58 Dodge fire truck

[falconvan]

Thanks! Well, the color is off but it is flat red and at least now it’s solid and that was the goal. Should have it back on this week.

 

[joedoh]

gorgeous! i bet teh paint will match better once its older [cl[cl

 

[bob w]

Fire engine red.

 

[falconvan]

I thought about leaving it in primer; tried mixing some white with the red but it looked pink. Finally said the hell with it and used the red.

 

[joedoh]

mix vinegar and salt and hydrogen peroxide, it will oxidize quick.

 

[falconvan]

mix vinegar and salt and hydrogen peroxide, it will oxidize quick.

Cool; I’ll try that. Ratio?

 

[joedoh]

regular bottle of peroxide, cup of vinegar, couple spoons of salt. rough the paint up a little and put it all in a spray bottle and keep it wet a while.

it will also flash rust on bare metal.

 

[falconvan]

Got a bunch done today. Hood is on, set the pinion angle on the rearend and welded the spring pads on, and replace a broken spring mount on the frame. Rearend back in tomorrow and start plumbing all the brakes.

 

[skull]

any E T A on when ya can run it down the road[S


Later

 

[falconvan]

Soon, as soon as I get the brake lines ran and figure out a slave cylinder for the clutch

 

[joedoh]

makes me want one myself! [cl[cl

 

[Old Iron]

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[falconvan]

Just about road test ready. I put all new brakes, brake lines, and shocks on the back. I got my hydraulic clutch conversion finished up and it works good. I had to get the pinion side of the driveshaft changed to a small Chrysler unjoint and should have that back Monday. Then just a few odds and ends and we can call it done.

 

[Torchie]

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[Old Iron]

Heck ya, what was the slave cylinder off of?

 

[falconvan]

I took a real scientific approach. I looked up slave cylinders on Amazon and picked one that looked like it would be easy to build a bracket for and had the same hose fitting as the clutch master.

 

[bob w]

Too fast, you got it done too fast. Nice plan and well done too.

 

[soltz]

Very nice

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[joedoh]

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[Old Iron]

I took a real scientific approach. I looked up slave cylinders on Amazon and picked one that looked like it would be easy to build a bracket for and had the same hose fitting as the clutch master.

Hey, that's the same thing I do [cl