Thread: Project "Left Overs"
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03-01-2011 10:00 PM #1
Don,
What size tires are on Don's T and what brand?
Thanks,
Ken
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03-01-2011 10:56 PM #2
Ken, fronts are 5:00 or 5:60 x 15, can't remember which. I think the brand is US Royals. The backs are L78 x 15, Cokers, I think. All came from Coker. Don may see this and know more info. They are essentially the same size I have on my 27. If he doesn't see this I'll be at the shop tomorrow and will check for you. Now that I look at his avatar I am pretty sure they are 5:60's on the front. My 23 had the 5:00's on it.
Don
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03-01-2011 11:45 PM #3
Thanks, I'm trying to figure out sizes for the new truck. I want the wide whites and big and littles. I would like something around 31or 32" tall but I haven't bought wide whites before so I'm poking around, thanks again.
Ken
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03-01-2011 11:59 PM #4
Ken, to get that height you are almost locked in to 16 inchers. My rears are only 29.5 high. On the other hand, the 16 inch ones on Dans rpu rear are something like 31 tall, maybe 32. I think they are 7:60 x 16 Firestones. His are blackwall, but he had WW the first time and sold them to buy these, so both are available.
Don
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03-02-2011 12:06 AM #5
Here Ken, I found the tires he is running, except in WW.
http://store.cokertire.com/tire-bran....html?___SID=U
Don
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03-02-2011 03:05 AM #6
Its aweful lonesome in the saddle since my horse died.
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03-02-2011 06:33 AM #7
Is Ken Thurm really going bias?Your Uncle Bob, Senior Geezer Curmudgeon
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03-02-2011 07:01 AM #8
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03-02-2011 07:51 AM #9
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03-02-2011 09:55 AM #10
I know of no wide whites that wide, Ken. You might have to make your own.
But knowing your capabilities, you will probably be able to do that. 
Here are the widest I know of:
http://store.cokertire.com/tire-bran...wall-tire.html
Maybe someone like Diamondback make something?
Don
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03-13-2011 05:35 AM #11
Ken, Radir also do a 12.00 x 15 , have a look here http://www.radirwheels.com/contents.htm
Its aweful lonesome in the saddle since my horse died.
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03-02-2011 02:59 PM #12
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03-02-2011 03:15 PM #13
Thanks for your help.
]Ken
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03-10-2011 10:04 PM #14
Still don't have any updates on my rpu project as it is on hold while we are thrashing on Dan's rpu, trying to get it done in time for Billetproof (April 9th). Dan has off every Friday and Saturday, but the last few Saturdays he has been playing out of town, so that cuts us down to one day a week to really hit on it. So what we have been doing is going over a few nights every week after he gets off work and doing at least a few things.
We have been concentrating on the front end. We installed the new Posies spring to replace the one that let the car sit too low, this one brought it up about an inch and a half, just right. We got it painted and installed, then I took his Buick drums to the machine shop to have the backs cut to clear his 39 Lincoln brakes (Wilson Welding versions). Dan was sweating bullets because I have had this set of drums for about 30 years in my stash and they are mint. He was worried that some fins might get damaged or that the back might be machined wrong. But the machinist races an 8 second S10 and knows hot rods, so he did them exactly right with no damage.
While we were waiting for those to be done we installed the backing plates, shoes, and hardware, then we installed the SoCal steering stabilizer. I will never build another car without one of these on the front end. I have one on my 27 and Don has one on his 23 T. They have both handled so much better since we installed them, now I see why no car has left SoCal without one in 30 years. We also got his caster set at 7 degrees and his toe in at 1/16........those should be good starting points.
The final thing we worked on was the steering box. He is using a Flaming River reversed Corvair box and we had to build a tapered shim to make the pillow block line up correctly inside the firewall. While he was doing that I was modifying a stock Corvair (forged) steering arm by cutting some new teeth in it so it could be indexed right. I also had to use a 7 degree tapered reamer to bore out the one end so we can use a stock Ford tie rod end on it. I learned the hard way you can not hold on to a steering arm on the drill press while using a tapered reamer. It tore it out of my hand and threw it across the shop.
I then ran a bolt down through it and the drill press table and that did the trick. I learn REAL fast sometimes. 
Tomorrow we are going to try to wrap up the steering system. Dan is going to measure for the braided brake lines from the frame to the wheels and get those ordered Monday. Chrome shocks and drag link are on order and should be here Wednesday. Once we have steering and brakes we can slip in the driveshaft and maybe he can finally take a spin around the parking lot!

Only a couple of pictures to post, nothing real exciting, but here are the finished Lincoln/Buick brakes, and the SoCal stabilizer in place.
DonLast edited by Itoldyouso; 03-10-2011 at 10:19 PM.
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03-10-2011 11:03 PM #15
Looking real nice! You guys are so close now!
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