Olddaddy Posted May 30, 2013 Report Posted May 30, 2013 Sounds like a 50s Science Fiction movie...........but it's not. I had the pleasure of meeting Ken and Arlene McNeeley recently when they dropped their 49 Dodge Pickup at my shop for the summer. I was reminded that the real reason we all do this is the people. Working on the trucks and cars is secondary, meeting and befriending their owners is the primary purpose. We had a nice visit and they have since headed north to avoid the misery we respectfully call summer here in Florida. The truck is slated for a complete front end rebuild including the steering box and disc brakes. The carb was the first thing off the truck and headed out to George Asche for a rebuild. A new rear end is a possible third part to the project. There has been some discussion about paint and there are two very nice original doors that will get installed. A nice old truck and a great pair of old truck owners to boot. I will post pics as the work progresses. Currently looking for a good source for parts for the steering box as it looks like adjustment will not solve the noticable wandering at speed. Looking forward to handing the truck back over in the fall when the weather is bearable and nice folks return to visit. Stay tuned! 1 Quote
Don Coatney Posted May 30, 2013 Report Posted May 30, 2013 You are right about the people. I met with several forum members on Monday. I just paid a visit to George Asche yesterday. I just got off the phome with Greg G and we are meeting for lunch tomorrow. There are a lot of terrrific participants on this forum. 1 Quote
Young Ed Posted May 30, 2013 Report Posted May 30, 2013 Check Larez (sp?) corp for steering gear rebuilds. Quote
1952B3b23 Posted May 30, 2013 Report Posted May 30, 2013 Heres the link to the place "Young Ed" mentioned: http://www.larescorp.com/ -Chris Quote
lugnut123 Posted May 31, 2013 Report Posted May 31, 2013 I noticed NAPA does steering box rebuilds also. Has anyone had them rebuild a box??? noel Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted May 31, 2013 Report Posted May 31, 2013 Am sure NAPA is just profiting from the middleman position..my local Advance does this and will also obtain parts from a wrecking yard..again they just out to make a buck also. Quote
48Dodger Posted May 31, 2013 Report Posted May 31, 2013 On 5/30/2013 at 12:10 AM, Olddaddy said: .....I was reminded that the real reason we all do this is the people. Working on the trucks and cars is secondary, meeting and befriending their owners is the primary purpose.......... Well said.....I couldn't agree more. 48D 1 Quote
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