1932 BB Dump

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small updates on my truck/bigger updates on life,

Got to meet Chris (aka Sugarmaker), great guy and an awesome truck (biased). His pit stop in Bowling Green allowed me to get a real visualization of what I'm missing and how it should be (in the cab particularly), Also; thanks to his keen eye, I found out I likely have a 33-34 pitman arm as it doesn't angle back into the engine bay area quite enough and makes contact with the front brake rod. I also need, again thanks to his keen eye, a front brake wedge stud. as I have one that has worn and lost its outer plate that rides the brake rollers (PN: BB 2051 2 21/32" long and 1/2 x 20 thread for you part number guys) Otherwise nothing jumped out to him that I need to do that I am not already doing.

a quick aside; I highly recommend checking out one of his other hobbies (maple syrup and sauces) can't speak on the syrup just yet but the barbecue sauces I tried are stellar, I'll be ordering some well before I run out, for sure.

got quite a few books in, which lead to more books on order, my 32 ford books came (highly recommend), my "Ford Chassis, Parts, and Accessories catalogue" came in ( extremely valuable in conjunction with the 32 ford books) which led me to order the "the ford, v-eight-B-four, BB-truck" by G. B. Manley. should have that one in a few days with some valuable "How-to's" for this novice. I am in talks with YandZ on wiring, going to give rhode island wiring a call in the morning to check them out. the last few days have been a lot of reading and getting accustomed to the nomenclature and organization style of these books. I'm a pretty good reader, and there was still a learning curve. Here's to hoping the generation after mine can comprehend, may be asking a lot.

VERY much looking forward to tomorrow (Friday) as I get to go down to the early V8 meet in franklin, TN get to give sugarmakers truck another once over, get to meet David G, and hopefully some others that may have been following along. Excited to peruse any vendors or swap meet guys still there who may have some parts I'm hunting for.

did some thinking on what, exactly, I want out of this truck, beyond just getting it on the road. I do not foresee a pristine show piece out of this truck in my future. I think I want it functional as Henry made it. It's a work truck that was worked, hard labor is not conducive to perfection; So, my current plan is to replace as few of parts as possible (and replacing those with as close to original, if not NOS as I can find/afford) while giving it the much needed TLC it screams for. My mentality, on most all things, is "if it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing" and for me, this project is worth doing.

Also the radiator shop called today, they were pleasantly surprised, radiator is in good shape- fixed a couple pinhole leaks and fixed my loose strap, fuel tank cleaned up well; fixed a small leak on the seam. we're on the path of getting parts back!

keep truckin',

Nate