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01-01-2017, 11:10 PM | #1 |
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Yesterday we started on a neat addition to the build. The guys at @wamrods have designed a cool kit for 81-91 Squarebody trucks. In my quest to clean up under the hood Chris and I installed one of their kits.
The kit comes with everything needed to replace the stock hinges with gas struts, and very detailed directions. The install is very straightforward as long as you follow the instructions. For more information contact Justin Wallace @wamrods
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01-01-2017, 11:49 PM | #2 |
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Ken is the Wamrod strut kit required with your new wheel tubs?
Or is it just to change things up a little?
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Slick addition, but I'd miss the characteristic spring scrunching noise on the later square bodies :-)
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Changes are looking good on Scarlet. I started my own LST challenge over the holidays too. Hope to see you at LST with my project...
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So you're in on the design with Mike? When will they be released? I've been holding out on ordering the slosh tubz until I see the mild tubz.
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Eric Miller and I had a lengthy conversation last year at LST and both agreed that the squarebody trend was growing strongly towards static dropped trucks on 22s or 22/24s. I sent Mike lots of pics and measurements from my 77 and my 85, and Eric shared his experience and knowledge gained while building Casper. Together we were able to convince Mike to take the leap of faith, and here we are. Lets hope he sells enough to justify his expense. The plan is to have a set in time for me to debut them at LST on Scarlett along with his fender and core support filler panels. Once he gets them ready for production, he will start taking pre-sale orders. If you order now, and your going to LST he might be able to deliver them at the show.
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Sunday Chris and I finished up small details on the WAM rod install then removed the hood. With it safely stored, it was time to get serious. We pulled the remaining fender liner and masked off the fenders to protect the paint.
I started stripping the top of the motor while Chris focused on wiring and vacuum lines. We took tons of pics, and bagged and tagged bolts and small parts. We tagged lines and hoses too. Its easy to remember where things go when they look the same as when you took them off. Once they are cleaned and painted not so much. I worked my way down to the intake, sealing holes as I went. Chris got the firewall stripped fairly clean so we called it a day.
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wow is all I can say, attention to detail at its finest. I went cheap with my blast cabinet dust collection, I installed a pc fan on the back after opening up the hole. I tapped the switch for power. I then made a blocking shield similar to whats on the back for over the 2" port & installed a vacuum cleaner bag there. I just got it done yesterday & ran it briefly seems to work well.
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Chris came by yesterday after work and loaded the fine grit Black Magic media. It still didnt blow out well so he dug deeper. He pulled the media pick up tube and cleared it out. It had a rubber band trapped inside that was restricting the flow. With that cleared up we plan to go back to the medium grit media and try again.
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I have a bad knee and find that working my legs actually help it. I just avoid deep squats.
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I haven't been hitting the gym in a few months, opting to work out at home. Unfortunately that was not keeping my weight down, so I decided to be a New Year, New Me newby and get back at it. I hit the gym last night and got a light workout in and realized how quickly you loose what took months to gain.
With that behind me I came home invigorated and spent some time in the shop. The headers needed to come off so I crawled under the truck and unbolted the collectors. From there I went top side and started to loosen the flange bolts. Ironically almost every bolt was loose "except" those at the very back. Fortunately I had decided to buy a stubby wrench set a few months back. That came in very handy because nothing else would fit. With the headers on the ground I was able to inspect the work that the previous muffler shop had done. Since they did such a poor job on welding the exhaust pipes I expected more of the same. They did not disappoint me. Besides big old bugger welds, there are two holes that go completely through. Looks like I get to make another trip to the muffler shop after I clean these welds up.
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01-03-2017, 01:30 PM | #15 |
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I don't know what is more scary, the exhaust welds or those starter bolts. Wow!
Looks like you're getting lots of great work done.
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Love the wheel choice, fits the classic looks of Scarlett! Awesome job your doing on the build!
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It's pretty bad when I can actually say that I can weld better than that.
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If those are "professional" welds i must be a pretty darn good welder myself. I know exhaust tubing can be tough, but come on.
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Last night my shop time was limited so I set about achieving a small task that needed some attention. I had noted that the starter had been recently replaced but the bolts were to long. They had used washers and a nut for spacers rather than aquire the correct length bolt.
I posted these pics on my Instagram feed and get my answer. An old forum friend (TXFIREFIGHTER) that I hadn't heard from in a while recognized hat had been done. According to Kevin this is an 88-95 starter. He feels it's much better than the original unit but it is smaller so the bolts need to be shorter. That makes sense as others have reported the same to confirm his experience. New bolts are coming soon
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While you've got the front end stripped down have you given any consideration to converting it over to the single serpentine belt system with the aluminum brackets from the late tbi motors? I'm interested in those wamrod hood struts, I'll have to read up on those. Thank you for the pictures of them. Does the hood open to the same height as with the coil springs?
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So far I have have it on good authority that the 88-95 TBI starters are smaller and better than the 73-80. I'm told that the a/c blower motor is a bolt in upgrade as well. Recently I was told that that same generation of cruise control was adaptable to the earlier trucks too. I have considered a serpentine set up. I'm still not that familiar with all of them, and I know some are rather bulky, while others are much cleaner. Unfortunately, time constraints are not going to allow that to happen. Regarding the WAM rods, they can be adjusted to what ever height you desire within reason. Their objective was aesthetics so they recommend an open height that is level with the top of the cab. At a show, I usually lower my hood to a spot that is right before gravity pulls it down and closed. I set my height at that point which is a few inches higher. This gives me plenty of access under the hood with out restrictions. The advantage with a WAM rod is you can pop a clip off the rod and use a prop to hold it open higher than the stock hinge allows. Not pretty, but functional of you do need to make repairs and dont want to pull the hood.
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With the starter out, I could see the oil pan better. There's no doubt that it's leaking at the pan gasket. I will be replacing that with a Fel Pro one piece gasket after I get the mess cleaned up.
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Thank you for a great read! Lots of good info in here and details! Fantastic truck brother! I hope mine turns out half as good as yours!
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