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Here's an updated exploded view - this seems to match the trans in my 50 3100 truck. The diagram shows needle bearings for the countershaft - but...
Thanks @Mac VP. I will give them a call. Did further diagnosis/teardown today, and I also need a counter shaft and countershaft gear... Someone...
So the input shaft/clutch gear - item 8 in the attached... Has chipped teeth on the small gear that engages with the sliding drum... I've looked...
These dang Redneck Snow Peoples hijacked my Truck for the entire month of December! I finally chased them away with a hair dryer. Good...
Thanks Mike - I'm doing what I said I would do - drive it, not tear it apart and spend a lot of $$$ on it... That is not to say I didn't notice...
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New cheapy tires and old Holley 2BBL carb from a Pinto... just drivin and figuring out that this double clutch thing actually works on old...
Look for "Made in Taiwan" on the HF stuff and you almost always get a better tool. Taiwan is the new Germany. :) Sent from my SM-G920V using The...
Eckler's also bought Rick's Camaros - same story, back orders and high shipping charges. And pics of the part don't match the part. Order light...
Heater element then ground? Block heater maybe? Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk
Google images decided my latest pic needed an "old school instamatic camera" treatment...Kids and their Cloud Algorithms these days... Then one...
So talk to me about lower "via new springs" vs "via Sid's dropped axles and lowering blocks" - it looks like doing with springs might be cheaper...
And YES, Mr 38Caddy - convincing the BOSS was much more painful than getting the truck running...kinda.. I had to get my daughter on my side...
I DID find a job in Las Vegas - with another start-up...which means I'm subject to unemployment at any second! :) Opa the old truck now has new...
$3500 minus time off for good behavior :)
The title...yeah...the title... Well I basically kicked the can down the road until the day I need to sell it. As I suspected, Texas just let me...
Absolutely - your truck is my inspiration - get it low and looking better - without spending a ton of $$$$. You already gave me the tip on Sid's -...
Yeah - but the F1 part didn't relate to Ford Pickups - it was related to watching too many F1 car races :) Short term is getting it running well...
And it is mine... And true to form, my maiden voyage ended with my friend John towing me home after it stalled in the hood - and wouldn't...
So the owner's son finally decides that he didn't want the truck... so you know where this is going right? I'm working on the boss to see if...
OK - long time , no Blabber. Finally got the carb fixed after 3 or 4 tries. After a drive around the block, gas would start pouring out the accel...
Changed the oil today - about 4.5 qts came out. Checked the oil filter - it was a Cartridge - looked almost new so didn't change it. Checked...
Ok - Back from Vegas - and I got a job. Actually been trying to figure the new gig out this week - so no work on the 3100. I did get the cap in...
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I think I'm going to tell him to sell it in Texas and just hope the vin transfers over from title to title with no vehicle inspection. I will...
So one carb rebuild later - she runs ! - and doesn't dump gas all over the place. The float arm was rusted to the pin - so the float was creaky,...
Hey belair - the truck has the vehicle VIN plate on the door hinge post - and it is correct to the truck (1950 3100), the issue is the Texas Title...
So there's some type of metal lever on the driver's side - on the side of the seat (might have had a plastic knob on it originally?) I thought...
Wow ebs121781 - that's exactly what someone should probably do to this truck. Do you mind telling me how you lowered it? (And I know this is...
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