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Heh, heh. Love me some THC. Kinda need it today, thanks!

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PS- don't forget the drag boat, Bomp. Gotta have a drag boat.

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First things first, ribfest was excellent. I took my oldest girl since she came home for that and maybe work next week. We had ribs (and other stuff) from Texas Thunder and Big Boned BBQ. Had the Texas Thunder first and thought it was outstanding. Then had Big Boned BBQ later and it was even better. Everclear was actually disappointing, but the opener before them was a band called LeoGun from out of London and we both really liked them. Kinda sound like the Black Keys if your familiar with them. And there was Alaskan Amber on tap. :metal:

But to get my thoughts off my personal problems I went to the garage today. It was slow getting going, finding motivation, but as the morning wore on I found some enthusiasm and progress started building.

First I drained the tranny and got the pan off. Not sure it was leaking, but whatever, it had to come off to get the other things fixed. First I installed the new kickdown cable. No real issues with that. Then the shifter seal. That was a bit of a pain. Getting the shaft out just requires removing the shifter linkage and removing 1 nut inside to remove the internal linkage. The hard part was getting that stupid tiny seal out of the hole. Its the size of a nickel and the lip of the seal would just bend and tear. I ended up using a scribe and tapping into the side and forcing the seal inward. Which resulted in a gouge in the hole where the seal rests.

I sanded it and cleaned it up with some brake cleaner, put a dad of silicone in the damaged spot and drove in the new seal. I think the seal is in deeper than the gouge and I'm really not too concerned with that part leaking. The shaft itself was a bit rough where the seal rests though and that was a concern. So I fit it into my 1/2" drill press to spin it while I used some 400 grit, then 1000 grit paper to clean it up.

Before...
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps4b4561c6.jpg

Yeah the threads were a bit messed up too. I used a die to clean them up also.

After...
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...pseaa7ce66.jpg

That went together alright but I gotta tell you, working under there with the tranny dripping almost the whole time kinda sucked. And theres a shaft that slides back and forth inside there which is tied to the shifter linkage. A little too far either way and fluid pours out of the valve body. Nasty mess. I didn't eat any, but had a few drips near my eyes and in my hair.

The last area of concern was the dipstick tube. Again, don't know if it was a leak source or not, but I was gonna pull it, clean it, check the o-ring and put a dab of silicone on anyway. That was the plan. Didn't work out though. I could NOT get the bolt out that holds the dipstick. Its one of the tranny to motor bolts and I must've been eating spinach and wheaties the day I put that together. I let it stay as is. Main reason is that the pan doesn't have to come back off to fix it. If I can get the stupid tight bolt out I can fix it later, if it leaks. It didn't. ;)

I cleaned up the tranny gasket surface and then used some 400 grit paper to make sure it was smooth. I put a small bead of silicone on that area. Put a dot of silicone on the corners of the pan gasket seating area to hold the gasket in place and got the pan back on. Nice piece from Rausch Racing on their ebay store $42 shipped I think.
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...psca3003f8.jpg

I was about to put the fluid back in and remembered the tranny cooler wasn't connected yet, so I took the time to get that done, which was as simple as connecting some rubber hose to the proper lines and tightening the clamps. Now the tranny fluid could go back in.

Fired it up and let it run a bit, added more fluid and then went for a short but very sweet cruise. Down the alley, up the street to the body shop to show off my progress (weekends they work on personal projects, like repairables, etc.) My boy saw me pull out of the garage and begged for the chance to drive it. When I got done with show and tell and got it back to the driveway he came running out. I said take it down the alley and back (no insurance). He gets back and coolant is dumping out of it like crazy.
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...psf0d68484.jpg
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps9a17facd.jpg

Cripes that boy looks big in those pics. He's about an inch or more taller than me now and thick as a tree. Anywho, He kills it and I get it back in the driveway, pop the hood and see the upper radiator hose is hanging loose. Just didn't have the clamp tight enough. Not enough wheaties and spinach that day. Fixed that, refilled the radiator. Everythings good to go. I didn't do much more than clean most of the crap out of it and blew dust out with a leaf blower.

