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I agree about bench pressing fuel tanks, I attempted that with about 8 gallons in my tank, that was the one and only attempt, lol. Keep up the great work and please keep posting your progress!!
It's a question of philosophy: if I wanted something that ran without needing maintenance, or oil, or water, or a functional oil pump, etc, I'd buy either a new Toyota or an old AMC.
We're not stupid; we're not poor, and we're maybe a little naïve. But I've done all kinds of crazy stuff and of all of them, what makes me stand up a little straighter and puff my chest out is taking a basket case like this truck and sorting out, if not all (like the OP is presumably ready willing and able to do), at least a couple or couple dozen of these hare brained issues.
I'm sure that when yuppies see me puttering and shaking down the slow lane they pity me from their computer controlled, fuel efficient status symbols. What's not so obvious is that I've been in their shoes and frankly I'm happy to be where I am. Driving something that I love, something that I've invested a lot of myself in, and something that I can probably fix or at least rig if I can make it to a parking lot....
It's a question of philosophy: if I wanted something that ran without needing maintenance, or oil, or water, or a functional oil pump, etc, I'd buy either a new Toyota or an old AMC.
We're not stupid; we're not poor, and we're maybe a little naïve. But I've done all kinds of crazy stuff and of all of them, what makes me stand up a little straighter and puff my chest out is taking a basket case like this truck and sorting out, if not all (like the OP is presumably ready willing and able to do), at least a couple or couple dozen of these hare brained issues.
I'm sure that when yuppies see me puttering and shaking down the slow lane they pity me from their computer controlled, fuel efficient status symbols. What's not so obvious is that I've been in their shoes and frankly I'm happy to be where I am. Driving something that I love, something that I've invested a lot of myself in, and something that I can probably fix or at least rig if I can make it to a parking lot....
It's a question of philosophy: if I wanted something that ran without needing maintenance, or oil, or water, or a functional oil pump, etc, I'd buy either a new Toyota or an old AMC.
We're not stupid; we're not poor, and we're maybe a little naïve. But I've done all kinds of crazy stuff and of all of them, what makes me stand up a little straighter and puff my chest out is taking a basket case like this truck and sorting out, if not all (like the OP is presumably ready willing and able to do), at least a couple or couple dozen of these hare brained issues.
I'm sure that when yuppies see me puttering and shaking down the slow lane they pity me from their computer controlled, fuel efficient status symbols. What's not so obvious is that I've been in their shoes and frankly I'm happy to be where I am. Driving something that I love, something that I've invested a lot of myself in, and something that I can probably fix or at least rig if I can make it to a parking lot....
Most definitely, its the pride you get from driving something that you've pretty much built.
It's a question of philosophy: if I wanted something that ran without needing maintenance, or oil, or water, or a functional oil pump, etc, I'd buy either a new Toyota or an old AMC.
We're not stupid; we're not poor, and we're maybe a little naïve. But I've done all kinds of crazy stuff and of all of them, what makes me stand up a little straighter and puff my chest out is taking a basket case like this truck and sorting out, if not all (like the OP is presumably ready willing and able to do), at least a couple or couple dozen of these hare brained issues.
I'm sure that when yuppies see me puttering and shaking down the slow lane they pity me from their computer controlled, fuel efficient status symbols. What's not so obvious is that I've been in their shoes and frankly I'm happy to be where I am. Driving something that I love, something that I've invested a lot of myself in, and something that I can probably fix or at least rig if I can make it to a parking lot....
I get the satisfaction of knowing I've fixed the broken and made it work again. I make the truck my own.
Ordered both sending/fuel pump units for the tanks, a turn signal switch, heater core, and the tank rollover valves/seals last night. With a bit o' luck I should have this beasty roadworthy by next weekend.
Got the senders/fuel pumps, turn signal switch, and heater core today. Now just waitin' on the tank vents and seals. Will be doing the rear axle flange seals this weekend too.
Got the turn signal switch, heater core, and dashboard back in today.
Someone had tried to repair the old switch badly. The pivot 'holder' had not been flared out properly and allowed the old switch to wobble, which explains why the right rear turn signal was intermittent.
Anyone know what these plugs are for? Radio perhaps?
The gray connector is for the radio - yellow/black-hash = fused, switched power; light blue/red = dimmable dash backlighting.
That other plug looks familiar but I can't place it... looks like it has a ground (black), exterior marker/running lamps (dark brown) and the red I can't see if there's a colored stripe on it or not. I don't *think* that's for a lights-on or seatbelt buzzer, I'm pretty sure those buzzers were incorporated into a single unit (with more wires) by the time the gray radio plugs came out.
05-26-2014, 06:57 PM
