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It's actually pretty simple once you figure out the brackets and Japanese Sanden compressor . Then a BIG condenser , buncha hoses and crap . The hard part for me is figuring out the dash and evaporator ~ there used to be many different aftermarket kits with under dash or floor mount evaporator and fan/vents , gotta figure out to use one of those or a factory AC cab with the built in dash vents..... I'm too old & fat for no AC too but , well , I dunno . My brother who often travels with me , said emphatically " NO MORE TRIPS WITHOUT AC !! " ~ even though the dead simple AC in both his old Mercedes and the Hearse seized up the Delco R4 AC compressor while he was driving them , I have new compressors , flushing kits and so on but still ,my driveway is full of my junk , not his unless it's tune up or oil leak time . go figure . |
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Nate : the under dash a/c works real good. its just hangs down a little, you can also get a slim line that goes across the dash more . any a/c is better than none, but built in is the best for more room in the cab.
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Sold my dually a couple weeks ago since I wasn't using it for its purpose and bought a '71 Chevy which was an older body on paint job. Rust free and solid drivetrain which is all I wanted. Came with chrome rims and just swapped them out today for some steelies to give it a more retro muscle look. :metal:
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I sent money off for parts.
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Installed a pair of 73-80 styled front tow hooks on the rear underneath the bed for rear tow hooks. Have a step bumper on my 4x4 and after crawling under and doing some measuring got REALLY lucky and the hole pattern on the tow hooks matched up to the hole pattern on the rear bumper supoorts. Here's a couple pics. Pardon the darkness of them, if other pics are wanted let me know and will try again. Don't really hang down very low at all and just enough to reach under to install a tow strap if needed. Pointed the opening of the hook toward front of truck.
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Spent all afternoon dealing with overspray. I probably have a couple of weeks of dealing with my anal-retentive side of the cosmetics. Funny thing is, she'll always be a RAT. And a driver.
But, I guess it gives me something to do. Painter Lee liked to overspray clear on my brand new suspension parts. I don't know what will take it off, if anything. What's on the firewall is coming clean with a combo of different polishing compounds. But., I'm not laying under the truck to massage the brand new ECE anti-sway bar with rubbing compound. Driver. Maybe I'll try some acetone in light doses. I won't hit that powder coating with lacquer thinner, though. Oh, well. :waah: |
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Unsurprisingly , I drove it far away , East to pick up a load of vintage engine parts , stopping by a little place I noticed a long bed '72 Chevy C/20 sitting on nearly flat tires , it has gaping holes in the top of the cab and dents all 'round the bed , a 350 V-8 and Muncie SM465 tranny , no nuttin' else .
$500 , two owner , decades old tags but he says he has a title or paperwork (they're NOT they same thing) , I go back there in a week or three and will take my monkey suit so I can climb around it in the leaves , grease , dust & spiders , see if it's worth anything . On the way home I found an '82 G/10 Van with 250 I6 and some things I want to grab to - morrow morning . Hot , yes indeedy but any day working with my Brother and in a Chevrolet Light Duty Truck is to be cherished . How was Escondido ? . |
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Ordered all my AN fittings, in Anodized Black. :D
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drove it to the airport to pick up the wife.... my ears are ringing.......... (glass packs turned down in front of the rear tires....)
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The loud truck gets quieter as you get older, or is that just deaf.:lol:
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Painted the engine bay, almost ready to drive her for the first time... Miscellaneous parts arrived from LMC today as well. Over 2weeks delivery time and $86 shipping charge for $75 worth of parts...... The issues of owning an old american truck in the U.K (but its worth it)
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It's not even 11:30 here and I'm beat to death.
Pretty much finished (I thought) cleaning up the rear wheel wells and undercarriage from paint overspray. Since the Krylon black outdoor furniture paint held up pretty much on the drums, I decided to paint them again with something different than black . This time, with something I already had in the cabinet. It's called Krylon Black Metallic....Although it really doesn't have any metallic I can see in it. And it's really gray...:lol::lol::lol: It's outdoor furniture paint, too. When I painted the rear pass side drum, I noticed some...just a little... ooze on the backing plate from the brake cyl. Bummer. Rebuild time. After I cleaned up the garage I heard the truck at the gate bringing me the fender/paint - pad/protector thingies. Gotta order some wheel cyl rebuild parts and think about getting under the front....Tomorrow's a good day for cleaning up the front end wheel wells and suspension part's overspray. |
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Friday: Went and got new front tires and had an alignment done. Went home, packed up the backpack, some tools, and headed down to Escondido for Cruisn' Grand. The truck made it fine. Saturday: Woke up made the trip home from Escondido. I was going to take a nap, but I'm motivated to continue working on the interior of the truck, sounded like I was riding in a tin can, gonna change that with new headliner, door panels, weatherstripping, and carpet. Before that, I need to paint the dash, kick panels, cab ceiling, pillars, back window area and then finish it off with a radio/speakers install.Then I'll finally get the cst seats (buddy buckets) upholstered, collapse the steering column, install a bigger diameter steering wheel, a dash pad and install a new tach/guage cluster. Dano |
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Installed new hella horns in prep for out of state inspection.
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washed ole dollor and cleaned her up a little. the bird poop had to go.
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Took off some hoses and am changing the PCV....Does anyone know why a truck would shut off on Idle
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Got it inspected and rowed through the gears :metal: and took an instagram pic of it :waah:
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Spent all day on my electrical upgrades.. new alternator, battery, cables, new grounds up front.. new battery box.. hardware all new.. Made two trips to the parts store for the "right" belt to work with my new turnbuckle adjuster.. one more trip should do it, I hope..
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I drove it to my favorite Pick-A-Part Junkyard & went diving , I found some 1 gauge battery cables on some old Cadillacs , the ends were those nasty "Add-A-Clamp" repair things but I need some spare battery cables for my 292 make run before installation project so , even @ $12.00 each (GA$P ! WTH ?!) I was happy as each cable is about 4' long and the 1 gauge thing means easy cranking hot or cold .
I found one of those hard to find oil filler extensions too , it'll go on my Cadillac Hearse as there's so much junk over and around the valve cover it's easy to spill oil when topping up on road trips . |
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I've got a mess to deal with.
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