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101. Re: [oletrucks] are we a club or just a list? (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 21:46:11 -0700
Hi Mike, Can we have the meetings at your house? It's only fair since you've got the most trucks. Your brother in trucks, Grant S. oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1
/html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00102.html (7,800 bytes)

102. Re: [oletrucks] Wanna-be Rod Update (with pic!) (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 21:56:58 -0700
Aaaaaoooooooh!!!! Flames of passion!!!! Grant S. oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
/html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00104.html (7,381 bytes)

103. Re: [oletrucks] Truck Sightings (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2000 12:16:09 -0700
I think that there are quite a lot of old trucks with specialized bodies that are still in use on farms. Whenever I go out to Ventura County, to the north of Los Angeles, I see a lot of older trucks
/html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00151.html (7,158 bytes)

104. Re: [oletrucks] Not frozen! (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2000 21:45:35 -0700
Hi Leah, It's amazing how sturdy these old engines are. Mine had been in a wreck and sat for 8 years before I bought it as a parts truck. Just on a lark I put a battery on it to see if it would turn,
/html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00167.html (7,794 bytes)

105. Re: [oletrucks] Running Boards (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 20:38:55 -0700
All three of mine were black, and I'm 95% sure none has been repainted.Regards, Grant S. 54 3100 (mostly all there) 54 3100 (mostly not there) 55 1st 3100 (mostly rust) Los Angeles, CA oletrucks is
/html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00179.html (7,355 bytes)

106. [oletrucks] Re: (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 19:12:01 -0700
I'm a native Californian. I live in my great grandmother's house, which was the only one for miles when it was built in the 1920s, but is now in the middle of Los Angeles (well, San Fernando Valley,
/html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00200.html (7,781 bytes)

107. Re: [oletrucks] master cylinder on 57 (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 22:32:11 -0700
Hi and welcome, Terry. I think you'd do well to remove the M/C and inspect it. Hone it if there is shallow pitting, or replace if there is major wear. Put in a rebuild kit and bleed the system. It is
/html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00213.html (7,845 bytes)

108. Re: [oletrucks] Alternator conversion (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 22:52:09 -0700
and with the original generator bracket and tensioner the alternator is off by 1 inch. Antonio, I got an alternator bracket from Patrick's that worked fine. Could you just cut the rear ear off the ge
/html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00216.html (7,227 bytes)

109. Re: [oletrucks] more 5 speed questions (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 20:38:09 -0700
For towing more than occasional light loads, I'd think about getting an NV 4500, which is a more heavy duty five speed. Harder to find=$$$. For some info, check out http://www.advanceadapters.com/NV4
/html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00341.html (8,690 bytes)

110. Re: [oletrucks] more 5 speed questions (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 16:16:27 -0700
Hi Grant G., I've no personal experience with the NV 4500, but my research says they were produced for GM and Dodge, and that the GM version takes the standard chevy bellhousing bolt pattern. I haven
/html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00363.html (9,734 bytes)

111. Re: [oletrucks] Spokane ordinance. (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 21:29:41 -0700
from This kind of thing is really annoying. It's one thing if people want to buy in a planned community, where they know going in that the CC&Rs require you to keep your driveway empty and your hous
/html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00446.html (7,727 bytes)

112. Re: [oletrucks] Brake fluid leak (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 14:18:50 -0700
Smokey, just to follow Alfie's remarks, you have to keep a finger on the bearings to make sure they don't go flying when you pull the hubs. I got a couple of specialized tools from Eastwood (probably
/html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00489.html (7,739 bytes)

113. Re: [oletrucks] Plating Process (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 20:41:47 -0700
Deve, I have used both, and they each have some disadvantages, although on the whole I like them. I have found that neither is as good as a pro job. The zinc plate will appow rust to form if not cle
/html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00574.html (7,926 bytes)

114. [oletrucks] Paint code for grille bar gray (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 00:18:17 -0700
Hi everyone, I'm repainting my 54 chev's grille. I need the gray paint for the rear of the center wings and bottom panel. Does anyone know a paint code for this gray color? I appreciate your help. Re
/html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00576.html (6,820 bytes)

115. Re: [oletrucks] RE:Any Suggestions for Cleaning Brakes? (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 09:33:35 -0700
proven "best" ways of Gary, I usually take all the movable parts and the wheel cyls off, then wire brush the backing plates and when they're mostly clean, I paint them with corroless type rust conver
/html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00701.html (7,677 bytes)

116. Re: [oletrucks] clutchhead sizes? (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 14:25:24 -0700
I have had some luck with using a reversing drill where the screw heads have come off. If you can get to the back of the part, and if the screw shafts are long enough or if you can weld on an extens
/html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00736.html (7,322 bytes)

117. Re: [oletrucks] Screw Removal (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 22:26:53 -0700
I like the melted wax Idea. I can testify that a little heat often does wonders for rusted bolts. I'm foggy on the chemistry involved, but the heat destroys the rust bonds between the metal pieces, a
/html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00752.html (7,531 bytes)

118. [oletrucks] Paint pattern on 54-55 grille. (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 11:58:43 -0700
Hi everyone, I'm repainting my 54 chev's grille. Does anyone know whether the gray color on the rear of the grille wings and splash pan also goes up the sides of the grille nose? Regards, Grant S. 54
/html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00779.html (6,935 bytes)

119. Re: [oletrucks] New Web Page (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 00:51:37 -0700
Looks nice, Alan. Lots of hours. Regards, Grant S. oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
/html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00811.html (7,579 bytes)

120. Re: [oletrucks] Removing clutchhead screws (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 00:45:51 -0700
Just speculating, but I believe they were an early attempt at machine driven high torque fasteners, sort of an ancestor to the Torx pattern still (?) used by Chrysler. Because the pattern is closed
/html/oletrucks/2000-08/msg00812.html (8,234 bytes)

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