Yes. I still need to play around with the placement of the mic, but it will be either near the a pillar or near the rearview mirror.

 

Couple things going on recently.

To start, I am sending back the HID conversion lenses that I bought, because they didn't match the description, and the light pattern is crap. They don't have a reflector built in, which leads me to believe they were designed for bi-xenon bulbs.





Ordering up another pair tomorrow. $10 cheaper, and made out of metal and glass instead of polycarbonate and plastic


Next up, my transmission had been shifting really hard, and only shifting at really high rpms. Didn't even occur to me until recently to check the modulator. Crawled under today, and found I hadn't hooked up a vac line to it... Shame on me for not checking . Got it all hooked up and it's shifting much better now.


Lastly thing. My mom and I were driving around the other day, and she pointed out that she could smell antifreeze (had the defroster running). I had been noticing that even though I ran the defroster, my rear window and supercab windows would stay fogged (even after it got really warm inside). After driving around for a while today, my dad pulled the radiator cap off, and the cooling system wasn't terribly pressurized. Did some poking around the heater core, and found the insulation stuff that is on the firewall was wet. Not good. Bought a bottle of radiator stop leak (the stuff you put in to seal leaks in rad, engine, heater core, ect) and drove around for awhile with the heat on, and the smell went away.

Just doing this as a temporary fix to make it through the winter. Over the summer I am going to have the interior stripped down to dynomat and other stuff, so I'll work on replacing the heater core then



Jameson

 

Got the new lenses in the mail the other day. Bought them from eurofx.com

Much better quality, and the light pattern is 10x better



This is what was missing from the last set. The reflector in front of the bulb


Also got everything to fit through the dust shield without having to cut it


Brightness stock vs. new lights. Bad pic



-Jameson

 

So you got lucky. Must have been the last shipment....

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Oops my bad. The website is euroeffects.net

EFX - Euro Effects // Advanced Ride Technology

 

Wow, you can really tell the difference between the stock and new light brightness!

 

Cool! Now that you have had them a couple of days how do you like the pattern? I'm going to be upgrading my rectangles soon. Thanks Glenn

 

Sorry for the delay. The first pic is from drivers seat position, with the camera on the dash. Had to use a long exposure to get the light to show up around the trees (3 seconds IIRC)



Second one is just to give an idea of throw



I do have to say, I love these a lot. Haven't done much night driving, but the little that I have done has proved that these were worth it. Makes it easier to spot deer and other animals running out of the woods, and lets people know you're there


-Jameson

 

Sweet, gonna get me a set.

 

Don't forget you need both the lenses and the HID kit!

 

Probably won't be getting the HID's just going to use super white bulbs. I hate all the *******s who have lifted trucks and blinding lights.

 

Looks like the pattern is good without odd edging or distortion. But like JB78 I will be using Halogen bulbs; in my case "Silverstar Ultras". I run them in my car and that will save on buying different ones between the two; cheaper buying pairs and only one goes out at a time.

Thanks for posting the pics! MUCH better than a description....

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Just gotta aim 'em right

No problem I do what I can

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Went scrap yarding today, didn't find as many dents in a salvageable condition as I hoped. Saw plenty that were scrapped though

Bought a set of chrome headlight doors, set of floor mats (can't beat $1.64 a piece!), and the little part on the end of the sun visor that hooks into the hold in the center (they didn't even charge me). Almost grabbed a sweet looking headache rack off a chebby, but we couldn't fit it in my dads Nitro, and no way to fit it in my sandblaster to clean it.

Also got a Rolled chrome exhaust tip from Shucks


Pics tomorrow after I put them on


-Jameson

 

New headlight doors. Just took a little cleaning and rubbing compound to brighten them up



Mats. Can't beat the price



Simple, rolled edge exhaust tip




My list of projects for the summer keeps getting longer. I figure my truck will be out of commission for must of the summer.

Here's what I have planned so far:
Strip interior
New heater core
Sandblast and prime roof and floors
Dynamat
New carpet
Resurface front seat (and new foam)
Finish headliner
Overhead console
New lines for speakers, sub (under carpet)
Remove bed
Clean and POR15 back half of frame
Sandblast and prime back of cab
Clean tanks, prime/paint
Clean and prime/paint rear end
Blast and prime exhaust
Cab lights, cargo light, rear facing lights for backing up, front fog/driving lights

My wallet will decide how much actually gets done. If I can score a headache rack and/or a rear bumper out of a scrap yard, I'll be happy.


Sorry for the rant
Jameson

 

Not a whole lot going on lately. Jazz Band has been keeping me pretty busy, and then track started last week. So I haven't had a lot of time to do stuff

I finally got around to switching out the door lock barrels from my parts truck. The ones that came with my '79 didn't work.

Got some parts on the way. I had been wanting to get some new valve covers to replace the ugly ones that I have, and I was aiming for the look of the Ford Racing valve covers. I couldn't choke down $150 for a set though...


In the end I just ordered some Edelbrock ones to match my air cleaner, and got a new crankcase breather filter to go with it


Lastly, I need to look into what my timing should be set at. When I shut the truck off after it's warm, sometimes it will "diesel". Usually that's a sign of too far advanced timing. I set the engine at the '79 spec, but I am wondering if I should have it set otherwise, because I don't have any smog equipment, and don't need to pass smog