1961 Ford F500 project.

[Eugen]

He he, I told you it may take time but look, you found rims and more! I predict that camper will have more parts to donate! Nice find!

[JSinMO]

awe, you gotta fix the camper. . tell you are going to take up camping. you may need a place to live.

unfortunately this one is well past rehabilitation, but your right, if I keep showing up with stuff I probably will need a place to sleep!

I actually thought about selling the body to some one that wanted to park it and use it at deer camp until I took a look inside.

Im just going for the parts and staying away from the mold!

[JSinMO]

He he, I told you it may take time but look, you found rims and more! I predict that camper will have more parts to donate! Nice find!

You were right, And I’m glad you were!
I wish I was more patient, but then again it may be the lack of that virtue that helps me push projects forward! I don’t know.
I’m kind of excited the get the body off to see if there is any rusty gold underneath that could be useful to me!

[DavidBarkey]

awe, you gotta fix the camper. . tell you are going to take up camping. you may need a place to live.

[Eugen]

You were right, And I’m glad you were!
I wish I was more patient, but then again it may be the lack of that virtue that helps me push projects forward! I don’t know.
I’m kind of excited the get the body off to see if there is any rusty gold underneath that could be useful to me!

I don't know Jeff, patience is not something that I got naturally, but I was sure you would eventually find the parts. It’s good progress!

[JSinMO]

Well disassembly started on the old RV today. 30F with snow flurries motivated me to get going before winter sets in! I think this is a Dodge 440, it went under water and I’d be shocked if it wasn’t locked up, what a shame.

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The wheels on the bus no longer go round and round!
For now the go in the back of the truck and back to the shop to get the old tires off, prepped, painted, and eventually new tires on.

I also got headlights, blinkers, a full set of R and L lug nuts, and a few other things. Not a bad haul.

1 down, 6 to go!

I must be getting older, this little away mission kicked my butt! I quit for the day!

[Eugen]

Lots of goodies you can use Jeff. Taking a risk paid off. But yeah, working in the cold and especially tire irons is not easy going. More rewarding to rest at night!

[JSinMO]

Haven’t made much progress on Herbie the truck lately. Believe it or not the the dust covers on the front hubs are stuck! They screw in and they won’t budge. Getting the hubs off it the next step I don’t want to pressurize the brake system until I get the bearings greased or replaced. So the covers are soaking and the search is on for a reasonably priced 2 3/8 socket to fit them. I did get all the old tires off the 19.5 rims I’ll be using for the truck.
It’s a shame I couldn’t use them as they have great tread yet, but they are so dry rotted they’re useless.
How long has it been since you could get Sears branded tires?!

I hate having old tires laying around, we were trying to think of something useful to do with them before I take them to the dump. My wife suggested we get goats and let them climb on the tires!

Her idea was certainly creative, but does anybody have a better use for old tires?

[DavidBarkey]

@JSinMO How many large trees do you have . There are a lot of swings there . Or you could just Re-tire . Said The Re-tread

[JSinMO]

@JSinMO How many large trees do you have . There are a lot of swings there . Or you could just Re-tire . Said The Re-tread

forget the swings, I like the Re-tire idea!