LFD's low buck truck build!

[Rokcrln]

I love seeing packages when I get home! I took the rest of what was left from the parts truck to the scrap yard today and made $34 Then I get home and MR. Brown had stopped by and left me a few gifts. I did not know that ECE had their own spindles made just for them. It was all packed very well and came in three boxes with out damage. Their was also a note letting me know that I had two parts that were back ordered (thanks Jerry). I will be starting on the dash vents first then head onto the doors when I get some free time. I will do the front suspention when I finish up Lemon Drop. So for now they get to keep all my parts in the corner company! I noticed that part of the vent window kit included a blind rivit kit that I will be able to use for part of Lemon Drop's build .

Kevin
LFD Inc.

[Rokcrln]

Well the vent job turned out to be a bigger project than I thought it would be. In order to get to everything I decided to remove the radio (I also wanted to see if the dash was cut at all) an it made it much easier to get to the center vent. I also found that all but one tube was broke in several places and one tube to the center vent was not even their. I also thought it would be a good idea to draw a simple routing for the vents before removing everything. Then I decided to remove the lower duct work so I could clean it out (the water was black that came out of the inside) with warm water and a soft paint brush. Everything worked alot smoother after it was dried. That is about as far as I got tonight and I will try and finish it up on Friday after work. Also one of the best work lights I have come accross so far is this light by Craftsman that my brother got me for Christmass.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

[Rokcrln]

I also removed a two guage set up that was under the dash so I could get to the bolts for the controls and I am glad I did. I found a small oil leak that now I can fix before it gets on my new carpet. Then when I removed the lower vent box I found a burned out switch that I will replace one of these days. It is for the A/C side of the system that will not be hoked up for awhile.

Kevin
LFD inc.

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by Rokcrln

Also one of the best work lights I have come accross so far is this light by Craftsman that my brother got me for Christmas.

Just so you know its not a 'drop' light. The lens breaks very easily. Guess how I know

[Rokcrln]

Originally Posted by gringoloco

Just so you know its not a 'drop' light. The lens breaks very easily. Guess how I know

That is why I said "Work Light" But yes I have not YET dropped it. The magnet is real nice but I would put a piece of felt on it to keep it from scraping the paint. For out trucks (real trucks are made of all metal) that mag works out great. I was out in the drivway working on this last night in 30ish (temp has nothing to do with anything other than being cold) weather and had that in the cab for light while I was tearing everything apart and it was like having another hand!

Kevin
LFD Inc.

[Rokcrln]

Well teh duct work sure is tight in their! But it is all complete and if you tackle this the bigest thing I can say is take a bunch of pic's before you take it apart and as you go. I had a hell of a time figuring out the cables and then just getting it all back in place. One extra thing I did was installed a sterio deck while I was up intheir because after it was done you would not get one to fit with out removing a few things. I first installed the drivers A/C vent and tube then the drivers defrost went next. After that I put in the center dash A/C vent and tubes in the the pass side defrost and last but not least the pass A/C vent.
ECE's vent tube were a perfect fit and all cut to length. They are also alot better then the ones that came with my Vintage Air kit. They feel like oiled Denem or somthing simular. Their was no need for clips or tie wraps to keep the tubes in place because they fit so tight you have to twist them in place (they kind of screw on to the ducting). Then before I replaced the controls I installed a new sterio deck. I found that to get the controls back in I had to remove the mounting bracket from the controls and reinstall it after it was slipped into place. PS. if you remove the ash tray it will make things a bit easier to reach around while working.

I would say that the Vent replacement (no sterio) took about 5-8 hours depending if you want to clean parts as you go like I did.
ECE A/C and Defroster hose duct set part # 10-AA06 and it was $59.00 and worth every penny IMHO.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

Total $663.71
and 31hrs

[Rokcrln]

Sorry but it had to be done!

I know it was an uncut dash but in calling around for a new head unit I found out that they do not even make two knob radios any more. You can go with somthing like classic car audio but they are 2-3 times as much as a new style CD player. Since this project is "Low Buck" I can not go out and spend 3xs more then needed to get to our goal. Plus I can always undo what I did today if I decide it is needed. I also had some 5" speakers laying around so I added them to the doors along with a new pair of 6x9's. The door was already cut for 6x9's so it wasn't like I cut "good" doors I did need to cut the hole a bit larger so the speaker could mount from the front. The old ones were placed behind the door skin and that is one reason they did not last. Also if you are installing door speakers do not set them any further forward then I show because the door inner structure is at that location.

The deck is a JVC KD-G420 20W RMS X 4 (50W X 4 max). It will comtrol a CD changer, MP3 and has a AUX input jack in the front for an Ipod or other. It is a flip down face CD player and the face aslo comes off. It ran $124.99 and did not need a wiring kit to be installed like most newer cars do.

The speakers are Kenwood KFC-6903ie 300W max. I went with these because the old ones were shot from getting wet and the paper cone rotted away. These have a plastic type cone and are 3way speakers that sound alot better then they are. I payed $89.99 for these.
For some a sterio may not be needed but if it is this is a fairly cheap way to go and it still sounds very nice. So if a sterio is not for you then disreguard the $215 spent today!
It took me about 3hrs to install the deck and speakers. It was made much easier by doing this at the same time as the vent tubes.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

Build Total $878.69
and 34hrs

[Rokcrln]

Oh the first pic in the last post was how the PO had wired up his bumpin system Spend the few $ and get the right size conectors for the job.

Kevin
LFD Inc.