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| | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 163 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 163 | I got the brownie box mounted up in my 47 COE. The box is bolted to a metal bracket which is then welded to the frame. The original setup had rubber mounts between the box and the bracket. The rubber mounts were shot and I'm not having any luck finding any, although I haven't looked very hard. If I don't put the rubber mounts back in do you think I will notice. It is a 47 2ton that already shakes, rattles and vibrates so I have a hard time believing forgetting the rubber mounts are going to make it any worse. Anyone have an opinion on this. | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | Make some rubber mounts, or look a little harder for some that fit.... | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 | Buy some stock material of your choice at McMaster Carr and make your own.
Jeff | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 163 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 163 | Ok, I'll look around a bit.
Grigg - I got my shifter mounted up this evening, so now I have to work on linkage. Problem is I don't have any idea on how to set it up or adjust or even how to use thie brownie box. I don't even know the shift pattern. Do I remember reading you had an install manual? It is a Watson 42. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,096 Crusing in the Passing Lane | | Crusing in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,096 | I have used pieces of 4" rubber or neoprene snow plow blade, lots of uses.
'37 GMC T-18 w/ DD 4-53T, RTO-610, 6231 aux., '95 GMC running gear, full disc brakes, power steering, 22.5 wheels and tires.
'47 GMC 1 ton w/ 302, NP-540, 4wd, full width Blazer front axle.
'54 GMC 630 w/ 503 gasser, 5 speed, ex fire truck, shortened WB 4', install 8' bed.
'55 GMC 370 w/270, 420 4 speed, grain, dump bed truck from ND. Works OK.
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 163 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 163 | Grigg,
I did some searching and found you got the Watson info from Bossman. I'm in contact with him.
Jason | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | yep, or I can probably email if necessary, send me a PM if you need.
Grigg | | | | | Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 184 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 184 | I agree with making or finding some to replace what was there. If you mount it solid you could potentially break something as your frame twists/moves. Mounting things rigidly is rarely a good idea for vibration/noise, but also for durability
Tad
1946 Chevy OS 1.5ton, 1955 GMC 3100, along with other various IH,Ford,Nash,MGB,.....
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,746 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,746 | Find a discarded big rig tire and take a sawzall to the sidewalls. Stack up 2 or 3 layers of sidewall material about 3 inches square and drill a hole in the middle. Instant reinforced rubber cushion!
Jerry
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 163 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 163 | Hotrod - Thanks for the idea. I had an old Bias ply tire and I made some small squares from the tread portion. Works great. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 15 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 15 | Up here in the great white north (Canada), we have always used hockey pucks as "universal" body mounts. | | |
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