- 1. [Oletrucks] My 1951 project (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Keeland <keelandb@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:48:54 -0800 (PST)
- Well I don't know how many on the list are interested in what I plan to do, but I'll give it a shot. But first, your truck looks great. By my standards (I've had and been planning my 1951 restoratio
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- 2. Re: [Oletrucks] My 1951 project (score: 1)
- Author: Gale Gorman <gale_gorman@mac.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:16:36 -0600
- Lots of choices for frame paint but the key to rust prevention is the preparation. Bare metal, extremely clean, self-etching primer, etc. My '54 will still be a full-sized truck with the original fro
- /html/oletrucks/2010-01/msg00024.html (8,642 bytes)
- 3. Re: [Oletrucks] My 1951 project (score: 1)
- Author: Jim krontz <jim_krontz@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:09:18 -0800 (PST)
- Sounds like someone is getting pretty deep fast.... I am just now starting on the sheetmetal of my 57 3100. I too took the POR15 route, and used metal prep from Eastwood before I put the POR15 on the
- /html/oletrucks/2010-01/msg00025.html (10,427 bytes)
- 4. Re: [Oletrucks] My 1951 project (score: 1)
- Author: "Smokey Culver" <smokey@railops.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:54:17 -0600
- Heck, I just gave ol' Jitterbug a paint job and an engine rebuild, and been drivin' her every day for the past 11 years. Smokey Culver League City, Texas 1950 3600 5-window Jitterbug 1958 Apache The
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- 5. Re: [Oletrucks] My 1951 project (score: 1)
- Author: mark <ccpanel@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:47:31 -0800 (PST)
- sorry to hear about S-10. hmmm.. i still think mustang II for a truck or OEM with disc brakes and PS conversion. if diesel you gonna have to swap your springs to ones meant for a 4.3 motor or drag th
- /html/oletrucks/2010-01/msg00028.html (10,746 bytes)
- 6. Re: [Oletrucks] My 1951 project (score: 1)
- Author: Gale Gorman <gale_gorman@mac.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:01:22 -0600
- Do you mean the old 6.2L diesel? They started in '81 or '82 and I had one new in an '83 C20 pickup. The front coil springs were a lot heavier than the ones furnished with a 350V8. These were plentifu
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- 7. Re: [Oletrucks] My 1951 project (score: 1)
- Author: mark <ccpanel@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:37:25 -0800 (PST)
- nope-i mean a 6.5 that is a little newer-maybe mid-80's up until late 90's or for my cummins they are around 2500 with an attached turbo 400 hard to find. i have a second one still in ohio that needs
- /html/oletrucks/2010-01/msg00031.html (8,540 bytes)
- 8. Re: [Oletrucks] My 1951 project (score: 1)
- Author: Gale Gorman <gale_gorman@mac.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:56:49 -0600
- What should a 6.5L cost? High miles probably? Gale _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html http://www.team.net/archive Oletrucks@autox.team.ne
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- 9. Re: [Oletrucks] My 1951 project (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Keeland <keelandb@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:29:31 -0800 (PST)
- A 6.5 L sounds like a whole lot more power than I need. I'm not fixing a heavy duty hauler, just a kayak and possibly an occasional 2-horse trailer hauler. The horse trailer was pulled just fine by o
- /html/oletrucks/2010-01/msg00034.html (8,916 bytes)
- 10. Re: [Oletrucks] My 1951 project (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Keeland <keelandb@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:30:33 -0800 (PST)
- A 4.3 V6 sounds great, and it is GM to beat. What year models were these available on and are any particular years better than others? I have learned that the GM 6.2 L were not as good as the later
- /html/oletrucks/2010-01/msg00035.html (10,783 bytes)
- 11. Re: [Oletrucks] My 1951 project (score: 1)
- Author: Gale Gorman <gale_gorman@mac.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:10:32 -0600
- If you're backing down to a 4.3 V6 why not just stay with the inline 6 and avoid the extra work? Gale _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html
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- 12. Re: [Oletrucks] My 1951 project (score: 1)
- Author: mark <ccpanel@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:09:27 -0800 (PST)
- the 4.3 is a SBC with 2 cyl chopped off. late 80s to real recent. good motor BUT.... dont get one before 2000 since they used to have a PITA FI system that... long story short-POC... you can swap on
- /html/oletrucks/2010-01/msg00037.html (8,769 bytes)
- 13. Re: [Oletrucks] My 1951 project (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Keeland <keelandb@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:53:36 -0800 (PST)
- Excellent info on the 4.3 L V6 diesel engine. I assume that a PITA FI is some type of fuel injection system???? A inline 6 would be good, but I would like to get a diesel for both the long-lasting n
- /html/oletrucks/2010-01/msg00038.html (10,230 bytes)
- 14. Re: [Oletrucks] My 1951 project (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Keeland <keelandb@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:09:42 -0800 (PST)
- Well, it partly is because I don't have a 6 cylinder engine. The one that was in my 1951 truck was gone long before I got the truck. There is no telling what happened to the engine from my 1954 truc
- /html/oletrucks/2010-01/msg00039.html (13,256 bytes)
- 15. Re: [Oletrucks] My 1951 project (score: 1)
- Author: K Ohlgren <kjohlgren@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:18:20 -0500
- thanks for posting again, don't let them scare you off. my personal favorite is the 283. yes it's another sbc but it's a period correct sbc, well within a couple of yrs ;-) parts are still readily a
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