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  1. Freightrain
    Always wanted to do one of the hot rod tours. Just never had the disposable income that one of my hot rods would eat up in fuel!! They do look like fun. Like Bob...it's on my bucket list.
  2. Freightrain
    Looks good! The air ride on the truck will help with not beating the trailer to death, but the light tongue weight might not do a lot? Something like this comes to mind: I've seen various models and a few home built ones too. Might need an "UNDERSIZE LOAD" banner on the back of the trailer?? LOL!!! (kinda like PeterJ had on his Scotty).
  3. Freightrain
    Couple batteries and some starting fluid and awayyyy you go.
  4. Freightrain
    I also put a couple red marker lights under the dash. I can now see around inside the truck at night without it being obnoxious. You can't see the fixture, just the red glow at your feet. I put a couple of those tiny red LED lights inside the front corner of the bunk. Makes it nice to see to move around without the white flood light glaring.
  5. Freightrain
    I like a plain, stock looking truck as much as the next guy.........but again I like a few extra lights myself. I put a couple under the doors of my B so the tank step is lit up at night. Then a couple under the bunk.
  6. Freightrain
    I'd like to have the a/c bracketry off the green truck. That looks like it would work well on a B model. That and the water pump pulley.
  7. Freightrain
    Congrats.
  8. Freightrain
    On mine, there was a housing in the middle of the motor with two bolts that held the linkage to the motor. That housing held a gear that rode on the rack inside the motor. Not sure how they did it with newer trucks? I don't have a picture handy. There should be some valving in one end of the motor(should be the end with the hoses attached). If that gets sticky, it will not reverse the direction of the motor. Does the dash control leak air? Could be the valve?
  9. Freightrain
    I chewed off a big bite when I bought my B 13 yrs ago. Just take it one step at a time.
  10. Freightrain
    Remove the bumpstops. They won't hit then LOL!! Or at least shorten them? I just had my drivers side pack rebuilt on the front of my B model. Not that big of deal and any local spring shop should be able to assist.
  11. Freightrain
    It has Ohio Historical plates on it. It sure does have an odd look about it. Almost like an Astro looking front end? Someone put a late model grille shell with big letters over the original front end.
  12. Freightrain
    Have a friend whose wife is quite the artist and she painted one of their rooms with old school gas station theme with his actual hot rods in it. I told her to make the rear of his 32 roadster pickup a real tailgate on the wall for a sitting bench.
  13. Freightrain
    I wonder if it has anything to do with the unloader valve in the compressor? It makes noise, til you start making air? Wonder if the turbo boost air is affecting the valve itself. Broken spring?
  14. Freightrain
    ...........and the biggest thing they ever drove was the little jeep hooked to the back. Sure, no problemo.............
  15. Freightrain
    There is a fellow named Matt that lives in Virginia that I did some transmission work(Doug Nash) and he runs a FOX body with a turbo 4banger. He just posted on Facebook the other day I think it was going 6.60 in the 1/8 with "only 20#". Slowly creeping up on his goal. His latest video is on facebook, but here is from last year: Link to facebook video: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152131157076989 A friend locally tried to build one and he put it in a '72 Datsun body. It was a full tube chassis. He ended up selling it off before getting the bugs out.
  16. Freightrain
    Congrats.
  17. Freightrain
    Dang, I was just over that way last weekend. I went down 220 to 322 to 522 to Beaver Springs.
  18. Freightrain
    Headlights look like typical A model KW. Overall looks like a good project. Doesn't look too rotten.
  19. Freightrain
    Thanks Van. That is kinda what I thought. No hurry, just am curious as that is about the only place you can put it.
  20. Freightrain

    ACA Fun

    Freightrain replied to 41chevy's topic in Odds and Ends

    The owner just found out our rates went up $3000/mo for nothing. She is not happy. Might have to whack on our paychecks?
  21. Freightrain
    Yup. Had the car 22 yrs now. Been racing it 19.
  22. Freightrain
    1.46 60FT
  23. Freightrain
    Mike, Carl has been on the car since about 2000. He helped me get the blower stuff for the black car when I did it in 1999. I've known him for 25 yrs now. Trent, there is a fellow running locally with a Deville, his name is "Cadillac Shawn". Pretty sure it runs 10.9's-11's. I'm thinking it is late 70's, early 80's model.
  24. Freightrain
    Ohhh, bodyshop jail. Typical. Glad to see you are making progress!
  25. Freightrain
    Wow...that is nice. I can only dream............ I do have one question. Where did they find room for the a/c compressor? I'm working on getting a/c in my truck and wondered how it was done. I am thinking I might have to move/remove the factory fuel canister(front pass. side) and mount it up in that vicinity.

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