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02-12-2016, 01:59 AM | #61 | |
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02-22-2016, 04:35 PM | #62 |
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Crappy cell phone pics from this weekend. First time outside fully painted and assembled.
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02-22-2016, 06:25 PM | #63 |
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I really like the looks of that, and it looks useful, too. Any plans for rear fenders for it?
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02-22-2016, 07:41 PM | #64 |
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That looks sharp, good job
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02-22-2016, 08:32 PM | #65 |
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Thank you for posting all the pix's. It gives the rest of us Hope !!!
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02-22-2016, 08:42 PM | #66 |
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02-23-2016, 08:26 AM | #67 |
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No plans for fenders. I like the utilitarian look of the open springs, wrecker, wheels.
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02-29-2016, 09:52 AM | #68 |
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After cleaning the cowl tank and installing a new fuel bowl I was able to run down the road and shoot some outside shots.
Engine runs well and even got the truck into 4th gear. There is a pretty wide ratio between 3rd and 4th! Those big rear tires really throw some mud with no fenders covering them! AA wheel on the hook as I was showing my friend and his son how the winch works. Check out the mud splatter up the cab and fender!
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03-01-2016, 12:46 PM | #69 |
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I shot a quick video of my tow truck when I was out running it around the other day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKlE74JdGRQ
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03-01-2016, 01:04 PM | #70 |
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03-01-2016, 01:25 PM | #71 |
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Great post & pics !
Brings back a lot of memories as when I was young , there were Ford doodle bugs everywhere here in the boondocks, mostly A's & were by no means meant to be road worthy as they were considered the poor mans tractor (& plaything) . W/ a worm rear & two in line trannys , the lowest ratio would be a crawl . Today I rarely see them for sale but would like to find one just to tinker with . |
05-31-2016, 02:35 PM | #72 |
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I'm slowly collecting everything to build an old Richfield gas station. This truck will be displayed at the station as a service truck. I got these repro Richfield decals and put them on the doors of the truck. I love the spread of the Eagle wings over the Richfield sign. I still need to have the truck pinstriped and lettered, but thought I'd share.
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05-31-2016, 02:46 PM | #73 |
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great pic's! looks like that truck earned its keep and some, glad to see it going back into service.
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10-21-2016, 08:16 AM | #74 |
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I was invited to attend the Oak Hill Invitational Car Show at Oak Hill Country Club last Sunday. Oak Hill is the private PGA course in Rochester, NY. Many very expensive high end cars in attendance...and my $800 homemade wrecker truck.
Check out the puddle of rear main oil on the parking lot. Priceless. (Yes, I wiped it up.)
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10-21-2016, 10:03 AM | #75 |
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Really like that Richfield door decal......that really sets it off and looks perfect! Bet you got a lot of looks and thumbs up at that show.
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10-21-2016, 10:19 AM | #76 |
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shes pretty! i know you like the utilitarian look but even a basic hoop of a rear fender will keep most of the mud off the cab.
like a complete fender: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...45ea82765e.jpg or even a little stubby one to keep it off the running boards https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...bf7379d3bb.jpg
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10-21-2016, 11:51 AM | #77 |
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I am going to fab up some rear fenders soon. Probably will go from running board up to just over center of tires to keep most of the mud in check.
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10-21-2016, 11:55 AM | #78 |
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The firemen at the show with a freshly restored '25 LaFrance fire truck really liked it. I am going to build a small Richfield station at my house to house the truck and some of my petrolia. I have a 60" Richfield sign, model 39 Tokeheim pump, and several other Richfield items. The station will cost of a 10'x20' office with 10'x20' overhang.
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10-21-2016, 12:07 PM | #79 |
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As famed General Douglas MacArthur said at his retirement speech:
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10-21-2016, 02:22 PM | #80 |
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So pleased you cleaned out the valve chest and oil pan before you ran it .Many good engines have been ruined by people who belong to an obscure religeous cult who think that a long dead barn find can only be saved by getting the engine running as soon as possible " put a 12 volt battery on and towed it around the block and it fired up straight away etc etc" A while back on You Tube a 29 roadster had been sitting for 50 odd years and it suffered the same fate ,when it first started it sounded OK but after a protracted run around the back 40 it sounded like a Cummins diesel . I know this is my hobby horse so when I see "first start up in many years " on You Tube I cant bear to watch . Shouts of joy when it fires up ,forgive them for they know not what they do !!!
Your rear end worm and crown wheel are for sure the most worn I have ever seen .I am amazed it still transmits drive . Many AA trucks have been killed to get the cab for a pickup a bit like shooting an elephant to get its tusks so if your rear end fails it should be fairly easy to get an AA bevel drive rear axle ,it will have the same style rear drums as your fronts . They come in 6.6 and 5.14 to 1 ratios but in your case either will do . John in same place and no change in the weather Suffolk County England Last edited by john charlton; 10-21-2016 at 02:27 PM. |
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