Wrecked the Diamond T IN the garage.

you do nice work , glad you didn't get hurt , have to adjust that safety switch on the shifter now ,

 

Thanks. I'm not relying on that nss, but getting one to mount on the trans shift lever as original (it's a 4L60E). It's ready for paint, just a little more masking tomorrow morning, then go get a quart of color, and I'll be shooting paint in the afternoon. Weather permitting...

 

glad its coming along made me sick when i saw your post. i always have liked the diamond t.......Dave

 

Thanks! Made me sick too, but I'm over it now. The big check from Hagerty will ease the pain even more! It's in paint now, and will go back together pretty fast, I hope. I brush touched the cowl and hood chips, that worked well with the bc/cc. I managed to hang a big curtain in the fender, but it's in the clear, so I just buried it under more clear. You know what they say, "That'll buff right out!"

Brian

 

Nice recovery!!

Hell, I hope that GMC with the steer horns on it has a working NSS. I wouldn't want to be standing in front of that if it ever took off!

 

It's getting back to normal ,good.

 

Funny you should mention that! A month ago I walked around the front of it, and ran right into the tip of those horns. I'm still sporting the ugly bruise on my chest. If I hadn't had a Carhart jacket on, I'd have been gored!

Brian

 

You need a couple tennis balls on the end!!

Seriously beautiful truck!

 

Thank God it was a truck, and not a lowrider...you'd have some different balls on the ends!

 

owooo !

 

may i suggest finding the appropriate item to attach to the bent area and strap in place ...mannequin , stuffed poodle ,no parking sign ,sign that sez foot on brake required for all starts .....
good luck so HAPPPY..... HAPPY... HAPPY you or anyone one is not hurt...

 

Looks good, obviously you spray your own paint, what kind do you use and where do you spray it ?

 

hmm

 

I'm not reading throught all 7 pages so i dont know if it was said or not, But you need a stronger front bumper for such a large beauitful truck.

 

No, what I need is a neutral safety switch on a very common aftermarket shifter that is easy to adjust, and STAYS adjusted, not one that, like many others of it's kind, fails to work as it should.


Brian

 

You should inform Lokar on what happened and point out that not just you are having problems.

Maybe they can do better

Let us know what you come up with.

 

Good to see you dodged a bullet on this one, Brian. Care to comment on Hagerty's
claim service? Fair compensation considering YOU provided the labor for repairs?
(I may switch to them..)

 

As I said before the Mopar in the trans switch is pretty fool proof, so how about putting one right at the trans on the linkage and avoiding the Lokar altogether?

 

It's sad the Lokar company disreguards the need to make it better.

 

Show us an example of what you mean and how it mounts - operates.

 

B & M makes a wide selection of shifters.

 

http://www.bing.com/search?q=b%20and%20m%20shifters&qs=AS&sk=&pq=B%20and%20M%20shifters&sp=1&sc=6-16&form=BDKTMA&pc=BDT1&shash=&BDParam=0000&mkt=en-US

 

here http://www.bing.com/search?q=b%20and%20m%20shifters&qs=AS&sk=&pq=B%20and%20M%20shifters&sp=1&sc=6-16&form=BDKTMA&pc=BDT1&shash=&BDParam=0000&mkt=en-US

 

We are more interested in a NSS solution for Lokar than we are interested in B&M shifters.

Brian, if you have a solution please share it.

 

Hahaha ! The Mopar lockout switch is fool proof, but who wants to install a Mopar transmission to get an internal lockout switch . They also are used with manual Morpar ****** since 1947. It's not rocket science . I made my own back in the day when I changed from a Packard manual gearbox to an R-Type Hydro. I used freight elevator switchs.