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Ford Model T - Overlander

We took the camping car out to the local park to take some photos of it. With all the canvas sides down. With the awnings up. And the awnings way up in sunshade mode. One of the tent sides on, and the bed sides flat. The sleeping position. Both sides of the tent out...
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- Post #79
- Monday at 4:43 PM
- Forum: Other Vehicle Builds
Ford Model T - Overlander

To close up the "trunk" under the bed, we made a canvas tailgate. The solid bar across the top uses the same misalignment clasps used on Jeep and Model-A hoods. Somewhere along there we added eyelets to the bed sides and made up adjustable legs to turn the drop sides to enlarge the bed...
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- Post #78
- Monday at 4:42 PM
- Forum: Other Vehicle Builds
Ford Model T - Overlander

With the canvas sides done, we started on the fold-out canvas tent. We started with the steel support bars and an octagonal wood ridge pole. These are made from a metal sleeve inside the wood bar, butterfly nuts, and some set collars. A strap held them in place to get the angles right. We...
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- Post #77
- Monday at 4:41 PM
- Forum: Other Vehicle Builds
Ford Model T - Overlander

Next we started on the side curtains for the truck bed. I was used to sewing finer cloth and holding everything together with pins. But the canvas we used was fairly stiff, and was treated to be fire resistant and waterproof. I took a page out of the sail makers book and used basting tape to...
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- Post #76
- Monday at 4:41 PM
- Forum: Other Vehicle Builds
Ford Model T - Overlander

To warm up to sewing and figure out how our machine works, how the settings affect things, what size needle is needed for our heavy duty thread, we decided to make a slipcover to disguise a cooler to look like an antique evaporative canvas chiller. This is what an antique chiller looks like...
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- Post #75
- Monday at 4:40 PM
- Forum: Other Vehicle Builds
Ford Model T - Overlander

I had stuck a '70s style Stewart Warner temperature gauge in the dashboard while we were working out the tuning. I sent a package of parts to Williamson Instruments to make up a phantom gauge that looked like the original ammeter, but was a water temp gauge. https://williamsons.com/ This...
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- Post #74
- Monday at 4:39 PM
- Forum: Other Vehicle Builds
Ford Model T - Overlander

A little out of order, but wanted to get these out of the way. We used some marine vinyl to make a steering column boot and shifter boot. Neither of these were normal shapes, not cones or pyramids like a standard shift boot. It took a lot of paper patterns to get here, as simple as they look...
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- Post #73
- Monday at 4:38 PM
- Forum: Other Vehicle Builds
ABS Module Bleed procedure not bleeding all circuits?

The laptop+Tech 2 is a thing? I've got a Toughbook that is dedicated to tuning and other garage stuff. I'd love to stick Tech 2 capability on it.
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- Post #8
- Apr 4, 2024
- Forum: Axles + Brakes
Valance Mounted Fog Lights

I've got a set of the TYC fogs and they are just as uninspiring as the OE fogs.
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- Post #24
- Apr 3, 2024
- Forum: Paint / Body / Detailing
How to modify the 95+ Warning Chime Module, plus other info.

This is what he is referring to: https://www.gmt400.com/threads/dually-hauler-from-dallas.60425/page-5#post-1283746
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- Post #13
- Mar 18, 2024
- Forum: Audio + Electronics
Spammer/scammer

Just got two identical replies to my wanted adds from a scammer. This dude https://www.gmt400.com/members/pillidan77.70389/
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- Post #8
- Feb 22, 2024
- Forum: Feedback, Help and Suggestions
How would a 24V or 12V Cummins swap go for a 1989 Chevy 2500.

Is Auto World still around? Looks like their old site is gone.
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- Post #8
- Jan 31, 2024
- Forum: Engine Performance + Maintenance
Dually Hauler from Dallas

I've punted on restoring the original seats and using the early NBS center console. I bought an absolutely filthy set of 2017 cloth seats and the jump seat center console with two storage cubbys. I bought a set of OBS Outpost adapter seat brackets to work with my extended cab and the 2014-18...
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- Post #192
- Jan 15, 2024
- Forum: Street Build Threads
WTB: Horizontal Fog Switch

Send me a photo and a price.
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- Post #34
- Dec 27, 2023
- Forum: Wanted
WTB: Horizontal Fog Switch

Yep, I know that. And I've got a fog light in the three-hole vertical switch panel along with two other switches. What I am looking for is the fog switch that goes in the horizontal switch panel where the 4x4 buttons go.
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- Post #32
- Dec 23, 2023
- Forum: Wanted