[rescue] Re: geek vehicles

[James Lockwood]

On Fri, 24 Aug 2001, Mike Hebel wrote:

> JL> -James [I need an IH Travelall next]
>
> I have a '72 Travelall 1100 to restore currently in a storage yard.
>
> Complete with rust and a working 392 V8.  ;-)

Those IH V8's are truly things of beauty.  Expensive as hell to rebuild
compared with the standard Chevy smallblock, but there is no comparison in
the quality and durability of the parts.  Stellite faced sodium filled
valves using machined Inconel, you'll not find those in an El Camino.  I
love the sound of a gear drive cam.

> Know any good places for parts for these?  The main tank is shot on
> it.

Yes.  There's a '73 Travelall at the end of the block I've had my eyes on.
:)

Seriously, try the IH mailing list or some of the "Scout" resources (Super
Scount Specialists, etc).  A lot of them have pu/ta parts as well.

-James

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