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The North & South poles have been drifting apart for decades. There is lots of speculation about what will happen when they move X amount of distance. From what I can tell it seems to be a normal pattern over a billion years on earth. We humans have been here a few thousand years ... I think it obnoxious to think we were the first intelligent life forms here. Incredible amount of architecture of cities, stone monuments under the ocean to prove it was once dry land. And built before we ever started taking history notes. Not really being humorous, I just think the earth going through these cycles is normal. And for us mere humans to think we are the first, the brightest and best the earth has seen is humorous. We mere mortals did not create this with a bronze chisel & a rock. And it was created more then 12 thousand years ago, is between florida & Cuba. When there was once dry land and a city. I think a pole flip only comes every several thousand years, I do not think you and I will see one in our lifetime. I do think they have happened in the past.

Nothing to worry about ... if the poles flip like they claim ... we will be looking at 800 mph wind in less then a minute, there will be floods, The dry land will be under water, the oceans will become dry land ... While the story in the bible Noahs ark tells us this has all happened before. I really doubt we will be here to talk about it afterwards. Hrmm, maybe if we were to build a boat like a storm shelter...

I have only done it one time couple years ago. was pretty painless here in Texas. Think it depends on the state you live in, the laws in place.

All I got to say about that kk I say a little more ... one day got out of night school and driving home ... Had a lil Triumph spitfire with a huge arse toyota 1800cc dual overhead cam twin 2 barrels and headers and a 5spd and a yuuuge stereo .... Top down and just opened her up. Some camaro driving side by side on the freeway. We cruised at over 100mph for about 10 miles listening to this song. Not racing, just young and stupid.

Stay safe and warm, might have to try a banana tree ... I have a few avocado seeds planted. No clue if they will sprout. Yeah some crazy weather for sure. They are saying this is a once in 100 year storm here in Texas. Millions have been without power for a couple days. Texas gets 25% of power from windmills and solar. The windmills have frozen solid, solar panels are covered in ice& snow. With the cold temps it has been in single digits all week, warming up to teens or 20's. Many people use electric heat and using 3 times the normal electric currently. So losing 25% of production, the power plants were over taxed and a few of them went off line ..... just a mess. The city cant produce water as there wells do not have power. I have been out of water for 2 days. But I am blessed to still have power and I have gas heat. Not sure if it matters, the county hospital is right down the street ... thinking they may be going out of the way to keep power on this grid for it. Right outside of town there is no power. 2 more days below freezing and then will start warming up again. Wonder how @Sniper is getting along?

I am with you brother. I feel we do what we can here in this lifetime .... Am a goofy dude thinks we get re-incarnated. get a new life when done. I am convinced that when we die ... do not go to the light .... it is a trick. Go away from the light and then you get to choose your future life. I will be 58 this year, we are close to same age .... I smoked for 40 years ... since was 10 years old, been about 8 years now I quit. Every male on my family side died around 60, I think now I will be first male to bypass them. I sure love my beer. I became disabled at age 49. Dr's are a bunch of idiots and cant figure out whats really going on. In my case. Instead of taking mass pain pills, I use a beer or 3 to relax and forget about pain. Keep on keeping on brother!

I agree 100% with over building something. Same time the builder is 73 years old, he built it to hold the little model A body in the background. Most likely will disassemble it when finished. Is purpose built for 1 use only .... who knows maybe his kid or grandkids may save it from the lumber pile. Perfect time to go through the steering box and access if it needs maintenance. @keithb7 made a nice video will show you what is involved

Here is one version I was just looking at today ... seems solid to me.

Looks pretty severe to me ... wonder how it ran at all .... looking at what we can see, ya have to wonder at what we do not see. I wonder what caused all the tarnish in the down draft area? Could it be the new modern fuels we have? I would take it apart and clean it, then re-assemble with a rebuild kit .... maybe just a good cleaning is all you need?

Sure sounds like fuel starvation to me. Certainly would be the first things I would eliminate.

