CPU Fan?
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Yup.. I scavenged out it out of a dead CPU power supply. It'll need a fresh air source and ducting to make it all work. The goopy ICM/ICU will get a tray to catch the drippings... don't wanna deal with that crap again.

 

Lucky guess, I guess

 

Buddy Dwight says he had an ICM on his 78 f350 cube, 7.3 diesel, it puked in november 97 for the fist time that he knew of and he ran truck since new but had Loomis wet serve looking after truck. Hes the guy who got me my Icm, his icm was mounted on the intake manifold and puked on it and his bellhousing. That is a dirty high vibration and high temp area, if the one that puked was original it would have had 180, miles of in town use. Forgot, when mine puked I also replaced a piece of electrical on my distributor, dont know what it was called but it bolted on and had 2 wires coming off it. You know enough about electrical that its either resistance on the system its feeding or to much amperage/ power coming in. Hope your cure works.

 

What is it with you and all these AWESOME toys, seriously though, Jealousy Meter Pegged as they say, excited to subscribe to another

 

Well, I'm not married, I don't have any kids... that I know of. Hehehehee....

 

Arrightee.. the LBB is on the road and it's time to get back to the WM in earnest.

• De-rusted the battery trays, rebuilt them, refinished with POR + topcoat, and installed.
• Made up new battery cables
• Attached extra grounds (still gotta weld on some studs to the frame).
• Installed the GM train horns.
• Reinstalled the engine bay wiring.
• Ohmed out the dual battery harness and installed it with the continuous duty solenoid. Needed to drill a one-inch hole in the stock location on the firewall but couldn't find the correct hole saw arbor. Dang it! I did identify where it should go so that necessitated removing the instrument bezel and cluster....... Removed the filthy and dusty cluster and figured the haze would just buff out. NOT! It's yellowed with age and scratched up. I'll skip it for now since it is relatively easy to replace later.

Main tray


Auxiliary tray and under-fender bracket


I think this is a '79 auxiliary battery harness.


Yuck.


To do:
- Fabricate a tray for the ICM and wire in a computer cooling fan.
- Figure out where to put the switches.. I'm thinking on the dash bezel above the headlight switch were an AC vent would be - fogs, driving, inner roof, outer roof, DRL kill switch, and a spare.
- Install a couple of circuit breakers.

 

My IP lens was just as bad - got the $20 lens that LMC carries, and it made a world of difference.

 

Love this truck. Had some pictures of it from Google saved on my computer before I even knew about this thread or who owned it. Camo looks great on this rig and planned to use the same scheme on one of my trucks (if thats ok)?

 

I've been planning to order stuff for the 71 from NPD - my usual go-to place. LMC is my vendor of last resort.

Thanks. Sure thing.. go for it.

Go with four colors... it's more legit than the typical three. Btw, if you're right handed, resist the urge to do right-handed arcs. Switch hands to balance it out.

 

Will do. I've thought about that, too. And you used Krylon colors? Thanks for the info

 

Yes, Krylon's camo series. Find it at your local Walmart.

It's a flat finish so look to redo every three years or so but it's easy enough to touch up. For this refresh, I'm gonna shoot a flat clear on half the hood to see it it extends its life.

 

Cool. Probably 2-3 cans of each color you reckon?

 

For decent coverage, four cans of each.

 

Alright, thanks again for the info