Barnyard Alternator Testing FWIW ; Disconecing the negative cable with the engine running just above idle speed is always as 100 % positive...
Nice ! Thank you for the pix ! . Yes , that red one is really nice . I like the '58 / '59 Task Force pair too . Most folks do not...
Touring Yep ; Our Trucks were made to go from Sea To Shining Sea easily and fully loaded , if @ 50 MPH , this is fairly easy to upgrade to 65...
Canvas Covers WEll ; I learned to pot all the legs in buckets of cement , the tarp part has scads of ties so only the tarp part ever blows...
Working Shade Google " portable garage " or just go to COSTCO , they're nice 40' long canvas covers with good quality steel tubing unlike the...
The Long Haul Tony & others considering this ; It's an easy thing to do , beware much of the time it might get boring if you're used to the...
Final Assembly If the crank turns without binds , you're good to go ~ I'd not worry about it . Consider how you do the initial breakin , it...
Do-Nuts Yeah ; I did this too to a small amount as I preferred to learn Road Craft instead . Street racing is boring to me , I like the...
Towing For safety's sake , you really do need Bendix brakes ~ towing with Huck (rhymes with "suck") brakes is an accident waiting to happen ....
Engine Building Always one of my favorites . Use thick oil on the various crank bearings , cam lube on the cam lobes and tappet heels ....
A Thought Volvos & School Busses run one circuit to one front and one diagonally placed rear wheel ~ this increases the safety factor greatly.......
Ray ; You've done nothing wrong , all the info you're requesting is there in the older messages . I can't be of any help to you because I'm...
Low Compression As mentioned before ; You need to adjust the valves then set the points and timing dead nuts , then it'll wheeze into life ....
Very Good Indeed ! As I really missed it and felt badly that it would get scrapped .
Chick-Fil-A The one time I went there , the food was *so* nasty , I had to toss it out and never went back ~ now all I hear is how good it is ....
Tranny & Ratios It does but since you've installed super high ratio final drive , it's necessary. I once worked with a fellow who was nice...
Hot Oakie Bushing It's too close tolerance .
Beware ! As 216 is NOT the same as 235 / 261 ! suspicous sellers there .
Picture It came through after a bit and yes , that is it , I was there that day . Notice the black & white Metropolitan Nash FHC my Club...
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