Recent content by Dick Steinkamp

Keep in mind that a stock 10si is NOT a one wire alternator. To convert a stock 10si to a one wire requires a kit to replace the stock VR with a self exciting one... https://alternatorparts.com/self-exciting-alternator-kit-installation.html Unless you are trying to eliminate a couple of wires...

EVERY state is different when it comes to vehicle registration. EVERY state. Advice for what works in California or Minnesota, or Arizona, or Colorado, or ANY other state is worthless. What works in Ohio WILL NOT work in Maine. ONLY what works in Maine will work in Maine.

X2. There are no shoulder harnesses, side impact door beams, crumple zones, collapsible steering columns, roll over structures, etc. The gas tank in in your lap, the tires have a skinny footprint, the brakes are marginal even when all parts are new and adjusted properly, the suspension is from...

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Other than that, things are OK? ;)

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50 year old bald tires at 67 MPH? Please let me know when you are driving the car. I don't want me or my family near you.

I would agree with John. However, "proper working condition" would have to be defined as being able to slide all 4 tires evenly. To do that, you would have to adjust the brakes differently than Ford instructed. Stock adjustment instructions have the rear brakes coming on first and the rear...

The article you link to was from July of 2017. Hardly breaking news. The lead sentence is... "The internal combustion engine has been around more than a century. And it should be around for decades to come," Further on it says..." eliminating the gas engine altogether will be difficult, if...

It's amazing that after all these years...and being a big truck...that the body isn't all dented and torn :cool: I wouldn't have the guts to restore it. I'd leave it cosmetically as is and go through the mechanical systems so that it runs, drives, and stops like it should and that everything...

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Every state has different laws about what you are trying to do. Make sure you get advice ONLY from those who have done what you want to do in NEW JERSEY. You should probably research at New Jersey's Motor Vehicle Commission on line, or go into one of their offices and explain what you want to do.

Congrats! The satisfaction that goes with solving a tough problem makes up for the frustration experienced along the way.