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  1. Freightrain
    Well, I hope to get the spring back this week(so they say). Anyone have the torque specs for the U bolts? I got my hands on a 600ft/lb torque wrench, so I hope that covers it. Or I will have to come up with a torque multiplier too?
  2. Freightrain
    Good looking R!
  3. Freightrain
    I wonder if you could retrofit something from a 70's model Ford truck or such. I know mine are locked up tight even with lots of PB blaster I can not adjust the beams. They aren't bad, but wanted to turn them up slightly. They look like typical screws and nylon bushings from a car/truck of that vintage. Just a thought. Someday I will get around to fiddling with mine.
  4. Freightrain
    I kinda did what Glenn said, but with spokes I had to work with a slight wobble from not being a perfect fit on the spokes. After figuring the wobble, I rotated the tires to the middle of the wobble. Then measured and adjusted. Worked well enough. I thought of removing tires and working off the front face of hub(after removing the center cap).
  5. Freightrain
    Nice collection growing in the shop! Luckily I work where I have 3 Bridgeports to chose from and two large G/L horizontals to use(one has 4x8 table). Throw in dozen or so lathes, one is 40ft between centers LOL!! I do have a small table top mill at home, antique JET about 40 yrs old. This thing took the engine crane to put together and set up. 9x24 table,
  6. Freightrain
    In other words...........like it was brand new?? LOL!
  7. Freightrain
    Congrats on finding it!! Hope it all works out for you.
  8. Freightrain
    Yup, I'm right at the Akron Canton Airport exit(113) on 77. Due east of highway just a stones throw. Photobucket is the easiest place to store photos online to link to a website like this. That is what I use.
  9. Freightrain
    Those uphill races are insane!! Love watching them too. Could you imagine racing a B model LOL!! Start on Sat and finish on Sun LMAO.
  10. Freightrain
    See the guberment just demands more and can't seem to understand that you and I can't just demand more pay?
  11. Freightrain
    Cool. Interesting single headlight arrangement. Should it not be rectangular lights? Or is this a "Fleet" spec kinda thing? Or something someone rigged up along the way(likely)?
  12. Freightrain
    Funny how MONEY makes everything okay? (well, at least for the guberment)
  13. Freightrain
    Back in '03 I was going to ATHS convention in Syracuse. I still had truck plates on the Mack and went to get HUT temp permit. Christ, it was stupid. I was going 4 days, permit only good for 3 days. I'll be illegal coming or going so do I buy two 3 days? It was going to be $250!!!! Geezus. I quickly went to DMV and got historical tags and ran it that way. Haven't looked back.
  14. Freightrain
    Tom, I know that area well myself. I'm about 1/2hr north. Too bad I missed the trip, I coulda swung down and check out the Super.
  15. Freightrain
    If that "slipper" clutch is the same as the slipper clutch I run in my drag car, I would suppose you could use the clutch to shift(I do). Granted I am not putting 6000# of torque through mine, but it is only a 10.5" single disc rated at about 1000 HP(not sure torque rating). If you want some second opinion, call Tim Hyatt Racing services 440-417-0230. He deals in all kinds of clutches(drag, pulling, etc). Not sure if he has ever done something this big? Super nice guy, been in the business for 25+ yrs. He travels to all the NHRA races with his mobile work trailer. Tell'm Battlestar send you.
  16. Freightrain
    They say the truck should not be out of gear longer then its own length. I try to but with three sticks it isn't always doable(or worth the work to get there). Looking far enough ahead is the key. Beyond unforeseeable circumstances.
  17. Freightrain
    Kinda makes my180hp and 400lb/ft sound kinda.......well......weak. LMAO!!!! To have that kinda power on tap. I know what it is like. From going from my daily driver pickup with anemic 302 to my '69 F100 with 428cj as it just pulls and pulls. Goes as fast as you want to go.
  18. Freightrain
    Welcome aboard. Unfortunately many of those common parts are nonexistent today. Watts does a great job of keeping things alive.
  19. Freightrain
    Wow.....very cool! I'm envious!!!!
  20. Freightrain
    It's an orange Louisville............but close as I could find.
  21. Freightrain
    Using the math, about 68 mph. Not a big change for all the work.
  22. Freightrain
    My guess is about 5% faster......you'll gain about 3 mph. 4.62/4.42= 1.045% faster So 60 mph x 1.045 =62.7 mph
  23. Freightrain
    Love to have that for my B. Just too far away.
  24. Freightrain
    WOW!!!!!!!!! That turned out GREAT!!
  25. Freightrain
    Thanks goodness I had 10ft ceilings in my garage. I had to cut the small door out and build a barn door to get the B in there. Door on the left was typical for this end. Luckily they just framed in the short header so I could cut it out and use the 10ft one. Had to cut the pipes down on the truck to get them to just clear(by like 2"). Have to pull the left mirror in also to get it to squeeze in the narrow opening. I'm thinking it is 9ft wide. The bunk is 8ft, gives you 6" on each side. The mirrors stick out a bit more then that.

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