I thought about that, but being a pressurized AC line I figured I'd just swap it out to be sure it doesn't leak. I'm also going to put some rubber coverings on the braided oil lines that ate through the AC lines.

 

Installed new brake booster and master cylinder.

Best part I have the whole cab in primer.




Still need to take the step off the truck son says he doesn't need it anymore.

 

Lookin good !!!!!

 

Drove 3 hours into MI today to check out a 76 Bronco. New engine, lots of brand new parts in the box....the bodywork needed ran me off. Wasn't horrible but lots of pesky stuff to weld in. Plus it was in pieces.

I think 3 is enough....kinda. I'm vowing not to look at trucks on CL for a month.

 

Over the holiday weekend my father in law helped me make a little headway on my truck. Got the pesky remaining bolt out from my old shock, so I was able to install the final rear shock. Then we set out to replace the brake line that got damaged when I was working on it last. I had bought all new pre-bent brake lines, so this should've been easy. But of course nothing ever is on my truck! Ended up breaking the axel vent (which is also the mount for the connection between the rear flexible line with the left and right hard lines) as well as damaging other hard lines (they were all so rusty!). Ended up replacing everything in the rear all the way up to the RABS module under the drivers door. It all needed doing at some point, I just wasn't planning to do it at that time. I'll finish up the front hard lines soon.

Anyway, after getting the brakes bled I was finally able to drive the truck again! Woo hoo!! On Monday I got new tires installed and then dropped it off for an alignment.

Loads more work to do, but it's nice to have it drivable again!

 

Everybody must be busy. Haven't seen any action in this thread for a little while. Read all the pages by the way.

 

Pretty Busy

Working on insulating the van. Put 2-3 layers of rubberized roofing and then a layer of carpet pad under the carpet.


Then used some of this


To do this. Only about half done in the pic. Got everything covered and a 2nd layer on parts


Put the stock stuff back on too

 

Then I moved on to the doors


Used Reflectix to coat the inside of the doors and the back of the door panels



Then unfaced denim insulation to fill the door cavities. It is a new product I figured I would try. Supposed to be superior sound deading and I didn't like the possibility of fiberglass dust floating around.


Then I put the panels back on. I have all the doors except the drivers one done. Then it is on to the wall cavities, roof and dash.

 

Then I started to skin my homemade front air dam with some left over sheet metal.

Started like this


Took it off and repainted it with 3 coats to protect it.


Then sandblasted and painted the brackets


Then started bending the sheet metal and bolting it on. Only have the one section done right now. Once finish bending and verify fitment I will paint it flat black as well.


I also went ahead and recoated my grill with PlastiDip


Looks like this


I am also doing a complete kitchen remodel, but I wont bore you with those pics.

 

LOL that's pretty busy.

 

New/old truck bed for the 79.

 

Naaaa, I'm hoping this bed will fit.



Bought a couple of parts trucks...the above tow truck and a 79 shortbed with a really good bed.

Did a 4 speed swap on the 79 but I screwed up the linkage and have no brakes.Fixing that this week.

Sooo, what have you been wrenching on?

 

Well I took my bed off and cleaned out my fuel tanks (shower heads disintegrated) installed new pick up hoses I can actually get to use a whole tank now

Bought my son an 84 F250 4x4 6.9 idi reg cab I call it Fred since it has holes in the floor boards. Both doors are in bad shape so I took the ones off the donor truck and put them on his. He doesn't like the stack so plan to get that out some time in the near future. But think I got a good deal. original mile are 99,840 was a farm truck until this year. It runs great paid $1200.00 had to drive up past Peru to get it. (stack is very annoying after listing to it for 2-3hrs on the drive home.

 

Wrecker bed aint fittin...getting stretched.

 

Done: Stretched and moved the wheel openings forward...new tool box doors and there ya have it.



Crew frame is finally back in the barn and have the Cummins dangling there. Have to refab engine mounts and front X member.

I picked up about 145 sheets of 1/4 plate 4'x4'. Selling cheap if you need some. Pretty clean and minimal rust.