I did get the item delivered yesterday. .... First thoughts .... is like the picture of hamburgers at a fast food restaurant. Always looks better then what they give you. Total cost with shipping was $65 so not expensive, I think the wheels are not bad, but not same quality as the pictures. The vinyl covering feels thin, but looks ok Actually fairly comfortable to lay on ... vrs the concrete. I am 10 pounds overweight at 150, if I was 200 pounds, I might worry about the construction quality of the seat .... it should work for me. To dang cold to go outside and roll in the driveway, it actually rolls well in the house ... not to difficult to get up and down on. So far am happy with it, will work for me but again if I weighed more it may be questionable.

Thread seems 10 years old, but https://dcmclassics.com/suspension-parts/304-br-563-brake-clutch-pedal-bushing.html

I have no clue what year it is .... no way I would believe is a 1970 falcon jack .... When was last year for falcon? Looking at the layers and quality of rust .... that must be 1940's or 1950's ... JMHO Edit I see you are not in the states, they made falcons longer there then here so I am wrong there.

Sometimes you just have to flush twice to get rid of it

several years ago I was active in another forum with 4x4 vehicles. A member their interested me because he did powder coating in his garage. And he was using a old electric oven from a kitchen. Limited on space but could do 1 wheel at a time. Was all kinds of small parts he could do. Motorcycle parts ... He was very busy earning money with his home made setup. After a couple years, he paid for a addition to his garage and built his own oven. Had a short mono rail system to pickup the prepared pieces and roll them into a spray area and then into the oven. Now he could do complete rear ends and bumpers and things. Just a business they started at home and had more business then he could handle. ... It worked because he was smart. I personally would not want to powdercoat anything I own .... if it was yours I would not have a issue with it.

Not what you are asking, could be a simple easy fix and replaceable as needed. Watching a welding channel on youtube, guy built a nice tilt deck equipment trailer. Get 1/2 way up and tires would start spinning and things go sideways fast. He welded angle iron on the ramps for cleats ...he was loading tractors & back hoes etc ... not what you want. But maybe can use the idea and 1/2" rebar? Have any expanded metal laying around?

100% correct ... Nice job looks great. 3 hours is about right ... with a truck about 25 min to pour it ... a few hours to finish it. I honestly could not finish that today, while I have done it in the past. Today it would setup on me and lose it. But I can do 10 bags at a time! I can still get er did, just aint got er done yet. .... may explain while my progress on truck is so slow. I like @lonejacklarryadvise, I may need to wear my hardhat under the truck ... maybe bring "my pillow" with me. Take a afternoon nap while under there. I think the creeper will be a great help to me, see how it goes.

Really seems to be a preference, either you like them or hate them. I remember hating them, yeah the wheels were in the wrong place awkward to get on & off them. They would always get stuck on a pebble or a tool .... pia! I always chose to not use them in the past, easier to just lay on the concrete and get the job done and then get out from under there. I am dealing with a awkward situation, uneven ground. I am permanently disabled with a bad back, I did lay under there and get the front frame finished. Will be a lot more time under the cab then the front. Just hoping the creeper will help. Just being a flat surface it did help when I fixed the u-joint in my chebby. I went ahead and ordered it yesterday .... wife talked me into it Poor way to do it, only way I can get it done by myself. The kids at the lumber yard load up 10 bags, I park my wheel barrow under the tailgate, drag a bag forward and empty it in, mix it with a hoe, dump it out .... no lifting. Up & down a few times to finish it ... And I wont be able to move for 2 days. Then pour another 10 bags and repeat Took a week & 1/2 to pour the 30 bags in the center. Now still need to do the sides. If it bothers me, I may clean it all up and paint it gray ... might look better if all one color.

Anyone use these? Looks a little cheesy to me, same time I like the dual purpose and I have limited room to use/store 2 separate tools. So I think I will pull the trigger and order one .... Just wonder if others did the same and regret it? My project is kinda stalled right now, with my back it is very difficult to do the work under the cab that is needed & move forward. So I have been pouring concrete so I can get a creeper to roll around on. Yes concrete is especially fun with a bad back. The creeper is sorta mandatory, while the seat is optional but see it as very useful.

