Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-10-2024, 07:32 AM
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Replies: 7
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Re: Bruce Horkeys wood & parts contact
Sure, I am in the research phase for my bed and saw their products. I’ll try to reach out again when I’m ready to pull trigger on ordering. Who knows they might reply to email one day.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-10-2024, 06:48 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 143
34 pickup hood/radiator rod fitment
I’ve had my cab test fitted on the frame for awhile now; shimmed and bolted down with doors aligned best I can get them. Steering box/column bolted into place too. Radiator, hoses and shell in...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-10-2024, 06:07 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 351
Re: Bruce Horkeys wood & parts contact
Mack Product wood bed kit with oak boards and Ss strips is only $390. Seems fairly priced. I would just need to figure out DIY riser to raise floor above the bottom, horizontal reveal on front bed...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-09-2024, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 351
Bruce Horkeys wood & parts contact
Anyone know how to contact a live person at Horkeys?
I have a few questions about their bed kit for my 34. I’ve called their 507-831-5625 number today and 2 weeks ago and get no answer. It rings...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-21-2024, 08:56 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 630
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-09-2024, 05:41 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 461
Re: Column drop/steering box rebuild questions
Assembled box today and I ended up using 2 black shims, 3 blue shims and 1 off white shim for a total of .062”. Box was built with new worm, new races and new bearings.
Does that sound about right?
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-06-2024, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 461
Column drop/steering box rebuild questions
I am about to reassemble my 34 pickup column drop after cleaning and repainting it but had a few questions:
What lubricant(s) is recommended to use on the internal moving parts of the column drop?...
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Forum: Early V8
02-14-2024, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 324
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-14-2024, 09:59 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,343
Re: What are these 34 Cab floor holes for?
I have more questions on how the back rest mounts to these bottom brackets and what holds the top of the back rest in place?
And where does one buy these bottom clips?
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-14-2024, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,343
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-13-2024, 05:11 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,343
Re: What are these 34 Cab floor holes for?
So I have a follow up question on those 3 vertical support that go into the holes in cab floor? Do they extend through the hole and the end of it rest on the frame rail? Or just extend into hole just...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-13-2024, 07:10 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 434
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-12-2024, 07:55 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 434
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-12-2024, 05:58 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 434
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-11-2024, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 863
Re: I'm Back!
Welcome back TerryNJ. I’m a young man ,56, relatively speaking and my late father, who lived to be 92 and passed 2.5 yrs ago, used to always say “getting old ain’t for the faint hearted”.
He...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-08-2024, 06:31 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 794
Re: What did I find inside my rad?
Ding..ding…ding. Tim I think we have a winner. I do remember now several months ago I had an issue where one of my rad caps (maybe even the greyhound one) came apart while removing. I thought I got...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-08-2024, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 794
Re: What did I find inside my rad?
Seth, gasket is 1/16” thick. It appears to be made of paper or some composite not rubber.
This engine was rebuilt over a year ago and was run on a test stand for several cycles and sat until 3...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-08-2024, 09:51 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 794
What did I find inside my rad?
I was piddling around in the “pit” (my nickname for my 1 car garage) and peaked inside the radiator to find a small washer shaped round gasket ( 1” od , 7/16” Id) just under the water level. Where...
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Forum: Early V8
01-22-2024, 11:02 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 341
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-14-2024, 08:38 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,343
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-13-2024, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,343
Re: What are these 34 Cab floor holes for?
Thanks all. Yes pictures help a bunch. Could I get a picture of the end of one of the three vertical pieces where it goes into or touches cab floor?
34pickup, what type of seat do you have in...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-13-2024, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,343
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-12-2024, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,343
Re: What are these 34 Cab floor holes for?
Yes closed cab. Closeup picture is of passenger side.
That makes sense but the cab wood I removed didn’t extend to those 3 holes. They must have been cut off or rotted off. And those...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-12-2024, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,343
What are these 34 Cab floor holes for?
Been wondering about these holes in floor of my 34 cab. They are behind seat riser. The two holes circled in red appear to have a reinforcement plate. The three circled in yellow are rectangular...
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Forum: Early V8
01-03-2024, 08:04 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 324
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