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HoonTruck: This raggy joint
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Steering is generally considered an important piece of the automotive puzzle. When your steering goes bad, things can go wrong very quickly. I recently had the pleasure of experiencing what happens in an old truck when the steering coupler decides to give up. Thankfully, it was at its worst when I was only two miles…
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HoonTruck: Let There Be Brakes!
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[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzDnxUQmL_k[/youtube] It was time for HoonTruck to go under a larger knife than I could supply. A few fixes were in order, the holidays were approaching, and [insert excuse C here], so I wasn’t up to the myriad tasks at hand. On the docket for my ’65 F100? Address the driveshaft, upgrade the braking situation,…
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Project Car SOTU: HoonTruck & Wombat
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[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsGu5D0XqDo[/youtube] My journey of wrenching exploration continues with HoonTruck. Queue the cartoon cat because I feel like I take a step forward, and then I wind up two steps back. Regardless, it’s been an enjoyable process learning how to “fix” things on the truck, and I’ve not been demoralized to a point where I’d ever…
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HoonTruck: Adventures in wrenching…
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Now that I have the truck in my garage, it’s time for me to get my hands dirty and turn some wrenches. I’ve picked my first test and for most of you it would be considered a simple one. I want to change the thermostat. This means draining the coolant, removing two bolts, and then…
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HoonTruck: The Video Intro…
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[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=915q8lzZzgg[/youtube] You’ve met her in pictures, but now say hello to HoonTruck in video form. I’ll admit there hasn’t been much progress yet, but we have many parts now in the garage. So I had to get off my ass to shoot this so I can start diving in and getting some parts put on…
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Project HoonTruck: Let's take a look at what we've got here
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I pulled up to the stoplight. Third gear was still a mystery to me, but I was working on it. I’ll figure this truck out sooner rather than later, but I was still stuck in the getting to know you phase of our relationship. The brakes were stiff, but I knew that already. Regardless, they…
