Bubba's recycling project

[bubba327]

{Bubba could you post a picture of your voltage regulor? My batt went dead I put in a new alt and reg. I'm not sure about how the reg plugs in. It has a main 4 way plug but then i was looking under it and I see another single plug? When I gor hit it wreaked all that stuff so I don't know how it goes back together. I've been charging my batt. about once a week.} quote from Daverod

Sorry Dave, I pulled my voltage regulator and external regulated alternator off and went with a 63 amp internally regulated style when I rewired the headlights and added headlight relays . Mine is a one wire style now....
I think it is an SI style ,It has better voltage output and easier to wire in...
The guys that hang out in the Electrical section were a great help and there are also some stickies in the FAQ.
Good luck, Bubba

[VALDEZ]

not to jump back in the past but im pretty sure i was checking out the inside of my eye lids again more than the girls at the cruise haha

[bubba327]

That's OK, Kyle I have worked night shift before and remember what it is like to awake at the "wrong hours" of the day.


Truck up-date - still going down the road with no issues.
I would like to improve the brakes before school starts up again. Change over to the hydro-boost,
I was thinking about making a pick-a-part run this afternoon. At least I would have the parts here but not the time to install them yet.

Western Idaho State Fair starts for us on Thursday and 4-H/ FFA livestock events will keep us busy for the next 10 days.


My youngest daughter will get her drivers permit this fall.. She and I were running errands in the neighboring town last night, when she spotted a yellow 69 C-10 in a used car lot and we went and checked it out!
It had a 16K price tag and a 454 but was really fun to drive!! The tires smoked really easy!! almost too easy
Way too much truck for a teenager driver but at least she is getting the idea that classic trucks are the way to go!!!

[cokeb]

Have a little faith Dad, I'm sure she will keep her foot out of it!

[VALDEZ]

i hope you didnt think i would keep my foot out of it, then again im she is a safer driver than i haha

[bubba327]

Originally Posted by cokeb

Have a little faith Dad, I'm sure she will keep her foot out of it!

I do not think so, she is my wild child. She is checking out Cameros on craig's list already, but realizes insurance is a costly thing!!
I have tried to keep up with her on a 4-wheeler the other day and I just got dusted out and had to quit.

[VALDEZ]

im pretty sure it is for this exact reason the straight six and the 305 were invented

[bubba327]

My youngest daughter with some state fair animals



First place blue ribbon hog always brings a big smile



State Fairs are over and it is time to get back to work on the truck before school starts

[bubba327]

Removed the old vacuum booster and went shopping at the pick-a part. Found 5 or 6 Astro vans but went with a 94 with pretty low miles and fairly clean. The cylinder was tight and did not spin so it looked like pretty good choice.

the Astro hydro boost bolted right up to the bracket I bought from Captainfab for the vacuum booster.

I grabbed the metric O-ring hoses off the Astro. I cut them apart and then had NAPA crimp on some fittings that have 3/8" compression style connections which made installation a easy thing.
I bled the brakes and the power steering and went test driving. Pretty nice brakes now. Maybe a little too soft and touchy . Might have to drive it for a while and get used to it and see if it will work.

[Alan's Classic]

Tell your daugther congrats!!

Nice work on the MC.

[bubba327]

Originally Posted by Alan's Classic

Tell your daughter congrats!!

Nice work on the MC.

She is pretty happy with the fair results. Her college fund is a lot bigger now after the market sale. That hog brought the #4 top selling price.

Alan- Now as a Georgia resident, You are going to watch the Boise State vs Georgia game tonight aren't you ????

Game starts in under two hours,
Chicken and ribs are cooking , beverages are properly chilled and guests are gonna be here real soon!!! Hope it all turns out well.

GO BSU Broncos---- From the Proud Alumni

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by bubba327

She is pretty happy with the fair results. Her college fund is a lot bigger now after the market sale. That hog brought the #4 top selling price.

Alan- Now as a Georgia resident, You are going to watch the Boise State vs Georgia game tonight aren't you ????

Game starts in under two hours,
Chicken and ribs are cooking , beverages are properly chilled and guests are gonna be here real soon!!! Hope it all turns out well.

GO BSU Broncos---- From the Proud Alumni

To be honest I don't follow football. I did turn it on after the Nationwide race. It looks like I wouldn't have missed anything if I didn't watch. Congrats on the win.

