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Old 05-03-2010, 11:17 AM   #76
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If I could have gone Friday, I would have been rollin' the Lincoln. Not nearly as cool as the truck, unfortunately. It was nice to meet Joe Saturday evening, when he and the Family stopped by to pick up parts.
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Old 05-05-2010, 11:58 AM   #77
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Nothing picture worthy to report yet, but the c-notches are in, and a new master cylinder, too. Hopefully it will stop better now. I can't wait to get it put back together and back to work!
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Old 05-05-2010, 06:39 PM   #78
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Nothing picture worthy to report yet, but the c-notches are in, and a new master cylinder, too. Hopefully it will stop better now. I can't wait to get it put back together and back to work!
Exhaust status?
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Old 05-05-2010, 06:59 PM   #79
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Nothing yet. The exhaust shop is in Plano, so I will try to get it there this weekend. I got the frame painted, and the bed put back on this evening, but decided to fight the brake lights right now. Power at the brake pedal switch, none at the wire out to the fuseblock. I am going to have to dig out the wiring schematic tonight.
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Old 05-05-2010, 07:10 PM   #80
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Nothing yet. The exhaust shop is in Plano, so I will try to get it there this weekend. I got the frame painted, and the bed put back on this evening, but decided to fight the brake lights right now. Power at the brake pedal switch, none at the wire out to the fuseblock. I am going to have to dig out the wiring schematic tonight.
Ahhh.... I forgot about that issue.
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Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.

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Old 05-05-2010, 11:04 PM   #81
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Do the turn signals work?
I'd check the brake wiring through the turn signal switch....
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Old 05-05-2010, 11:31 PM   #82
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The turn signals do work, but that looks like it might be where I am having my problem. It is a new Delco turn signal switch, too. I wonder if I might have a terminal that has backed out on the wiring that meets the turn signal switch on the side of the column.
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Old 05-06-2010, 12:19 PM   #83
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Another thing, I believe the brake switch is a ground side switch, so it will always have power on it, it completes the circuit by allowing a path to ground.
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Old 05-06-2010, 01:00 PM   #84
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Whew. It was a bad connection at the turn signal switch. I had just put in a new one with the new column, so I was getting a little testy about it. The white wire had pulled out of the plastic a bit. I have a tendency to jump on the hardest thing to fix, and go backwards from there. I will say that having this board is a great help (followed by having the factory wiring diagram....)
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Old 05-06-2010, 01:07 PM   #85
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Old 05-07-2010, 06:06 PM   #86
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Some updated pics. I decided to give her a bath!
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Old 05-07-2010, 06:59 PM   #87
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that is one sweet truck man! i love it
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I guess it's ok if you're into trucks like that . . .... .
What's next buddy??
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Old 05-07-2010, 09:07 PM   #89
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What's next buddy??



x2 whats next?
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Old 05-07-2010, 10:49 PM   #91
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Killer!!!
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Old 05-07-2010, 10:49 PM   #92
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What's next buddy??
A load of mulch and yardwork. I hear it is a work truck. Jenny even admitted is isn't a POS when I brought it home this afternoon.


I plan on getting the exhaust fixed first thing in the morning, before mulch. I will say I was eyeing some Halibrand knockoffs on ebay this week, too. Who knows. I dug out my inner fenders from my old '77 Blazer, and got them painted when we did the frame. I may slide those in, and start cleaning up some more of teh nasty wiring under the hood.
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Nice work, Jon. Really like the stance.
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Old 05-07-2010, 11:07 PM   #94
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Perfect IMO... absolutely perfect!
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Looks great man. Nice job so far!
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Looks great Jon. Ya know a set of those gray center Coys would look good and require no polishing...
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Old 05-09-2010, 10:49 PM   #98
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Thanks, ya'll. As it turns out, my truck really is a work truck. I ended up doing yardwork all day Saturday, and used the truck to haul mulch. It really didn't like 2 yards of mulch with the drop, but did just fine with one. No worries, just had to make two trips. that also gave me an excuse to get my tailpipes put back on. Sooooooo much better. I have really enjoyed just tooling around in my old truck. Hauled around a couple of trees and 12 bags of leaves and cuttings from my hedges, and it did just great. I think I will have to cruise it to work a bit this week, too.
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That is what I love about the squares, they are just fun to drive
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Thanks, ya'll. As it turns out, my truck really is a work truck. I ended up doing yardwork all day Saturday, and used the truck to haul mulch. It really didn't like 2 yards of mulch with the drop, but did just fine with one. No worries, just had to make two trips. that also gave me an excuse to get my tailpipes put back on. Sooooooo much better. I have really enjoyed just tooling around in my old truck. Hauled around a couple of trees and 12 bags of leaves and cuttings from my hedges, and it did just great. I think I will have to cruise it to work a bit this week, too.
That'a where my driveway built AOL set-up comes in handy. About 25psi & you'd have been good to go (one trip ).
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