beatngu

Cool rig, a train cab and a stack right out the hood... pure business

My favorites were the long nose GMC and the bullnose Pete, very nifty trucks

So if anybody got caught up in the exit 27 traffic jam, that was my parents. They are ok, both in Albany hospital. The other guy didn’t fair so well.

Show was nice, my son got to sit in a Mack fire truck, all smiles.

Gas or diesel I have a 9 speed for a gas job.

Is it possible the pictures you are trying to upload are too large in data size? Even with posting pictures from my old ladies phone I end up resizing or cropping them so they will upload.

Had a blonde moment, will be at the show on Saturday 

Probably went to drive for Swift

Anybody going to the Ballston Spa show this weekend? The plan for us is to go Friday, would be nice to meet some people from here. 

15 hours ago, tenfive0 said:

For that much I'd even throw in my stash of extra GMC COE parts I was planning on selling separately PLUS my 1953 Chevy Panel Truck.

Not to be funny but I actually like that panel truck.

I sometimes wonder what could be seen on the open road, if only I had gone OTR. Your mobile photography is always interesting to see, thank you for sharing.

If I remember right, it will not much matter if you switch up polarity on accident being such simple machines. You may have the voltage/amp gauge read backwards or something but as long as it is a 12v system and not a 6v I don't think you will hurt anything. 

Make sure all your injector plungers are freed up or you could end up with a runaway. I did an oil change and fuel filter change before I even attempted to start mine

As with all technological advances, just more sh*t to go wrong and/ or allow for a dumber operator.

I put a round  fuel tank off a refrigerated trailer on my truck. Mounted it on the frame behind where the original square one was so I will either use the old tank just for a step or craft it into a toolbox.

Indeed it does I just pulled the engine out today, first come first serve. 

There was another B model at the Dixie boy thinking a 70 series from the radiator. I watch that movie a few times a year along with Convoy and Duel.

On 6/10/2018 at 9:30 PM, Maddog13407 said:

there are a few obsticles that you need to overcome to putting the diesel in thr gas job. make sure you change the thru shaft in the left spring hanger for the clutch or youll be scratchin your head when you go to adjust the clutch as the gas jobs have the keyway in a different spot. also make sure you put the shims in between the front spring hangers and the radiator crossmember or youll be swearing when you go to change a fan belt and cant get it between the balancer and the crossmember. and if the gas truck is a single frame your gonna have to shim the rear trans/motor mounts a 1/4 inch and maybe swap the rear cab mount crossmember and shim it also unless you ditch the driveshaft mounted e brake and put on maxi cans

Now that the cab is off I see what you are talking about, the 20 speed looks like 2 of those gas job tranny’s put together. I think it would be better going to spring brakes

They are both double framed trucks, I was curious about that shaft through the spring hanger. I have not studied it too hard but I did notice the return spring is different between the two. Are they made to pull out of the trans or does the spring hanger have to come off?

The other pigeon brained idea I have is to just swap the cab onto the diesel chassis but I am no expert on frames.

I wonder what kelly blue book they used to get that price tag

The 20 speed and 673 out of my other truck. I wanted a detroit but there is plenty of trucks out there with one already in it. Besides I already have some money into the 673, would be a shame to throw away another investment. 

Started the easy part today, found a few problems to fix when it goes back together. The front of both genders was cob jobbed to the radiator support so I may try the piano hinge idea for the front fenders. If anybody wants a 9 speed duplex or anything off the 401 send me a pm. I don’t plan on keeping them around too long after they are yanked out.

So I have a friend to help me with his knuckle boom truck, I want to believe we can find a way to do it without pulling the cab now. The only thing I am worried about is the clutch linkage, does the spring shakle have to be pulled or does the shaft pull out from the transmission?