Ordered a set of Moog tie rods, new air cleaner, and a new in-line fuel filter. Hopefully the tie rods fix my death wobble problem, EVERYTHING else is new (less than a year old).

 

I installed blue LED lights into my dash cluster, painted the needles florescent Orange and put back together.





This is for my 79 F250 Diesel 7.3 idi.

 

Ordered some new parts to be waiting on me when I get home!!

 

I installed the throttle return brackets that I scored at pull-a-part!

 

Well I was able to live in my dads shoes for a little while today. I had my 4 yr old son out in the garage with me holding the light for me and watching for bubbles and fluid out of the brakes. LOL Reminded me when I used to hold the light for dad and it would be aimed at what I was looking at and not what he was working on lol. Then he hit me in the head with the light, but he did a great job helping me and he was pumped to be out helping me.
Brakes are much better now BTW. I also trimmed the bump stops on the rear axle and rides better now as well.
Still contemplating battery location.




Took her for a spin

 

I'll finish up the tranny rebuild tomorrow. Now the real job starts..... getting it back in the truck.

 

i picked up my motor for my 78 today and finished paying her off .030 over D1 460 hypereutectic 9.7 to 1 pistons healthy cam .020 under rod and mains and balanced i cant wait till next weekend

 

Rebuilt rear brakes. All new wheel cylinders, full hardware kit, and shoes. Drums looked like they'd never been cut, they cleaned up real nice. Brakes still suck though, pedal almost to floor and HIGH pedal effort... will look more later this week.

 

Re bleed the brakes with the "tube in the jar" trick. Do the "new fluid in till new fluid out" bit.

Ck the vacuum draw from the intake to the power brake booster.

Maybe time to get a new m/s and power brake booster, if so remember to bench bleed the m/s.

What did I do to my truck today, dropped the tail gate and took some parts pics. Some folks should not be allowed to own a welder....

 

Well, I guess its what I did FOR my truck today. Bought a T5 and bell housing for it along with some other things. Soon to be a freeway cruiser as well as run around town truck

 

Still working on getting my project crew cab back on the road. Getting very close. Rigged up a temporary exhaust and swapped tires from my other truck in preparation for getting it registered finally. I'll be getting 35's once I have enough funds.

BEFORE:


AFTER:

 

New parking lamp arrived . The cold snap and road debris broke it .

Got a break from the rain .

I now have a proper marker / turn signal . Got it from my local Carquest for the same price I found on line . $ 2 more , but no shipping .....

 

I got the roof of Earthquake fixed and painted today. It's coming along nicely now.

 

Sound deadening went well, I have four sheets left. I figure I will wait and see how it does before I go putting anymore in. Once the carpet I ordered shows up and gets installed that should add even more sound proofing.
Next plan of attack, figure out how to convert linkage style clutch system to cable. I think I already have it whipped, so now just waiting for the transmission to show up. My bell housing came in today so I cleaned and painted it, pics tomorrow.

 

Got my pulleys aligned yesterday and started building my 3G harness today.