Project 78 High Sierra

[thelonerife]

looks good Jeff

[JRANGER]

Thanks!! From the pic I may need to get another wash to life the cab a bit to match the lines up but until its bolted down im not sure...May even still be sitting on some cardboard lol

Rus is like a leprechaun....When he comes around you can see da gold finger!! lol

[cubber]

Insert finger joke here.

[JRANGER]

Played with Photoshop today...This is what im thinking for the door panels

[motornut]

nice!
modern look ,classic red n black

[UPNADM]

Those will look mint. I like the design.

[cubber]

Those are SLICK!

[killthewabbit]

Originally Posted by JRANGER

Cut out the bolts with my angle grinder....Easy business but still a PITA!!!! Will.....A Dremel????? How the hell...That would suck!!!!!


Eitherway new bumper installed with grade 8 bolts

Yeah man, it SUCKED. Lots of cussing going on. They were the bolts that were inside the bumper that held the bumper to the bracket. I couldn't get an angle grinder in there, so I busted out the dremel and the tiny cut off discs. I couldn't get to the bolt stems, so I hit the nuts with the dremel. Finally came apart though.

[JRANGER]

OK I think I know the answer to this because it seems like the most logical answer but ill ask anyway.... I bolted my bed back up tonight and the lines are all sorts of messed up.... The bed lines are too high on the drivers side and slightly lower on the passenger side to match up to the cab.... Replacing the rear cab bushing might of done this and i tightened them with my impact until they wouldnt anymore....So does that mean I probably tightened them too much or un-evenly???

Thats what i think because the bed is on the frame with no additional things underneath it....Allthough the rear bumper needs to be adjusted a bit as its lower on the passenger side

[cubber]

Put a level across the top of the front bed rail, and this will tell you if the bed or the cab is uneven. I was replacing the bushings on my radiator support, and the fenders wouldn't line up, and I had the wrong bushings in there ,lol. Idk what kind of instructions came with your set, but mine sucked and didn't say anything about what went where. If your bed is out of level, you could use washers to shim it. If its the cab, you might have something else goin on.
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[JRANGER]

Bed is level

[Rusbuilt]

Its not uncommon to have to shim (add washers) the cab to match the bed when replacing the cab bushings..

[JRANGER]

ok its just weird since one side is high one side is low but cool....Hopefully i can level it out....Hopefully i can get the brake lens reinstalled tomorrow

[Rusbuilt]

If you don't get it right perhaps we could help you at Chuck's meet!

[JRANGER]

haha ill bring some stuff so we can...Much easier with a real jack to wedge stuff in Prob would only take a few secs...Chuck stuff first though

Im thinking of skipping training as im try to rehab this knee and stay off it so im gonna try to get there early

[cubber]

Glad you will be there early, but sorry about the knee. with all the people that will be at Chuck's, I'm sure you will be able to get some help. Matter of fact, I KNOW you can, cause I will help you if I can.

[JRANGER]

FRUSTRATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So i ws determined to get the truck in running condition for sat so today goal was to reinstall the tail lights....Tested brakes and running light then blinkers.....Passenger side would work but driver side would just turn off the running light and not blink!!!! WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think i figured it out....The hacked in trailer wiring is using butt connectors at the connection point..They were all wrapped together so i unwrapped them and bent each in a different direction...Put the rear light wire back together and everything seems to work but thats it...Nothing else has been done as i now need to either wrap them with electrical wire separately or re-wire the trailer wire all together....ERG ERG ERG ERG...So basically i accomplished nothing for the last 2 hours other then running my batt dead and having to jump the truck twice

[cubber]

Wiring sucks!

[chevybuilder18]

well that might be whats going on with my truck!

[JRANGER]

Success!! All lights are now working...Re-Installed the gauge cluster, dashpad, bezel, and readjusted the throttle cable AGAIN!!! UGH.....lol Also removed the second spring as it was making it too hard to push the pedal....Much better now.....Drove her around a few million times to get her just right....LOL

[JRANGER]

Picked up some stuff this weekend from Matt (Cubber).. Cant wait to put the rims on and cant wait to see if the headers fit

[cubber]

dang I'm glad you cleaned those rims up before you took em inside

[motornut]

Originally Posted by JRANGER

Picked up some stuff this weekend from Matt (Cubber).. Cant wait to put the rims on and cant wait to see if the headers fit

nice!

[chevybuilder18]

Originally Posted by JRANGER

Picked up some stuff this weekend from Matt (Cubber).. Cant wait to put the rims on and cant wait to see if the headers fit

loving the headers and rims. you mentioned there chevelle headers, some guys on here have used them on there squares. said they fit with little to no problems just like the flowtec headers i have. which ill be making them like new again and selling for an offer.

[JRANGER]

Ordered a new throttle bracket that should prevent my throttle bracket from getting loose. Also ordered some more wiring to work on the cluster as the last set I had issues with pulling pins loose but i ordered a auto wire stripper to prevent that from happening as well.. So soon back to doing some crazy wiring o yeah!!! lol