But I had been noticing that my old burnout marks in the driveway were getting too faded for my liking so I did a little touch up...
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...psc1f86f94.jpg

Running pretty strong. No problem turning over the 32" tire. It is just 1 at a time so not super impressive, but I do love me some smokey burnouts. :devil:

And so far so good on tranny leaks.

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Smokey burnout:metal:
Your a better man than me..,,, I can't stands the tranny drippin in me hairs while under a rig.

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I don't know about "better", but when my job requires crawling through boilers, getting dirty just doesn't bother me much. Except when stuff is falling in my face. That bugs the bejeebers out of me and you will hear lots of old sailor talk and see some awkward squirming around if you're around me when it happens. It never fails that when something falls around my eyes that my hands are nasty grimy and there isn't a clean rag within reach.

But its time to go scrub that stuff out of my hair.

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I love when it drops perfectly in your open eye. Doink! Much sailor talk! Progress looks good!
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2 words:

DIPSTICK

LEAK!

GAAAGGHHHH!!!!

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Not messing with the underneath red fluid drip at this time.:m6::cuss:

Instead I continued doing what needs to be done in order to spray color on this ***** soon. So that means more sanding, but wet sanding, which I don't hate as much as dry sanding, which I hate like rusty grit falling in my eyes. I had been spraying a few spots with more primer and scuffing through it repeatedly. Finally got enough on there to stay put. I pulled the Jimmy out to the driveway.

I guess I shouldn't say pulled, I actually drove it, but before parking in the driveway I was throwing gravel rooster tails down the alley. :burnout:

I needed to sand the new primer spots and the driver side of the bed. Ended up wet sanding the entire truck again, which wasn't so bad, cause it had already been done. I just noticed some gritty feeling on already sanded areas, probably from overspray, maybe just dirty, but I just did it all again.

Then I washed it. Got it as clean as I could with a mild car wash soap. And that's how it sits right now. I think it's ready to tape off and spray. Well, other than wax/grease remover, paint prep stuff anyway. Don't want a bunch of fish eyes. So here she is in all her spotted glory and I hope these are the last pics I ever post of it like this.
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...psfa47ad6d.jpg
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps22b2c301.jpg
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps577c13b5.jpg
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...psec8f9c0f.jpg
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps4a277bb1.jpg
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps3054c163.jpg

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Looking good!!! When do you hope to spray?

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Start flingin' paint already!

Check list:
Paint gun................check
Loud rockin music.....check
Beer.......................check and double check
Faaalingin' paint........and check

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I could maybe do it next weekend, IF I can get time in the booth.

Yeah, something like that, except you forgot the part about taping, and that my friend is a time consuming process. And I gotta find my wiper parts to spray also. And I hope I'm not forgetting something else. This is the point where I start second guessing myself.

Uhg, time for the mantra again...

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I cant find my trans leak, so I feel you on the red drip. At least I found my t-case leak.

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back on post #936 you gave me some hitch info. I finally got that exact hitch. I was wondering if you could get me some pics of how its mounted to your frame, and maybe some hole dimensions referenced from some spot on the frame?

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Your progress is looking great! I feel ya on the dripping tranny fluid! It drives me to be a pissed bitty when it gets on my glasses and or in my eye. :lol: It was nice meeting you last week and talking with ya. I've enjoyed peeking in your projects and tinkerings. Thank ya! Did you score any pump stuff?

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I'll see what I can do for ya. Shouldn't be a problem.

I got a mobil pump sign for my pump, and a couple other things. My favorite was this sign though (it should read "self trained")...
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps254900ec.jpg

The rest of my stuff
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps6cff6218.jpg
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps67a3dc60.jpg
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...pse3a32ec7.jpg

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Inching ever closer to the big day. Maybe we need to name it, like a holiday, or a National Day or something. How about Faaaalinging the Gold Day, or I Never Thought This Day Would Come Day, or Bout Freakin Time Day or Paint Your Beater Day. I don't know. I'm just running on a few hours sleep and paint/thinner fumes.

