Checker cab

I should have put HA HA after it.

 

I have a set of Chevy 250 headers you can have for shipping.

 

Took a short drive from the back yard, into the garage.



The gauges are mostly working, too...haven't got it warm enough to see if the temp gage is working. Chasing power to the brake lights now. And there's a neat rattle from the bellhousing area? But it's running OK. I replaced the fuel pump and rubber fuel lines, and added a big filter before the pump to catch the stray crap from the tank.

 

Cool gauges and switches...

 

Friend had one. We figured if both rear doors were open you could ride a motorcycle through it.

 

Spent several hours cleaning stuff...like the interior...

and went for a little drive around the block. It runs mostly OK, although it did some popping stuff, and it's kind of loud. The brakes work. The steering is effortless, and it has a very tight turning radius. It's also a big old boat, and not very peppy.

The temp gauge doesn't work, it looks like it's the sender, since it measures "open" and putting a resistor in it's place makes the gage move like it should. I ordered a new one, it's NORS because no one makes them any more. At least I hope I ordered the right one, it's for International trucks and a few jeeps from that era. The resistances might be close enough, and it's the right size.

I'm tempted to replace the thermostat, as it didn't open on the test drive, but then the head only got up to about 200 degrees. So maybe if I push it a little more it'll start working like it should.

My kid was measuring big block engines and the engine bay, and seeing what it would take to put a real engine in there.

Oh...we also installed a new old radio antenna, and I'm happy to report that the original Checker AM radio still brings in the tunes! See the neat little plastic housing for the speaker under the middle of the dash?