Bubba's recycling project

[C@rnut001]

Those are some great cruise pictures you shared, thanks. I think it is great that both of your daughters love this truck. Keep up the great job with it. Yes, I agree, maybe it is time for another one of these trucks...LOL.

[bubba327]

Thanks guys,
I should have taken some pictures of the young ladies in their "pin-up dresses" and poodle skirts and some of the guys in the white t-shirts with the sleeves rolled up.
JR and the Sting rays were rocking the parking lot at the drive-in.

I will say that I do not like the shows where it is all about the trophy and who spent the most money on the restoration, I am just about enjoying a hobby ( okay-obsession) and driving these cars for fun.

I am glad my girls are having fun with it too, The youngest will be a senior this year and then off to college so I will have time to drive it then. She wants to drive it to high school as long as the weather permits, She will have to drive her 4X4 when the snows come.
Oldest girl is in Kansas at KU for two more years. we'll see where she ends up after graduation and if she has a place to keep it,
I may have to start another truck, I do have plenty of parts left over

[tune_1]

the cruise night was great. glad to see that type of activity. I had a problem with a 63 engine i rebuilt and adding a shroud helped a lot with cooling, it handled a parade with no problems.

Looking good keep up the work and posts

Dwight

[bubba327]

You know your truck is a driver when you have to install a engine heater. Temperatures were down around zero just before Thanksgiving and the truck was kinda slow starting.
I installed a Kats engine heater in the lower radiator hose and remixed the coolant to -34*F.
Then moved the holley gas line pressure regulator to a different spot on the fender to a cooler spot farther away from the exhaust manifold. I was intending to get that done this summer.

Back on the road to check for leaks when the time came to roll over the odometer to 20,000 miles on the display. So when it was about halfway rolled over, the gears in the odometer stuck at 19999.9 and started slipping and rounding off the square shoulders of the speedo cable.

Back home I tried to get the odometer to finish turning over to 20K with a extra cable and a hand drill but it is now stuck halfway rolled over.
I now will have to remove the dash and check out the inner workings of the odometer.
Not finding much info on speedometer information on the web, anybody have any links or information to the workings of the speedometer/ odometer ?
Or is it time for the dash upgrade with round gauges and a new speedometer?

Have almost 3000 miles on the 283 since it went on the road in June 2014 and still running great. It only missed a few days of work while the snow and ice were a problem, Really don't like pushing snow with the front crossmember and oilpan..

[Captainfab]

You should be able to just replace the speedo. If you can't find a good used one, contact member TBONE1964 here on the forum. He rebuilds instrument clusters and is now just over in Oregon.

[bubba327]

Thanks John,
I am guessing its just too much resistance to turn over all the gears , so I will see what is holding up the progress. Good to know members here can help out if needed.


Paid my member dues again last month to the forum , I have saved far more time and money by subscribing to this site I could ever spend on the annual dues!!

Thanks to everybody who makes this a great place!!!!

[bubba327]

Will take some pictures of the install and get them posted by the weekend for you.
I installed a 283 in place of the Inline six last year but did not change anything on the Hydro boost .
It has been quite a while since an update I know, but My truck has been a solid daily driver with not a single issue that ever left me stranded or broke down.

I pulled the carpet out over the weekend and have been studying the rust on the floor board, and I am ready to tackle the rust monster.
Any body have great recommendations for a place to get all the patch panels, rockers foot wells pillars etc all at the same place?
I have been checking out Top Banana's site .
Any body ordered from them?

[Billyburban]

That's cool with the 283 how you liking it so far ? How's the metal work coming along ?

[bubba327]

I haven't been around much lately as work, farming and family have kept me pretty busy.
I paid my membership dues again this year and I am still supporting things here at the site. I guess that I have saved enough time and money by all the help I have gotten here on the site that it is a pretty good bargain!
The 64 has been my daily driver almost non stop this year with never a problem. Okay I did run out of gas once but that was my fault.
I do drive my power stroke when it is raining or when it is extremely hot in the summer, but the sweet little 64 gets the work the rest of the time.
I had plans to do a little body work this fall when a friend offered to help me some , but sadly that did not happen. maybe next spring....
so It drives on.... and its still a blast to drive !!! I never get tired of the smiles, thumbs up and waves from friendly folks who appreciate old trucks

[Captainfab]

It's good to hear from you

Also glad to hear the truck is running and driving well.

[likaroc13]

Originally Posted by Captainfab

It's good to hear from you

Also glad to hear the truck is running and driving well.

I was thinking & planning to say the same thing.

[bubba327]

Originally Posted by Captainfab

It's good to hear from you

Also glad to hear the truck is running and driving well.

Captain , We have been making that trip north to Moscow and the Univ of Idaho campus lately, as the youngest daughter is now enrolled as a freshman. Some day maybe we can drive a little farther north to your country. It would be fun to finally meet and see some of your projects..

[Captainfab]

I'm just 90 mi North of Moscow. You're welcome anytime.

Originally Posted by bubba327

Captain , We have been making that trip north to Moscow and the Univ of Idaho campus lately, as the youngest daughter is now enrolled as a freshman. Some day maybe we can drive a little farther north to your country. It would be fun to finally meet and see some of your projects..

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by bubba327

I haven't been around much lately as work, farming and family have kept me pretty busy.
I paid my membership dues again this year and I am still supporting things here at the site. I guess that I have saved enough time and money by all the help I have gotten here on the site that it is a pretty good bargain!
The 64 has been my daily driver almost non stop this year with never a problem. Okay I did run out of gas once but that was my fault.
I do drive my power stroke when it is raining or when it is extremely hot in the summer, but the sweet little 64 gets the work the rest of the time.
I had plans to do a little body work this fall when a friend offered to help me some , but sadly that did not happen. maybe next spring....
so It drives on.... and its still a blast to drive !!! I never get tired of the smiles, thumbs up and waves from friendly folks who appreciate old trucks

And that is what it is all about.

Thanks for the update too.

[bubba327]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

And that is what it is all about.

Thanks for the update too.

Grizz -- thanks for following along - My oldest daughter ( whom I share ownership of this truck with) spent spring semester 2015 as a international exchange student at Univ of Sterling in Scotland.
My wife and I really wanted to come visit her and tour the UK but just could not get our schedules and flights and everything to come together for it to happen this year.
Daughter visited so many beautiful places in the UK, Spain, France, Italy and Germany and took lots of pictures for us- spent some money and some of the truck parts fund over there too.
maybe someday we can get across the pond to visit...

I like your quote in your signature about "its is an electrical problem if you cannot fix it with a hammer"-- I am a master electrician and a electrical inspector for the local building safety dept- I may borrow that line if you don't mind!!