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201. Re: [oletrucks] Brakes, DOT 5 & Bob Adler (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 00:09:26 -0700
Hi George, I'm using DOT 5 in my truck and my 55 Buick. Frankly, I have not noticed a difference except that it does not smell bad and does not eat paint. Lovely blue color. $$$ Downside: you take it
/html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00332.html (7,267 bytes)

202. Re: [oletrucks] Dash revival (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 00:15:12 -0700
Wally, I think you'll do fine if you get some 1/8" masking tape and carefully tape around the borders of the letters. Then either paint by hand, or do a little more masking and spray the contrasting
/html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00333.html (8,045 bytes)

203. Re: [oletrucks] Welding Help Needed! (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 17:36:44 -0700
Hi Deve, I think that in patch panel repairs, you should use the lowest power seting and just slowly build up a series of spot welds in rotation, allowing each series to cool fully before doing the n
/html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00359.html (8,570 bytes)

204. [oletrucks] Restoration documentation (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 13:17:31 -0700
I came across this nice site documenting the restoration of a 59 Cadillac. Not a truck, but the guy did a really thorough job on both the car and the website. Regards, Grant S. 54 3100 (mostly all th
/html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00390.html (6,862 bytes)

205. Re: [oletrucks] Restoration documentation (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 15:24:06 -0700
Sorry, forgot to give you all the URL. Just wanted the suspense to build. http://www.employees.org/~bmckenna/cad/ Regards, Grant S. 54 3100 (mostly all there) 54 3100 (mostly not there) 55 1st 3100 (
/html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00393.html (6,858 bytes)

206. Re: [oletrucks] Burnt Truck (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Sat, 13 May 2000 22:35:18 -0700
Hi Ron, I'm really sorry about your house and truck, as I know all the guys are. As I mentioned in a post recently, I have a car my great grandmother owned, which I restored with my father. I think i
/html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00446.html (7,842 bytes)

207. Re: [oletrucks] Tail light hookup (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 17:19:41 -0700
Smokey, on mine, the brake and turn signals are on different filaments. My general running night light shares the signal filament. If you wire them this way, it shouldn't be a problem. Regards, Grant
/html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00515.html (6,973 bytes)

208. Re: [oletrucks] Harbor freight pressure blaster (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 23:56:59 -0700
Hmmm... I'm jealous. I must be doing something wrong with mine, Mark. I tried sand, glass bead and baking soda, and I had the same problem with all three media. It would work for a minute or two, the
/html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00563.html (8,187 bytes)

209. Re: [oletrucks] Harbor Freight (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 22:52:44 -0700
Steve, don't form any conclusions until you've used them a few times. Ihave found some of it is ok, and some isn't. Keep those little warranty cards. Regards, Grant S. 54 3100 (mostly all there) 54
/html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00607.html (6,872 bytes)

210. Re: [oletrucks] Unlinking Steering linkage (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Sun, 21 May 2000 01:29:09 -0700
Easiest way is to wrap a sturdy rope through the door holes, then lift the cab by the rope (carefully) with a shop crane )extend the boom and the legs). It becomes a oneman operation this way. oletr
/html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00628.html (7,207 bytes)

211. Re: [oletrucks] front bumper & grill alignment (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 14:02:01 -0700
This is a very common 54 injury. I've purchased several junkyard grilles and they have all had pushed in noses. I'm beating one back into shape right now, and it isn't easy. First the sides have to
/html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00683.html (8,215 bytes)

212. Re: [oletrucks] Grill Bar Repair (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Sun, 28 May 2000 16:29:26 -0700
Mike, the trick to getting out minor dents is to have a dolly or other hard surface backing it up, so that when you tap on the dent it doesn't go too far the other way, but rather, stays flush with t
/html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00772.html (7,747 bytes)

213. Re: [oletrucks] 1954 3100 Rearend (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 10:19:42 -0700
Scott, I just want to make sure you realize that you're going to need more than the rear end to bring your 54 back to original. Remember that they still had closed drive shafts in 54. You'll need the
/html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00788.html (7,080 bytes)

214. Re: [oletrucks] oletrucks archives (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 23:38:24 -0700
http://www.escribe.com/automotive/american/chevygmtruck/index.html oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
/html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00809.html (6,976 bytes)

215. Re: [oletrucks] grill repair in Colorado (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 23:50:04 -0700
Tim, There's got to be somebody in Denver who can do this for you. It ain't that hard, especially if they buy a new nose. The rest of the pieces are basically flat or lightly curved. A little careful
/html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00810.html (7,398 bytes)

216. Re: [oletrucks] RE: spindles (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 15:53:37 -0700
I once got a tour of the Edelbrock plant in Torrance, CA. I was interested to learn that when they install the valve seats in their aluminum heads, they freeze the seats as well as heating the heads.
/html/oletrucks/2000-05/msg00824.html (7,094 bytes)

217. Re: [oletrucks] Time to hit the "Mother Road!" (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 23:57:05 -0800
Hi John, I got a Route 66 map a couple of years ago at the local Bookstar. I'm sure Amazon would also have them. They were not real precise, but had basic route info and some background. Regards, Gra
/html/oletrucks/2000-04/msg00000.html (7,315 bytes)

218. Re: [oletrucks] Homemade Blasting Cabinets...icemakers (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 13:06:08 -0700
long as you don't direct the sand right at the it My first blasting cabinet was made out of a big cardboard box and packing tape, and it worked pretty well. I even thought about manufacturing dispos
/html/oletrucks/2000-04/msg00079.html (7,820 bytes)

219. Re: [oletrucks] 52 2-ton GMC, Rear Brakes, (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 21:17:54 -0700
Hi Adam. Yes as to the shoes needing to be replaced. Once the oily fluid soaks in, the shoes' ability to create friction against the drum drops. As to the wheel cyllinders, you can actually get rebu
/html/oletrucks/2000-04/msg00239.html (7,754 bytes)

220. Re: [oletrucks] acid to remove rust (score: 1)
Author: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 21:34:31 -0700
I usually remove rust and paint with a sander, using a wire wheel and sandblaster for tough spots or closed spaces. As Brad notes, once you get down to clean steel, rust happens very quickly. As I ge
/html/oletrucks/2000-04/msg00301.html (8,038 bytes)

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