My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck

[Gregski]

and after all that if I had to do it all over again I would not waste my time pulling it apart I would just cut it right at the join of the two cylinders, in order to expose the shaft

[Gregski]

alright so gears are turning in my head, this might could work

[Gregski]

so I figure I better mount the brake booster and the steering column before going any further with that Prius power steering motor, so before doing that we got to tear the brake bracket apart so that we can media blast it and powder coat it, everything has to come apart, but I think it will be worth it especially when we go diving under the dash to do some wiring

[Gregski]

fortunately Lonnie Earl let me borrow his brake pedal pullerizor

[Gregski]

if anyone knows where to get quality bushings for the brake pedal assembly please let me know, but please do not mention Dorman

I installed Dorman junk in my '74 and those things did not last 4 months let alone 40 years like the originals, am I right fellas?

[Gregski]

alright they ready for media blastin' and let's keep our toes crossed these fit in the oven

[8man]

Greg, there is a YouTube on improving the HF sand blast pot. Mine works better with the changes. If I could remember them I'd tell you, but I've got oldtimers disease.

Nice work by the way.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by 8man

Greg, there is a YouTube on improving the HF sand blast pot. Mine works better with the changes. If I could remember them I'd tell you, but I've got oldtimers disease.

Nice work by the way.

would you please stop reading my mind, I was about to head out to home depot for a bucket to make a dust collector


How to Make ● Simple Cyclone Dust Collector

[Gregski]

naturally first we had to fix the three legged dog

[Gregski]

so with the help of some gentle persuasion we liberated one of the lugs from my original bracket which I hacked up to fit the Prius power steering motor under the dash

... and I bugger welded it to match

[Gregski]

trial fit

[Gregski]

came out so sexy

[Gregski]

I was in a welding mood so I repaired these doo dads

I come to the conclusion that when you buy a truck of this generation it ought to should come with a MIG welder, what say you? do you agree? ha ha

[Gregski]

well we wasn't done just yet...

now that we have a nice clean and powder coated brake pedal bracket we have a place to attach the steering column so lets get after it

[55.1]

I followed Busty with great enthusiasm as I have a 55 first series nicknamed Elvin and was doing a similar build. Just about the time you finished my enthusiasm started to wane then lo and behold you started this EV conversion. I am 100% in to convert my 55.1 to EV. I cant wait to see this on the road. Well I guess I will have to but the journey is well worth it.
Thx for your great commentary and descriptions.
Dave.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by 55.1

I followed Busty with great enthusiasm as I have a 55 first series nicknamed Elvin and was doing a similar build. Just about the time you finished my enthusiasm started to wane then lo and behold you started this EV conversion. I am 100% in to convert my 55.1 to EV. I cant wait to see this on the road. Well I guess I will have to but the journey is well worth it.
Thx for your great commentary and descriptions.
Dave.

ha ha awesome, thank you, and welcome aboard, so you're no stranger to my shady work

[Gregski]

some of you may be familiar with this little gem, and how much fun they are to clean the grease out of and rebuild, this one only had 4 quarts of 50 year old grease in it

... man bro you can take a shot of tequila out of that thing now it's so clean (plus alcohol kills germs)

[doowopper]

pray tell...what is that doodad??

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by doowopper

pray tell...what is that doodad??

"pray tell" I luv it, ha ha

why it's the Generals version of one of these universal steering column joints, but the genius of it is, is that although it is fugly it is greasable meaning serviceable, meaning it will last 50 years instead of 5

[Gregski]

well that turned out great now I just gotta rebuild it and back it with grease

[Gregski]

Tesla Honda CRV Model 3 electric power brake booster about to go on

nothin' to it but to do it!

[doowopper]

thanks

[Gregski]

another video of me not doing the brake lines

71 GMCe Prius Electric Power Steering Part II

[Gregski]

on this episode of Midnight Auto, we finally [start to] tackle the brake lines

[Gregski]

Me: "well I better go finish them brake lines"

also Me: "look a box of random rusty bits!"