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Old 12-20-2022, 06:41 PM   #3501
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter

Finally finished my internally regulated alternator swap! I put a bus bar on the core support and ran an 8ga cable to the other junction, cleaned out a bunch of old bad wiring, then redid a bunch of grounds and added a better thicker ground cable from the block to the frame. Now even though the battery is in the bed, it has 14.4 volts with lights and wipers on and the battery ammeter still works. Maybe not a big deal for many folks, but this was a victory for me! So stoked!

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Old 12-22-2022, 08:18 AM   #3502
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Well in August I bought my wife a truck 72 short bed going to be a stepside! sooo i have been slowly working on it. So i replaced the center part of the dash since someone cut it and put in a double din set up we wanted it factory. I started to lay out the wiring harness so i can have it really clean under the dash. The green truck was my grandfathers I did a frame off on a few years back with information from all of you here on this site.
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Old 12-26-2022, 04:21 PM   #3503
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Finally finished my red interior conversion…

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Old 12-26-2022, 06:50 PM   #3504
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That’s a hard combo to beat
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Old 12-26-2022, 08:34 PM   #3505
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Old 12-26-2022, 10:35 PM   #3506
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Wow!!
I just wish the body was nice enough to match it
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Old 12-27-2022, 12:04 AM   #3507
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Old 12-27-2022, 01:07 AM   #3508
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inner rocker panel replaced, kick panel replaced, A post repaired , cab corner cut out, new one fitted and ready to weld, inner door bottom replaced, outer lower door skin replaced...still need to fit the outer rocker, replace door to align rocker and cab corner before final welding. Gap the door, then ready for body work. Hopefully will get some of that finished this week
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Old 12-28-2022, 01:37 AM   #3509
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I've been working on improving the u-joint angles on my two-piece driveshaft. I discovered that the center support was quite loose, despite the fact that it is only about a year old and has just a couple thousand miles on it. A local driveline shop rebuilt the driveshaft and installed a new center support. I'm not sure what the brand is of that one, but I ended up replacing it with a Federal Mogul/Bower/BCA unit that was made in the USA. Here's a video that compares the two center supports.

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Old 12-28-2022, 11:26 PM   #3510
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removed the matching numbers 44k original mile 350 from the 72, full tear down and inspected the entire engine...bearings good and resuable, new oil pump, timing chain, Comp Cam 268, Lunati cam saver lifters, all new gaskets, seals, 1 piece oil pan gasket.
cleaned and sprayed epoxy primer on the engine, followed by single stage hugger orange color...think it turned out good....engine is back in the truck and running well now. Cant wait to put some miles on the ol girl.
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Old 12-29-2022, 07:57 AM   #3511
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I pulled the remaining wires. Cut the new firewall bulkhead hole, and mounted the bulkhead. Today, I'll start running new wires.
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Old 12-29-2022, 11:25 AM   #3512
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Old 12-30-2022, 12:57 AM   #3513
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That's way, way too purdy to sit in, let alone spill beer on!
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Old 12-30-2022, 02:30 PM   #3514
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Got some color on the roof, and installed new glass. Still a lot to do
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Old 12-31-2022, 05:41 PM   #3515
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New delco for old delco plug wires.
Amazing the difference.
Always thought that old blue just hated the rain, turns out just the wires didn't.
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Old 01-02-2023, 05:54 PM   #3516
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Took out the 72 to get some diesel for the Kubota. Nice day and we had rain last few days so whatever salt was in the road was washed away . But because we’re in the NYC reservoir watershed they can’t use much salt on the road .
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Old 01-03-2023, 10:06 PM   #3517
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Did some wet sanding and polishing today





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Old 01-03-2023, 10:58 PM   #3518
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Sweet!
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Old 01-05-2023, 08:28 PM   #3519
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Added some bling (bumper guards) to my front bumper🤙
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Old 01-05-2023, 08:30 PM   #3520
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Forgot to add the pic☺️
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Old 01-06-2023, 12:51 AM   #3521
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Nice looking DRW Flatbed Fastgramps.
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Old 01-08-2023, 04:07 PM   #3522
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2 gallons of 15-40 rotella
And one wix 51794
A fresh tube of grease thru the zerks.
Should be good for another year.


11 miles a week ads up.
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Old 01-08-2023, 09:13 PM   #3523
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Well in August I bought my wife a truck 72 short bed going to be a stepside! sooo i have been slowly working on it. So i replaced the center part of the dash since someone cut it and put in a double din set up we wanted it factory. I started to lay out the wiring harness so i can have it really clean under the dash. The green truck was my grandfathers I did a frame off on a few years back with information from all of you here on this site.
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Old 01-08-2023, 09:16 PM   #3524
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love the color.....
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Old 01-08-2023, 09:21 PM   #3525
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delete.........finished getting those secured
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