Lookin sharp man! What size wheels are you running?

 

This truck looks sharp! I like the build so far, sorry you have been having engine issues.

 

They are 16" MT Classic II's. Tires are 35"X12.5" Goodyear Duratracs. Love the combo.

Yea thanks 1984montemaniac, but good news! Got the whole thing together today and BOOM!!!!!!!!!!! it fired up and is running. I just have to turn the idle down and redo the connectors for the new OIL Gauge. Other than that she is back in running order

 

Spoke to soon..... Had the girlfriend in the car ready to go toa rodeo and the frigin steering shaft broke!!!! What the heck. 2 bolts that held the steering box on broke on me and when i turned the wheel it torqued the steering shaft and BOOM! broke in two Now i have a borgeson or whatever it is that needs to be installed..... so i get to wait for it to get out the shop again....

They will hook up the new gas tank, rebuild the steering column, put in shoulder belts, fix goofy steering set up, hopefully new leaf springs, im looking for a 5th wheel/ gooseneck set up. Put on a new bumper, put on the trailer hitch. And i believe thats what will be happening in the next weeks.... Im so mad right now i could cry. Poor truck

 

Well it's taking forever to fix this due to the mechanics family issues. But here is the latest. He is keeping the 2wd power steering gear box. It will be getting a new pump withy a custom fab mount and everything. Also, the steering box was moved up and tilted at an angle a little. So the fave was cut and will be reinforced. Here are the latest pics..... Also the only way to get shoulder belts in is to have a roll bar put behind the seat and the retractors will hood on to that Dont have the roll bar yet but im working on it.lol








(this is not the right mount)

Also, how big of a difference would this fan with the slightly bigger blades make compared to the original one that did nothing... literaly didnt move any air.




Also! Is it possible to buff out any or all this clear coat that is peeling (this is what happens when the PO cheeps out on a mexico paint job that my paint guy said has 1/2 to 1 coat of clearcoat... in other words not a very good job. No offense intended to mexico paint jobs)

 

Yep. They're good... nuclear lighting IMO... Excellent optics.

 

Sweet. Thanks HIO!


Ok the latest. Now that the Power Steering is almost done im talking about A/C Just got factory air out of another 74 for about $75, and also picked up a nice tow hitch to replace mine for $35



Oh and you can see on the bumper the wiper blades i got for FREE!

 

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So as of right now i need AC asap. I will have my truck back this weekend from the shop so i need to get on some kind of AC for it. As stated above, i got factory air out of a parts truck. Thats a winter project because i dont have alot of time currently to start cutting up the firewall and taking apart the dash or i think i will sell it for now if i get the right price for it. So i will be ordering a bolt in kit from Nostalgic Air Parts. It will be here in about two weeks and "should only take a day to install!

So enough of that talk. Here is some of what i did today. 1st i polished up the tailgate trim piece i was missing. Got it off a parts truck for 2$ Also organized all the stuff i will be selling that i dont need (link posted below).
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/pts/3076242556.html

Also cleaned up (de rusted and treated rust) and painted my new receiver hitch. I will be seeling my old one because i like this one better

 

Ok got alot done So here we go. First we cut the frame to make room for the pitman arm and then had to rebox the frame to make it stronger again. So here it is so far.

Feel free to ask questions


Truck taken apart (whats new?)




Got the leaf spring back in after having to rempove it in order to weld the underside of the frame.


Got the steering box mounted up (this was the original problem, it broke off and all 3 bolts snapped causing me to have no steering)
So we re drilled out the bolt holes and re threaded them for a nice big bolt



Got the arm and all hooked up
Due to the goofy angle i will need to get a new one or even better lift the truck an inch




Here are the PS pumps. Old is on the right new used is on the left


Also got the new borgeson steering shaft installed



New PS cooler (small tranny cooler)

Also took apart the hubs and all to find that this ring with holes in it has a ring that marries up to it and a pin goes through the hole to keep it in place, well some moron put the ring with the pin in backwards so it wasnt locked correctly But it isnt broken so all is well now.



And at last i mounted up the 35"s


Overall there was alot done in just a few hours. Its almost on the road again

Also came home to find my new interior stuff arrived, zilla mat and mass loaded vinyl. Now just waiting for my carpet

 

It has life!!!!!!!!!! Power steering is all hooked up (had to make the bracket) and the engine is running. Should be ready to go tomorrow afternoon. Have to hook up the new 40 gallon gas tank

here is the new pump.

 

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Here is mine!!!

 

Ok havent posted anything on here in awhile. So the Blue Ghost is up and running smoothly. Power steering now works and the new 40 gal gas tank is awesome! So this is whats been happening since i got it back

Bought a almost NIB tailgate with all the chrome trim.


Decided to put the name across the windshield


Got a roll bar with my shoulder belts installed


Made them adjustable


Then it was time for new carpet and insulation








Turns out the PO is an idiot and had it repainted the wrong blue....














And ended up with a nice new looking interior (crapy phone pic -.-)




Next was having my hitch modified and installed





And here it sits now as of 2 minutes ago