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I bought one of these: https://www.facet-purolator.com/cube/ for my Onan genset a few years back. Seems like a pretty solid little pump.

My Father was a big railfan. He talked about riding Amtrak out west and going to D&RG and others. We never got to take that trip.

I want a wheel done, but I just bet mine won't be the $300 repair!! Something about a nice, shiny steering wheel just makes it nicer to drive.

I just happen to watch a show on PBS last night about train excursions and that was one of the places they talked about.

Ok, let me know what you end up doing. I may take that Friday off to do the local KW lunch open house? I'll decide when it gets here. Found out last night, Comp Cams ground my profile on a 460 core!! What??? Ya, shop got it and looked at it and knew immediately something was wrong. An FE camshaft has a long taper on the shaft going up to the rear cam bearing. They called and found out someone basically screwed up and got the wrong core blank. UGH. They stepped up and said I should have the right one by Friday? We'll see. Crank is installed. Waiting to check valve clearance on piston reliefs. Heads should be assembled today. Getting closer.

Don't see me making the trip this time Bob. Got to get my work in at the machine shop to get my hot rod running again. Have a safe trip!

Ok. Guessing you'll come across 76 from the East. DW42 is very easy to get to, as you come across Rt 76 and onto Rt 42 it's on the right side of the road. Can't miss it. I've got a rut worn in the road from my trips over there. I joke with Karen about not worrying about falling asleep at the wheel... the ol truck knows the way home LOL! I'm about 15 minutes south of Akron(rt 76), so didn't know if you had time to swing by and check out the toys. I'm just directly east of Akron Canton airport(off rt 77)

Can't loose that in a parking lot with that paint!!!!

HOA's are the extreme of zoning regulations. For people that DEMAND to be held to a higher standard. I get it, to a point. I don't want to live next to a total slob(in a city sized lot), but I don't want someone sniffing around if I leave a car parked outside overnight or telling me what color to paint my house. Before moving out on my own, the last place we were at didn't have HOA, but it was an older allotment with "rules". We tried to bring a small shed in and the neighbor behind us comes out yelling and waving an old paper saying "no outbuildings". We told him that if he went around and told all the other people in the neighborhood to get rid of their sheds, we would. That ended that. Our original deed stated "no vehicles parked outside overnight". Too bad, there were 3 vehicles and a one car garage. We didn't have any real problems for the time we lived there.

Welcome aboard.

Nice!!!!!

My point was all the people that clear coat their rusty trucks don't know Eddy. They clear the vehicle and it looks fine today. But in a few years not so much.

I was planning on getting there on Saturday. I have a truck club function at local KW dealer open house on the 23rd, but not sure I'll make it? Depends on motor situation, I may need to take day off and work on it? Dyno it? Playing it by ear, as I want to come and hang with you on Saturday(if it doesn't screw up my dyno time--if that comes about). I'm just playing along with shop schedule and what they can get done. They're working real hard at getting it together so I can make the race on Sept 7th. I have race on the 24th, but not thinking it will be done and in the car by then. What's your travel plans like coming into town? Where are you coming from? VA? ME?

But guessing not everyone knows that fellow...lol.

Washed the block Sat, ready for assembly this week. Waiting on cam. Going to be close to have ready for Dyno by weekend of 24th. I want to bring it home by labor weekend so I can have it ready for Sept 7th race. Time will tell.

I hear of guys clear coating "patina", but what happens in a few years when the oxidation comes through and bubbles the clear? Just curious.

Ya, I'm not familiar at all, but do know some model numbers.

Looks like you have a big enough garage to work on it!!

Didn't they make a 150 Cummins? 170, 190? Before they turbo charged them. NHBxxx? The supercharged version was NHRSxxx?

Nice. Looks like a pretty solid truck.

Mack Day Cab Tractor Truck - $9000 1977 Mack 600 with 300 Mack motor and 5 speed transmission. Truck has 244,000 original miles. Cab in good condition it’s solid. The bad is the rockers and the doors. I have two rust free doors that go with the truck. Parts also included are 2 complete original a/c unit, brand new push bar, Mack power steering unit complete, two brand new Mack mirrors, complete Mack interior dark brown, brand new Mack hood hinges, brand new Mack hood latches, complete black dash with two extra complete steering columns and steering wheels. Truck runs great. It’s a well taken care of dog. Truck has been stored inside for the last 18 years. Was in the process of restoring but just don’t have the time. $9,800 With Extra Parts Truck is located in North Royalton Ohio. Call 440-570 82fourfive and talk with Chuck. Just passing along a Craigslist ad. No connection to it.

I see the cab is listed as 1/16 scale. You want 1/14 scale. Is that the problem? Other then contacting Small Scale and asking if they will make you a 1/14 scale cab/hood?? Beyond that I think you are going to have to make it yourself. Is the change in scale going to be that far off?

Doh!!

Ouch. I'll remember that next month!!!

The dumb thing is...mine is a royal PITA. It needs to cut the filter about 1/4" higher. Granted I run a specific race filter and it is much more stout then a run of the mill Fram POS. I stomp and cuss the whole time I'm using it. Luckily it is only once a year. It still gets paint fragments around the edge inside, but you aren't looking at that portion of the filter. You unwrap the substrate and look in the folds for anything metallic.