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I called them for a quote on the same formed length of blanks undrilled, Adams cost for two rails was $2,580.00 and shipping was $900.00. Truck Shop

$1,575 for both rails at 30 feet long. I had the salesman repeat the price. Truck Shop

For anybody that lives in the pacific northwest that is contemplating replacing aluminum rails in an older truck, HW Metals in Portland, Oregon, is pretty reasonable. I just priced two 30'x 10.5x 3.25x 3.25 80,000 lb tensile strength 3/8 formed steel rails for $1,575.00 both blanks. PacCar wants $2,800 and most outfits can only bend 20' sections. HW Metals can bend up to 55', they have a 60' brake in tandem. Just some info for anyone looking for frame rail. Truck Shop

Gearhead204 understands-he got it. Truck Shop

Some people want prices to go up, I don't. I do it because I like it. When prices go up to stupid level then the small guy can only afford an AMT plastic model. Only the 1%er can afford it and look what happened to so called muscle cars. Most of those cars were not that rare, high production numbers. Most weren't even as fast as people thought they were. No these trucks don't need silly prices they need people who care about them, not some dink sipping wine with his buddies talking about a truck they never drove or understand. This is a blue collar thing and it should stay that way. IMO Truck Shop

Union or non-union, wages owed have to be payed, before banks or creditors get a dime in my state. Washington State. Truck Shop

Does anyone have access to look up Autocar serial numbers? #408578 Thanks for any reply's or help. Truck Shop

Fruits and vegetables are going to get real expensive, resulting in constipation.

I don't normally enter political discussions, but has anyone read the books Fahrenheit 451 or Berlin Diary? Truck Shop

I forgot to add my wife's father who I never met he died in 1968. He is John W. Tackett , Staff Sargent. He flew on B-24 Liberators- Gus's Bus and Hell's Belle. He was awarded two distinguished flying crosses and a purple heart. He flew with James C. Wright later to become speaker of the house. http://380th.org/HISTORY/PARTV/GusBus.htm http://380th.org/HISTORY/530/530-roster.html Truck Shop

There is also the man who took this pic lol. I grew up under a Army dad. My dad went in the Army in 1934, was stationed at Fort Sam Houston. He drove six horse team munitions and piece. Last four years of horse drawn artillery. He rode color guard in front of Patton, MacArthur and Eisenhower. Was a drill instructor and finished his last three years in the south pacific in 1946. He was a First Sargent Master and if you didn't believe the Army was the Army Charles W. Flake would point it out to you. I am damn proud of him. Mike P. Flake aka Truck Shop

I took this picture from the drive way to our shop. This veteran built this proud display that's over twenty feet long and pedaled it five miles into town with patriotic music blaring. He pedaled it around town for miles before the parade started. He is a great guy, his little work shop is next to ours. He does this on many holidays and some times for the heck of it. It took him allot of work to build it and it's cool to see. Truck Shop

When you bolted the clutch to the flywheel and torqued the bolts to 55 ft lb, did the wood blocks fall out on final torque? I'm taking about the blocks Eaton installs between throw-out bearing and clutch cover to keep pressure plate depressed. On final torque when the clutch cover seats it's self to flywheel the blocks should just barely fall out on there own when every thing is right. And what is the distance between throw-out bearing and clutch brake? Should be 1/2" plus or minus a small amount and free play at 1.5 to 2". Just some Q's. Truck Shop

Either you have one of the clutch discs backward, there is a flywheel side and pressure plate side. Or one of the discs was not in alignment and or got bent when installing transmission. Was the input shaft in good condition and did you change the pilot bearing? I always install the clutch with the transmission on a 15.5 clutch. Much easier and way less trouble, the trans should have mated without using longer bolts. Never want to force it. Truck Shop

I have always liked Diamond T's, Diamond REO's but Autocars I like those the most. On this one the doors opened and closed real well. The hood and fenders were in fairly good condition plus the cab sheet metal was straight. If I remember right the dash was in real decent shape also. And the grille and outer shell were darn near perfect. I have two engines, a 7FB 400 cat and a BC II 449 cpl cummins just in case it needs major repair. Truck Shop

I took this pic 15 years ago and have looked for this A Car ever since. One of the parts salesman that calls on our shop took a pic of it to show me the old truck he found, and then I showed him a pic from the same vantage point. And told him I had been looking for it for ever it since. Only difference is now it doesn't have a bed on it, just setting in weeds. He sells parts to the guy who has it and told me they bought it for the bed and hoist. I will know this next Friday how much to buy it. 335 and 5x4. When I saw it last it was rust free and the salesman confirmed it is still that way. Truck Shop

The fact that it's in mid Oregon I doubt there's to much rust. That's an NTA 400 Truck Shop http://bend.craigslist.org/hvo/5847986629.html

Isn't that Trump holding the reins ?

Who has been eating to much Cat food? I haven't said one bad thing about Cummins, I ran four of them. Truck Shop

One thing I learned about Cummins years ago was that they put together many strange items to make engines. Just because it doesn't have or look to me that it has a stamped steel pan doesn't mean Cummins didn't build some with cast aluminum. If it has a data plate saying it is a 695 then it probably is. There really weren't that many sold so the plate is kind of rare it's self. Does the engine bar over 360*? Truck Shop

There was nothing wrong with the 400 Mag, had two in two Stars. Ran right down the road with the BC's. Plus that engine in the photo has a plus, the Bendix air compressor. The offset keys were nothing more than to advance or retard the cam timing. Like said above it should have a steel pan for sure and BCIII oil pump. That Data plate on the accessory drive should say CPL 695 and the cam timing spec should say 56*. Plus the turbo should be the later Holset and it should have a pulse exhaust manifold on it. The injectors on those engines flowed allot of fuel and if I remember right the pump rail pressure ran higher than BC's Truck Shop

There was nothing wrong with the 400 Mag, had two in two Stars. Ran right down the road with the BC's. Plus that engine in the photo has a plus, the Bendix air compressor. The offset keys were nothing more than to advance or retard the cam timing. Truck Shop

Those containers are full of old engine parts, gas and diesel. One container has several Hall Scott engines. And I think there are several married Spicer transmissions also. Just a place to keep his treasures. Truck Shop

Photo I took of the only time this truck was shown. A friend owns this one and the string of 50's KW's under the thread Old KW's. 220 with 4x4 Truck Shop