Recent content by Joatha

Count me in for some free stuff!

I am about a year or 2 from being where you are at our place. We redid the interior of the house from top to bottom and stem to stern about 4-5 years ago. It was a massive project - added 1K sq ft, replaced 95% of the flooring, replaced all doors and windows, lighting, countertops (at least we...

I am pretty much a lurker on this site but I wanted to let you know that this thread is one of the more interesting ones for me. I always seek it out when I pay a visit. I really enjoy your updates. My grandfather was a farmer in Illinois - a small corn and soybean farm with about 120 acres and...

I have seen these before and also been down that rabbit hole. I would drop a more modern drivetrain in it - probably an 8.3L Cummins with an Allison transmission in it, probably change out the rear end and then drive it. Restore the interior, do a repaint and go.

I have no suggestions. But however you end up doing it, we want pics!

I had this happen about 6 weeks ago - 1 spring broke on the door I use most. I called in the pros (because I was paranoid as well) and they fixed it (replaced BOTH springs on the door that broke) and then tuned up (lube and alignment check/adjustments) all of my garage doors for about $240...