Anywho, I found the wiper parts, and remembered to get the tailgate edge strip out, and sprayed color on the bed rails. I might end up re-spraying the top of the rails just so the paint edge line is not so obvious. I'll at least sand it down a bit to blend it.

Next I will either install those wiper parts and get the cowl bolted down and shimmed, or save the wiper stuff til later when I know I have all the parts and instead I'll start wiping it down with grease/wax cleaner and taping the all the edges I already painted. Still aiming at this weekend for the big day. It could end either elated or disgusted. I think I can do this though. Pretty sure.

Pics...
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps5d4d2028.jpg
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps9ecf5c3e.jpg
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps3ab615ba.jpg

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Paint is lookin good man.
Everytime I get on this page I have to stop and watch that "turn it up" video:metal:

Happy Flingin Weekend

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I dig the signs!

Just relax and shoot. Have several beers around and just sip on one as you go, it helps with nerves. You've done this before, it's just bigger. The biggest thing is, don't forget the edges. Get that gun clear under and past the edges. between coats, take a flashlight and get way down under there to where you feel like an idiot and look, you'll be surprised what you miss. Make sure you have enough materials. Definitely clear decks for all day and into the night. The main round on Yeller was 3 base and 3 clear and took about 4-5 hours of mix and shoot time. Don't forget to sand/scuff ALL THE WAY to the edges. If you can, get an experienced guy to help tape and bag it, it's not that hard. You'll do fine. I wish I was there to help, it's fun. Good Luck!

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I'll make sure to post it again when it flips to the next page. ;)

Thanks for the tips. I wish you were here to help too. The main reason I have nerves on this is my paint choice. Its about the worst possible option for a beginning painter. Lots of pearl, light color, tons of flake. It could turn out good, but I'm worried its going to be blotchy. I figured I would spray 3 coats minimum as long as I have enough paint, which based on what I've done so far should be ok. I can see some blotchiness on my inner doors now in the sun. Not terrible, but noticable. But my tailgate looked alright, so I have some confidence.

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The trick is, it's a lot like clearing. Turn your air pressure up a bit (you have a gun mounted regulator, right?), turn your fan as big as it'll go, and stay a bit farther off. Your first round should barely cover and be blotchy. Id go 3-4 rounds, and alternate directions between them. go <> then up-down, esp. on the hood. Id go straight, then 45 deg on the sides. Uniformity is important, mind your overlaps. Most importantly, DON"T STOP. It's like clear, if you pause you get a run or blob or sag, if you do it with this, you get a blotch. Even if you know you messed up, don't stop, you can always fix it on the next round. But mostly relax. Keep telling yourself, it's just paint. Not even expensive paint. It's just paint. Relax and enjoy the process. get out the lights and make sure its good before you clear it. It'll be fine.

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For blotchy, do as mentioned. But also keep the most constant speed you can.

Agree about the looking under fenders. Missed a spot on my last primer job, DOH!!

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Thanks again. I have a habit of laying it too heavy so I will be sure to turn the flow down and spread the fan. Maybe this technique will reduce the orange peel I've been getting too. I've found that spraying the clear I have better results with heavy coats and more orange peel if its light, but I risk runs. That doesn't bother me too much on the clear though cause I can cut it down, sand it out and polish it.

I hear ya. I noticed that when I was spraying primer and getting the bottom edge of the rockers, bed sides and fenders. Was always lighter there. But it's easier to get those on the Jimmy cause its a bit higher than my C-10, where I had the hose rubbing the floor as I moved along.

I took vacation for tomorrow, so I have from tonight until next Monday to mess with it. Then I have to leave for Omaha for work on Tuesday. Time to do more cleaning and taping.

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For Bomp...

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And 1 for me, most songs hook you with a guitar riff, this one hooked me with the drums....

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Let 'er rip, Tater Chip!
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Might not be getting sprayed this weekend now. Their dad is going to use the booth this weekend and they said I might be able to get it in next week, during the day if they don't have to use it. Dammit!

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Sorry to hear about the set back.
Killer vids though man!
Gotta look on the bright side, More time to look for another project.

