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PETERBOROUGH, ONT

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Nothing special to anyone else but special to me.  I got my first welding helmet today.  So I'm committed to learn this stuff.  Now to save for a welder.  Should take a while but that's OK. I have lots to do.  I put two coats of paint on the rod today and a final tomorrow if the weather is right.  Sure is handy having a work table.  Once the paint dries, I'll do another mural and then start studying for the big test - putting in a new intake manifold.  Does anybody remember being nervous about their first big automotive task ?  It sounds like a lot of what goes on in this group is so routine for almost everyone: throwing in a different engine or rear end, maybe a four link.  All kinds of stuff.  But at some point it must have been new and kind of scary.  A lot of satisfaction if you pulled it off.  Was it a long time ago ?  I saw a 58 La France firetruck for sale.  I think I got the bug.  Happy building everyone !



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fv4 r8y69m5 .... lol droped keyboard..

theres some or A old firetruck(s) on Simcoe st north of oshawa (lots) south of port perry (not so much)

east side in a big low spot beside the road ..maybe a landscaping place but I forget..

^ re first pick .. "same as..."

 

I forget the make now .. spent an afternoon or evening googlin' fire trucks a few months back..it came as part of a hunt to figure out what that truck on simcoe st is..as it's THE SAME as the one in the first pic


and some of the coolest firetrucks I ever saw

and a hudson terraplane pick up .. because it's red .. and  SOOO cool.. 



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lookin at the profile shot of that hudson truck they coulda named it..... lan dah plane..
ba da bum..

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Cuddles wrote:

 Does anybody remember being nervous about their first big automotive task ?  It sounds like a lot of what goes on in this group is so routine for almost everyone: throwing in a different engine or rear end, maybe a four link.  All kinds of stuff.  But at some point it must have been new and kind of scary.  A lot of satisfaction if you pulled it off.  Was it a long time ago ?  


 I guess I was lucky, my dad could fix anything. My 1st 2 wheeler, he found in the dump with a bent wheel. I got to fix it up while he straightened the wheel by tightening the spokes a certain way. Took most of the wobble out of it. 

My 1st car was a Ford Falcon with a weak 3 speed tranny....Probably weak from me beating on it. Dad knew a guy at the wreckers and would get a tranny for $10. We had 2 or 3 and dad would change the gears around to make them work. All the while, he made me learn this stuff...Glad he did. Our first engine rebuild was a 396, which we did in the basement (no garage) and carried the short block up the stairs. 



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Cuddles wrote:

Nothing special to anyone else but special to me.  I got my first welding helmet today.  So I'm committed to learn this stuff.  Now to save for a welder.  Should take a while but that's OK. I have lots to do.  I put two coats of paint on the rod today and a final tomorrow if the weather is right.  Sure is handy having a work table.  Once the paint dries, I'll do another mural and then start studying for the big test - putting in a new intake manifold.  Does anybody remember being nervous about their first big automotive task ?  It sounds like a lot of what goes on in this group is so routine for almost everyone: throwing in a different engine or rear end, maybe a four link.  All kinds of stuff.  But at some point it must have been new and kind of scary.  A lot of satisfaction if you pulled it off.  Was it a long time ago ?  I saw a 58 La France firetruck for sale.  I think I got the bug.  Happy building everyone !


 Nervous????More like scared out of my pants.  Still am every time I do something new. If possible I will try something on a scrap piece of metal first.  This whole truck building thing is way outside my comfort zone for sure.  But I am not afraid to try something new.  After all no one will die when you try something.

Little story for those that might be interested.  Lets start the story by saying I am 56 years old.  My youngest son got into motorcycle racing last year.  Part way through the season he comes to me and says that an anonymous person has paid for me to use his race bike for the day at our local track,Calabogie Motorsports Park.  Now I have never been on a bike, my folks hated bikes and my wife is dead set against them as well.  So he took me to a local parking lot, showed me how to start and shift gears, maybe two hours practice at most.  Then off I went to the track.  Scared, hell ya but turned out to be a blast.  I was by far the slowest guy there as everyone else was a bike rider.  Several people came up to me and were quite impressed that I would even try that.  I wore all the required safety gear.  All that to say, if you want to try something or even if you are pushed, go for it.  Use the right safety gear is all I say.  What is the worst that will happen.  Last bike day of the season and my son had an accident with the bike.  Messed up his riding suit but he was fine.  Bike is now back together and ready to go once Covid-19 has passed.   



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I saw a 1958 LaFrance customized on the net (but I don't know how to post the photo in an ongoing conversation here). A beautiful machine. The one for sale now is on Facebook under ratrod parts for builders. A guy named Jason Mooty Moot is selling it. Only $2500 US. If I had the cash and the space, I'd scoop it up.

Yeah Poncho 62, you were lucky to have a tutor so early in life. My dad left us when I was about 10. I missed out on a lot of stuff I guess. Trying to catch up now and thanks to the kind people in this group, I can catch up on some of it. With the virus, you guys in this group remain a big part of my successes when and if I have them. I wouldn't try changing an intake manifold alone without you. I found some discrepancies on youtube videos. It's like when you ask 6 people how to change a light bulb, you get six different ways. Some things don't seem to matter but some things might. It is hard to know which ones do and don't. I do notice that some youtube videos seem very professional and some are less so. If the instructions are given buy a guy with a beer in his hand and every third word starts with 'F', I'm pretty sure I can skip that video. But some guys appear to know their stuff but differ in their methods. For a novice, that's confusing. Still, I'm better off with this group than with my dad. Thank you for helping when you do. I appreciate it very much.

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LOL, I remember a "come back" at our dealer on a Chrysler 5th Avenue, not mine I assure you.  After an intake manifold re/re (EGR was plugged with carbon on a 318) the car developed lifter noise.  Found two shop rags and a scraper under the intake.  I'm sure you will do better than that!



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Oh I know I can't go wrong with the guidance I find here. Everyone is helpful and Wuga has always been kind enough to watch over me when it looks like I am going to screw up again. And yes, that's the old LaFrance firetruck I found. I saw one on the net about a year ago that had been used as a custom hauler. They look gorgeous to me. Nice lines. It's when you see something like this for sale that you suddenly realize how small an acre of property really is. I don't know where I'd put it (because I'm married). If I was single, I could fit this anywhere on the property. Funny how that is. And thank you for the photos Ponch62 !

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This one is over in Langley, BC

www.usedvictoria.com/classified-ad/1991-International-Simon-Duplex-Fire-Truck_35725982

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