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Thanks, I hope to get if running this weekend, but I have a habit of being overly optimistic. I will try to get a video, but I’m not very electronicly inclined. Andy

Search his old posts, he had quite a few for sale ads and whatnot. He may have posted a phone number or email in the past. I haven’t seen him on here as much lately. Good luck with your search. Andy

I certainly appreciate the encouraging words, it has taken too long. The pictures make it look nicer than it is. It’s really just a thorough cleanup job. Some of the real restorations on here would put it to shame. Either way it’s been a fun project and I look forward to completing it. I messed around with the air system today and everything appears to be working properly. That was a hurdle I was not looking forward to. Andy

Finally !

A Mack trans in a Pete? I have a suspicion that Dave will not approve of that.....Haha, Andy

Very clean little rig, do you still have that R700 with the V8? (If I’m remembering correctly). Andy

I didn’t inquire specifically, but my buddy got the impression that it was not for sale. Andy

Funny, this week my buddy was doing some site work at a local estate and this happened to be in the other side of the barn they were working on. Andy

I believe there big event is August 1, but I think they will be running at every nostalgia day on the NED schedule. One is Draggin’ in the 50s, one is the cam snappers day, I thought the poster I put up had the dates on there, but I guess not. I will ask to find out for sure. Andy

Yes, I posted it in this thread. I talked to my buddy, I can PM you his number if you want. Andy

Well, it looks like I’m gonna have a little time off of work. So I’ve decided to get some work done on the “silver bullet”, as the previous owner used to call it. I got a set of new 24.5 rims and drive tires. The driveshafts have all been redone and balanced and are installed. The new airbags and shocks are in and I swapped in the front axle from the grey truck. There is new everything on the axles, I also got the battery box and hydro tank mounted up. I spoke with a few of the guys at Bendix and they truly have been great. They shamed me into converting the truck to a dual circuit brake system. I’m waiting for a few more valves to show up, but I’m hoping to get the ones I have installed over the weekend if the part stores are open for the plumbing supplies I need. The Bendix guys also talked me into an ADIS dryer which seems like it is going simplify the plumbing. I’m gonna put up a picture or two, even though it looks the same. I’m sure I will have some questions for you guys, thanks. Andy

Haha. Your thinking Willie Nelson, Ozzy would probably have been snorting most of his meals at the time. Andy

Did you put the sign on Whalburgers? I think there is one of them across the street. The funny thing is, they were supposed to shut the street down for us, the the detail shows up and they want to leave it open. It was an odd play, but it worked out alright. It is funny how disconnected pedestrians can be, you can put signs out, jump up and down, yell and scream at them and they don’t even notice. I guess we can all be guilty of forgetting our surroundings, but some people are totally oblivious. Andy

That is the Landmark Center in Boston, 401 Park drive, near Fenway. The guy driving the Pete was cool, unfortunately the guy driving the Mack was a dud. I’d never worked with that crane company or trucking company before. We split the crane with another contractor that was installing a new chiller, so it was more of a debacle than usual.

On mine there is also 3 bolts that hold the fan hub in place, once you loosen them there is another bolt the is used to adjust the belt tension on the drivers side of the engine. Andy

If it’s like my 1969 Cummins 270 you need the loosen the 5 or 6 3/8” bolts around the water pump and turn it to get the belts on or off. I can snap a picture tomorrow as the truck is disassembled. Andy

Saw this beauty in Brunswick Maine last summer while working up there. I’m not much of a ford guy, but there wasn’t anything bad to say about this one. Andy

This is a job I was on last year changing out a few Roof top HVAC units. It was the largest crane I have ever worked with, and I’d never seen what the were calling a “Luffer”. I’ve seen Jibbs used in the past. Sorry for the crappy pics, it was a busy day. Andy

Total guess, but CB antenna mounting bracket? It looks a little marred up, like it had one it the universal mirror bracket clamps on it. Andy

Sounds like him and the congregation should pray for brains.....

After a year, I finally took the time to figure out how to resize and post pictures again! Hopefully everyone can see the images. Sorry it took so long for the reply. My friend and his buddy organized and run in the class, my friends name is Matt and the other guy is Kyle. If you email the address on the flyer it will go right to Kyle, I made him aware you may contact him. He is pretty tight with the track officials and management. NED is an NHRA track, and they are pretty safety oriented, but they are pretty cool generally. I doubt you’d have any issues. Andy

Well, these fellas were talking about earlier trucks that have much less complicated wiring than your 87 would have. There are many companies that make universal type harness for hot rods and whatnot, personally I have used Painless performance, American Autowire, and Ron Francis kits. I was happy with all of the although the American Autowire seemed to be the best bang for your buck. Summit racing or Jegs are a good place to buy things like this, just find a kit that best suits your needs. Finding the proper terminals to fit your factoy connectors is likely going to be the largest challenge. Hopefully someone can chime in and get you a wiring diagram for your truck. Is the harness really in awful shape or are you just having a hard time troubleshooting? Electrical issues can be very annoying. Good luck. Andy

Paul, my friend has a 55 Chevy and he and another fellow organized a gasser race at NED last year. I believe they are calling it “gasser mania”, and are having at least 3 more races scheduled this year. There is no ET limitation as I recall, I can put you in touch with them if you want. I believe there is a Facebook page for it, but I’m not on Facebook, so I’m not sure. Andy