What did you do to your Gen 1 today?
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BigRed, I see in your avitar that you and I are basically neighbors. With that said, is your truck originally from here in the west coast? I ask because I'm curious as to why you have corroded brake lines, rust, and all that stuff.
I like O'Rileys pre made brake lines. You can get them from 8" in length all the way to 50", I believe. After 18", it seems the lengths come in multiples of 10". One thing I've found, is 3/16" lines are a pain to flair. The end results are deformed flares or tiny cracks on the flair. I could blame it on the cheap, $25 flair kit I bought from NAPA, but it worked great on 1/4" brake lines and on a 1/2" line I had to flare when I made up a transmission cooler line awhile back. Anymore, with 3/16" lines, I just buy them a little longer and use up the extra with an extra loop here and there, to avoid cutting and re flaring.
Pecken's- I checked out that link you put up, where you get your brake lines from. Man, I'd like to have that 007 flaring tool. That thing is the real deal! Pricey though! Seems anything that makes things convenient is big $$.
I like O'Rileys pre made brake lines. You can get them from 8" in length all the way to 50", I believe. After 18", it seems the lengths come in multiples of 10". One thing I've found, is 3/16" lines are a pain to flair. The end results are deformed flares or tiny cracks on the flair. I could blame it on the cheap, $25 flair kit I bought from NAPA, but it worked great on 1/4" brake lines and on a 1/2" line I had to flare when I made up a transmission cooler line awhile back. Anymore, with 3/16" lines, I just buy them a little longer and use up the extra with an extra loop here and there, to avoid cutting and re flaring.
Pecken's- I checked out that link you put up, where you get your brake lines from. Man, I'd like to have that 007 flaring tool. That thing is the real deal! Pricey though! Seems anything that makes things convenient is big $$.
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BigRed, I see in your avitar that you and I are basically neighbors. With that said, is your truck originally from here in the west coast? I ask because I'm curious as to why you have corroded brake lines, rust, and all that stuff.
I like O'Rileys pre made brake lines. You can get them from 8" in length all the way to 50", I believe. After 18", it seems the lengths come in multiples of 10". One thing I've found, is 3/16" lines are a pain to flair. The end results are deformed flares or tiny cracks on the flair. I could blame it on the cheap, $25 flair kit I bought from NAPA, but it worked great on 1/4" brake lines and on a 1/2" line I had to flare when I made up a transmission cooler line awhile back. Anymore, with 3/16" lines, I just buy them a little longer and use up the extra with an extra loop here and there, to avoid cutting and re flaring.
Pecken's- I checked out that link you put up, where you get your brake lines from. Man, I'd like to have that 007 flaring tool. That thing is the real deal! Pricey though! Seems anything that makes things convenient is big $$.
I like O'Rileys pre made brake lines. You can get them from 8" in length all the way to 50", I believe. After 18", it seems the lengths come in multiples of 10". One thing I've found, is 3/16" lines are a pain to flair. The end results are deformed flares or tiny cracks on the flair. I could blame it on the cheap, $25 flair kit I bought from NAPA, but it worked great on 1/4" brake lines and on a 1/2" line I had to flare when I made up a transmission cooler line awhile back. Anymore, with 3/16" lines, I just buy them a little longer and use up the extra with an extra loop here and there, to avoid cutting and re flaring.
Pecken's- I checked out that link you put up, where you get your brake lines from. Man, I'd like to have that 007 flaring tool. That thing is the real deal! Pricey though! Seems anything that makes things convenient is big $$.
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From: Nevada Co., CA
"I see in your avitar that you and I are basically neighbors. With that said, is your truck originally from here in the west coast? I ask because I'm curious as to why you have corroded brake lines, rust, and all that stuff."
Commuting to Truckee for years and not keeping up on washing underneath. CalTrans might not use "salt", but whatever they use is seriously corrosive. I've kept a set of brake pads that the friction material separated from the backing because of corrosion. I was going to drop in on CT and ask them "what the heck?". I figured they might sic the highway patrol on me for driving a compromised vehicle!
Commuting to Truckee for years and not keeping up on washing underneath. CalTrans might not use "salt", but whatever they use is seriously corrosive. I've kept a set of brake pads that the friction material separated from the backing because of corrosion. I was going to drop in on CT and ask them "what the heck?". I figured they might sic the highway patrol on me for driving a compromised vehicle!
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BigRed, I see in your avitar that you and I are basically neighbors. With that said, is your truck originally from here in the west coast? I ask because I'm curious as to why you have corroded brake lines, rust, and all that stuff.
