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Solomon Grundy
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Location: Silicon Valley
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 Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 4:36 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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| Sano looking engine build. I've gone with and without the generator air cover. Can you say what is your opinion? |
Thanks for the comment. At this time I have no opinion on that generator air cover currently. Just the way it came with the car.
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wcfvw69 
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| Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 8:04 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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| Solomon Grundy wrote: |
| BarryL wrote: |
| Sano looking engine build. I've gone with and without the generator air cover. Can you say what is your opinion? |
Thanks for the comment. At this time I have no opinion on that generator air cover currently. Just the way it came with the car. |
Those plastic generator covers were not added until the bugs went away from rain guards on the vented engine lids. They then added multiple rows of vents in the lids as the 70's wore on. My contention is they were added to keep the rain water out of the generators.
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thom
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Location: Sacramento
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| Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2018 4:05 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Installed new hinge pins. I did 1st-oversize, but the reamer barely removed any metal, they were so sloppy, so I went 2nd-oversize and they're nice and snug now. You can get the reamers on ebay - I paid $8 each for mine; I don't see how WW gets $45 for theirs.
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thom
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Location: Sacramento
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| Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2018 4:06 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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POR-15'd the insides of the cab doors
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Don66bus
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| Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 1:48 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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I had taken off the door panels on my '66 Deluxe to get the locks redone (thanks Gabriel). You can see the rot at the bottom of the driver door panel.
I replaced the mushy part of the panel and covered the inside with polyethylene, as Clara suggests. Construction tape works very well on poly.
I was impressed with the lack of significant rust on the bottom of the doors after my owning it for 14 years. It lives outside, except for the winter. It has been oil-sprayed 2-3 times in its life with me and that might contribute to the metal still being solid.
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Stealthy
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Joined: June 14, 2002
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
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| Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2018 8:11 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Finished the logos on the dove grey commercial caps. Got them from The Samba. Vinyl logos fitted very well and am happy with the outcome. Easy to do once you watch the how too video on YouTube.
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wcfvw69
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| Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2018 8:19 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Holy smokes is that a beautiful double cab! 
Very, very nice mate!
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thom
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| Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2018 9:06 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Getting the cargo doors sorted out on the '57 23-window. It's amazing - and scary - how malleable hinges are when you get them orange-hot. I had to do some outright surgery on one of the hinges to get anything to line up - I removed it and re-positioned it (for the 2nd time). The door bottoms still need some help.
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redhotgto
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| Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2018 8:14 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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been struggling very hard to get the front door hinge pins out !!
tried making a press on my own, didn't work, what now? ive heated , punched, drilled, and worked my ass off but they wont budge, any ideas guys ? |
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Daddybus
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| Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2018 9:08 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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been struggling very hard to get the front door hinge pins out !!
tried making a press on my own, didn't work, what now? ive heated , punched, drilled, and worked my ass off but they wont budge, any ideas guys ? |
Buy the correct tool for the job. I got my door hinge pin tool on line for $50 or so from an online hot rod shop. |
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redhotgto
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 7:44 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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| like the one from eastwood? or where |
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ronjonlasvegas
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 8:28 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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| like the one from eastwood? or where |
I have seen other guys used this tool and had success removing them.
https://www.bobdrake.com/FordItem.aspx?Item=TL-100&ReturnUrl=
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thom
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 5:06 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Is there a source for oversized early cargo door hinge pins? 211841509 ?
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Solomon Grundy
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Joined: December 26, 2004
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Location: Silicon Valley
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 8:59 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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New tires for the D-Cab. Being my trans died before the new 1641 rebuild hit 500 miles I will have time to get the rims powder coated. Hope to have time this week to pull the engine.
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Daddybus
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| Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2018 11:03 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Installed rear-facing jumpseat. It’s a reproduction.
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derRHDmeister
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| Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2018 11:43 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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I'm curious if that will help with the door sag? Hinge pins.
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Installed new hinge pins. I did 1st-oversize, but the reamer barely removed any metal, they were so sloppy, so I went 2nd-oversize and they're nice and snug now. You can get the reamers on ebay - I paid $8 each for mine; I don't see how WW gets $45 for theirs.
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Okie Adam
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| Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2018 2:30 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Installed rear-facing jumpseat. It’s a reproduction.
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This is a project I need to tackle! Any tips?
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easy e
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| Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2019 9:01 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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I took the headlight switch out & did the Eric&Barb and Matt Roberds Headlight Switch Repair to help my 6v system do the best it can.
Soldered terminals inside & out.
When disassembling... pay attention to where the square inner part is oriented, with respect to the #57 spade (actually, the #57 finger on the inside).
M3x16 screws, slightly countersunk (with a drill bit, by hand).
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62DoKaGuy
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| Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2019 7:43 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Installed new hinge pins. I did 1st-oversize, but the reamer barely removed any metal, they were so sloppy, so I went 2nd-oversize and they're nice and snug now. You can get the reamers on ebay - I paid $8 each for mine; I don't see how WW gets $45 for theirs.
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Thom, do you have a link to the reamers, especialy 1st oversize reamer, you found? I’d like to buy one that someone knows works, of course haha. Thanks.
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| ...I went at it from both ends but going from the rear didn't seem to do anything, although I did spray some rust breaker in there... |
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Liveonjg
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Location: Eugene, Oregon
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| Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 9:21 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Installed a tonneau from NLA Parts.
And finally replaced the driver's door lock mechanism so the door now stays closed. Sometimes it's the little things that matter the most.
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