1951 F16

[idrivejunk]

Yes it is. Howdy Pugsy.

Hope you get to feeling 100% soon, Bill. I think I hurt myself block sanding this week. Don't do that.

[kb426]

O&S had a light day. I started low on gas and ran out after some manual labor. I reinstalled the door handles without loosing any skin. As close as it is, that is an accomplishment. The doors are back on the cab. The weather will change by tomorrow so I decided to bring the chassis back in. That's where the manual labor came in. Lots of stuff to move and no other way than pushing to get it back into the shop.

[jaybee]

The chassis looks really good, a solid foundation for that cab.

[kb426]

O&S is not dead, yet. I'm 10 days into this cold and I can say that nothing in my life has taken me down like this. Off to a story. Some time ago when I primed the engine oil system with just a ratchet and extension. It took very little time to pressure it up. As you might imagine, with that method, you can't build full pressure. I didn't anymore than get my tools put up and there was a drip of oil under the rear main. New seal and repair sleeve had been installed and with the engine out in the open so it was able to see and install just as I had done for years. This bothered me a lot. I wondered if there was a crack around a galley plug that I didn't see when I installed them. Today was the day to check it. I removed the back end from the engine and could see that there had been some oil coming from the main seal. I cleaned it up and attached a drill to an extension and ran the oil pump for about a minute. It was dry. 5 hours later the floor is dry. I have no idea what has happened. It's all bolted back together and I'm starting on fuel lines. I had this idea that I could use my push to connect dies to form a roll on the tubing the same diameter as a factory hose barb. After 2 attempts, I have the correct size. I'm using 3/8" nicop to run from the tank and to the rear of the engine and hose to connect from there.

[kb426]

O&S has fuel lines. Not pretty, just effective. The cold is still sucking my energy.

[enjenjo]

I must have missed it. What fuel tank is that?

[kb426]

Tanks universal. Having the fuel pump lowered sure made connecting lines interesting. Had I paid attention, I wouldn't have glued it in yet. Lack of planning on my part, again.

[enjenjo]

Thanks

[kb426]

O&S spent most of the day in the shop. Still not up to strength. I started out with running brake lines. There are run up to the firewall where the master is located. The wiper motor is installed. The front and rear glass is installed. I had the assistance of the wonderful Mrs. O&S to install the glass. They were very snug. There's no way I could have put them in by myself. Everything got run outside and the cab is sitting on the frame. Not bolted down yet. That was enough for today. T.B. has set in. 

[kb426]

O&S is still plodding along. The 1st time I had the cab on the frame, I had slotted 4 mounting holes. Before I painted the frame, I cut those areas out and welded in new metal. So I had to re-drill 4 holes to bolt the cab down. I used cab to frame welting inbetween the cab and the mounts. It got up to 86 degrees this afternoon. I brought the rear fenders around and sanded them with 400 and shot black epoxy on them. Sitting in the sun, they were dry in minutes instead of hours. That's the last of the body panels to be shot. This morning, after I finished bolting the cab down, I put a jack on the right side behind the cab. I jacked it up to see if it would pick up the front and rear at the same time. I looked at the other side and the rear was completely in the air but the front was still touching the ground. I opened the door and it worked. That answers some questions about torsional rigidity.

[416Ford]

What are you using for a fuel filler KB? Thinking about giving Vickie a few extra inches of storage in the cab of her truck.

[kb426]

Dave, I picked one of the Tanks straight necks. This one is under the middle of the floor. I could have chosen a side exit tank but The puts it inside the rear fender. I did that on the white 51. I wanted this to be as simple as it could.

[kb426]

O&S had an agenda today. I got started by finishing up the brake lines. After bleeding, I see I had a leak in a rear caliper. I thought it was a copper washer on the hose. Not so, running out of the caliper. That blind old guy around here nicked a seal when installing the piston. That's the 1st one is years but I'm still not happy with myself. The pedal assembly is bolted on, the clutch cable is connected and the steering column is connected. I put fuel in the tank and disconnected the inlet on the throttle body and powered up the fuel pump. I let it run a little and then strained the fuel and found nothing. I connected the 2 fuel lines together and let it circulate for a few minutes. I then reconnected the lines to the throttle body. I think it's good to go. I'm at the mercy of delivery times on some of the parts I ordered. I thought it would be running this week but I don't think stuff will be here to do that.

[chimp koose]

No doubt about it , you do nice work .

[416Ford]

Looking good and moving along quickly.