Re: getting some more done on the race truck
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looks real good ron ! do you have any thoughts on fabbing a steering column ? i see you have a quick release setup on yours. i was thinking on the line of 1 3/4 tube[or so] for the jacket and 3/4 or 1" for the shaft. what did you use for bearings ?
I used a lower bearing from a dakota column I had here for the top and a bearing from some other mopar column I had laying around for the bottom and a piece of tubing from something else and made them all work Ron...
you know "CHEAP".....
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Re: getting some more done on the race truck
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03/29/12 10:45 PM
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you know "CHEAP".....
"thrifty" comes to mind....
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Re: getting some more done on the race truck
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03/29/12 11:47 PM
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Hey Ron, Looking good. I am so glad to see you back to work on your "Race Truck" !!! Keep up the good work! Mark
1996 Ram 1500 Sport 1968 road runner 1952 Sears Allstate licensed, pump gas, Hemi 5.98 @ 115.73 1.33 60 ft. The best is yet to come. Painless Performance / Street RODDER magazine Top 100 for 2019
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Re: getting some more done on the race truck
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got a little work done this week and got some neat stuff at the Big 3 swap meet last weekend I mounted the shifter and cable and cut out the dash for the gauge panel. and picked up some new VDO gauges (volt, water and oil) at the swap meet. but the GREAT buy was I picked up 4 quarts of house of Kolor Tangelo orange pearl, that is the color I really wanted to do this truck but it was going up in price so fast I thought I would have to pass on it. it goes for like $90.00 a quart now I got mine for $65.00 a quart and no tax so $260.00 for a gallon is not bad. here are some pics. this is the color,this is the can of left over paint from the 63 wagon. Oh and I picked up this scoop for $25.00
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Re: getting some more done on the race truck
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A lot of great scores at the swap meet Ron! Does the orange require a white base under it? So glad to see you back to work on this truck!
1996 Ram 1500 Sport 1968 road runner 1952 Sears Allstate licensed, pump gas, Hemi 5.98 @ 115.73 1.33 60 ft. The best is yet to come. Painless Performance / Street RODDER magazine Top 100 for 2019
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Re: getting some more done on the race truck
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Eric, the column is 1 1/2" it is what I had around here and the bearings were from some other columns I had, as far as the quick release hex goes, that is what the off road shop here had and so far it seams to work OK, I never had a splined one.
mark, I will use white sealer as a base for the orange but I have shot it over buff polyprime and it looked OK as well.
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Re: getting some more done on the race truck
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Eric, the column is 1 1/2" it is what I had around here and the bearings were from some other columns I had, as far as the quick release hex goes, that is what the off road shop here had and so far it seams to work OK, I never had a splined one.
mark, I will use white sealer as a base for the orange but I have shot it over buff polyprime and it looked OK as well.
Ron, That color will look great on your truck!
1996 Ram 1500 Sport 1968 road runner 1952 Sears Allstate licensed, pump gas, Hemi 5.98 @ 115.73 1.33 60 ft. The best is yet to come. Painless Performance / Street RODDER magazine Top 100 for 2019
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