ill start

what was fixed on the truck this summer...
i dint do it all but damm close!
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wiper pump
stereo speaker left
door locks
truck cap removed and repainted
degreased engine ...needs again
seafoam in gas
adjusted idle
radiator hoses
fan belts
heater hoses
new battery clamps
repaired underhood wiring
fixedcab holes
flushed radiator/replaced coolant
painted front grill
fixed rearview mirror
brake lines/hoses - all
windshield sqiuter
replaced entire parking brake system
rear brake pads,drums,springs,whl. cyl.
replace headlight-right side
right turn signal,not bulb
replaced horn
lic plate lite
bed repaied small holes
welded and painted rear bumper
replace bumber bracket
repaired tailgate lock
brazed tailgate/bed-loose
tailgate replaced
hood replaced
battery hold down
made a battery mount
fixed lighter
steering box adjusted
replaced idle air control valve
cleaned throttlebody
front calipers
frt. wheelbearings replaced
packed hubs with grease
replace frt. brake hoses.
frt.brake pads
turn / replaced rotors
radius arm mount- dr. side
radius arm bushings
replace clutch/pressplate & brg
exhaust manifolds- and pipes
exhaust system -cherry bomb glass packs
steering-tierod and center link
shocks-all
replaced spark plugs motorcraft
replaced water pump
made inbed spare tire mount
mounted bed box
installed brush guard with lights
made dash rug
replaced radio antenna
new wheels chrome
made air pump bracket-

 

Redid basically the whole interior.

Replaced starter.

Got Carb rebuilt and tuned.

Tore out most of Smog equipment.

Did body work (slight bit more to do).

New battery.

Replaced oil pan gasket.

Added two horns to truck.

Put some new shoes on her.

Bout all i can think of right now.

 

i repainted the interior doors and door panels too.

 

roadrash. do you have red interior in that truck?

 

yes its red
dark red
its a base model truck which was red on red.
its so base there not even a dome light switch for the passenger side.

 

red interior in a blue truck

 

like i said it wuz red...po repainted it, i like the blue even tho i cant find a match so i can paint my hood to match.
i havent really thot about changing interior color, just tryin to get it on the road legal fore it snows here...

 

Short list here...


- Replaced power steering gearbox

- Replaced power steering pump
As a result of me taking off the wrong fitting, whoops)

- Put my Sunpro tach and Autometer gauges on an ignition hot circuit
They were on separate manual switches before.

- Wired the lights for tach and Autometers into the headlight switch circuit
They were on a third manual switch before.
- Hooked the interior dome light to the toggle switch I had the Autometers on.
The factory dome light circuit seems to have a short somewhere, so I did this to bypass all of that wiring. Works perfectly.

- Moved alternator belt up to the front pulley on the crank
Having it on the second (middle) pulley was allowing a little slack to be in the belt, even with the alternator adjusted out on its bracket as far as it'd go. The front crank pulley is slightly larger, so it allowed me to get the belt tighter.

- Adjusted tightness of alternator and PS pump/water pump belts
For obvious reasons.


And now I need to figure out why the PS pump/water pump belt is squealing like a pig. It wasn't doing it until yesterday when I cranked my truck up and gunned it a little to keep it running. Used belt dressing on it and it made it silent, but after a few seconds, it's soooo-eeeeeee again. lol

 

you probably need a new belt or its not lined up perfectly.

 

just got mine but put core plugs in it before trading my boss for it

 

Replaced stolen starter, fan and pulley
Replaced thermostat housing
Replaced belts
Attempted to clean the corrosion out of the cooling system
Replaced plug wires & plugs
Rebuilt carb (carb kit)
Replaced all filters
Dropped gas tank, cleaned
Replaced fuel pump
Replaced battery cables
Replaced battery
Restored & replaced dash
Painted some trim panels
Patched floorboard rust hole, shot some rust converter
Removed >9000 mouse nests
Adapted a tailgate off a 1988 F150
Replaced grille and headlight bezels
Replaced speakers

and more stuff I can't remember right now.

 

My list is shorter:

- Replaced wiring harness, I now have a dash cluster with full factory gauges that all
(including the ammeter) work.

- While working on that, used color-keyed-correct wires from the old harness to add
wiring for aftermarket AutoMeter gauges.

- Painted factory gauges silver, installed AutoMeter gauges next to cluser, changed all
dash lighting to red.

- Replaced the key-release button & surrounding plastic trim on the steering column;
somebody had broken the button off and you had to stick your finger in the hole and
push on a sharp piece of metal. This required just about total steering column
disassembly as it's the only way to get that plastic trim ring on. Was gonna make a
HOWTO and post it here but it took all summer (waited for a friend to powder coat the
lock cylinder flange) and I pretty much forgot the exact sequence of steps to take it all
apart.

- Replaced rear brakes, rerouted parking brake cables.

 

I agree, I think the PS pump pulley is a little crooked actually. The belt's always made this sort of crackling noise, and like I said, the new squeaking noise didn't start til I gunned it the other day...but I didn't even rev it past 2,000rpm, if even that much. Last time I took it out for a drive a few weeks ago, it was nice and quiet.

 

My 86 F150 EFI w/AOD got a total restoration and repaint this summer. I did all the work myself including changing the windshield. Removed the box from the frame, removed the sides, and installed new box sides. Scrounged junkyards looking for rust free fenders and doors. Painted the inside of the fenders and doors with POR-15. Hopefully never have to do it again, it was a big job.

I need to redo my final coat, I ended up with some runs and basically messed up the drivers side. Oh well, at least the fenders are not flapping in the wind anymore.



Ryan.

 

I did lots