What did you get done 3/19/12 edition
 

Ive been doing some work to my house installing a new kitchen so I havent had much time to do anything I did order some gaskets for the glass in my truck and the new slider its down to its fial primer paint should be this week then reassembly

I did take a trip to the dark side tho... i bought the wife this to cruise to the car shows in

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I finished going from drum brakes to disc brakes on the old dually. Stops much better now!! I can't believe I waited as long as I did to do this extremely low cost swap.
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Sorry for the oreintation of the pics. Not sure how to change that on my phone yet.

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not a ford fan , but that looks like a super clean stang you got right there! very nice

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got most of my build on my 406 done. would have finished but i had to remove the oilpan becausei forgot to install the pickup and the oil pump shaft retainer. got in a hurry and my son was asking a million and one questions so i was distracted and overlooked it. what a brain fart

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New thermostat and heater hoses, clean coolant! :metal:

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Got the clutch installed and set engine in frame....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...frame001-1.jpg

Mounted front tires....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...inframe005.jpg

And painted my ladderbars....pearl white with blue fogging....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ineinframe.jpg

Oh....and finished up the pattern for the mold.....I'm casting my own taillights...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...llights002.jpg

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With what you guys have been through, she deserves it! Nice car!

BTW, that car has to be worth a couples months of brownie points. LOL.

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Amen to that!

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I got my 454 swap finished finally just need to finish cleaning up a little wiring and find my ac brackets so I can get it all charged up.

Link to video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRa9Z...Jnc3BSSifjY%3D

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...3-17115627.jpg

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nothing truck related but did change the oil in the wifes saturn.1 year and 9000 miles was a good run but even mobile 1 has it limits.. need to do the truce next but isnt priority :(

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Rebuilt both vent windows and replaced all rubber and weather stripping on ole blue. Also removed all trim and door panels and repainted it all blue to freshen it up some. Turned out OK but I am not real happy with it all. I had a hard time finding the correct color of dark blue. I will redo it all later on though once i find the right color. I am thinking about having the door panels covered in vinyl or leather to match the newly recovered dash. I also painted the carpet kick panels and the carpet inserts on the doors. Not a big fan of painting carpet though. Once it dries, you can rub it with a bristle brush and it brings back some of the softness.

I can say I am officially tired of working on the interior. I literally worked on my truck till mid-night Friday night, 10 hours yesterday till 1:00 am this morning and also worked on it all day today. And I feel like I got nothing done, for the amount of time I put in anyways...... Oh well, it was fun and I learn something new every time I work on it.

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Celebrated our twin boys second birthday Saturday. Also mocked up the battery disconnect for my '73 on my '75, and disassembled a used playset and hauled it home in the '75...which did a fantastic job with such a big heavy load. Fun and busy weekend!

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put in a new alternator, battery and negative battery cable in my dually

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Picked up my new fan shroud

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sure sounds nice! nice ride too!..:metal:

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I swapped frames over the weekend. Went from a standard rear axle width to a tubbed setup. I haven't driven this setup in over four years so I'm super excited!

FROM:350ci and 700r4
http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/a...IMAG0260-1.jpg

CURRENTLY:502ci and pro th400 9 inch 15x15 31.0x14x15 rears.
http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/IMAG0396.jpg
http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/IMAG0395.jpg

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Nice!! What are you going to run for the bed floor?

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I went to visit some family near Austin and ended up going to the junkyard. Scored these for my '78 stepside.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/low84/trim.jpg

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New clutch pivot ball, no more grade 8 bolt, lol. Also topped it off with oil again, 15 quarts in the past 2 weeks. i'm starting to regret getting it back :mad:

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besides almost cutting my finger off taking my new router bit out of the package.......

I was able to keep my finger on with some super glue, electrical tape and a few bad words...

other than that.. I worked on my sub box.... lol

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...56789/box6.jpg

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Getting closer to getting the TPI swap running. Fixed all the mechanical issues, now it appears the computer I got from the junkyard is no good. Picking up a Delco unit from the junkyard in the morning, to replace the Napa reman I got before.

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I took my rally rims to my sandblaster/ powdercoater guy on Friday and realized I had (3) 15x8s and (1) 15x7......... So I found a single 15x8 on Craigs List and picked it up on Saturday. I dropped it off at his house and back in business. The powder should be here this Thursday so I should have them back next neek sometime. I was lucky to find just one rim for sale.

I also tried to start the shorty project I bought back in October and almost had it until the battery lost all of it's juice. I'll pop another battery in it and try again later. I just want to hear how it runs before I tear it out and start working on the frame and suspension. I'd like to know the condition of it so I know what my plans for the engine will be.

I also replaced the crappy 6x9 speakers in the front doors of my Grand Cherokee with a set of Rockford Fosgates and they sound so much better. Now I have to replace the rear door speakers and hook up the amps and subs in the next ffew weeks.

RIZ :metal:

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Did my brake booster swap, so now the brakes work, but the computer still throwing MAF and transmission codes. MAF is probably due to the intake I put on, trans. needs some looking into

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Had to send my truck to a workshop to get carb and ignition tuned and get a new balancer installed. Should get it back this week. Found a good grill and a near perfect rear cab trim + corners in a local add, got it all for 50$ . Other than that nothing truck related.

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The aluminum floor seen in the picture. I hava a wood setup but i don't want to cut it up.
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