In my situation, a off topic dodge caravan we inherited. Father in-law put rubber hoses in when rebuilt the transmission. They have caused issues and leaks and is a temp fix not a real fix. Since the brass nipples are already installed. Front wheel drive engine vibrates while radiator is frame mounted and distance is about 12" ... possibly teflon hoses would be ideal. Even the dodge B1B used a rubber line from factory in the oil pressure gauge line to deal with vibration from engine to cab. While flexible lines are not original, neither are disk brakes or rear gear changes ... both are a upgrade.

Curious question. ... while it was never stock in the older cars. It also was never stock in my 1948 house. I am in the process of re-plumbing my house and using plastic pex because it is "said" to last 100 years ...I like it because easy to work with. We know cars did not come with plastic lines. I wonder if any plastic lines today would work for oil lines?

I have no honest answer ... I put brass in mine, then read about others that have the same questions. With the two different metals, the cast iron block seems like the weak link and it will fail before the brass. Nobody seems to have a real life experiences with the block failing after using brass .... maybe it takes many years? A brass water distribution tube is common, no issues reported there. Just saying I have asked the same question but nobody seems concerned with it. I just kinda quit thinking about it myself.

If it were me, I would look for a truck shop that works on wheels. Years ago when I was retreading truck tires, there was a goodyear dealer that did truck repairs, front end alignments and had a wheel shop. They had a machine they would set a wheel on a round table, it would rotate through a sand blaster. They might have to turn the wheel over and send it through a few times, but was all automated. They could put several truck wheels on the table at a time .... Was very efficient and reasonably priced. They were also setup to paint the wheels. May not be any shops like that today, either way you should take your wheels down have the tires dismounted and the wheels inspected by a professional. What you are worried about is rust and no bent lock rings. The rings have a lip on them that fits in a groove on the wheel. So heavy rust could compromise the lip on the ring, making the ring unsafe. Same with the groove in the wheel, if severe rust could be unsafe. While some light surface rust would be expected, as long as strength is not compromised. While many here would change their own tires, at one time I ran a service truck and changed truck tires at the shop and also on the highway ... is hard work and not sure I would want to do my own tires today. But these are the guys that I assume will be working on your tires and they are the one to inspect the wheels and tell you if "they" would mount new tires on them. Was always the #1 rule at the shops, if you see something like a bent lock ring or a unsafe rusted wheel ... DONT touch it, tell the customer they need to replace it. Inspected, if they pass then sandblast, paint, mount new tires. make z00m z00m noises

Yup, thats a true widow maker. While in a perfect world they worked 90% of the time ... Just such a poor design you could never be 100% sure it was locked together correctly. While if it is split rim or a lock ring, The tire installer can inspect for damage and refuse to put it back together, or inspect it as it goes back together and feel safe. On another forum, the users have been buying off of ebay some wheel centers and rims for Hot rods. This way they can get the 15" wide wheels they want and weld in their own center section at the offset they need. There is some pretty good phrase for the quality ... might be worth a look to see if they have what you need. Another option is wheel spacers, bolt to your hubs and have bolt pattern for your new wheels. A build I am watching, the dude is using a 3/4 ton dodge 4x4 chassis and had adapters made to bolt up 22.5 semi super single tires/wheels to it. Just seems like you could do the same with your 6 bolt hubs, make a adapter to fit a modern tubeless rim that is readily available.

Lot of deserved press on the widow makers. ... Thats what they did. Actually the wheel was 2 pieces and had a lip on one 1/2 and a groove on the other 1/2. They just sucked and no matter how sharp you were, you could never guarantee they were locked together when changing a tire. A old timer was showing me how to change them ... aired it up in a cage to 120 psi ... while rolling it out of the cage it came apart. The tire was out of the cage and he was in the cage rolling it out. Made him jump straight up and hit his head on the cage and knocked him out. Just saying he could have been in front of it bolting it on the truck and come apart. While a rim with a lock ring on them are very common and in use today. You can inspect the condition while apart, yours may be junk and need replaced, but you can tell by looking at them. Just asking you to not confuse a widow maker with a lock ring. They are totally different animals.