What did you do to your truck today!

[VWNate1]

Ah , crap .

You'll be very sorry you used the worthless rubber plug thing when it fails next year far from home...

It's a simple thing to raise the truck then jack & block the engine and remove the mounts & brackets , use a big socket and long extension to hammer in a brandy new brass freeze plug , then it'll be done forever .

BT , DT many times over .

You're close now, don't give up nor take shortcuts .

[ItsRandy]

Originally Posted by dmw319

ItsRandy, nice! That is the steering wheel that I want to put on mine. Did you buy it at Summit or LMC? How hard was the install?

Summit...Very easy to install.

[Slick67]

Really like those guages ItsRandy! Nice!!

[shawno72]

Originally Posted by ItsRandy

Summit...Very easy to install.

What was the part number for that wheel?

[3drburb]

So far in the last 24 plus hours I painted the frame and wheel wells, cleaned outer grille and painted inner grille, hand polish my oxidize paint then gave it a wash, finish installing my lower trim, cleaned the interior and dailed in the carb. It is now ready to be cruised.

[magwakeenercew2jh]

Originally Posted by VWNate1

Ah , crap .
You'll be very sorry you used the worthless rubber plug thing when it fails next year far from home...
It's a simple thing to raise the truck then jack & block the engine and remove the mounts & brackets ,
use a big socket and long extension to hammer in a brandy new brass freeze plug , then it'll be done forever .
BT , DT many times over .
You're close now, don't give up nor take shortcuts .

Thanks.

Fired her off today. Mud daubers filled up the hard line between the tank and the new fuel pump.
We found out because I wasn't getting gas (duhhhh),and I had installed a fuel pressure gage at the carb...
,,,No pressure.

Good news/Bad News: The motor mount lined up after we removed it and the bracket to put in the "worthless rubber plug thing";
Good News: The "worthless rubber plug thing" held;
Good news: Gas tank didn't have to come out;
Good news: After much fiddling, the 350 is a runner;
Bad/Good News: Failure of another freeze plug at the back of the block;
Bad news: Tranny still leaking from the shifter shaft after a new seal install;
Bad news: Tac didn't get wired correctly....My Bad, as they say in the hood;
Good News/Bad News: Trans is coming out to get a good shot at no-leakee;
Good News/Bad News: Motor's coming out to install all new proper freeze
plugs.


Undo a years' work because I was too stupid to:

1: Put in new freeze plugs while the motor was out;
2: Get my arms around the TH350 leaks properly. I just did seals and a new pan gasket.
They can leak from many other places, Boys and Girls.

Trans fluid, gas, coolant all over the shop floor. One fluid at a time, over and over again.
More good news: The fresh engine oil stayed inside the motor. For now.

[VWNate1]

LOL ! you have the right attitude , don't sweat it , just take some more time and fix whatever you can whilst the engine is out .

Most of my vehicles come from junkyards , backyards or barns so I know the mud dauber wasp nest issues well .

[lmac1210]

Originally Posted by 3drburb

So far in the last 24 plus hours I painted the frame and wheel wells, cleaned outer grille and painted inner grille, hand polish my oxidize paint then gave it a wash, finish installing my lower trim, cleaned the interior and dailed in the carb. It is now ready to be cruised.

Do you have a build thread with pics, I would love to see what you have going on?
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[ItsRandy]

Originally Posted by shawno72

What was the part number for that wheel?

Summit # GRT-967

[ItsRandy]

After 1 year 6 months 25 days and more money than I want to think about, I drove my truck around the block...TWICE!!! Steered good, braked good, sounded great (open headers), trans shifted nice and crisp...gave me goose bumps. The wife went for a ride, she got more excited then me.

[Mike Bradbury]

Looks great Randy!

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Fuel tank is in finally.. I also removed the old trailing arm bushing and replaced them with some fancy new red ones what a paint in the ass that was..

[67cheby]

looking good man !

[ItsRandy]

Originally Posted by ItsRandy

After 1 year 6 months 25 days and more money than I want to think about, I drove my truck around the block...TWICE!!! Steered good, braked good, sounded great (open headers), trans shifted nice and crisp...gave me goose bumps. The wife went for a ride, she got more excited then me.

Oh...that person in the truck with me is my son not my wife. My wife was taking the pictures. You guys must have been saying "That guy's wife looks like a man", not that there's anything wrong with that.
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[sjarrett71]

Bought a 1-1/4 inch swaybar today off a 3/4 ton truck. Gotta get bushings then install it.

[shawno72]

Originally Posted by ItsRandy

Summit # GRT-967

Thank you.

[jhaymon]

havn't done anything today..i sunk the 48 and 51 trying to move them a couple of days ago. i broke the winch cable on my 250 trying to pull em out. i would have worked on my 70, but it rained all day yesterday and today so the 51 is now sunk to the rocker on the pass side. im now waiting on a buddy to bring his recovery bronco.

on the bright side the sun is out so i think i'll take the ford out for a spin.


never mind its pouring again.

[willys72fleetside]

Finally after many set backs (including $), I have finished installing the sound deadener. I also got the instrument cluster rebuilt and I finally got the long block together. Now just a few more pieces and I should be ready for the engine install.

[VWNate1]

Looking very good there ! I like the yellow engine block .

Is there a consensus of how much the sound deadening helps ? . my truck drums a fair good bit .

[Bennett68C10]

Seam sealed and painted the bottom of my cab with duplicolor bed liner

[elf w/capital T]

got a STEAL on some buckets, what yall think?

[68GMCCustom]

sweet.....are those 454SS seats?

[willys72fleetside]

Thanks, my 70 CST engine was orange and this one I wanted something different. I feel that for sound deadening every little bit helps.

[OJ1988]

Built my exhaust system today.
Connected my clutch linkage.
Finished welding in the gas tank filler, filler panel.
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[ItsRandy]

Gave my truck a new face...so to speak. Yes, I know the bumper is for a GMC. A friend of mine gave me two brand new bumpers, one front and one rear. The front one happened to be for a GMC. I wanted to see how a new bumper would look with the new front grill.
Drove it around a little (open headers), did a little burn-out...it was GREAT!