The Triple Diamond

Tail Lights – Part 1: The Weld

nwaringa — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:09:23 +0000

I ordered a piece of pre-cut metal from http://www.onlinemetals.com/ it came in and fit like a glove. As you can see I put down the longest weld ever on it to ensure I had attachement all the way across the tail pan. Previous to these shots I used a grinder (cuttting disc) to cut the lower lip away from the tail pan. The metal is some of the thickest I have seen on this truck at about 12 gauge. I now have my stencils for the tail lights stenciled in and will be using a sawzall to cut them out. More pictures to follow as the mini-project progresses.

Grip to Go

nwaringa — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 19:07:05 +0000

DSCN3498 a photo by nwaringa on Flickr.

I just finished up the rear end of the truck. It has some slight modifications to it including a Ford 8.8 rear end out of an explorer and some funky work with the leaf springs and shackles to get it low. The axle now sits on top of the leafs as opposed to under int in the stock IH configuration and I built some new lower spring plates to accomodate the shocks.

More pics below:

Have a Seat

nwaringa — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:48:50 +0000

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Originally uploaded by nwaringa

Now that I have finished my terrible vendor blogging I want to get back to the truck. I mounted these guys up yesterday. To give lumbar support I added risers to the front on the seat track. As you can see (or can’t) the seat track is hidden. I mounted them far enough back so it gave me room enough to move the seat but kept the track it rolls on hidden under the seat. They worked out well and have integrated seat belts so I don’t have to drill nasty holes in my cab interior.

Mirrors

nwaringa — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:05:01 +0000

So I picked up this amazing spotlight that is going on the truck…

But also… Conrad Lanoue is just finishing up his fantastic stainless steel reproduction of my original mirror. It is coming out great (some pics below). It’ll look really wierd… but I am putting both the spotlight and mirror on the truck. The spotlight might look really weird and maybe out of place but I don’t care.

Eventually they will look like the pics below (but stainless). I am getting a mirror for the driver and passenger side (which currently does not have one stock).

Wing Windows

nwaringa — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 04:59:23 +0000

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Originally uploaded by nwaringa

Just finished up my vent windows. They came out nice with the black powder coating and the new green tint windows. These were tough to complete if you caught a glance of what I had to start with.

The Seats Have Arrived

nwaringa — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:38:10 +0000

I ordered some seats off Ebay awhile back. These are Silverado seats from 2004-2007 trucks. They fit great without the center bench seat. They are one of the next projects to work on.

Mother Nature is Fatiguing

nwaringa — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:32:37 +0000

I recently pulled my vent windows off the truck. I realized early on there must be a problem with them. When I bought the truck they opened freely and swung with little resistance. After disassembly I found the problem. It turns out the vents work on a pivoting system built on a post of mild steel. This steel was bent about 45 degrees (shown below). One can only assume that the original owner of this truck loved to have his vent windows open at high speeds.

To solve the problem I did a pretty rigorous search for machine shops that do small jobs. Most shops turned me down on the phone… it really wasn’t worth their time. After that search failed miserably I took it to a large machine shop near my employer hoping to beg them for assistance. Luckily they are in a slow period and more than willing to take on a quick job. They machined new posts (pictured below) and I will weld them on the new vents. Problem solved. The moral here is that persistence pays off but sure fatigues you.

* It should be noted that this is one of 2 vent window mechanisms on International L-110s, this mechanism is made by Excel and was only on the earlier trucks.

Literature Section – Open to Public

nwaringa — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:07:36 +0000

We had some problems in the past with the literature section (namely the documents in it) requiring a Google login account. This is no longer the case and all documents are open to the public without login.

Documents, Documents, Documents!

nwaringa — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 01:19:24 +0000

Big thanks to Steve (SteveO) from the OldIHC Forums for providing me (us) with a bunch of supplemental IH documentation. Steve provided the following:

A lot of meat on them bones. Enjoy!

Carrots or Cotton

nwaringa — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:41:42 +0000