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For ABS you could source the parts from Bosch for their over the road trucks but be prepared to spend upwards of $10,000. You havent even touched on the shieled wire for the sensors (emi). Cutting brakes or lockers easy and effective and comparably cheap! Denny

Antifreeze has been used in farm tractor tires for weight forever. I dont know how it affects the tire rubber though over time. Denny

Cool story, American know how at it's finest! Thank him for sharing with you and by extension us. Denny

The detergents in motor oil do not play nice with rubber! You've been lucky so far. No way in hello I would do it. Denny

Poor thing looks like it is an early member of the hood in the face club! aua Looks good though. Denny

I don't own one, so not mine! :whistle: Denny

Big difference in stregenth between steel and chromoly! Denny

With the large walker muffler I can have a normal conversation at highway speeds. But boy do you sure notice other noises in the truck! Nothing I need hearing protection for though. And yes it is a flow through design and it seems built in resionator also. Denny

I repaired a Challanger body that was worse than that. aua You will get verry good at cutting 1/8 steel plate in straight lines and making bends using a cutoff wheel to score the steel. A lot of work but not hard. Too bad your so far away. Denny

If you search this very same section infact 2 threads down from this one (currently) there is some very good advise on how to take care of your in tank rust problem. Denny

I got mine at NAPA. Denny

There is a video on you-tube some where of some guys trying to move a shed with a Hummer and a 3" nylon tow strap breaking and the end slicing through 1/2 plywood like nothing. There is a lot of stored energy in them nylon tow straps when they break, I have broken a few myself. I now use a 6"...

The bad thing about repairing steel with fiberglass is that the resin is not completely waterproof. Over a legnth of time rust will eventually form between the steel and patch. Denny

Good glad to hear it worked for you! :jumpin: Denny

A slight tapping motion with a hammer (don't wack it real hard) on the retainer will usually free up stuck retainers and keepers. Good luck, Denny

Is that ET's head I see poking up in the back of that school bus? :shock:

Not much at all, I welded a bracket to the body of the muffler to fit to the one on the truck with the holes drilled in it and legnthened the bracket for the upper mirror rod on the cowl. All in all it took me about an hour to make all the pieces paint and install. I wish I had a camera to take...

Yugo GVX.

I went with the large walker muffler and I love it! No noticable loss of power, can have a conversation with someone going down the road and I can still hear the wistle from mu turbocharger spooling up.:jumpin: Next to grooving my ndtcc tires for snow it is my favorite improvement. Denny

You have to be violating some kind of child labor laws! :funny: I just want to say THANKS, I enjoy your history lessons. Denny