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  1. Mark T
    It helps reduce the itchy effect of the dust from grinding the fiberglass.
  2. Mark T
    Cut up jugs from DEF or something work good too after a nice cleaning, and they peel off for the most part.
  3. Mark T
    You can use anything like cardboard or duct tape to lay some mat and resin on one side, then after a couple layers, just grind it off and mat and resin the side where the tape or cardboard was. Need some thickness in the damaged area and then Bondo to cover the part to be painted ( like the gel coat ) then a few more layers of mat and resin behind it, where's it's not actually going to be finished like the outside. It's time, and lots of itching. Channel your inner child and put some baby powder on before the grinding.
  4. Mark T
    I never knew that existed. What engine is in that ? I reviewed this thread and watched the video. Thanks for posting these things, very interesting.
  5. Mark T
    forgot stale ciggy smell
  6. Mark T
    That's a Nuway. Good chance you could change just the bushings in those rods, but you'd need to find someone who can properly match them and press them in. Jojo is correct in suggesting Atro as a good source of replacement rods. Most likely easiest to match them up by length and end type. Looks like that truck's frame is clean and painted, I think we need pictures of the whole truck. (this won't really help much with identifying the torque rods, but we really like seeing pictures of trucks)
  7. Mark T
    Good thinking OD. You needed to be more safety minded like those guys with the fringy things hung around the windows all around the cab, and driving with your left leg on the dash proudly displaying your shorts and Crocks. Oh....and playing Candy Crush or something while all that's going on. (you sure that's Bob lol)
  8. Mark T
    At a glance, that truck doesn't look to be missing many of the really hard pieces to get.
  9. Mark T
    I wouldn't think a '71 would have that dash either. No matter, pretty nice looking truck. ( actually both are )
  10. Mark T
    That's an old "taper leaf" they weren't very robust. They were supposed to ride better. Have to remember back then air ride wasn't all the rage like now. They weren't very good if you hauled any kind of weight. At best they'd be worn out fast (at best). I'd be more woried about the holes some genius drilled in the two top flanges of the frame in the middle of the truck.
  11. Mark T
    That truck's cab is in pretty good shape.
  12. Mark T
    Might sound silly, but maybe a good tune up with some new injectors ? Some good quality engine oil. Might slow the aging process a little.
  13. Mark T
    Yikes. If the rocker shaft soft plugs are the issue, and for that long ? Safe bet everything on the overhead is galled up bad. You're gonna be looking under valve covers and likely taking the pan and pump off for a good inspection. Any chips or filings in the oil ? Basically what Joey already said.
  14. Mark T
    Does the engine brake still work ?
  15. Mark T
    Check the soft plugs didn't come out of the rocker shafts ?
  16. Mark T
    That body looks kinda nice. I'd think whoever put it on that truck must have figured the truck was in good enough shape to do it. The more I look at it, it looks to be in way more than fair shape. I'd imagine some parts will be a challenge to locate. There wasn't a real lot of those even when they made them compared to CHs or CLs .
  17. Mark T
    Looks like someone has a brick or something in front of the tire, like a wheel chock. That old girl don't look too bad.
  18. Mark T
    I'd like to see david pacman's spin on this
  19. Mark T
    This is an interesting truck. I don't ever remember seeing a floor raised in the cab like that either.
  20. Mark T
    (lol) I had to read that several times before I understood what you meant. Now I get it.... pretty clever .
  21. Mark T
    Almost looks like it has a (74) on the hood. Vlad's correct, something isn't right with the fan. Wild guess, but I wonder if it was born with a Hall Scott ? Then it might actually be one of 3.
  22. Mark T
    This one is priceless
  23. Mark T
    They're Budds on that, maybe why they look different.
  24. Mark T
    Wonder if that's an AirFlo body.
  25. Mark T
    List "coal" as a hauled commodity on your liability insurance being based in Pennsylvania, then see what it does for your premiums . It takes a sharp insurance agent to word it correctly if you just haul some prepared anthracite. I'm told it's because of the soft coal guys.

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