doubleclutchinweasel

“If the court reporter asks what language you are speaking…”

Yep. The original T/A sound in the movie S&theB was indeed the 4-speed big-block Chevy from “2-Lane Blacktop”, which was also Harrison Ford’s car in “American Graffiti”. I noticed that a lot of the remastered versions actually sound like a T/A now. I had a couple of those cars and loved them. But they WERE a late ‘70’s “smog motor” and did not sound like the 454 sounds in the original release. Another interesting movie car was Tony Danza’s ‘57 Chevy in “Hollywood Knights”. It was the “Project X” car from Popular Hot Rodding magazine. In the scene where they are racing the Cobra, you can see a puff of smoke off the engine. They blew the transmission and hurt the motor.

Here in NC, "no title" can be tricky. NC will do a "title search", but sometimes completing the sale can be tricky. It looks more like a parts truck to me.

You just triggered a repressed memory! The cutting edge on the K/G cutter blades we used was welded on, not bolted like our dirt blades. Cutting one of those off and replacing it was quite an ordeal. Helped do a couple of those as a young man. Get more welding experience right there in a couple of days than most people get in a lifetime. I'll need to drink a little extra tonight to try and push that memory back into hiding!

Thanks for coming back with the fix. That really help folks out on here. Too many people never give that feedback. Glad the Dog is happy again!

Saw this the other day...

Do you have the toggle switch on the dash to flash the high beams? If so, do they work when that switch is flipped? IIRC, that same toggle will dim the lights if they are on high beam. I THINK that switch energizes the high beam filament without going through the "tilt beam" switch. Might help narrow it down pretty quickly to the dimmer switch.

Would you believe 1969???

You talkin' about the movie Convoy?

That F model is killer too.

Like this...

Remember when the Ford L series oriented all the gauges so that everything was cool when they all pointed to the right???

My favorite Johnny Cash song is his version of Kris' "Sunday Morning Coming Down".

Harder to find a diesel mechanic these days than it is to find a college grad. Got plenty of those.

I was walking home from little league baseball practice and saw a boy in the parking lot of my best friend’s dad’s gas station. Had been hit by a car. Blood everywhere. He was trying to get up. don’t know if he survived or who he was. I quit baseball that day. Still can’t get that image out of my mind.

4-lane across Sweetwater! Used to have an uncle who lived right at the top of the hill.

There used to be a saying that Macks built the roads for the Peterbilts to drive on.

I think you have a gem there. As long as you can keep it running, you're probably better off doing so.

😄😄😄I didn't read that far down. LOL!!! 😄😄😄

"If you stole your outhouse from a construction site..."

You know, it is my considered opinion that this truck SUCKS! And the only way I can think of to make it "cool" is to...give it to me! Then it would be cool! I can't wait to see this thing finished.

True. And a fig. 9-10 setup would have needle bearings on the top, not a bushing. That's what my '70 had.

Here was a pic he posted. Definitely a tapered mid-section. But I don't know if the straight parts on the ends are correctly sized. Beside this is a pic I posted. The ends ARE straight where the bushings go. The taper is only for where it seats in the axle beam. Like you, I wish we could be there to help him sort this out.

That is a VERY informative post, Geoff.

I just wish there was some way to help the OP sort this out.