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I find, even on a normal day, if the truck is trying to roll backwards, the parking brake wants to bind tighter. I have to clutch out in first to get it to let go.

This brings up a good point. What's the difference in weight between the new pistons and old pistons?

I plan to try this thermostat setup. It's what came up when I cross referenced the NAPA numbers posted here. I will report on success/failure. These are found at O'Reilly's

I know, I just thought it was funny. Given all his "I'm definitely sticking around" talk.

Glad to see that the guy that started this thread got all the way to 12 posts in the last 6 years.

It appears to have the air toggle mounted below the dash, at center.

I also need the last frame member that holds the Pintle. But I may replace that with a piece of structural C shape.

Yeah, I wore ear plugs. I only have one neighbor within 1/2 a mile or so. I made sure they weren't home. PM me a price on a tail gate. I still have one, but it needs a lot of work too.... You're about 5.5 hours from me. If the price is right, I might make the drive. Heck, if you have a...

How do the "wagon" type trailers handle on the highway and stuff?? Seems like most wagons I've seen like to weave at speed. Wouldn't want that thing "wagging the dog".

Yeah, this was barely worth fixing. But I'd like to to be able to more easily use the bed until I can buy a new one. I may go ahead and spend some money on a c8x11.5 or similar to build a new fascia for the tailgate to mount to. But the steel to do it is half the cost of a nicer bed. The...

What ever you're going through, I hope it gets better for you.

SWEET truck. I have seen that picture around the net. I'm in the middle of an almost-that-curvy piece of hwy 421.

How long of a piece of 3/4" do you need? And what diameter would actually work for you? I have an old 40's logan lathe. I can't promise good looks, but I can turn something down for you.

Ive been ironing out the wrinkles in my bed. Now it's covered in snow again.

Just peer pressure him into doing a few brake stands. (Or attempting anyway) should make for a good "hold my beer and watch THIS" moment. be sure to get it on film.

Nice build. What part of TN did you buy in?

The final stage of any rebuild is to drive it like you stole it. Run it hard, just don't put it away wet.

There are some applications where solder is a poor choice. For example, most of the heavy gage wiring on the deuce is a nice, ultra flexible stranded wire. If you were to make a soldered connection on this wire, it would be easy to apply too much solder and have it "wick" up in the wire. This...

I'm sorry, but I have to argue your point here. I think the fact that solder isn't used in residential or commercial wiring has WAY more to due with practicality and feasibility than anything else. You are commonly joining multiple 14ga, 12ga, or larger solid copper wires. Which is fine, but...

I'm in Shady Valley. Right between Bristol and Mountain City on 421.