Saving a '91.0 W-250
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Its amazing how a new set of meats change the ride of a truck.
That Founders All Day is one of my favorite Sessions by the way, I say you have to drink good beer to build a good project!
That Founders All Day is one of my favorite Sessions by the way, I say you have to drink good beer to build a good project!
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Thrashing, I needed to install the 17 inch rims due to the wider 2nd gen Dana 80 axle. I am running 1.5 inch spacers on the front and just the rims on the rear. It made my trucks tires stuff back under the sheetmetal again.
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Well I spent tonight doing the "door structure upgrade" to the driver's door.
I was struggling with the welder off and on, so it was not my best looking welds, but they are plenty strong enough. I used 1/2 square metal stock and it really made the inner door panel much more solid. The door was starting to stress crack and had play in the metal panel, that is gone now. I really wanted to test this upgrade out on my daily driver truck so I could learn any tricks before doing it again on my cream puff RC.
Other than that Poncho has been running great since the last update.
I was struggling with the welder off and on, so it was not my best looking welds, but they are plenty strong enough. I used 1/2 square metal stock and it really made the inner door panel much more solid. The door was starting to stress crack and had play in the metal panel, that is gone now. I really wanted to test this upgrade out on my daily driver truck so I could learn any tricks before doing it again on my cream puff RC.
Other than that Poncho has been running great since the last update.
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My daughter got the welded metal painted up with a foam brush last night before dinner. Today I got the door panel back on. We got Poncho out on the road today to fill up the Oxy. Act. tanks and pick up some more metal. The door closes easier and sounds more solid all the way around. The door rattles are gone.
We took Poncho to the local metal shop and they gave me a good deal of a 24 FT long stick of 1/2 metal square tube. The wall thickness is 1/16 thick. I cut it into 32 inch pieces right in their parking lot with my cordless Saw-Z-all. That should give me enough steel to do 4 other 1st gens. truck doors [both sides] and the passenger side of Poncho. At least I have something to do now.
We took Poncho to the local metal shop and they gave me a good deal of a 24 FT long stick of 1/2 metal square tube. The wall thickness is 1/16 thick. I cut it into 32 inch pieces right in their parking lot with my cordless Saw-Z-all. That should give me enough steel to do 4 other 1st gens. truck doors [both sides] and the passenger side of Poncho. At least I have something to do now.
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I checked all the oil levels, torqued down the lug nuts and fresh front axle U-bolts then headed to Mansfield Ma to take my daughter to see Iron Maiden last night. 9 hours of driving and the old truck did great.
We did attract the attention of a couple of Ma highway patrol police at a gas station outside of Boston as we "cased the place" looking for the elusive diesel pump in Boston. They followed us right back on to the highway tailing us closely for 2 miles then pulled us over for a noise violation warning. I am sure the lifted, noisy old classic truck cruising around the hood outside of Boston at "2 minutes to midnight" [Iron Maiden tune] piqued their interest. We stuck out in Boston pretty well.
The truck ran 700-900F degrees most of the time at 70/75 MPH with full throttle passing blips going up hill 1200+. Boost topped out at 30-32 PSI.
We did attract the attention of a couple of Ma highway patrol police at a gas station outside of Boston as we "cased the place" looking for the elusive diesel pump in Boston. They followed us right back on to the highway tailing us closely for 2 miles then pulled us over for a noise violation warning. I am sure the lifted, noisy old classic truck cruising around the hood outside of Boston at "2 minutes to midnight" [Iron Maiden tune] piqued their interest. We stuck out in Boston pretty well.
The truck ran 700-900F degrees most of the time at 70/75 MPH with full throttle passing blips going up hill 1200+. Boost topped out at 30-32 PSI.
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I checked all the oil levels, torqued down the lug nuts and fresh front axle U-bolts then headed to Mansfield Ma to take my daughter to see Iron Maiden last night. 9 hours of driving and the old truck did great.
