I bought a new seat for the truck. A guy had taken it out of his 58 to put luxury bucket seats in. It was in surprisingly good shape for being outside all these years. I will probably have it re-covered if I decide to paint the truck. He said he had doors, and though that there was an extra truck in a junkyard I had forgotten about. Maybe there is a motor I can borrow.
https://twoheelers.tumblr.com/post/160244369609/picked-up-a-new-seat-for-the-59Kudos to the worker on the right side of the assembly line in Kansas City in 1958. They very diligently put the inside rear bolt in the seat bracket. Took me a while to get it off, I considered borrowing the jaws of life from the fire department for a bit. The left side seat installer was not on their A game, so there were only three bolts on that side. Thinking of removing the fuel tank from behind the seat. I have the saddles, and can't imagine ever needing that much fuel. It would add some space for throwing things. I also want to see if I can find the gun rack that used to be mounted above the seat. The holes are still there, but it was probably relocated to a newer truck.
Yesterday I also shot diesel down the rocker arm oil holes with a horse syringe. Doubt it did anything, but it made me feel better. For those that don't know, I have been advised that 261's are rare, and I should not run mine without a re-build. The plan would be to find another motor to plug in while this one is being built, so I could also work on the other truck moving parts. I am seriously considering it, if I could find a motor.
Turns out there is a motor about 100 feet away from me. There is another flatbed. Not sure of the year, but it is an older body style than mine, and has a split front window. It was actually purchased in the same deal as mine from my Great Grandfather.
I waded through the weeds doing my anti rattle snack chant, popped the hood, and sure enough, there is a motor that looks very similar to mine. I have no idea of the condition, although I am sure that "it ran when I parked it there" I just closed the hood without investigating more, I need to think it through. Grandpa was recently talking about restoring that truck for himself. I may try pitching the idea of him letting me fix his motor, then borrow it while mine is getting built. It will go a long way to getting the older truck on the road, but I also don't want to spread myself thin on projects. There was a line in the movie "Contact" about why build one billion dollar space transporter when you can build two for twice as much. Or something like that.
