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All the drivers side came out quite easily. Front and third on passenger side were a little reluctant. Rear came out with some heat persuasion. The second is directly adjacent to the back of the muffler. It’s not coming off without a cut off wheel or an oxy/acetylene hot wrench.
I am going to try and source the bolt and the nut/clip thing.
Man, that's a nice view. Some great tires and air bags.
I hear you on jobs you could have done had you known what you'd uncover for projects like this. I had the same comment when pulling apart the grill/bumper to do the 6.0 cooler - coulda cleaned/straightened the AC condenser fins then.
What do you think of putting in a straight pipe or BTM while you have the stock muffler exposed?
Man, that's a nice view. Some great tires and air bags.
What do you think of putting in a straight pipe or BTM while you have the stock muffler exposed?
I have some other issues to address before I think about the muffler. I will reseal the centre brake light and the back window before I put the canopy back on. Next will be replacing the windshield. For right now I’m in a if it ain’t broke don’t fix it mode.
As for the cab vents. I see a couple of major design flaws. For one if you look closely at them the bottom vent opening has a side dam to prevent any water that does get in from running over the edge and down the side. The top does not have this side dam.
Second issue is that when, not if, water gets in, there is a small lip at the lower slopes side which will help the vent to retain water and prevent it from draining out properly.
I am currently testing some caulkings for adhesion to the plastic and will build up the sides to create a side dam on the uppers, and will trim down the lip on the lower sides to promote better drainage. Lower side dam. Note the slight lip at the drain side which will be trimmed down to flush. Upper without the side dam, and lip is present on the upper as well.
I will also place a bead of caulking along the back leading edge to create a better back-dam.
Today I managed to get time to trim out the water retention lips.
Got the caulking done for the sides and back edges. That was a tough little spot to get a small bead in there then smooth it out to make it look good.
Im going to use a butyl tape to seal them back to the cab similar to what is used in the RV industry for sealing the corner beads.
One thing to note from trimming the lip down is that the rubber flap no longer fully seals against the plastic housing.
I’m assuming that this is an EPDM flap but is much thinner than anything I’ve ever used in the roofing industry. I have lots of products available to me that I could make longer flaps out of however it needs to be a stretchy product to be able to fit over the hooks that hold it. The search is on. Worst case scenario is I use use a much thicker .045 EPDM since the air pressure when closing the doors will still move it.
We have the same color trucks..... and are doing the same job!
Its a unique color, changes with the weather....
I just pulled my bed to install a flatbed. You had better luck with bed bolts than I, but your truck is a bit less rusty than mine.
I had to chop 5 of 8 bolts.
So, FWIW, I've had a PokitMeter for a couple years now. Seemed neat in the kickstarter campaign.
I guess I'm a 'low volume user'. It seems neat but it's always been easier to grab a DMM and get an instant reading rather than open an app and figure out whats going on.
I still think it's really cool, but maybe not for momentary testing but for measuring things over time.
I have a Fluke 233 that measures remotely via bluetooth, so I might be a bit spoiled. But honestly I use the remote monitor function very rarely.... it would be much more often if I was still working for a living.
We have the same color trucks..... and are doing the same job!
Its a unique color, changes with the weather....
I just pulled my bed to install a flatbed. You had better luck with bed bolts than I, but your truck is a bit less rusty than mine.
I had to chop 5 of 8 bolts.
Man what I would give to have the lift your box is sitting on in the background.
Mine is currently hanging from 4 cargo straps that are attached to hooks into the trusses in my shop.
It is a unique colour and I have only once seen another without the lower 2 tone band.
It is a unique colour and I have only once seen another without the lower 2 tone band.
Like this one? Dad’s 2000. It’s in rougher shape than it looks, rust is hard on stuff. Cleaned up good for a photo though. 325k and mechanically very sound. Runs good too with the PHP tunes and RiffRaff billet wheel.
Here’s a couple pictures of how the box is currently hanging.
My shop is plugged full with the truck inside while I get the vents done.
Picked up some .045 EPDM from a contractor this morning. It’s double the thickness of the old flaps.
Old flap New material.
Cut them to size first. Then hole punched prior to cutting out the keyholes to hang them on the hooks. EPDM will easily tear if the ends are not radiused.
Seemed quite heavy when hanging so I did a water test and they drained perfectly.
What is that grey gookempucky on your vents? Looks like Proseal. I have a love/hate relationship with that stuff.
Is that a tote full of traxxas slash's? Short course trucks are super fun.
My last house had a garage large enough to fit my CCLB truck in the garage. Even after I added 24" gorilla racks in the back. I could close the door, with my hitch installed.... but I had to climb through the bed to get to the other side.
The Superduty lived outside unless I needed to drive it to work and the temp was super cold. Fortunately I had another rig as a DD.
What is that grey gookempucky on your vents? Looks like Proseal. I have a love/hate relationship with that stuff.
Gookempucky. That’s a new one for me. I usually refer to it as pookey.
Pookey of choice for this job.
Is that a tote full of traxxas slash's? Short course trucks are super fun.
Yes sir. Two in the stable. Both running brushless VXL. One 2wd the other is 4x4. Too much invested into both but nothing breaks anymore when bashing.
My last house had a garage large enough to fit my CCLB truck in the garage. Even after I added 24" gorilla racks in the back. I could close the door, with my hitch installed.... but I had to climb through the bed to get to the other side.
Shop is 32 x 32 but put in the workbench along the back wall and it’s 29 deep, at least I still have room to walk around the back.
The Superduty lived outside unless I needed to drive it to work and the temp was super cold. Fortunately I had another rig as a DD.
Today was a good day. Got the vents back in.
Now that I’m looking at the lack of pictures I took it appears I was quite focused on the task at hand.
Gave the truck a good WASH BEHIND THE EARS. Took a few times going over the back of the cab with a cloth and the hose to get it clean. Vents have passed the water test. Rear window seal has passed as well.
Centre brake light did not. That’s tomorrow’s project.
Decided that now was the time to weld the 2” receiver stub onto the end of of the cross tube for a spare hitch holder. Much easier with the box off than laying on the ground.
Box is back on, bolted down, wiring harness plugged in, fuel fill and vent tube reattached.