We did attract the attention of a couple of Ma highway patrol police at a gas station outside of Boston as we "cased the place" looking for the elusive diesel pump in Boston. They followed us right back on to the highway tailing us closely for 2 miles then pulled us over for a noise violation warning. I am sure the lifted, noisy old classic truck cruising around the hood outside of Boston at "2 minutes to midnight" [Iron Maiden tune] piqued their interest. We stuck out in Boston pretty well.
The truck ran 700-900F degrees most of the time at 70/75 MPH with full throttle passing blips going up hill 1200+. Boost topped out at 30-32 PSI.
We did attract the attention of a couple of Ma highway patrol police at a gas station outside of Boston as we "cased the place" looking for the elusive diesel pump in Boston. They followed us right back on to the highway tailing us closely for 2 miles then pulled us over for a noise violation warning. I am sure the lifted, noisy old classic truck cruising around the hood outside of Boston at "2 minutes to midnight" [Iron Maiden tune] piqued their interest. We stuck out in Boston pretty well.
The truck ran 700-900F degrees most of the time at 70/75 MPH with full throttle passing blips going up hill 1200+. Boost topped out at 30-32 PSI.
If you did, you'd just have to send it to Bruce Dickinson and tell him what happened.
I'm sure he'd pay it for you.
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We didn't get a ticket, just a written warning.
After realizing we where just a dad and his daughter driving an old truck and looking for diesel, not crack rocks, in the hood at midnight they warmed up. I told him the truck was totally legal in VT, but I could see how the noise would be more of an issue in Boston. They where pretty surprised that my daughter actually want to see Madien, as they asked her if she had really asked me to take her.
Bruce ran around the stage and belted out a great set. It was like a night of theatre metal - minor set changes for every tune. Bruce wore different get ups for most of the songs as well. The guitar solos where tight, the bass solid and the drummer looked like he was having a blast. Charlotte was all smiles watching their antics on stage. For a bunch of old dudes they really ripped it up.
After realizing we where just a dad and his daughter driving an old truck and looking for diesel, not crack rocks, in the hood at midnight they warmed up. I told him the truck was totally legal in VT, but I could see how the noise would be more of an issue in Boston. They where pretty surprised that my daughter actually want to see Madien, as they asked her if she had really asked me to take her.
Bruce ran around the stage and belted out a great set. It was like a night of theatre metal - minor set changes for every tune. Bruce wore different get ups for most of the songs as well. The guitar solos where tight, the bass solid and the drummer looked like he was having a blast. Charlotte was all smiles watching their antics on stage. For a bunch of old dudes they really ripped it up.
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We didn't get a ticket, just a written warning.
After realizing we where just a dad and his daughter driving an old truck and looking for diesel, not crack rocks, in the hood at midnight they warmed up. I told him the truck was totally legal in VT, but I could see how the noise would be more of an issue in Boston. They where pretty surprised that my daughter actually want to see Madien, as they asked her if she had really asked me to take her.
Bruce ran around the stage and belted out a great set. It was like a night of theatre metal - minor set changes for every tune. Bruce wore different get ups for most of the songs as well. The guitar solos where tight, the bass solid and the drummer looked like he was having a blast. Charlotte was all smiles watching their antics on stage. For a bunch of old dudes they really ripped it up.
After realizing we where just a dad and his daughter driving an old truck and looking for diesel, not crack rocks, in the hood at midnight they warmed up. I told him the truck was totally legal in VT, but I could see how the noise would be more of an issue in Boston. They where pretty surprised that my daughter actually want to see Madien, as they asked her if she had really asked me to take her.
Bruce ran around the stage and belted out a great set. It was like a night of theatre metal - minor set changes for every tune. Bruce wore different get ups for most of the songs as well. The guitar solos where tight, the bass solid and the drummer looked like he was having a blast. Charlotte was all smiles watching their antics on stage. For a bunch of old dudes they really ripped it up.
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My daughter is 14 years old now. I am trying to spend as much quality time together this summer as she is growing up so fast.