Thanks guys! I dug out the hood and put it on. I need to find a new one - this one has a rusty substructure and dents - better to just replace than repair. I might have another good one to use, but I’d rather find another red one.
Now it’s done until dad is ready to drive it in the spring -...
I got the pipes finished up the other night and finished painting them today. I managed to raise the pipes just shy of 2 inches. I would have liked to get them a little higher still, but it was challenging just to do what I did with all that was going on in that space. Good news is the spring no...
Monday night I was going to make the exhaust tips. My dad had bought some 2.5” stainless slip-on tubing, and the idea was I would cut them to length and clamp them on once the bed was installed. I slid them on and realized I was very unhappy with how far from the bed that the pipes were. Though...
My brother told me about a good welding shop in town that should be able to repair it. And I’ve had aluminum wheels straightened by another guy before. I haven’t put this wheel on my balancer since finding this crack, but I remember one of the wheels had a bend in it that I found when...
Oh, and one more thing….. The right rear had been leaking a little air for about a month or so. I decided to just keep topping the tire off since it was close to winter tire time. After removing it from the truck I inspected the tire. I didn’t see anything in the tread, so I tried soapy water on...
After messing with wheels it was time to address something else. I had to have the windshield replaced about a month ago. There had always been some aftermarket module dangling next to the rear view mirror, so while the windshield was out, the guy pulled that over to the side and tucked it into...
Time to put the winter wheels on. I did some test fitting of different configurations with parts I had and parts I already ordered and finalized my plan.
First thing I did was cut the studs flush with the lug nuts when the 22s and 15mm spacers are installed. Here’s the original setup:
And...
The next night I installed the front turn signal lights and found I had some weird issues - the windshield wipers would turn on when the key was on and headlight switch turned to on, and the lights on the driver side were way dimmer. Neat. Since both the wipers and lights were acting weird, I...
I wasn’t happy with how the paint lines between old and new paint turned out. I tried to mess with it some more and blend within the lines, but it looked about the same. I should have not tried to be fancy with the stepped masking and instead just painted up to the molding. Oh well - more...
Way behind updating this thread again. I sprayed the red and of course I got runs again. I realized the reducer was for 65-75 degrees and I only had the barn at 60, so that certainly wasn’t helping. After sanding out the runs I sprayed again and that turned out well, so between more repetitions...
This past week I got the crossmember welded back in. I forgot to take a picture once it was welded in, but it went to plan.
With that done I pulled the bed outside and cleaned it with KBS Klean and then sprayed KBS Rust Blast all over the underside.
Thursday night I rolled and brushed...
Trying to remember back……I believe I found they already had the tubes installed in that set of heads, but it didn’t matter as I ended up with cracks and steam. Perhaps the cracks in between the valves weren’t steaming, but that big crack in the throat was.
I soaked the one on the red truck for over a week in an acetone/ATF mixture. Still wouldn’t come loose. Luckily since the truck is a gasser now, it doesn’t need the clamp on the driver side to be functional, I just thought it would be nice.
The distributor is a new replacement. The gear was worn and it wasn't much more to just buy a whole new distributor instead of only replacing the gear. Plus and wires are also new, so the only ignition part now that isn't new is the module. Though just because something is new, doesn't mean...
Installed the new coil. Interestingly the primary resistance in the new coil read the same as the old one. Gave it a try anyway. It’s finally running pretty smooth.
I’m tempted to try a new module because it isn’t buttery smooth yet, but that’s probably just me being picky and wishing for...