.sunlover Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 Couldn't find my old thread, so here's the new one. Bought this in '02 with big hopes and dreams, and almost no mechanical experience or internet back up, and it sat around in various stages of not driveable, and "modified" waiting for a better mechanic. I became one, and got it DD-ing in '11, signed up for judging at Canby that year(on 1 hour of sleep, and a teste welded to my sack), came to grips with the fact that it wasn't the best anything yet. Of cource driving it Daily got me laid, so I ended up in a relationship and neglected it again while I worked on my 16oz curls. That got me nowhere, so I picked the wrenches back up instead, aaaaaaand, pics... 2 Quote Link to comment
.sunlover Posted November 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 content://media/external/file/13684 '11 redo I'm figuring it out again, bear with me... Fuck Fucking Photobucket, shuts down my browser if I hit upload on anything... I guess I'll check the pinned pic posting thread for anything but Photobucket...https://postimg.org/image/6ddb5ep6n/ Okay, got it 2 Quote Link to comment
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KELMO Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 Dig this, especially the tail light/ license light panel. May have to steal that idea for my buddies truck. 2 Quote Link to comment
.sunlover Posted November 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 Dig this, especially the tail light/ license light panel. May have to steal that idea for my buddies truck. Thanks, made it in '05, I like the irony of using big rig parts, still meaning to get a train horn with a pull cable. The air system is just a couple wires from complete. 1 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 Looks like a solid little truck. 2 Quote Link to comment
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.sunlover Posted November 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 Looks like a solid little truck. Thanks, fresh l18 has more power than my l20 ever did, loving the high compression 2 Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 Looks great! Doing work over there 2 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 I too like your tail light panel. May try to do something like that as I don't want to pay what 521 tail lights go for. 2 Quote Link to comment
mainer311 Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 Why the puck clutch? Seems a bit grippy for an L18. 2 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 Nice truck. Dig those rear wheels. 2 Quote Link to comment
.sunlover Posted November 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 Why the puck clutch? Seems a bit grippy for an L18. I'd rather have it and not need it, than need it and not have it. Flat tops and closed chamber worked head...grippy clutch...RSA's Seems about right to me, plus, it operates so smooth compared to the standard one. 1 Quote Link to comment
.sunlover Posted November 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 Thanks, guys. The light panel is easy to do, feel free, I just got aluminum, and used a rotozip with wood bits to cut in the lights. They even sell a low profile led the same shape you could just bolt on, now. There's sequential blinker ones, and built in back up light ones to personalize it too. I'm on the spare in front, one blew it's first week on the road. I am in the market for that last centercap though. 2 Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 I had a Spec Clutch, abit too strong for a daily semi hot L16. and then the disc they had with it sheared on me and had to get it towed home. I throw it way. Clutch fingers were worn on one side more, like didnt wasnt made right.. Doesnt say place of orgin where the pressure plate was made. I wonder if China.Disc was Valeo ,Korean T/O bearing had lots of scarring. I would go Roadster Daiken Or Nissan if you want a stronger clutch set up. that Rodster place bought up allthe daiken clitches I think 150$. But I went back to stock soft clutch for a daily. But cool to see the 521 still going 2 Quote Link to comment
.sunlover Posted July 6 Author Report Share Posted July 6 Not just a DD in my dreams anymore. This is my Daily and my '77 dodge is my workhorse/backup. When you want to drive old rigs, it takes two to have one to drive every day. There were a few times that both were down, actually, but it is worth it. I once had a guy get off a full dress Harley, fully dressed in all the Harley leathers and stop and smile. I was coming out of the hardware store and he asked if that was my truck. With a big grin, he said how much he liked it. That's not why I went to the trouble to get mine going, but it is definitely part of why Keep it going. When the best ride it had given me, until then ended with a froze oil pump, so engine internals chaos and a tow home, it was part of why I didn't hesitate to find and order all the parts I didn't have spares of. That worm gear was a straight from Japan thing after I damaged my spare, getting it out of my old L20b. I'll head down to Salem next week, for the show. Leave a chunk of cardboard down for me to park over, lol. I'm not doing my rear main until after I get the new distributor for the Dodge. I really want one running and driving, minimum, at all times. 4 Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted July 6 Report Share Posted July 6 Don't need cardboard.. just park near a 411 or 520 and blame them . . 2 Quote Link to comment
.sunlover Posted July 6 Author Report Share Posted July 6 5 minutes ago, bananahamuck said: Don't need cardboard.. just park near a 411 or 520 and blame them . Sounds about right, lol. 5 minutes ago, bananahamuck said: . 2 Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 On 7/6/2024 at 4:15 PM, .sunlover said: There were a few times that both were down Say that again I had 3 down!!!!!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 On 7/6/2024 at 4:25 PM, bananahamuck said: Don't need cardboard.. just park near a 411 or 520 and blame them . . PL411 or RL411? Quote Link to comment
Shagy Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 can you re post the photos of the lamps? I see all this talk about them but no photos.. Quote Link to comment
.sunlover Posted July 15 Author Report Share Posted July 15 1 hour ago, Shagy said: can you re post the photos of the lamps? I see all this talk about them but no photos.. Sure. That's from a few years back, but they're mostly the same, now. I'm too lazy to go take a fresh pic and down convert the image, lol. 1 Quote Link to comment
.sunlover Posted July 15 Author Report Share Posted July 15 Okay, I did drag my ass out there in the heat to show this off. Hidden hitch. It sits behind my hinged license plate. I think it's fun that it swings a bit when I take off fast. The slot is for the support for my adjustable height stinger. Younger me had ideas about hiding my license plate in certain situations. Older me does not need that mod, and also knows that my truck is too unique do become unrecognizable with a hidden license plate. Quote Link to comment
Shagy Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 Looks good. I've been having similar thoughts with mine. The lamps are all busted and you can push your finger through the back. 1 Quote Link to comment
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