Gary Lewis

A floor model drill press with a table that can be moved up and down is the best. Otherwise the work can be too tall to get on the table.

Yes, the shop is local-ish. It is in Tulsa so might be 25 miles away. But as it is now Christmas eve and lots of places are closed through the end of the year it'll be at least next week, if not next year, before I can talk to them.

I agree, Shaun. Which is why I'm going to call the outfit that did Dad's captain's chairs and see what it would cost to have them build a pair of buckets with plenty of bolstering. And maybe use some really good foam. I think that would be far better then having me do the recovering, not knowing what I'm doing. And I agree that cloth is better. The factory used velour, and that might be a good choice.

That's a great score! Well done!

Thanks for that info.

We've gotten our family together twice so far - Beaver Lake in June of 2017 for someone's 70th birthday. Then in 2019 for a couple's 50th wedding anniversary. And we are planning another but haven't nailed down what year, much less the month, due to COVD. I mention that to say that I understand the special memories those kinds of trips generate. So I hope you keep having them.

Big Blue' seat doesn't seem to have the bolster on the sides. But it is fairly comfortable. Oddly enough, John/Machspeed went to see a guy about having his new bed bolts chrome plated and the guy has an '86 and might join. In addition, he has a blue seat from it that he says is in "excellent condition" that he wants to unload. Which then begs the question of what seats he put in it?

Show us the pics of what you are working on, John?

The tires don't seem to have slowed you down or hindered the climbing ability any. If anything the climbing ability may have been better. Both days look pretty difficult. Very steep and narrow with tight turns. And some mud. Your skills have certainly progressed over these videos. And the boys certainly seem to like it. Are they into 'wheeling themselves? How old are they now?

Yes, you were lucky to have recovered your costs. But you got some spare parts to boot.

Thanks, Shaun. I like the look of those, without the headrests, and they do look similar, But yours, on the left, and the ones I'm looking at, on the right, are different in the bolster area of the seat bottom. Yours has a lot more bolster than the buckets. I wonder if that is something that can easily be changed? I wonder if I should contact the people that re-built and recovered the seats for Dad's truck and see what they have to say. And speaking of Dad's seats, Janey seems to agree that bolting them in for a trial is a good idea. So perhaps for our trip in January we'll do that. That will probably help me think through what they'll look like. Or maybe I should day, what the storage unit behind the seat will look like. The bench seat covers it neatly, but the buckets won't.

Wonderful! No coolant in the oil or cylinders? No overheating?

Problem solved:

But I want to think that over just a bit more. The issue is that the portion of the body that has the lens rotates 360 degrees with reference to the "foot" that has the red double-stick tape on it. But I'm now thinking that attaching the camera to the back wall of the box when in the cover-forward position would allow pulling the cover and tweaking the camera's angle to get it "just right". Anyway, more measurements in a bit. Ok, here are actual measurements. And the "with plug" length is critical. But we need to think a bit about where to attach the camera. Here are three options with thoughts & dimensions: Cover: If it is stuck to the cover then the inside depth of the box can be as little as 34.62 mm/1.363". And while adhering it to the cover would make getting to the camera easy, it wouldn't make accurately adjusting the camera for up/down alignment easy. Nor would it make replacing the cover easy. Back: Attaching the camera to the back wall (actually the bottom of the box) would require the box to be at least 37.46 mm/1.475" deep. But that would put the lens against the cover and preclude turning the lens up or down. So the box needs to be a bit deeper than that as I'm sure it'll need to be rotated down. Top or Bottom: Attaching the camera to the top or bottom of the box, and the bottom is probably best, would require the box to have 32mm/1.26" of depth. That measurement would allow the camera to be rotated down to at least 25 degrees, which should be enough. I like the idea of attaching the camera to the bottom of the box. And that would mean the inside dimensions of the box need to be at least 72mm/2.83" long, 28mm/1.10" wide, and 32mm/1.26" deep.

You are now on the map. Sorry for the delay.

Glad the forum and documentation are helping. And you are now on the map.

You don't have it on the road yet? If so you will surely find a few more layers. Anyway, you are now on the map.

Thanks, Larry. But John has made me a "deal I can't refuse" on his. Read "free", inc shipping. But I'm going to see where we can squirrel these #'s away so we don't have to look again.

Rare!!!!!

Welcome! Glad you joined. These trucks are like onions - you peel and cry, peel and cry. But soon you have enough for a bloomin onion! Where’s home? We have a map (Bullnose Forum/Member’s Map in the menu) and could add you with a city/state or zip.

Looking back, I said in this post: But I want to think that over just a bit more. The issue is that the portion of the body that has the lens rotates 360 degrees with reference to the "foot" that has the red double-stick tape on it. But I'm now thinking that attaching the camera to the back wall of the box when in the cover-forward position would allow pulling the cover and tweaking the camera's angle to get it "just right". Anyway, more measurements in a bit.

I agree - not my style. Everything said is about bling. For instance, those wheels would be scarred after the first mile on the trail. And 35" tires with no mention of re-gearing is foolish. The thing is surely so over-geared it can't run in OD and would struggle to accelerate briskly.

I've toyed with the idea of bolting those red captain's chairs in for one of the trips. They are completely rebuilt and are ready to go, but are obviously RED. (Although not Retired & Extremely Dangerous as that's me.) I have the base that bolts in and the bases that bolt to that. And, I have the console that bolts to the base. It is all ready to go. That might give me an appreciation for at least the captain's chairs, if not the buckets. And surely one trip won't damage them.

I'll get the exact size after while as I need it to pick a box. I'd like to get that on order before the grandtwins get here today 'cause after that I want to enjoy them. And yes, it is time to explore making it less obtrusive than a wart. But Melissa told me today that they will come out with a waterproof front camera for my unit, the PR998, but cannot give me a time. So I think I'm ok with "less obtrusive" than "hidden". Perhaps on the bumper between the fog lights would be the best place. Or just above the fairlead with the box attached with double-sticky tape?

You can’t make a wise decision without the facts.