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TheSterling 03-28-2016 10:05 PM

Pulled a factory radio, leather door accents, FORD hood emblem, and locking hood latch from a junker!

Also installed a new brake booste, master cylinder and new vacuum hose. Disconnected the HVAC vacuum since I think it's leaking inside the dash. Tomorrow I clean up a new to me grill shell, bumper and grill insert and put them on my truck!

smokenchoken 03-29-2016 08:42 AM

swapped carbs on the 78 now it doesn't run out of gas @ 4500 rpm wot like it was pulled it to 6000 a couple times... on a side note since the carb swap the tranny has been shifting better.... looking forward to racing a buddy of mine today so we can test and tune before the real races on the 23rd.... on a sad note today we are burying my best friends dad he was 47

mountain dewd 03-29-2016 08:58 AM

I'm sorry for your loss. I recent lost a good friend who was 49, so I know what you're going trough. Too young.

smokenchoken 03-29-2016 10:20 AM

its been a rough time in my county within the last 30 days lost a 23 year old to a blood clot, a 20 year old to suicide, a 40 to suicide, a couple from cancer, then this one was a massive heart attack.... but such is life

seventyseven250 03-29-2016 11:05 AM

Not sure why it is, but bad news does seem to come in groups. Hopefully you and yours have gotten through the worst of it and have a clear spell now.

Best wishes.

axidjw 03-29-2016 05:36 PM

Put tint on windows
 
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Put tint on windows, still need to do front strip. this was a mother to do..

black & blue 78/9 03-29-2016 07:49 PM

Made improvements
 

Originally Posted by axidjw (Post 16164604)
Put tint on windows, still need to do front strip. this was a mother to do..

I am new to this site and have been reading many stickies. I read how to fix door switch to turn on dome light and yesterday read about intermittent wipers. So today I went to the jy and found the parts. I NOW have intermittent wipers and my door turns on the dome light.

axidjw 03-29-2016 09:12 PM


Originally Posted by black & blue 78/9 (Post 16164979)
I am new to this site and have been reading many stickies. I read how to fix door switch to turn on dome light and yesterday read about intermittent wipers. So today I went to the jy and found the parts. I NOW have intermittent wipers and my door turns on the dome light.

Awesome.. Great job. I did the exact same dome light fix/install a couple weeks ago. It's amazing what a little clean and paint will do to a jy salvage..lol

mountain dewd 03-30-2016 10:08 AM

Reattached the plug pigtail for my ignition switch instead of the individual plugs each going into the switch.

mountain dewd 03-30-2016 03:54 PM

Another bodywork day today, just cleaning up the bed sides.

David Mercer 03-30-2016 10:15 PM

I done a few things, Made me a 2015/2016 f150 lighted badge, Installed a light bar in my roll-pan. I got some 255/65r16 installed on the rear,(just havent had enough time to go back to my center caps, been sick for like 2 weeks). Then I finally got to installing these flush mount hood pins i had laying around for a different project.( dont mind the nasty trash on the hood my dad and I were trying some fauxtina tricks.)
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gfburke 03-31-2016 12:00 PM

I put yet another new turn signal switch in last night. My $60 replacement only lasted about a year. Is there better ones other than these cheap china ones?

mountain dewd 03-31-2016 12:13 PM

In what way is the switch failing? It may just be dirty. Scrub it down really well, primarily the contacts, it may be ok.

gfburke 03-31-2016 12:55 PM

It wouldn't auto cancel again, hat to hold right to make it stay on.
When I replaced it this time, there were 2 little white plastic broken off pieces laying under it. The little fingers broke off. I'm not hard on her, not a gorilla ;D

mountain dewd 03-31-2016 01:18 PM

Makes sense. Both original switches I had did the same thing, canceling tabs blew out.. When I rewired my truck, I just fit a GM switch in there. Took a little hacking on the switch, but it fit my harness and worked fine. Still does not cancel, but everything works at least.


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