Recent content by madoc1

those trucks are prone to have bad duraspark boxes. if it "just died" and didn't dribble to a stop, it has to be electrical but not timing or plug wires. something cutting out because of a short or over heating. jim

if it ran well before this problem i don't think low pressure readings are your prob. we need more info as to what it felt like when you stopped. die all of a sudden? just slow down? pumping the gas didn't help? dyng all of a sudden usually electrical, dying slow might be gas. engines...

tearing old stuff is so much fun. not too many worries about getting it all perfect. that comes later. good job and am sure waiting to see how you fit the body on the new frame. are you going to detail the new frame? eastwood has some very good resto products you might look at. good...

truly looking good . i too paint all but the master. with 8mm wires you will not need anymore protection.good luck! jim

nice size rv. would like to have one like that. thx for the pic. i f you do a build on it let us know. jim

it is looking great. good work. :beer: jim

cool stuff! congrats. jim

thx for the update. this is mid winter, right? how cold does it get around you? love the land around your pals place. just georgeous! jim

me like! :rocker: jim

looks great! do you have a pic of your hymer? jim

andy, i think you are using flux core , right ? i was told a long time ago when i was having probs that the wire ages poorly and makes welding hard. it helped with me when i used new stuff. practice and set you amps low on the sheet metal.. you want to hear the bacon fry! jim

good job. looks like that power planer is the tool to have for the job. i wouldn't have thought of that. ( not a wood worker like you) jim

sounds interesting. is this already built? where are you located? and welcome. jim

great looking barn! why the assimetrical roof-looks? i think it neat looking. for sure just let age naturally if hemlock is good with that. jim

will be watching for sure. jim