[ihc] New member with Travelall

["David V" <a100prcent@xxxxxxx>]

Greetings

The post below got me thinking that it's finally time for this new 
member to send a message. I have a 67 Travelall 1200 4x4 5 speed and 
really enjoy it so far. It's been a bit neglected and I have some wishes 
for items and have had variable success with ebay and other routes so 
I'll see if anyone on this list can help out.

This message reminded me that my tailgate and back quarters are a bit 
tweaked. I'd love to find a back end in good shape and if I could find a 
rear set up for barn doors I'd be really pleased. Are these incredibly 
rare? I've haven't seen a pair yet. A drivers side front fender would be 
nice to find since mine seems to have gotten aquatinted with the rust worms.

I'm also looking for a backup light lens. There was a pair on ebay but 
someone sniped it out from under me with a 30 second before closing 
snipe bid that I couldn't beat even though I was right there to respond 
to being outbid. Ebay can be pretty frustrating these days. I guess 
finding a pair of lights for under 20 was too good to be true but I 
really don't want to have to invest in sniping software. I'd like to 
find a good lens though one of mine is broken. Are the taillight and 
backup light gaskets still available?

It appears that I have some rust in the cowl. How hard is it to fix 
this? The drivers side vent is just sort of hanging there and I know 
I'll want to do a better fix than the duct tape that is now keeping the 
draft off my legs.

Is there a disk brake conversion for these axles? My brakes work ok but 
given the size of this beast and its ability to go 70 mph down the 
highway I'd love to know I had a better margin of safety. I hope the 
answer isn't get some other type of axle. I already got new wheels for 
this strange lug pattern from Stockton wheel. They do look really nice. 
If someone else is thinking of ordering them I'd recommend thinking 
about getting some additional offset. When I remeasured I found that my 
wheels centers were out about an inch from stock. Since the wheels are 
8" that's not too bad but I am concerned that I'm not putting too much 
strain on the wheel and knuckle bearings by doing this. Since I didn't 
go overboard on the tires I think I'll be fine though.

The good news is that the new springs and shocks that I had John at Back 
Country Binders put on it are working very nicely. I really like the way 
the truck is sitting now. It has a winch and big winch bumper on the 
front so the added leaf made a difference and with the new shocks I 
don't bounce around anymore so now I can go fast enough to feel I should 
do something to improve the brakes. I noticed that someone has made an 
adapter for Chevys that have the same master cylinder/clutch cylinder 
combo that allows them to use a dual circuit master. Has anyone done 
anything like that for these vehicles?

I know this is a lot of questions but I'm pretty excited about driving 
this thing. After lurking for a while you look like a pretty helpful 
group so I bet someone will have some ideas. Once I get my camera going 
again I'll post some pictures. These are neat vehicles. I'm a long time 
car and truck nut and love the ones that get the smiles. This one 
certainly does. It's fun to share our experiences and I'm happy to be on 
another cool list.
thanks in advance
David V

ihc-digest wrote on 12/2/2003, 5:54 PM:

 > Don't know if this will help, but on my '67 TA, the code for the
 > barndoors
 > is part of the body code. It reads:
 > 16157  0016  FGKLW  TRAVELALL W/PANEL DOORS