[cokeb]

NIce work on the mc Bubba, is that the original proportioning valve? Congrats on the fair success, what breed of gilt is that?

Craig

[bubba327]

After approx 100 miles test drive , the brakes have passed the test . No leaks!!!!! They are quite easy to push and stops things right now on a dime.
A little nose diving in the front with a hard panic stop but no lockup or skidding of the tires. We decided that it will stay as is for a while.

Daughter's senior pictures are happening this weekend and the truck just HAS to be in them.


Playing farm truck The truck pulls it around the yard okay but needs bigger springs or overloads


Craig, I never knew that you had a eye for hogs . You win a cold beverage for knowing that was a gilt in the picture!!
Youngest daughter is shown with a "Bluebutt" a Yorkshire X Hampshire crossbreed.
She also raised pure Hampshires and Hampshire X Duroc crossbreeds
She had several return buyers this fall and had to buy more piglets earlier this spring to have enough for her customers orders!
Quite a profitable summer business she has going on.


The prop valve is from the 71-72 that donated the front cross member. I kinda liked it since it has a separate discharge line to each front caliper and a single line to the rear drums.

[bubba327]

Originally Posted by Alan's Classic

To be honest I don't follow football. I did turn it on after the Nationwide race. It looks like I wouldn't have missed anything if I didn't watch. Congrats on the win.

Thanks Alan. I was under the assumption that everybody in the southern states followed college football...
We love the Broncos and the success that they have gained , But..... it is just a game played by boys that do not shave on a regular basis yet..
kinda a shame SO much money is involved

BSU campus is only 30-40 miles away, And it is our Home team since we have no pro teams here in the state,
I graduated from BSU back in the day

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by bubba327

Thanks Alan. I was under the assumption that everybody in the southern states followed college football...
We love the Broncos and the success that they have gained , But..... it is just a game played by boys that do not shave on a regular basis yet..
kinda a shame SO much money is involved

BSU campus is only 30-40 miles away, And it is our Home team since we have no pro teams here in the state,
I graduated from BSU back in the day

There's just too much to keep up with following football. There are only 43 drivers in NASCAR. I need some space in my pea brain to think about my truck.

[bubba327]

Originally Posted by Alan's Classic

There's just too much to keep up with following football. There are only 43 drivers in NASCAR. I need some space in my pea brain to think about my truck.

Really,, it is just a reason to have a get-together with great cooking!!! Tailgating at home!!!!

[Alan's Classic]

[cokeb]

I thought that hog had a little yorkshire in it, I've always said a good pig is a dead pig! I really dont have anything against pigs thats just the chip one has on his shoulder after growing up on a farm with 500 head of hogs at all times.
Tell her that she raises a nice hog.

Craig

[chevykid65]

apparently i havnt been watching close enough. cant believe you already have the truck on the road, wish i could say the same about mine. it looks good

[cokeb]

Hey Bubba, next sat. Is the fall swap meet, are you going to make it? Kyle and I will be there looking for parts, Kyle also might run his truck at the test and tune, I'm trying to talk him out of that one due to the fact That the next sun. Is the final high school drag race and the way our luck has gone this year I don't think we should press our luck.
Hope to see you there.

Craig

[bubba327]

It kinda snuck up on me this year!! I haven't missed the swap meet for a few years now, but then I just missed the show at Payette last weekend!!!
Forgot all about it...
I might have to run my daughter to Utah to check out a College open campus this weekend.
It will depend if my wife's schedule changes , Then I will go with daughter on a road trip.
Hope you find some treasures!!! Bubba

[daverod]

Nice job on the pig. Truck looks good dragin stuff around.

[bubba327]

Today is the day for the new front window!!


Window guy was pretty excited to work on a classic!!


Not as much rust as I had expected!!!


What a difference!!! The old window had a crack right in the area where you looked at oncoming traffic. This is really nice to have that gone.
We installed a new gasket and went with out the chrome trim.
I cannot really notice the difference and the glass shops I had talked with all said that seating the old chrome in the new gaskets was a royal PIA and new imported cheap chrome was not all that good to begin with.

I am now looking at wipers . I bought new LMC arms and blades last year, Has anybody found any better ideas for wipers ?? They were only marginal at best in a rainstorm.

[daverod]

Must be nice to have fridays off so you can mess with your truck. No ideas on the wippers. I put mine up when it get wet out.