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Dieselwrencher 07-02-2012 12:49 AM
Re: Finally starting my Longhorn 4x4 conversion
 
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Originally Posted by ryanroo (Post 5461616)
swamp coolers are useless in iowa. the humidity is so high that your sweat doesnt even evaporate. it is misery. here in the fiery high desert swamp coolers can actually make you shiver. i still prefer the beauty of refrigerated air though.

ryan
And right you are. :lol: I didn't get half done to this thing this weekend because I am waiting for paint to dry. Thank you humidity. :waah:

wutnxt 07-02-2012 09:49 AM
Re: Finally starting my Longhorn 4x4 conversion
 
Hey...

Try being in vancouver canada......I should have built a boat with all the rain we have had lately. If i glass bead something in the morning it better have primer on it by lunch or it's rusted again.....ugh

Dieselwrencher 07-02-2012 02:59 PM
Re: Finally starting my Longhorn 4x4 conversion
 
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Originally Posted by wutnxt (Post 5464868)
Hey...

Try being in vancouver canada......I should have built a boat with all the rain we have had lately. If i glass bead something in the morning it better have primer on it by lunch or it's rusted again.....ugh
I'd take some of your rain for ya! This heat isn't bringing much rain. We have no shortage of humidity though. It's about the same as far as bare metal here. It gets hard to paint any thing too, unless you have the proper facility. Which I don't. :lol:

watahyahknow 07-02-2012 05:24 PM
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wutnxt 07-02-2012 07:41 PM
Re: Finally starting my Longhorn 4x4 conversion
 
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Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher (Post 5465326)
I'd take some of your rain for ya! This heat isn't bringing much rain. We have no shortage of humidity though. It's about the same as far as bare metal here. It gets hard to paint any thing too, unless you have the proper facility. Which I don't. :lol:
We have had some wicked thunderstorms.....just brutal ...but things are supposed to be getting better for next week again which would really make things so much easier to buid.

72BlckButy 07-03-2012 02:19 PM
Re: Finally starting my Longhorn 4x4 conversion
 
Nice progress Ryan!

ryanroo 07-04-2012 12:40 AM
Re: Finally starting my Longhorn 4x4 conversion
 
i just noticed that i was the #1000 post....

Dieselwrencher 07-04-2012 06:37 AM
Re: Finally starting my Longhorn 4x4 conversion
 
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Originally Posted by 72BlckButy (Post 5467033)
Nice progress Ryan!
Thanks Nate. Are you going to be able to make the Nats this year?

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Originally Posted by ryanroo (Post 5467949)
i just noticed that i was the #1000 post....
Wow, 1000 posts and this thing is still a half a truck. :lol:

Mattman2010 07-06-2012 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher (Post 5468144)
Wow, 1000 posts and this thing is still a half a truck. :lol:
Get on it! :lol:

72BlckButy 07-09-2012 01:15 PM
Re: Finally starting my Longhorn 4x4 conversion
 
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Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher (Post 5468144)
Thanks Nate. Are you going to be able to make the Nats this year?



Wow, 1000 posts and this thing is still a half a truck. :lol:
We are going to try and make it this year. Worst case it might be for just one day (Saturday) but that's better than not making it at all. :D

Dieselwrencher 07-09-2012 09:50 PM
Re: Finally starting my Longhorn 4x4 conversion
 
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Originally Posted by 72BlckButy (Post 5476671)
We are going to try and make it this year. Worst case it might be for just one day (Saturday) but that's better than not making it at all. :D
I hear ya there!

1972RedNeck 07-20-2012 02:13 PM
Re: Finally starting my Longhorn 4x4 conversion
 
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Originally Posted by ryanroo (Post 5461616)
swamp coolers are useless in iowa. the humidity is so high that your sweat doesnt even evaporate. it is misery. here in the fiery high desert swamp coolers can actually make you shiver. i still prefer the beauty of refrigerated air though.
An old mechanic once showed me his shop cooler. He took a truck radiator and ran his well water through it. With his huge squirrel cage fan it will freeze you out on 100* + days. But in montana we think it gets humid when it hits 25%

watahyahknow 07-20-2012 10:38 PM
Re: Finally starting my Longhorn 4x4 conversion
 
thats the thing i was talking about , it would actually pull the humminity down too as most air condences on the radiator and drops of as water

Dieselwrencher 07-23-2012 09:01 PM
Re: Finally starting my Longhorn 4x4 conversion
 
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Originally Posted by watahyahknow (Post 5497025)
thats the thing i was talking about , it would actually pull the humminity down too as most air condences on the radiator and drops of as water
We just got a small swamp cooler at work. Our shop has one bay 35'x85' and another that is 35'x30'. The ceiling is 25' or higher. We have been using the cooler the past week and a half. The side that the cooler is blowing on does feel a little better. The side that the water exchanger is on feels like a green house. So as long as you're in the area of the air it blows out, you're ok. :lol:

Dieselwrencher 07-23-2012 09:02 PM
Re: Finally starting my Longhorn 4x4 conversion
 
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Originally Posted by 1972RedNeck (Post 5496420)
An old mechanic once showed me his shop cooler. He took a truck radiator and ran his well water through it. With his huge squirrel cage fan it will freeze you out on 100* + days. But in montana we think it gets humid when it hits 25%
His well water must be super cold! A car radiator wouldn't cut it here. :lol:

atvpro 07-23-2012 09:51 PM
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Hay Ryan do you have any new pics of your Longhorn? I have a fiend here that is puting a 12 valve in his 70 chevy.His work makes me look like Gomer Pile. I think you wold it. I cant wait to see your LH. when it is finished.

fakerwade 07-24-2012 12:04 PM
Re: Finally starting my Longhorn 4x4 conversion
 
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Originally Posted by atvpro (Post 5501948)
Hay Ryan do you have any new pics of your Longhorn? I have a fiend here that is puting a 12 valve in his 70 chevy.His work makes me look like Gomer Pile. I think you wold it. I cant wait to see your LH. when it is finished.
You remember Gomer Pile??? (you must be old and stuff!!):lol:

Dieselwrencher 07-24-2012 08:06 PM
Re: Finally starting my Longhorn 4x4 conversion
 
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Originally Posted by atvpro (Post 5501948)
Hay Ryan do you have any new pics of your Longhorn? I have a fiend here that is puting a 12 valve in his 70 chevy.His work makes me look like Gomer Pile. I think you wold it. I cant wait to see your LH. when it is finished.
Randall, sorry no new pics of it. I do have new pics of the 88 Burb i'm putting a 12v in though. I just have to get them uploaded.

atvpro 07-24-2012 08:14 PM
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Hay wade! It takes one to know one.
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fakerwade 07-24-2012 08:36 PM
Re: Finally starting my Longhorn 4x4 conversion
 
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Originally Posted by atvpro (Post 5503471)
Hay wade! It takes one to know one.
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So true!

1972RedNeck 07-24-2012 09:59 PM
Re: Finally starting my Longhorn 4x4 conversion
 
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Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher (Post 5501824)
His well water must be super cold! A car radiator wouldn't cut it here. :lol:
It's about 50* degrees out of my well. The deeper you go, the colder it gets (to a point).

mknittle 07-27-2012 10:57 AM
Re: Finally starting my Longhorn 4x4 conversion
 
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Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher (Post 3591410)
I just actually thought about putting this body on a 89 F-350 chassis. It already has a 5.9 cummins with a ZF 5 speed, a lift with 36's, but IDK yet. The ford frame might be tooo wide to try to get the chevy body on it without it being ugly looking on the body mounts.
I think you are better off with what you have.Engine/trans awaps are easier than body swaps the biggist problem with these trucks when swapping bodys is the front ends are kind of short and getting tha coer support and front wheels right can be a pain. also the frame width like you said, there isnt much room to move outwards on the rear cab mounts.

You are almost there why make more work for yourself?:lol:
I know I can't stop myself either!

I had a hell of a brain fart the other day. We have a couple mid 40s 1 1/2 ton GMC trucks and not enough good front sheet metal.
I was thinking It wouldnt be that hard to make a shorter version of a ww2 duece and a half using dodge 1ton parts. Call it a half duece.
It would match my 42 jeep. Now all i need is a 4 bamger perkins for the jeep:lol:

SS Tim 07-27-2012 01:27 PM
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Something like this Chevy 7107 / G506 ?

Dieselwrencher 07-27-2012 07:09 PM
Re: Finally starting my Longhorn 4x4 conversion
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by mknittle (Post 5508061)
I think you are better off with what you have.Engine/trans awaps are easier than body swaps the biggist problem with these trucks when swapping bodys is the front ends are kind of short and getting tha coer support and front wheels right can be a pain. also the frame width like you said, there isnt much room to move outwards on the rear cab mounts.

You are almost there why make more work for yourself?:lol:
I know I can't stop myself either!

I had a hell of a brain fart the other day. We have a couple mid 40s 1 1/2 ton GMC trucks and not enough good front sheet metal.
I was thinking It wouldnt be that hard to make a shorter version of a ww2 duece and a half using dodge 1ton parts. Call it a half duece.
It would match my 42 jeep. Now all i need is a 4 bamger perkins for the jeep:lol:

How far back did you find that post? That had to be atleast 2-3 years back I posted that. :lol:

mknittle 07-28-2012 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by SS Tim (Post 5508290)
Something like this Chevy 7107 / G506 ?
yeah, only scaled to fit the smaller frame and running gear.


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