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Riiiiiight. Another project.

Like this one?
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...s/DSC01101.jpg

With a bed like this maybe...
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...psb150e93b.jpg

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I was thinking time to check again to make sure all the body work is done.

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Man, that's just mean. :lol:

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no, its just easy to forget stuff when your on a project that long

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He's moving faster than 90% of the people on this board. :lol:

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I knew what you meant, but it was a good set up for me. And I can't remember what I did with the drive arm for the wipers. Sheesh. I've been over this thing so many times that the flaws are known and acceptable to me or will be fixed during the spraying.

Maybe, but feels like a snails pace to me getting the body and paint done.

Friend from the body shop came by so I could see if I was taping it up right. I wasn't. Had to pull off about half of what I had done because I was too close to the edges. He said to stay away from the edges or it can peel the paint off with the tape in an area that will require a repaint. I looked at how they taped my truck (:dohh: Why the hell didn't I think of that before) and now I know better. Most of that is fixed, just need to correct the driver side door area. He said I should try to cover the underside of the hood too, which is gonna be a bit of a PITA. But overall he said it was ok and gave me tips for the rest of it.

Since I'm not painting I think I'm gonna get in some fishing this weekend. The boat is running good now and I don't have many days before the weather gets uncooperative to be out on the water. I went last weekend just to check out the motor and get some worms wet. I caught about 10 fish, all to small to bother cleaning. My youngest likes to fish and we need some fresh stuff to fry up.

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Heres some pics of my hitch and how I installed it. First the side plates are reversed from side to side and 1/2" plates with holes drilled to match where the side plates bolt to the cross piece are used as spacers to get the side to side distance correct.
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...psacf68bd6.jpg

The hitch came with some 1/2" thick re-inforcement parts, but I used them as spacers between the hitch and frame, then had other re-inforcement plates to use on the other side of the frame for added strength. The side views of the hitch show it good. I can't remember what holes I had to drill, if any.
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps12a69b16.jpg
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...pscebfd9a6.jpg
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...pse71cc121.jpg

This is no way close to how the manufacturer recommends installing this hitch. I used what I had available and did the best I could to make it work. It's a class 3 hitch and I used this same set up (minus the spacers between the frame and hitch) on my C-10 for a few years to pull a 20" Four Winns open bow run about with inboard/outboard. The boat itself weighed over 3000# I think. Never had any issues and my frame rails on the C-10 looked just fine after I removed the hitch.

I have no intention of ever towing something that heavy with the Jimmy, but I wouldn't be scared to if I did. Hope this helps.

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As for a Jimmy update, I did more taping.

That is all.

Go about your business.

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Thanks for the pictures. I was out test fitting it about the time you posted them. I now see a few things that I wasnt figuring out when test fitting.

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Catch any fish?
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Glad I could help.

Yes I did. I got 3 crappies, a large perch and a bullhead. Didn't keep the bullhead. Ick. It was a nice calm day out on the water.

I have almost all the taping done that I can do before I get in the booth. Except for an adjustment to make on the driver door edges anyway. I wiped it all down with wax/grease remover this morning and have some paint prep stuff to use before I spray it that is a milder solvent and flashes off better. I'm heading to Fremont, NE tonight and home late tomorrow. Will figure out when I can get in the booth after that.

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How about 99.9% , he!! of alot of progress going on, and quality work to boot. Well done on the work....hope things get better with the wifey, prayers go out

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Thanks, I appreciate the kind words, but I doubt I'm in the top .1% for rate of progress. Whens the start date on this again? ;)

BTW, Looks like you have been taking remedial courses at sensitivity school. (signature)

I stopped by the body shop on my way out of town yesterday and I was told the paint booth is mine tomorrow. Fingers crossed. Working all day here in NE, then a 5 hour drive home tonite, so I won't know for sure til tomorrow morning, but it looks good. I will have both brothers there for support and advice all day too, which helps ease my mind. Worst case is I will have to do some sanding and respray. It's not like I'm going to break anything. :smoke:

I better put in for a day off before I forget.