Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-06-2023, 02:58 PM
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Views: 241,775
Re: Truck based woody
Gosh, Time sure flies by. Another Fourth, another parade, another great visit with the grandkids. Woodie has been running great, but ready for another coat of varnish on the maple and maybe a little...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-28-2022, 09:56 PM
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Replies: 579
Views: 241,775
Re: Truck based woody
Hey Will, I was doing a bit of work on the woodie this afternoon and noticed for the first time in a long time that all the connections around the battery terminals that used to turn gray have now...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-04-2021, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 579
Views: 241,775
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-04-2021, 12:26 AM
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Replies: 579
Views: 241,775
Re: Truck based woody
Our 'July 4th' celebration and parade is always on a Saturday. I fine time was had by all. We had a great loop of old country music on a powerful boombox on the front bumper... Disney's Woody figure...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-04-2021, 10:24 PM
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Replies: 579
Views: 241,775
Re: Truck based woody
Actually the battery terminals and connections to the solenoid were gray and fuzzy. The kind of stuff I sort of expect with an old beater on six volts....The stuff we never addressed as kids with a...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-03-2021, 11:57 PM
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Replies: 579
Views: 241,775
Re: Truck based woody
So on Saturday I took a friend back to the ferry in the woodie and we were a bit late so we did 55 on a couple of straightaways. Been running GREAT! Well I stopped in town before returning home and...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-10-2021, 11:40 PM
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Replies: 579
Views: 241,775
Re: Truck based woody
I gotta think that down in Cali, even a long board would look short on that roof. The staff from that estate were rollin' High Style on their outing into town, and good thing they had a chauffer on...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-10-2021, 03:58 PM
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Replies: 579
Views: 241,775
Re: Truck based woody
I think it might be YOUR turn. :) That is one Looooong car! Gotta be a straight 8 or something under that snout! What is that?
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-13-2020, 11:06 PM
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Replies: 579
Views: 241,775
Re: Truck based woody
Really, a guy could build a balancer with a cone on a nail and set weights here and there til it lays flat and then pound them on. Maybe I'll do it after lunch tomorrow. What could possibly go wrong?
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-13-2020, 10:33 PM
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Replies: 579
Views: 241,775
Re: Truck based woody
We are getting deep into spring here. With the change in the weather I'm going to get perhaps 3 more coats of varnish on in the next few weeks. My diesel conversion is winding down on my tonner...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-29-2019, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 579
Views: 241,775
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-28-2019, 08:41 PM
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Replies: 579
Views: 241,775
Re: Truck based woody
Well, I have a half mile of dirt road off the county road to get to my driveway. This dirt road is owned by the landowners on Pickett's Lane and I'm the only one who maintains it. (1974 Oliver/White...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-20-2019, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 579
Views: 241,775
Re: Truck based woody
Things still going well! Having a wet fall in the Pacific NW, but driving the woodie plenty when it's sunny. The heart healthy food is boring, but my blood pressure is really good now and I have...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-24-2019, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 579
Views: 241,775
Re: Truck based woody
Gonna pull the boat out this weekend, but I like your advice for the coming year!!!! And thanks to all my friends here. Funny thing about this internet stuff. You guys really ARE my friends.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-22-2019, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 579
Views: 241,775
Re: Truck based woody
I have dual horns about 20" long mounted to the passenger side of the engine. I have a typical flathead era starter solenoid as a horn relay. As we know, the solenoid is activated when the small...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-22-2019, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 579
Views: 241,775
Re: Truck based woody
Thanks! That was an enjoyable 'trip' to Wavecrest for a Sunday morning. And a big thanks to ALL my friends who have responded to this post. I am planning to build an engine this winter that would...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-21-2019, 08:11 PM
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Replies: 579
Views: 241,775
Re: Truck based woody
Well, I am on my third social security check, was med-evac'd off the island by helicopter with a heart attack 3 weeks ago. I'm ok, but have an all new diet that I'm still getting used to. This...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-19-2018, 12:38 PM
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Replies: 579
Views: 241,775
Re: Truck based woody
Thanks Bill. I have never owned or ridden much in any aluminum boat. That makes sense to me though. I really do enjoy being a ford v8 enthusiast, so a maintenance free generic boat allows me more...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-18-2018, 07:34 PM
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Replies: 579
Views: 241,775
Re: Truck based woody
Thanks Jeff, I needed that. :) Actually a boat may eventually be in the works. My son, my employee and I are talking about going 3rds on a 14' aluminum skiff with about a 20 hp and trailer. And not a...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-18-2018, 04:30 PM
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Replies: 579
Views: 241,775
Re: Truck based woody
This showed up beside the road about a mile from here last summer. Nobody has touched it since it appeared. Rain and leaves falling into the open hatch way. I have resisted the urge to call the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-16-2018, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 579
Views: 241,775
Re: Truck based woody
Had a nice dry day yesterday, so I busted it out of the garage for a spin. It's time for a heater though. I have a nice three door example to install for a winter project. Like I mentioned...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-13-2018, 12:43 PM
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Replies: 579
Views: 241,775
Re: Truck based woody
Hello again! I miss the excitement of building the woodie. All the stuff to figure out and to source, just the mental exercise in general. I have only taken her to the mainland once but have now...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-29-2018, 03:48 PM
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Replies: 579
Views: 241,775
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-09-2018, 10:37 PM
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Replies: 579
Views: 241,775
Re: Truck based woody
thanks. I got a close up of Woodie before I take him and his microphone off the hood for everyday driving.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-08-2018, 08:58 AM
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Replies: 579
Views: 241,775
Re: Truck based woody
Us Seattle natives were never much into the surf culture. The music was popular here though. Many Orcas Islanders are SoCal transplants and I had numerous offers of surf boards to haul in the parade....
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