It's Alive!
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Thanks guys I really appreciate it! It is an awesome feeling when it comes alive lol I actually went today and bought a used battery from the local junk yard so I could start it more often while I fix some things and adjust the transmission linkage. I got tired of taking the battery off my daily driver lol. I love the sound!
I have to say, starting the engine in the frame with the trans hooked, all the hoses ran etc. is definitely the way to go lol I found some leaks that I might not have seen till to late if the cab was on let alone the whole body. Now I can go back and get to everything more easily and fix them.
I have to say, starting the engine in the frame with the trans hooked, all the hoses ran etc. is definitely the way to go lol I found some leaks that I might not have seen till to late if the cab was on let alone the whole body. Now I can go back and get to everything more easily and fix them.
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...I have to say, starting the engine in the frame with the trans hooked, all the hoses ran etc. is definitely the way to go lol I found some leaks that I might not have seen till to late if the cab was on let alone the whole body. Now I can go back and get to everything more easily and fix them.
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Oh no no I ment if somebody was building one from the frame up my bad lol
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I plan to do the same thing....fire up the engine on just the frame......in a couple of months if all goes as planned. I'm already entertaining thoughts of strapping the lawn chair down to the rails and taking it for a spin around the area just to give the neighbors something to talk about. 
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I plan to do the same thing....fire up the engine on just the frame......in a couple of months if all goes as planned. I'm already entertaining thoughts of strapping the lawn chair down to the rails and taking it for a spin around the area just to give the neighbors something to talk about.
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