1948 Thriftmaster

[I-R-POPS]

The door lettering couldn't be more perfect!! I love it.

Good luck with the Droning

 

[DozerII]

The lettering looks great, drones can be hard to eliminate. Let me guess it is right around 80 kph.[P[P

 

[05snopro440]

Thanks all!
Finally received my vibrant resonators, so they are installed now. The truck sounds about the same, but I won't know if it solved my drone issue until I can drive it again. My laneway is a bit of a mud hole right now so a test drive is likely a little ways off yet. I'll be disappointed if the drone is still there, but I do have room for a crossover tube, and then J tubes if I get really desperate!

I don't recall, are those Flowmasters or a knockoff? If flowmasters, what series? Did you end up installing tailpipes yet?

 

[BillM]

Thanks again guys. The drone was really annoying just off idle, like when I'd crawl out my laneway, or if it slipped into overdrive at around 60 k. No, I didn't put any tailpipes on it yet, for a few reasons - it's pretty low, and it looked near impossible to work around the triangulated 4 link, coilovers and gas tank. I didn't want to under the axle, and I really didn't want to run tail pipes all the way to the back of the truck anyway. I like the incognito look....I still get people in town wondering if it's just an old truck that sits too low
The mufflers are flowmasters, 50 series if I remember correctly. I love the sound - deep and not raspy.
I did get the truck out for a short ride yesterday, it's been sunny and windy for a few days so things are starting to dry up around here. The drone is very much improved, good enough that I'll likely leave it as is. The steering feels slightly heavier after the alignment change. I had a slight oscillation in the steering wheel so I had installed a pair of hubcentric rings on the front wheels and that seems to have solved that problem as well. Now I'm just waiting on some decent weather!

 

[BillM]

In keeping with Smallfoots update on the patina treatment, I decided it was time to give my truck a good wash and treatment. I'm hoping to make it to a fair sized local show Saturday morning. Before, during and after. Patina Sauce. I've done it twice now and probably still have 2/3 of the bottle left.

 

[soltz]

Looking really nice [cl
Have a good time at the show [P

 

[smallfoot]

That looks good!

 

[Old Iron]

Makes a lot of difference

 

[zzrodder]

All spiffy and ready to party! [cl[cl
How long does it keep shiny?

 

[dutch]

man, that truck looks so good... with or without the shine juice

 

[joedoh]

great stuff Bill!

 

[Torchie]

Darn fine looking truck, Bill.[cl
You guys keep trying to sway me towards the patina sauce. Don't you.
Torchie

 

[forbigpicture]

Love the truck, love the look !!!!!

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