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hey Kevin, i have a bench out of the 70 that was recovered in a tuck and roll diamond pattern. the bench is solid but could look better,color wise. Tony

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Thanks for the offer but I was in a hurry to get it up and going for its road test this weekend:) I will be posting needed parts as the build goes on.

I will have everything apart this weekend and I will try and get things rolling next week. I will let everyone know if shipping is going to happen or not. I have very little sape time right now and with it starting to warm back up (60's) I will need to get cracking on project Lemon Drop so I can get it in paint. I has been too cold for priming so I have filled my time with this new toy.

Got a pic! Would your wife sit on it:confused: LOL

Kevin
LFD Inc.

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well Kevin, I like the idea of what you are doing. showing how to build a cheap yet highly reliable truck is extremely helpful. all the manufacturers have been trying to achieve this for many, many years and are getting close. it takes a fair amount of planning and carefull egineeering. I havent touched mine in 3 years except for the things I got stupid on earlier. (like forgetting to put the lockwashers on the pan bolts) ol' Lefty starts every morning and gives me not a lick of trouble.
I know this goes against the cheap rule but if someone has headders that are constantly leaking I HIGHLY suggest copper gaskets.

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hey Kevin, i could really use those trailing arm, let me know . Tony

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Yes coppers work well but in my case the header port weld ring only catches the port by 1/32" in a few places so mine are heading for the garbage as soon as I can get a set of manifolds.



Kevin
LFD Inc.

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Kevin,
I think I may have a set in the garage. I will look tomorrow and let you know. If I have them, in the spirit of the build, you can have them for the cost of shipping.
Bob

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Kevin,
Does your parts truck have a wood bed (assuming the steel patch panels were from the 70)? If so are you willing to part with the cross sills? I'm changing mine over from steel.

Has anyone grabbed the pile of side trim or the tail gate yet? How about the gas tank?

Thanks!

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If you decide to ship I'll gladly take those mirrors off your hands. I don't want to seem ignorant here, but are you anywhere near Pasadena. My bro lives there and I could probably talk him into coming and getting them.

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Yes as you leave Pasadena turn right and I am about 500miles up the road near the big tree on your left! Sorry I had to do it:lol: I will put you down for the mirrors if shipping happens.

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With a stop in Winnemucca...I could be there in about 10 hours...with a one hour time change...it is like nine as I get to live a whole hour over again.

Are you still on the left by the tree coming from the east?

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hey Kevin, Thanks for the trailing arms, and yes i still have your # i will give you a call this evening to firm up the time. Tony

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if you decide to ship i would like the very rear most piece of the bed floor you cut up.

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Side Note...what guage is the bed floor?

Tim

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3 pages? Where's the truck build?

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why did you decide to cut the frame where you cut it at? is that not the frame you are going to use?

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Yes their is alot of BS for pages so far but as soon as this stuff is gone I will be deleting any and all non truck build thread related posts on my end and please do the same on everyone elses.

No that is not the truck I am building, that is another that came with my 70. It has no title and alot of rust and i do not have enought room so it is going very soon.

Does any one know how to properly patch a radiator leak? I have a small drip comming from a damaged fin that I would like to try patching up my self. I have a good tortch set up with small brazing tips but no idea what or how to do this. It is a very new 4 core radiator other wise I would just replace it. Any good links?

Thanks,
Kevin
LFD Inc.

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No doubt, I bought a longbed just for this thread........Ah, I'll quietly observe from this point on:)

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I saw them put a raw egg in the radiator while the car was running on MythBusters. It worked like a charm :D.

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if shipping happens I would be interested in the dash bezel... I need spare parts to convert to vac dash... thanks.

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+1 on the egg, too bad it's only temporary.

can you tell exactly where it is coming from? when i was in highschool the radiator in my 280z sprung a leak, and being the dumb kid that i was, i just crimped the fin that was squirting with a needle nose pliars. whaddaya know, i drove it another two years like that. :crazy:


now for a question.
The truck you are parting is the 67 right?
would 72 disc spindles work with the upper and lower control arms?
If so, i'd like to take them off your hands if they are still available.
:)

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for the leak i would try sodering or brazing it. i've never done it but it would probly work if you can get to where the leak is.

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Yes I know right where the problem is and I do want to braze or soder it but I just do not know what product to use on it. I am thinking that regular copper pipe soder is not right.

Ok I have been thinking about what to do with the parts people want shipped and here is were I am at. Most people want an item shipped and I was really hopping that more local guys would have wanted parts. I just do not have enough time to box, pack and ship these parts off. I leave at 3:30- 4:00 am and normaly do not get home untill 4-5 pm then I have customer projects to work on, a house (1928 craftsman style) I am rebuilding, a prego wife and 2-3hrs of sleep to try and get to each day. I am not trying to make excuses for not wanting to ship but this is just why I said from the start that I did not want to ship. I feel if I ship out one item then I need to ship out all of them and I know it just won't happen. Sorry but if you can find a way to get the parts another way great but all I can do at this time is offer them up to local members.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

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kevin,
I've fixed several radiators before just get the big .025 Solder Rolls With Rosin Flux Center 60% Tin 40% Lead-Rosin Core. Get some acid rosin, clean the area real good with a wire brush, slap some rosin on it heat it up with your brazer tip, after it starts to turn colors (light red) move the tip away and add the solder. It should flow into the area pretty easily. If its a big hole, you may want to try and make it smaller by using needle nose pliers to crimp it down to a crack.

Hope this helps, it's worked for me several times. I did a 65 Mustang radiator back when I was 16 and it lasted for a couple of years. Then I lost touch with the car so I don't know how long it really lasted.

Here's a web site for a place in Santa Ana, but you can probably find everything you need at a Sears or other good "Hardware" store.
http://www.action-electronics.com/kester.htm#Wire

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Thanks I will be pulling the radiator on Sunday and give it a shot.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

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Surely there are some local members who can help Kevin get this stuffed shipped?