Well, wife grenaded the tensioner pulley, taking out the upper rad hose and the idler in the 95.
Have it out and killing time till something opens. Least today work will be a half day.

 

installed my tach style gauge cluster in my 88.
Played with the brakes a bit more on the 89 F250 and fixed the passenger door so it would close right. Since seafoaming the truck I stopped having the problem of it chugging. That stuff works great.
Took the front bumper off the 91 F250 have to fix it and weld it. Also installed the grille.
Trav

 

Well, it started off as just a reman grey motor and morphed into this.. 351 with ported and blue printed cast iron ProComp (190s) heads ,Custom grind (502 Lift) cam, edelbrock intake, bbk 52mm TB, MAF conversion, under drive system from March, new everything.. AC compressor , power steering pump lines, electric fans, new aluminum 3 core radiator. There is literally no re-used hardware. It was all changed to 12pt ARP or equiv. when ARP was not available. Stock stroke, stock pistons. Heads were milled to bump the compression a bit. Re ran the engine harness and cut out the old injector wires. Re-loomed with splitweave and now we are at the trans and rear end. Ordered the disc brakes for the rear this weekend. I love the truck, I have since I bought it. I weighted buying a new truck or building this one for a few weeks and I just dont want payments. This has been done with greenbacks.

 

Got it started - but 64 deg and had to plug in block heater..........

So I did a few things that I learned online last night and non of them worked.

1. I charged the batteries overnight (to make sure the were completely charged) - that didn't work ......

2. I tried jumping the GPR again just to make sure it isn't bad (it's less then a year old - but tried it anyway)

3. Plugged the block heater in for 2 hrs - she started right up.......

 

I changed the oil in my 460. It had about 2 quarts of oil in it. it should have 5-6 quarts right.

 

Finally got around to changing the coolant and thermostat in my truck. Regular green stuff out, silly pink stuff in! I have to top it off tomorrow, but it should only need another gallon or two of water to be full. The old thermostat worked just fine as far as I could tell, but I have no idea how old it was, so better safe than sorry.

Tried to do the 3G swap today, but none of us are particularly good at following instructions, and the bearings on my replacement alternator didn't sound good. I think I might just go the lazy route and buy a 100-amp 2G alternator.

New temperature gauge is installed, not wired yet but it works.

Backup camera mostly installed, just need to finish running the cables to the new stereo and hook up the power.

And best of all, the subwoofer is in! It's a self-contained unit, has its own amp and everything. And it puts out some GOOD noise! Most of the noise is contained inside the truck, so it's not one of those jackass subs that rattles everyones shelves

Tomorrow we're just buttoning it up; secure the sub, finish wiring the backup camera in, get power to the new gauge, get the gauge properly mounted, top off the coolant, replace the trim pieces, celebrate

 

Welp yesterday I bought a set of used 33 12.5 15 mastercraft courser radial lt tires off craigslist with 300 miles on then for 450 bucks and mounted them today.. Should be set for awhile!

 

Saturday:
New Plugs/Cap/Rotor/Coil (wires were done 4000 miles ago according to the records), changed oil/filter and ATF in the ZF. Swapped air filters with my '92 since it had a K&N and I swapped the 351 intake snorkle for a straight 6 one from the '95 F250 I parted a few months ago. Also replaced the crunched lower grill trim bar with a good red one from my '92 and also swapped in a better d/s turn signal. Then repainted and installed the brushguard left from the part out.

Sunday:
Swapped in a sliding back window from that same '95, had to enlist the fiance to help

Last week I went to town on the body and interior. I swapped tailgates with my '92 F150. I got the remaining bits of sign glue off and used Meguirs Ulitmate Compound on it (LOVE THAT STUFF) followed by Zymol Wax. I completely stripped down the dash and took the cluster apart to clean it. As I re-assembled it I replaced the broken vents, trim, and cracked dash pad with minty ones I found in the j/y and from that same '95 again. I also charged the a/c two weeks ago (took two cans to get the pressures right) and it's been holding pressure just fine. That makes sense as the truck was driven maybe 4500 miles in the last 4 years. Oh, I fixed the occassional death wobble in the front end; the pivot bracket to frame bolts had loosened slightly.

Last night, I went to the Monthly Meet for my regional watercooled VW club (my other obsession; my daily is a lowered Stage 2 Tuned 05 1.8T GTI that replaced a 16V Scirocco and I have a '68 Beetle that I just finished building a 1914cc dual carbed beast of an engine for) and traded a turntable I had that needed work, 2lbs of ground Longhorn, and $10 for a really nice Alpine H/U to replace the POS that's currently in the dashboard before I have to do 450 miles this weekend pulling a trailer across the state and back.

Pics:
With brushguard


Soooo clean, I'm AMAZED by how perfect the bench is considering it's a 135k work truck. NOT A SINGLE RIP EVEN ON THE EDGE!


GAG!!!


My '83 (bought new in Dec '82 for my mom by my grandfather). I scored a VG condition stock no trim bumper for it a couple weeks ago and it'll be getting the slot mags and tires back from the '92 when I get around to selling the '92. I had to take it out of the shop to get the 250 in. Also the '92 and a TDI Passat I've been working on for a friend.


Some of my VW friends (mine is the Indigo Blue one)








This weekend I'm hoping to hit a yard and try to find a straight back bumper, bedrail trim, a headache rack, and the steering wheel pad with cruise buttons, and a clutch kill switch (I have a servo and brake switch from the parted '95)

 

Yeah, 6 quarts. You better keep a close watch on it and add oil as needed.

 

updated pics of my 88 F150 and brothers 91 F250

 

Swapped in a gear reduction starter today.

 

I drove with the windows all open and it was amazing!

 

Boy, have I ever been doing that a lot recently. love hearing the sound of my 10 series. Check out this video I took now that the cats out!

 

That truck sounds amazing!

 

I played Mario Kart in my truck. We finished off the stereo and backup camera installation, and I just had to see if I could



Picture was taken just before we pushed the stereo in to the dash. We had to set it up so it sticks out just a little bit, otherwise the screen hinges won't clear the dash without drilling some slots. With the dash cover on though, you don't even notice it.