1x1_Speed_Craig
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Cool. I grew up in Edwardsburg, and worked in Elkhart & Goshen all through high school & college.
My Jeep FC170 (Forward Control) "Patina Rod" project
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Cool. I grew up in Edwardsburg, and worked in Elkhart & Goshen all through high school & college.
I appreciate you posting all the stuff about eastwood paints. I'm in the middle of a rebuild myself and it's good to see real world examples.
How well does the chassis paint hold up assuming you've used it before? I've been on the fence about which direction to go on my frame, i.e. powdercoat, raptor liner, paint...
Thx,
Andy
How well does the chassis paint hold up assuming you've used it before? I've been on the fence about which direction to go on my frame, i.e. powdercoat, raptor liner, paint...
Thx,
Andy
1x1_Speed_Craig
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Hi Andy. This is the first full frame I'm painting with Extreme Chassis Black, but I've used it on axles, a trailer cargo box, etc. and have been happy with it. Ease of touch-up is a consideration for me, too. Some of the other options would be tougher in that regard.
1x1_Speed_Craig
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I got the 2WD 47RH transmission removed from the engine last weekend, and shortened the "Dodge frame dolly" by about 16"...easier storage, and easier to wheel around the garage. I'm underwhelmed by the original Dodge frame; I'm glad I went with the Super Duty frame, which is easily 2.5x the thickness of the Dodge frame.
Back to my original 226 engine cylinder head lighting project. My friend, Scott, was nice enough to machine the back of the cylinder head to lighten it up. It started out at a portly 41.2 lbs., and ended up at a svelte 18.0 lbs. It's still heavy, but a couple lag bolts will hold it just fine.
I have a switch & cord temporarily wired to it, but will be having a wall switch & dimmer wired so there won't be a cord hanging down from it. And here's how it looks! The photo doesn't do justice to the spiral pattern in the Edison bulbs. It's visible in-person, but not in the pic.
Back to my original 226 engine cylinder head lighting project. My friend, Scott, was nice enough to machine the back of the cylinder head to lighten it up. It started out at a portly 41.2 lbs., and ended up at a svelte 18.0 lbs. It's still heavy, but a couple lag bolts will hold it just fine.
I have a switch & cord temporarily wired to it, but will be having a wall switch & dimmer wired so there won't be a cord hanging down from it. And here's how it looks! The photo doesn't do justice to the spiral pattern in the Edison bulbs. It's visible in-person, but not in the pic.
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Absolutely love the lamp!!!!!!!!!!!!
VanIsle_Greg
I think I need a bigger truck!
Double build thread... light build and FC build.
Bonus!
Bonus!
Kmrtnsn
Explorer
I got the 2WD 47RH transmission removed from the engine last weekend, and shortened the "Dodge frame dolly" by about 16"...easier storage, and easier to wheel around the garage. I'm underwhelmed by the original Dodge frame; I'm glad I went with the Super Duty frame, which is easily 2.5x the thickness of the Dodge frame.
And...we have Cummins gaskets (lots of them), seals and thermostat. I picked a few more up today, along with a new set of head bolts. Once the weather breaks, I'll break out the degreaser and power washer, and get to work making the engine as pretty as the trans & t-case. The engine runs great; I'm just going to re-gasket the engine.
Back to my original 226 engine cylinder head lighting project. My friend, Scott, was nice enough to machine the back of the cylinder head to lighten it up. It started out at a portly 41.2 lbs., and ended up at a svelte 18.0 lbs. It's still heavy, but a couple lag bolts will hold it just fine.
I have a switch & cord temporarily wired to it, but will be having a wall switch & dimmer wired so there won't be a cord hanging down from it. And here's how it looks! The photo doesn't do justice to the spiral pattern in the Edison bulbs. It's visible in-person, but not in the pic.
Love it!
jeepdreamer
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So I was shuffling stuff around storage the other day and forget I had a handful of things I got from government liquidation. Not sure why it made me think of your build but...*shrugs*
So question 1 is: Are you planning to run AC in the FC?
2: think you'd want one of these oddities and see if it would work?
In a nutshell it's a heater/AC (I think) unit used in the dash of I believe military semi trucks. Seems like a retro fit or semi-stand alone deal similar to the fat part of say a CJ heater box. Has baffles, ports for the heater core, some cables, and a fan control deal. Next time I make a run to storage I'll snap some pics.may be useful, maybe not? But I sure don't need all 5 or so.
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So question 1 is: Are you planning to run AC in the FC?
2: think you'd want one of these oddities and see if it would work?
In a nutshell it's a heater/AC (I think) unit used in the dash of I believe military semi trucks. Seems like a retro fit or semi-stand alone deal similar to the fat part of say a CJ heater box. Has baffles, ports for the heater core, some cables, and a fan control deal. Next time I make a run to storage I'll snap some pics.may be useful, maybe not? But I sure don't need all 5 or so.
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jeepdreamer
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Ok, here's some pics from a different GL auction but iirc, mine look/are the same.
jeepdreamer
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Yo 1speed... you alive sir!?!?!??
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