dimlight65 Posted November 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 My favorite thus far. 1 Quote Link to comment
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dimlight65 Posted November 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 Oh, also the wheel in my 1200 is available in many "bass boat" colors (and sizes)... If I could convince John to let me paint it purple with "Bass Boat" levels of metal flake, we'd have a winner! 1 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 I will always agree with bass boat level of metal flake 1 Quote Link to comment
Kirden Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 Cheapest option... I've done this... someone stole my steering wheel at school so I had to go with this to make the 5 mile trip home... I like the octagon wheel, that one is pretty neat. That + bass boat flake = money :wub: 1 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted November 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 Did we tell y'all the "Dropping off the carburetor" story? If not, here goes... if so, deal. After firing up the van on my birthday, and discovering that the carb was hemorrhaging gasoline, we dropped said carb off at a carb shop. When he asked, "What's it going on?" and we told him, he said, "I've got one of those out back!" We went "out back" with him and sure enough he had an Econoline pickup! He then said he still needed a windshield so John asked if he'd trade our spare for a carb rebuild. He jumped on that. I took him the glass on Thursday and got the carb back today. I installed it, stole a battery from Patrick, and fired the thing up. Damn! A Ford 200 six with open headers is friggin' LOUD! Especially in a van. I ran it until it made temperature and it appears that all the gauges and stuff are hooked up properly. I still have not developed enough testicular fortitude to try and "drive" it though. I'm thinking I'll look for a muffler shop nearby and have a zorst built, then get cracking on installing those disc brakes. THEN I'll try to drive it. We'll see. 1 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 I would suggest at least having brakes for a drive attempt, driving around an partially completed vehicle with no brakes turns into problem when stopping. Or if you end up having the problem I did and the throttle cable binds up cause you forgot that one screw and you take off across the yard trying to grab the steering wheel shifter and ignition at the same time while trying to push the brake pedal thru the floor with nothing happening....good times... 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 I would suggest at least having brakes for a drive attempt, driving around an partially completed vehicle with no brakes turns into problem when stopping. The real question is whether the parking brake works at all. If it does, that might make a "drive" a little more plausible... 2 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted November 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 The real question is whether the parking brake works at all. If it does, that might make a "drive" a little more plausible... Remarkably, that is one system on the vehicle which is still connected but that we have not even tried yet! 2 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 The real question is whether the parking brake works at all. If it does, that might make a "drive" a little more plausible... In my case I thought it did, until I was throwing the handle on the passenger seat 1 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted November 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Parking brake DOES work... at least well enough to try and make it move under its own power this weekend. Still need a steering wheel though. I installed an air horn which sounds just exactly like a big-rig doesn't. Meh, it's loud, that's the important thing. I bought a pair of lights to install in the rear but I need to do a little more work on the holes to get them to fit. I think they'll be fine. We'll see. 2 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Heh, work the holes... 1 Quote Link to comment
Lockleaf Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Vice grips! Now drive! Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted November 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Vice grips! Now drive! Orrrrrrrr... put the stock wheel back on? I'm just sayin' Quote Link to comment
Lockleaf Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 That's less fun for us, but I suppose that would be acceptable. :( 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 Orrrrrrrr... put the stock wheel back on? Gross... Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted November 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 Gross... For tasting porpoises only! The point is moo since I bought a wood-rimmed Grant today. It's not an octagon but... ok, I know, I am a fail. Please, forgive me. Quote Link to comment
Lockleaf Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 "The point is moo, you know like a cows opinion. It's a cow, nobody cares what it thinks. It's a moo point." - Joey, Friends, season 8. 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 For tasting porpoises only! The point is moo since I bought a wood-rimmed Grant today. It's not an octagon but... ok, I know, I am a fail. Please, forgive me. Guess you don't need my adapter now then... :rofl: Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted November 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 "The point is moo, you know like a cows opinion. It's a cow, nobody cares what it thinks. It's a moo point." - Joey, Friends, season 8. This one "gets" me! Quote Link to comment
ramzoom Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 The pickup is gone but still have the van……. 3 Quote Link to comment
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