MBF Posted January 3, 2015 Report Posted January 3, 2015 Are your brakes hanging up after you apply them, or are they dragging all the time even after sitting for awhile? If its the first situation, you're probably going to have to go beyond adjustment and check for crudded up wheel cylinders, or collapsed brake lines that aren't allowing fluid to return to the mc when the pedal is released. If they're dragging w/o applying them, you can try jacking up each front wheel separately, and backing off the adjustment (large center bolt head on the front and rear of each backing plate) to see if you can reduce the drag. That is the "minor" and is only a partial adjustment so you can move it around easier, the proper procedure for doing the major and minor adjustments can be found on the forum, but you'll need something similar to an AMSCO brake tool for these vehicles to get the shoes adjusted properly. Mike Quote
hemijosh426 Posted June 27, 2015 Author Report Posted June 27, 2015 Alright, I finally got around to painting the truck. I have over 100 hours of body work in it to get it as straight as I could. I did it over the course of a few months, I dont have much time to play with my toys when I am working full time and going to college full time. I used Gloss jet black single stage urethane from paintforcars.com. $86 for a gallon with everything you need to spray it. I am using a cheap Harbor Freight HVLP gun, 1.4 tip for both primer and paint. I also invested in a PPS system from 3M that allows me to mix and filter paint alot easier than using mixing cups and cheap strainers. I highly recommend the PPS system. Here is a pic of the truck in Summit Epoxy Primer This is during the first coat Here is the second coat. Still needs wet sand and buff. Was drying too fast. I have also bought a holmes 440 wrecker crane and boom for the rear. I am going to put it in the bed, and modify the bed to be a little lower than stock, as well as put a wooden floor in around the wrecker frame. The wrecker is going to be gloss candy apple red. The next leg of this project after the wrecker is going to be the install of a 93 Cummins 12v with a 46RH dodge automatic transmission. I will also be using the rear axle from the D250 so that I cna get away from the scary brakes this truck has lol. The front axle is going to be converted over to a Ford Super Duty front axle with disc brakes. I will also be using the 93 D250 steering box for power steering. I am planning to remotely mount the radiator to behind the rear axle under the bed with an electric fan, or remount it to behind the cab in and upright position in the bed. More pics to follow.... 2 Quote
hemijosh426 Posted November 9, 2015 Author Report Posted November 9, 2015 Well things have gone in a little different direction.... The cab is just sitting on the frame, ive got alot of cutting and welding to do to make it all fit. Its a 93 Dodge D250 Cummins 2wd frame. Motor has some work done to it, and its got a lockup 47RH auto trans with some goodies. Im going to cut about 36" out of the frame, still gotta get some exact measurements though. 1 Quote
48Dodger Posted January 27, 2019 Report Posted January 27, 2019 Just curious....did he get this done....?? Can't throw stones here, I've been side track as much as anyone.... 48D Quote
Radarsonwheels Posted January 27, 2019 Report Posted January 27, 2019 Sure hope so! That is a super cool build Quote
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