12-18-2013, 08:59 PM | #21 |
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I don't know, Carl, the motor's good, but the rest is plum wore out, BUT, the ANTI-PAIN PILLS CAME IN THE MAIL!!! I got the mailman trained, he rings 4 times when he drops the grey pill package in the mail box & Buster T. goes BESERK GOOD DOG Pill W.
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12-18-2013, 10:13 PM | #22 |
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Wow! Truck looks GREAT! I love seeing transformations of rusty piles of gold, into a gorgeous looking automobile.
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12-18-2013, 10:17 PM | #23 |
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CONGRATULATIONS!! BEAUTIFUL TRUCK!!
and happy birthday bill!!!!
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12-18-2013, 10:55 PM | #24 |
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Looks great
Happy to see the MT address--I need local (+/- 300 miles) contacts. Just got my 31 PU and need advice. Bob [email protected] |
12-18-2013, 11:14 PM | #25 |
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Ahhh, great job! If I could have a CCPU, it would look exactly like that!
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12-18-2013, 11:30 PM | #26 |
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12-19-2013, 11:16 AM | #27 |
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Thanks everyone for the nice comments. Its snowing today so glad I got to drive it yesterday. I will post as I progress thru the last few things. What does everyone use for windlass for the doors. I don't see it listed in Mikes or Macs.
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12-19-2013, 11:19 AM | #28 |
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Very nice. Wish I had one!!
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12-19-2013, 12:26 PM | #29 |
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Henry did not put windlace in his modle A truck the wind comeing in around the doors was part of air condiaton in madel a trucks
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12-19-2013, 01:17 PM | #30 |
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Just put new wood and a top on an early 28 pickup myself and I know what a job that is! You have done good work here and to see it go from trailer to traveler is cause for celebration.
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I knew you could do it. Neil Wilson, who is head of the Ford Model AA Truck Club www.fmaatc.org might be able to tell you about the windlace in those cabs...He did a bang-up article on the restoration of one in one of his yearly magizines, The Double A'er...Maybe you can get him to send you a copy. Pluck Last edited by Steve Plucker; 12-21-2013 at 05:36 AM. |
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Iffin' you git cold, the "A" suppliers have 2 sizes of 1/2 round, hollow, self adhesive weatherstripping that you can put around the doors. If you put it on the door itself, it's almost invisable. Removes easily, & sticks & unsticks many times while you're getting it fitted well. Helps rattles too. You have to poke around in their catalogs or website to find it, but it's there. The wide one fits good in the drain trough on trunks & grumble seats & nobody even notices it! Bill W.
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