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The truck will be out at its first show in New Hartford CT. Sunday morning.

Yea they were pretty huge from what I’ve seen. The doors have really cool cast iron catches to hold them open that work well. They must have kept those brakes adjusted up tight hahaha. Mine are ok but probably not enough to slam the doors shut. My doors are a little stiff sliding also. So in...

You are 100% correct. My 49 GMC is same but thats always locked in my garage or in view from where its parked. I will definitely add a locking cap to this one before its sitting around at a event.

Got some eyeballs on and working last night.

Will be using cold plate dipping cabinet freezer and probably a extra regular 110v mini chest freezer. Cold plate runs on 110 but will hold temps below zero for like 8-10hrs with no power. The truck will have a generator and will still be able to run on shore power since most likely it will be...

Haha yes I actually already jokingly named it that! I do love rust and patina look but this one will be all clean and painted and proper. I already have a patina type truck. I will admit I’m going to miss the crusty natural look when I do make it pretty.

It has 4.86’s in it currently and with the OD trans and a 34 ish” tire it’s plenty happy. 2100RPM =65mph which I wont be running it at anyhow. It is happy cruising at 55. Its not built to be a highway king but rather get from point A to point B when its needed.

The pic of it in the tree is the 1st pic above. As for radials they were like new take offs from a jeep or something. Not the weight rating I wanted but brand new good years for $100 I couldn’t complain about it. Worst case scenario they are temporary and I use them on my wifes jeep later on...

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Hello everyone. Been lurking on here for a few years absorbing some knowledge while working on my most recent project and I figured I should introduce myself and say thank you for the wealth of knowledge on the site. My name is Luke and I previously in my younger years worked as a mechanic in a...