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How are youbliking the powermaster starter? Any reason you went with that one over the other options out there? I know I'll need to do mine eventually.
How are youbliking the powermaster starter? Any reason you went with that one over the other options out there? I know I'll need to do mine eventually.
I love it! It really turns the motor over fast and strong! Definitely worth the money!
So my dad and I finally got the time to pull the junk bed off of the truck! Bed is off.
I can finally get to the cab corners so I can cut out all the rust, fix the rockers and floor pan, drop the tanks and replace them, restore the frame and coat with POR-15, and fix the destroyed leaf spring shackle. A lot of work will be going on here soon.
Luckily the frame is solid! Another year or two in a field with wet mud and leaves all over it, it would’ve probably been done for. Glad I could save this one.
I know Sky and PMF offer SD spring conversion hangers to fit the new long leafs. Might be the time to do it if you were ever going to considering you need to get the rest of the brackets off. The SD leafs that bolt in are a good option too though.
I know Sky and PMF offer SD spring conversion hangers to fit the new long leafs. Might be the time to do it if you were ever going to considering you need to get the rest of the brackets off. The SD leafs that bolt in are a good option too though.
Keep it up!
I appreciate it! I’m going to look into it and see what I can do! Might just go ahead and completely re-do the suspension while the bed is off!
Finally got the old mangled leaf spring hanger replaced. Working on getting the frame covered with POR15 currently. Rust took this hanger as a victim. Had to grind the old rivets out and hammer on the hanger to get it off. Quick spray of undercoating to cover the bare spot I had to wire wheel down. Everything else is getting POR-15. This was before replacing the hanger. I wanted to get as much POR15 on the frame as I could before rain started hitting it and making the rust worse. When I’m done, both tanks will be replaced, the whole frame will be coated, and the hangers will have been replaced. I want this thing to outlive me. Hanger is on. Had to run to Lowe’s after this to get the bolt for the leaf spring eye. If anyone is ever wondering, it’s a 9/16” x 5” bolt through there.
Looks nice. I need to do this to my truck, too. I'm not looking forward to pulling the bed.
Thank you buddy! Luckily I didn’t have to pull the bed gingerly on mine. It’s complete trash and I have a donor bed at the shop. I don’t want to imagine pulling the bed and having to make sure not to damage it. I’d need a lift or like 4 people to help.
After a long hiatus, I’m updating this thread. I pulled the motor out of the truck and tore it down in preparation for a new motor from J&K. EBPV was stuck open from neglect. Deleted it before reinstall. Watch those AC compressor bolts. One of mine broke off. Got it out with a stud extractor. Engine is out. Over 300k on this thing and it was still working hard. But it was tired and time for a new one.
Started off with a long block from J&K. Comp 910 springs, Smith Brothers push rods, Dieselsite head studs. I was really pleased with the delivery and customer service when I bought this engine.
Crate motor came in. Freight company delivered it right to my garage door when I was at work. HPOP reservoir installed. New motor looked amazing. Stage 1 injectors installed. Almost ready to go back in the truck.
Got the motor installed and began bodywork. I’m no body man, so this was not very enjoyable for me. Truck ready to receive a new heart. We had a hard time getting this thing to lay in to the motor mounts. This is where it really started to feel like I was gaining traction. Rockers were trashed. I’m no welder, so I did my best. This isn’t a show truck, but anything was better than having Bluetooth rockers. Floor pan patch. Cab corners were roached. I got the new corners welded in and cut the step bars off as well. Classic wheel arch rot. This became the hardest part of the body work for me. Body filler did not want to agree with me when I got to that point. This was a terrible bondo patch I found under the rear taillight.
