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Originally Posted by RHClarke
Hi Mark, Good to hear from you and that the western HUP is progressing. We have been fortunate at the barn in that we recovered three HUP rolling frames and a body with one side door only- all 43-44, so the shock links won't fit the 45. However, if you go to the Vintage Powerwagon site ( http://www.vintagepowerwagons.com/pd.../16springs.pdf ) you will see some 9 1/4 in downlinks for sale at $15.00 ea. This is where I got mine. As for doors, none of the doors I have are useable, either from rust or abuse or both. But! An opportunity just came up that I am going to investigate. There may be some news in this regard next week.
I still have the upper divider frame for you. Some day I will get out your way, I just don't know when...in the meanwhile, I am looking forward to comparing notes with you on your 45 HUP. Cheers!
P.S.
No luck with your friendly farmer? |
I need to check in on MLU more often; I seem to go long spells not doing so, as I am only now finding about that Vintage Powerwagons page, as I scroll back up through the last couple of months posts. I just this week past took two pairs of singled-ended links to a welding shop to have made into a pair of 9 1/4" links - I got them from a local supplier of suspension restoration parts, who managed to come up with 7 out of the 8 I needed, but I only took the 4. Cost me $40 just for the four pieces, no idea what the welder is going to charge me, so $15US is a good deal. If I call him, and he hasn't done them yet, maybe I can get him to make them the 8-inchers, and get the 9 1/4s from powerwagons. Been mostly rounding up engine and radiator related odds and ends and hardware from various sources lately, and expecting my fuel tanks to be done any day now. Still waiting on a piece to be made for the windshield throwouts, too, one the swivel blocks that mounts on the frame, as I only had three.
Haven't been back to that farm since I visited a few years back, haven't heard of any changes there.
Sounds like you've been rounding up some goodies: About that body with the side door - what are you plans for the door?