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From: Thomaston
Welcome sengel1975 !
I have one more week of Leave and then I am heading to Ft. Benning and working at the Armor School. Been a pretty busy 2 days. I found the reason I had a bad skip. 3 plugs just totally burnt out. I wasn't even hot rodding it. It took me about 4 1/2 hours to replace all the plugs and it runs like a top again. I have a before pic of the front end. I sanded and clear coated the headlights, replaced the fog lights, repainted the the lower grill and then polished it. The headlights looked so good I had to do the tail lights too.
I have one more week of Leave and then I am heading to Ft. Benning and working at the Armor School. Been a pretty busy 2 days. I found the reason I had a bad skip. 3 plugs just totally burnt out. I wasn't even hot rodding it. It took me about 4 1/2 hours to replace all the plugs and it runs like a top again. I have a before pic of the front end. I sanded and clear coated the headlights, replaced the fog lights, repainted the the lower grill and then polished it. The headlights looked so good I had to do the tail lights too.
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Chief, the lights look great. I drove the 96 Bronco to Waycross today,to take 2 ASE tests, A-5 brakes & G-1 maint.&gen repair(passed both). One less thing to worry about, until December then I'll take 2 more. The Bronco ran perfect, about a 120 mile round trip. Chief I wish you lived closer, I could really use a good tech and a service writer.
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From: Cave Spring Georgia
Thanks Bronco,
It is hard to get the full effect in the pictures. The previous owner had painted the lower grille totally black and I really hated it. It was also about to fall off because it was only held on by the top 2 bolts. It is good to finally get around to working on the lightning. I am going to put the new chrome grille on the 79 today.
The trash people won't take automotive stuff like that so I have to take it and a pile of stuff I have to the landfill on Saturday.
I got new tires and an alignment on the wife's ride yesterday morning. I just need to order a brake light switch to get the cruise working again and it will finally be completed.
I put a new battery in the motorhome and got it up and starting on it's own again!!! I got one from my local parts store with a 2 year free replacement for 100 bucks with my military discount, can't beat that price.
Only 2 more things to get running again, the riding mower and the 79. The list is getting shorter by the day. Looks like rain tomorrow so I got to get busy..
It is hard to get the full effect in the pictures. The previous owner had painted the lower grille totally black and I really hated it. It was also about to fall off because it was only held on by the top 2 bolts. It is good to finally get around to working on the lightning. I am going to put the new chrome grille on the 79 today.
The trash people won't take automotive stuff like that so I have to take it and a pile of stuff I have to the landfill on Saturday.
I got new tires and an alignment on the wife's ride yesterday morning. I just need to order a brake light switch to get the cruise working again and it will finally be completed.
I put a new battery in the motorhome and got it up and starting on it's own again!!! I got one from my local parts store with a 2 year free replacement for 100 bucks with my military discount, can't beat that price.
Only 2 more things to get running again, the riding mower and the 79. The list is getting shorter by the day. Looks like rain tomorrow so I got to get busy..
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From: Cave Spring Georgia
I will get with the moderators and see about making it a sticky.
Didn't get to work on the trucks today, had to do emergency repairs to the driveway. Our driveway goes over a 6 ft drainage steel tube. The rain had started to wash one of the sides away and it would have made our driveway collapse if it would have been a few days of rain. So about 30 wheelbarrow full of dirt, pebbles and some field stone our and driveway is good for a while. I probably will have to add more stone later on but it is good enough for now.
Didn't get to work on the trucks today, had to do emergency repairs to the driveway. Our driveway goes over a 6 ft drainage steel tube. The rain had started to wash one of the sides away and it would have made our driveway collapse if it would have been a few days of rain. So about 30 wheelbarrow full of dirt, pebbles and some field stone our and driveway is good for a while. I probably will have to add more stone later on but it is good enough for now.
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From: Cave Spring Georgia
The Roll Call thread has been moved to the top as a sticky.
The rain started as I went to bed and it was still raining now. I can't complain as I think we need some rain. The wife has plans for me to paint the baby's room since I can't work outside.
The rain started as I went to bed and it was still raining now. I can't complain as I think we need some rain. The wife has plans for me to paint the baby's room since I can't work outside.
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From: Cave Spring Georgia
I wish we had it here Bronco. I would much rather be outside than inside.
Hey GT FUN guess what I found today!!! The stickers!!!! For some reason I am having a problem uploading pics, might be the weather. I have 3 different ones, I have the oval, diamond plate and the Georgia Flag.
Hey GT FUN guess what I found today!!! The stickers!!!! For some reason I am having a problem uploading pics, might be the weather. I have 3 different ones, I have the oval, diamond plate and the Georgia Flag.