1937 International D-2 - Progress Entry

Driving Lights and Front Bumper

nospam@example.com (Juan Reyes) — Sun, 6 Sep 2009 20:38:04 -0500

Gotta Love those 3 day weekends. Found time to mount the front bumper and installed the driving lights. Photos in the gallery. You know what I like about this year model? How sweet it looks from the front.

Purchased the driving lights off of ebay - $25.00 they come in blue, amber, clear, red, and rainbow. 3" round. In retrospect i should have went with a 4 or 5" round light. Anyway, they are small enough that they don't detract and add enough light to the front of the road where i can see really well (I'm old.)
If you look close in the gallery you will even see one or two of me.

Getting close to doing the last bit of body work.

On the Side of the Road.

nospam@example.com (Juan Reyes) — Sun, 2 Aug 2009 21:59:19 -0500

On Saturday, August 1,2009. I spent a lovely afternoon sitting on the side of the road. I made it about three miles from the garage when the ole cornbinder died. Yes, i left the phone in the other car. Yes, it was about 90 degrees out and looked like it was gonna rain. Yes, it was my fault.
Here is what happened. Earlier in the day i had dropped the gas tank to fix the fuel gauge. Put it back on and went about my business doing other things. Anyway. It stopped raining and I decided to go and get some gas to see if I had fixed my little problem. So down the road i went. Yeah. Two hours on the side of the road. I finally figured out that i had trapped a loop of the gas line that sits on top of the tank under one of the bands that holds the tank in place, pinching the gas line. Loosen the strap, pull out the loop, tighten the strap, and go back down the road
Aside from feeling stupid it was quite the adventure.
By the way, the fuel gauge works fine now.

Photo Additions.

nospam@example.com (Juan Reyes) — Thu, 9 Jul 2009 21:28:45 -0500

Added some photos to the gallery of other IHC trucks along with a couple advertisements. Enjoy.

Server Upgrade

nospam@example.com (Juan Reyes) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:40:26 -0500

Finally got around to updating the hard drive on the server. There started to be some kind of problem with the old drive. Server now has around five times the space that it had and 50 times more than it was using.
Now if i could just get around to working on my truck.

Progress entry

nospam@example.com (Juan Reyes) — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:22:22 -0500

Went and picked up the truck yesterday. Enough is enough i guess. The mechanic that was supposed to get the motor and transmission in the truck has had the frame and cab at his shop since April of 06. The agreement was that he was supposed to have it put in in by July 31 of 06. Now, over a year later, its almost July 31 of 07 and I could not let it sit any longer. So got a trailer yesterday and went and got it. I will see what what shape it is in this weekend and start again.

03/31/07

nospam@example.com (Juan Reyes) — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 18:34:13 -0500

Just a progress entry. Radiator is bolted on. Motor in. Transmission on.
Cab on the frame but not bolted in - yet.

Feels like it is starting to get somewhere now.

02-17-07

nospam@example.com (Juan Reyes) — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:17:51 -0600

Wow. Finished a hard day of work on the truck. It seems like nothing happenes for a long time then - zoom - a huge leap in progress. Anyway, got the front end put back together. New brakes, shocks all around, bushings, ball joints and all that. I am pretty sure that i posted that i got the frame painted last time and the motor mounts installed. By the way, 1983 Chevy s10 motor mounts are evil. Designers -bless them and curse them for fools. You have to take the entire side off drop the lower control arm and remove the coil spring in order to get it off. I can only imagine the headache this causes people with the fenders and motor still on their truck.
Anyway, looking forward to posting some photos at the end of this week on the progress.

01/31/07 Update

nospam@example.com (Juan Reyes) — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:57:18 -0600

Well, the motor is put together and waiting to go in the frame. I picked up a gas tank today that will go in it. The frame should be painted and ready this weekend. I also want to try and get the firewall cut out and start on the doors (suicided, internal workings, etc...)

Motor Work

nospam@example.com (Juan Reyes) — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:25:24 -0600

The motor is mostly together, the transmission is together- finally. Gearing up to do some serious work on the truck and get moving on the road by August.
thinking about attending the International Get to gether in Ohio.

Progress?

nospam@example.com (Juan Reyes) — Tue, 1 Aug 2006 13:31:00 -0500

I got the S10 frame in the shop yesterday (July 31st). It's in pretty good shape if I do say so myself. I got the front and rear bumpers off. The only think I wasn't happy about is they cut the metal emergency brake cables off.
I'll take a couple of photos on my way home today and post them tonight.
I managed to get a little work done on cleaning the frame up but not much.

Primer

nospam@example.com (Juan Reyes) — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 22:14:24 -0500

Primered the cab today. Worked all day from early morning to late evening.
Hammered out several small dents but left most of them for a later time.
Primer etcher. Primer Sealer. Lots of hand sanding.
Very Tired now.

I'll take a couple of photos to show the progress monday.

Sanding

nospam@example.com (Juan Reyes) — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 20:39:42 -0500

Just for the record, hand sanding sucks.
Anyway, moved the truck today from the mechanics back to my shop. That's nothing major accomplished April 29th to today July 22. However. this is not all bad, as I have taken a step back and reassessed the situation and hope to take several major steps forward.
Today was a sand and strip the cab day. I did get the outside of the cab about half done. Hand sanding today. Picking up an air compressor tomorrow. So sanding will get a lot better.
I uploaded a bunch of photos today to show the small amount of progress.
Looking at the firewall it looks like a great big piece of swiss cheese. Every hole in it is a factory hole. What were they thinking?

S10 Swap

nospam@example.com (Juan Reyes) — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 15:01:59 -0500

After debating and figuring up the cost involved, I have decided to go with an s10 frame- for upgrade reasons. It is the logical choice when you figure in all the costs involved.
I would have loved to stay with the International frame but I just could not justify the cost in modificiation to bring it up to safety standards.
Front Disc brakes and a way to steer the truck were the clincher.

$1800.00 for a TCI (By the way the Chevrolet style front end is an almost perfect fit for the International. There is like a 1/16th difference in the two- the Chevy being wider so you would have to shave a 16th off the frame or span.) vs.
$1200.00 for a "hope it fits conversion kit" - Note the bolt pattern for the 1936 - ? Chevy spindles have are the same as the International bolt pattern ((Ford bolt pattern for this period is not the same)), I did not get deep enough into it to see if the spindles are exactly the same but they probably are.) vs.
$200.00 - $250.00 for a rolling chassis S10 1983 model. Even if I have to replace everything on the front end of the s10 it will still be cheaper than the other - plus frame is already boxed, power steering, and parts availability from anywhere.

Also, nothing has been done to my truck while it has been sitting at the Mechanic's shop since April 29th, I guess now is as good a time as any to change what I was going to do. I think if the motor had already been in the truck, I would have a harder time making up my mind. I was promised the motor would be ready next tuesday from May 2nd up until last Friday. Ah well, So I'll give him another month or so.

Headers

nospam@example.com (Juan Reyes) — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:07:53 -0500

Got the headers in. They are really nice. Ceramic coated block huggers.
I'm going to work on the truck tomorrow if it kills me.
And at 100 degrees out, it probably will.

Headers

nospam@example.com (Juan Reyes) — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 07:33:44 -0500

Ordered headers the other day. They should be in at the end of the week.
I'm going to try and work on the front brakes this friday.
We'll see.