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06-20-2012, 10:56 PM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Just got back from a few weeks on the road in St Louis inspecting and bought these from a board member on CL. He really did me a favor waiting untill I came through (three weeks later) to pick them up. $450 with mounts and console.
They are going to turm Parchment scroll and matching color on the console. Thank you Luisblown55. BTW what a great 55 he has (and drives)! Mike |
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06-20-2012, 11:05 PM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
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06-21-2012, 12:28 AM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Well I got the boy away from his Golf camp and had him do the rear axle swap with me. It went pretty easy.
I'll post all the photos in my build thread (link below) here are a few "tease" images. Moser 5 lug axle compared to stock 68 6 lug axle   
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06-21-2012, 12:34 AM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Started tearing apart the front of my build.... Inner fenders, front clip..... Here we go....
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06-21-2012, 12:56 AM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
With the rear axle swap came matching wheels!!!.
I have been waiting to get a matching set of wheel on this truck ever since we did the front disc conversion. BEFORE  AFTER 
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06-22-2012, 12:42 AM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I put my tires and wheels on tonight and got my Dakota Digital VHX gauges all wired up. Pics of the dash later.
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06-22-2012, 12:48 AM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I installed the rear suspension and differential.
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06-22-2012, 03:21 AM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Cursed at it for leaving me stranded twice ... from what I assume was the fuel boiling and vapor locking.. I guess 106* is just too much for the tired old beast...
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06-22-2012, 11:32 AM
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Location: Oregon City, Oregon
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Got my bed lined up with the cab! Needed a little creative shimming but I think I got it. Ignore the welded seams (from shortening the bed)...that's the next project...
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06-22-2012, 11:55 AM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
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06-22-2012, 12:10 PM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
[QUOTE=mtnbikeman;5448227]I installed the rear suspension and differential.
Attachment 945382 mtnbikeman: What did you paint all of that chassis with? Thanks, Jim |
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06-22-2012, 07:59 PM
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Re : Vapor Locking
This can easily be cured by either adding one ounce of oil to each full tank of fuel or , better IMO , getting the $10 used transistorized S.U. electric fuel pump from underneath any old British car with carbys , I know your local Pick-A-Part yards get them in often .
Then just wire up a momentary pushbutton under the dashboard and when it begins to sputter , hold the button down until it stops . The trick is getting an E- pump that won't have too much pressure , those pressure regulator things are crap , always so getting an E-Pump made for carbys , it the key ~ ALL MG's made after 1976 have the vastly improved S.U. E - pump that's not possible to flood your engine , no points to worry about either . FWIW , if you ever find aluminum clothes pins , they help a lot too but very hard to find these days .
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06-22-2012, 08:19 PM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Got my headers welded up and a coat of higt temp put on. Plan is to wrap with white header wrap too.
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06-22-2012, 10:42 PM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
mini tubbed the bed and put on my 15 x12 and hoosier tyres
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06-23-2012, 01:01 AM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Got the gauges set-up and working...their alive!
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06-23-2012, 01:53 AM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Man those look good!
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06-23-2012, 02:26 AM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Added one more to the fleet!
 Up to 4 at my house and a total of 6.
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06-23-2012, 03:04 AM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
painted my bezels...
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06-23-2012, 03:25 PM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Just got my cab (and other parts) back from blasting yesterday, "A Strip Center" in Las Vegas did a great job.
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06-23-2012, 04:31 PM
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06-23-2012, 04:39 PM
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06-23-2012, 04:56 PM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Cleaned up the truck and went to a car show and had a blast.
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06-23-2012, 06:50 PM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Took out the short tail shaft T350 and installed the 9" tail T350
Now the stock drive shaft should work.
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06-23-2012, 07:29 PM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
started it up for the very first time since the day we brought it home. what a good feeling and just the boost we need to keep pushing forward! still a long way to go to be roadworthy but at least we are making some progress. thanks again to this site and all its members for the knowledge and pics you all share!
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06-23-2012, 09:36 PM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I drained the radiator and block, flushed the system out, and poured in fresh coolant and distilled water.
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