[DeTomaso] NPC Fork Truck

[gow2 at rc-tech.net]

I wish but I don't see how. I am just too slow. I am waiting on a few
things to be cut here in the shop but business comes fist. My free time to
work on it has come down to about one Saturday a week.

Gary

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>  Gary,
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> Can I schedule my car in for you to change the spark plugs.   I figure
> when I get it back it would be totally restored :)
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> Do you think your Pantera will be running by next year's Summer Summit?
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> Tom
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: gow2 <gow2 at rc-tech.net>
> To: DeTomaso at realbig.com <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Thu, Dec 1, 2011 9:07 am
> Subject: [DeTomaso] NPC Fork Truck
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> I thought some of the gear heads might appreciate this; especially since
> it's a slow day.
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> We have an couple old fork trucks. All need a little work so I started
> with the oldest and worst one first. This was a truck we bought for $800.
> In hind sight I should have hauled it to a scrapyard (which I could have
> got about $800 in steel) and spent my money on a better truck. Once I
> rebuilt the lift cyl I had an investment soo......
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> It was running like crap. We just needed an interim truck so we can work
> on other trucks occasionally. It seems to be a mobile work table more then
> anything for sorting out product. It was leaking coolant internally.
> Ironically the only truck with no external leaks. It was backfiring really
> bad at start up.
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> Didn't even know what year the truck was, what engine. I at one point had
> the head resurfaced and they thought it was a continental. The resurface
> did not fix the leaks or the backfiring. Soon figured out the backfiring
> were valve issues. It is a flat head motor. I figured I would pull the
> head and access the valves from the side and maybe give it a valve job.
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> Well, a valve job has turned into a complete engine overhaul. The machine
> shop is finishing boring the engine and other work. I should get it back
> for assembly soon.
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> We have discovered it is a Chrysler 230 which I know nothing about...but
> have found there is a bit of a following in the flathead word.
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> I have been cleaning, blasting and powdercoating parts while I wait on the
> engine. trying to find a stopping point as my general nature want's to
> restore ever corner of this but common sense says just put the damn thing
> back together.
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> http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/ft/ft8.jpg
> http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/ft/ft1.jpg
> http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/ft/ft3.jpg
> http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/ft/ft4.jpg
> http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/ft/ft5.jpg
> http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/ft/ft2.jpg
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> Gary
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