5 Apr
2002
5 Apr
'02
7:04 a.m.
All this car talk keeps reminding me I need to fix my
truck so I can
haul old computers and stuff. 77' Dodge with a 318, worn cam bushings,
maybe bent camshaft. Timing jumps all over the place, even with new
distributor, chain, and gears. Bottom end is tight, and compression is
good, but I think I'll go through it completely anyway.
Good segue back on topic...
What's the least expensive, semi-reliable transportation for
hauling Classic Computers?
What I mean is, something that might be a tad flaky starting
up, but once running, is unlikely to suffer mechanical
failure in places where your license plates might as well be
from a foreign country?
Clearly, my Audi 80 sedan is useless except for the occasional
Apple //e or somesuch teeney weeney computers.
I used to have a 64 Chevy pickup, should still have it.
Is such transport possible for circa US$750.00?
-dq
-Douglas Hurst Quebbeman (DougQ at ixnayamspayIgLou.com) [Call me "Doug"]
Surgically excise the pig-latin from my e-mail address in order to reply
"The large print giveth, and the small print taketh away." -Tom Waits
5 Apr
5 Apr
7:32 a.m.
On Fri, 5 Apr 2002, Douglas H. Quebbeman wrote:
What's the least expensive, semi-reliable
transportation for
hauling Classic Computers?
What I mean is, something that might be a tad flaky starting
up, but once running, is unlikely to suffer mechanical
failure in places where your license plates might as well be
from a foreign country?
Well, my little brother, after trying for years to kill it off, has
promised me his '91 Ford F150. It's a straight-6 standard, is about to
wear out the second clutch, has stranded him once when the drive shaft
split at the weld (he'd known it was bent for a month, aka "his own damn
fault") in '96. He takes very good care of it, but has never had the
valve covers off.
The kicker? It's on its fourth trip around the odometer. 329,000+
miles, and I wouldn't hesitate to take off for Anchorage in it.
Plus, it's on-topic.
Price - free to me. Probably worth $600-$800 in Texas.
As they say, Your Mileage May Vary.
Doc
7:35 a.m.
Douglas H. Quebbeman wrote:
If you're transporting large, rack-mounted equipment or pallet-loads
with any frequency, I'd say go with about a 20' box van with a
lift-gate. 2nd choice would be something like an old bread truck, aka
UPS truck. Be sure to carry a ramp.
You're not likely to find something like that for $750 that doesn't need
work, but what else is new? The hassles and time a vehicle like this
will save translate into dollars.
jbdigriz
All this car
talk keeps reminding me I need to fix my truck so I can
haul old computers and stuff. 77' Dodge with a 318, worn cam bushings,
maybe bent camshaft. Timing jumps all over the place, even with new
distributor, chain, and gears. Bottom end is tight, and compression is
good, but I think I'll go through it completely anyway.
Good segue back on topic...
What's the least expensive, semi-reliable transportation for
hauling Classic Computers?
What I mean is, something that might be a tad flaky starting
up, but once running, is unlikely to suffer mechanical
failure in places where your license plates might as well be
from a foreign country?
Clearly, my Audi 80 sedan is useless except for the occasional
Apple //e or somesuch teeney weeney computers.
I used to have a 64 Chevy pickup, should still have it.
Is such transport possible for circa US$750.00?
-dq
-Douglas Hurst Quebbeman (DougQ at ixnayamspayIgLou.com) [Call me "Doug"]
Surgically excise the pig-latin from my e-mail address in order to reply
"The large print giveth, and the small print taketh away." -Tom Waits
10:24 a.m.
So close to being On Topic...
I used my '86 Dodge Ram 150 Prospector (old enough) with lift gate to
transport a VAX 4000/500 (will be on topic this June! :) 45 miles from its
previous home to mine. Aside from having the a/c compressor freeze up and
toss belts all over amid clouds of smoke and needing to fix a leaky power
steering pump, it's a good truck, 'specially because of the lift gate. (318 -
V8 power is nice, too.) I paid a bit more than $750 for it, though.
:)
-Chris, RetroComputing(Transportation) Nut.
PS: <sheepishly> Would the fellow who offered a CD of CP/M stuff please send
me his address again, off-list? Thanks! </sheepishly>
On Friday 05 April 2002 14:04, you wrote:
All this car
talk keeps reminding me I need to fix my truck so I can
haul old computers and stuff. 77' Dodge with a 318, worn cam bushings,
maybe bent camshaft. Timing jumps all over the place, even with new
distributor, chain, and gears. Bottom end is tight, and compression is
good, but I think I'll go through it completely anyway.
Good segue back on topic...
What's the least expensive, semi-reliable transportation for
hauling Classic Computers?
What I mean is, something that might be a tad flaky starting
up, but once running, is unlikely to suffer mechanical
failure in places where your license plates might as well be
from a foreign country?
Clearly, my Audi 80 sedan is useless except for the occasional
Apple //e or somesuch teeney weeney computers.
I used to have a 64 Chevy pickup, should still have it.
Is such transport possible for circa US$750.00?
-dq
-Douglas Hurst Quebbeman (DougQ at ixnayamspayIgLou.com) [Call me
"Doug"] Surgically excise the pig-latin from my e-mail address in order to
reply "The large print giveth, and the small print taketh away." -Tom
Waits
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