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Subject: [oletrucks] RE: (oletrucks) AD Frame
From: Bob_Keeland@usgs.gov (Bob Keeland)
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 12:33:15 -0700
        
        > Bob- I am no expert on the issue but for disk brakes on the 54 frame, 
        > can't you swap hubs/knuckles from a modern truck and get the disks? 
        > I was going to do this until I decided for the complete frame swap to 
        > 3/4T 4x4 for my 51 (in progress).
        > Eric
        
        Eric,
        
                My problems is that I am in no way anywhere near being an 
        expert.  Rather I am at the other end of the spectrum when it comes to 
        working on trucks.  I've done minor work over the years, especially on 
        motorcycles, but my main hobby until recently has been woodworking.  I 
        can use all the help that I can get.  At least I am able to use my 
        woodworking experience (notice that I did not say skill) to build my 
        shop onto my barn.  It will only be 20x24, but that is much better than 
        'out in the mud.'
        
                I would love to keep my 54 3600 frame, etc. if I can work out 
        the steering and brakes.  What I don't know is what will fit onto the 
54 
        spindles or axle.  I know that nothing made for an AD 3100 will fit, 
        original or aftermarket.  If anyone knows a combination that will allow 
        late model disk brakes to fit the front of my 54 I would greatly 
        appreciate it.  Something from a junk yard would be much better than an 
        expensive kit advertised in CCT or Street Rodder.
        
                And while we are on the subject of magazines, did I see a 
        reference here to a magazine called 'this old truck?'  I read CCT and 
        Street Rodder but most of their articles seem to be glorified 
        advertisements.  Some company gives them the part and they show how it 
        is installed - well, you take out the old part and put in the new part. 
 
        I would really like to see a magazine that gives useful information to 
        those of us who cannot spend $45,000 on an old truck restoration or who 
        don't want to compete for trophies.  I like to see the tricked out old 
        trucks, but that is not what I am able or want to do to my truck.  A 
        magazine that shows how to pull something out of a junk yard and make 
it 
        work on an AD truck would be much more helpful.  In other words, much 
of 
        what we discuss on this list would make great articles that would not 
be 
        advertisements of simple to install custom parts.  Of course the 
        judicial use of computers to add arrows, etc. to the photos so that we 
        can really tell what in the poor quality (lighting) picture they are 
        actually talking about would be very helpful. OK, I'll get down off my 
        soap box now.
        
        Bob Keeland
        51 AD 3600 5 window
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