I like O'Rileys pre made brake lines. You can get them from 8" in length all the way to 50", I believe. After 18", it seems the lengths come in multiples of 10". One thing I've found, is 3/16" lines are a pain to flair. The end results are deformed flares or tiny cracks on the flair. I could blame it on the cheap, $25 flair kit I bought from NAPA, but it worked great on 1/4" brake lines and on a 1/2" line I had to flare when I made up a transmission cooler line awhile back. Anymore, with 3/16" lines, I just buy them a little longer and use up the extra with an extra loop here and there, to avoid cutting and re flaring.
Pecken's- I checked out that link you put up, where you get your brake lines from. Man, I'd like to have that 007 flaring tool. That thing is the real deal! Pricey though! Seems anything that makes things convenient is big $$.
I like O'Rileys pre made brake lines. You can get them from 8" in length all the way to 50", I believe. After 18", it seems the lengths come in multiples of 10". One thing I've found, is 3/16" lines are a pain to flair. The end results are deformed flares or tiny cracks on the flair. I could blame it on the cheap, $25 flair kit I bought from NAPA, but it worked great on 1/4" brake lines and on a 1/2" line I had to flare when I made up a transmission cooler line awhile back. Anymore, with 3/16" lines, I just buy them a little longer and use up the extra with an extra loop here and there, to avoid cutting and re flaring.
Pecken's- I checked out that link you put up, where you get your brake lines from. Man, I'd like to have that 007 flaring tool. That thing is the real deal! Pricey though! Seems anything that makes things convenient is big $$.
You can also rent that awesome tool from Fedhill for like $25 a week I believe.
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From: Tulsa, OK
"I see in your avitar that you and I are basically neighbors. With that said, is your truck originally from here in the west coast? I ask because I'm curious as to why you have corroded brake lines, rust, and all that stuff."
Commuting to Truckee for years and not keeping up on washing underneath. CalTrans might not use "salt", but whatever they use is seriously corrosive. I've kept a set of brake pads that the friction material separated from the backing because of corrosion. I was going to drop in on CT and ask them "what the heck?". I figured they might sic the highway patrol on me for driving a compromised vehicle!
Commuting to Truckee for years and not keeping up on washing underneath. CalTrans might not use "salt", but whatever they use is seriously corrosive. I've kept a set of brake pads that the friction material separated from the backing because of corrosion. I was going to drop in on CT and ask them "what the heck?". I figured they might sic the highway patrol on me for driving a compromised vehicle!
My donor 90' did the commute from Quincy to Reno for many years and is in about the same shape.
It's salt. they just call it Sodium Chloride.
Lucky for me mine spent most of it's life down here In the winter anyway. I have had it 21 years now and the PO used it to tow a filth wheel RV. from the chips and some little door dings I think it sat in a two car garage before I got it.
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From: Prince George, BC
Got back last night from a 1300km trip in Patches. Went to see my brother and his wife at there "get away" house in Bralorne BC. Brought my oldest daughter along for the trip, we did some 4wheeling in my brother little jeep while we were there.....lots of trails and abandoned houses and stuff up that way. Also picked up an older wood burning stove for the new shop, and few other things while I was there.
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From: Commerce, OK
The fastenal spring is SKU # 110166720, .938 (15/16) OD, 2" tall, x .080 wire diameter, but I have found the comparable spring in another manufacturer and will see if I can find a seller for that one locally. That one is Century Compression Spring, C-752 or CR-752.
If not I will PM you Edwin.....I appreciate your willingness to doing that for me!
If not I will PM you Edwin.....I appreciate your willingness to doing that for me!
Did you get your spring locally? I can easily get 2 when I get one and mail the other to you.
Edwin
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From: Tulsa, OK
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OK, what's the deal with replacement right rear parking brake cables? They all have the wrong end for connecting to the arm at the brake. Or, am I just stupid? Yes I know I'm stoopit. I looked at all the pictures on rockauto and checked at NAPA and they're all the same, wrong. The Dorman part number and NAPA part number are close enough for me to say they're the same. What do I have to do, try to swap the end from the old cable onto the new one? The left side had the correct end!
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From: Prince George, BC
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between Wyoming and Missouri especially the Ozarks I would go for the Ozarks. I would rather go there myself but we got a killer deal on my brother -in-laws old house.
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I grew up in that area. In a little town called Coffeyville, KS 60 miles north of Tulsa. Really nice people in OK.
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I am really looking forward to getting there.
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OK, what's the deal with replacement right rear parking brake cables? They all have the wrong end for connecting to the arm at the brake. Or, am I just stupid? Yes I know I'm stoopit. I looked at all the pictures on rockauto and checked at NAPA and they're all the same, wrong. The Dorman part number and NAPA part number are close enough for me to say they're the same. What do I have to do, try to swap the end from the old cable onto the new one? The left side had the correct end!
