
  4. ggdad1951
    yah, cab should sit "parallel" to the frame (with the larger tollerances of the day). I'll try to get some pics of that area on FEF later today.
  5. ggdad1951
    There should be plenty of room up there, nothing should be rubbing. Spacing the cab up/checking the front to back loaction of the cab should clear up any issues.
  6. ggdad1951
    That pivot point is forward of the toe boards and should not be any issue.
  7. ggdad1951
    Bed can go last and can be built off the truck and set in place with help/lifting device.
  8. ggdad1951
    Have you checked with VPW, DCM or Roberts?
  9. ggdad1951
    as long as my limo picks me up on time I'll be ready to go!
  10. ggdad1951
    Please take offers of parts for sale to PM. Open trading not allowed on the forums.
  11. ggdad1951
    tip linkage parts all in....now time for fabrication...
  12. ggdad1951
    MAP gas at a miniumum, propane just won't be hot enough.
  13. ggdad1951
    hockey pucks cut to size have been used for that.
  14. ggdad1951
    At work when testing gensets at full power, I've seen them burn off the paint and glow! And seeing it on a 95l engine where these are BIG turbos it is...interesting.
  15. ggdad1951
    Too cool of an engine can be as much of an issue in my mind as too hot. If it doesn't warm up, it can affect the combustion efficiency in a negative manner and you might get lower fuel efficiency and or incomplete combusion (read backfire). It can also affect oil viscoisty in a negative manner and you might not be getting the right lubrication on surfaces. Also, not drive out moisture, this can lead to chemical compunds forming that are not good (acids).
  16. ggdad1951
    Inlet side always hot, outlet is cast aluminum so it's oxidized the paint off.
  17. ggdad1951
    I'm still learning. One technique is temp cotrol of the panel and go slow, then grind and hammer and dolly and repeat. I only do 2-3 spots per sticth area and then grind/h&d before welding again.
  18. ggdad1951
    Passenger side door lower cancer repaired. And of course my air compressor pressure switch took a dump again...another switch on order to see if the motor is driving the over amp on the switch causing the wire melt.
  19. ggdad1951
    Be care where you whack...it's all sheet metal mounted and you can easily just flex the sheetmetal and not the hinge. You can take the lower hinge (cab side) off and bend in a vice or other method.
  20. ggdad1951
    Spent my orbit day (post work) pulling the turbo off so I can build in the tip linkage. Removing the turbo is quite the job...the back two nuts/studs are SOOO easy to pop free....HA! I will be flipping the exhaust manifold to have the turbo point UP vs. the stock down to get the waste gate actuator out of my way. Flipping the manifold is luckily a thing that is easy to do and won't cost me for a new/custom manifold.
  21. ggdad1951
    as promised. higher rez available if you go this route....only bad thing is the Idiots Out Wandering Around plate....
  22. ggdad1951
    I'll have it for you tomorrow AM....what, the orignal on FEF isn't "character enough"?
  23. ggdad1951
    there is always this: or this (I can take a pic of any of them):
  24. ggdad1951
    As an aside, my brother was PISSED I drove 30' straight into an alfalfa field and backed straight out. No worse than his own kid did with tractors and his beater...
  25. ggdad1951
    That shiney spot is ME! Hard not to be reflected on a shiney black paint job!
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