maybe remove the pulley, omit the spacer and flip it over?

 

Replaced the tray on the drivers side battery tray. Got it years ago off a parts truck but somebody cut the corner off.

 

Made a JY lap this am, there was a couple of new ones. A 79 F250 4wd 4 spd and a 79 F150 4wd also a 4 spd. Dang guys smacked the door unloading it. One had a giant rats nest under the hood.





That tailgate would unlatch easier than anything I own.

 

Thursday I picked up valve covers and oil pan from powdercoating, Friday, I removed bellhousing and clutch linkage. Yesterday, I removed speedo cable and measured it to get a new one at local parts store which amazingly, they had in stock.

 

Is it me, or is your ps pump sticking really far out there? Looks like it will be hitting you inner fender or possible your gear box.

 

Ordered a set of matched ignition & door locks and got them installed today. Was much faster and easier than I thought. Only like $26 to have one key and finally have a spare key too!

 

I hope not. Guess I'll find out when I put it in. Looking at threads where others have installed it, mine looks similar to theirs.

 

Installed a set of Type 9 mirrors from LMC. Very happy with them. They included all mounting hardware. Including new rivnuts and an installation tool for them.

Plug and play.

These have the rubber gasket around the glass, but I don't think the original style without are available.

 

Those are surprisingly decent and accurate looking for an lmc product. Much better than anticipated.

 

The question is, do they vibrate while driving? We have heard that LMC mirrors do that.

 

I'll let you know in a few days.

They do seem as solid as the originals.

I didn't find it until I took it off, but on the drivers side support the bottom pivot rivet was broken clean through. On the passenger side there was slack where the arm locks when extended.

So these can't be any worse. Neither one would hold its position.

 

There's no feeling in the world that compares to your first fire-up. Except maybe the he first round trip...anywhere, but the parts store that's been selling you parts for the unseen vehicle is always great. Doing it yourself is the best. Anybody can buy one and shell out the $$$, but pride in building can't be bought. CONGRATULATIONS!!!

 

I love when people ask about my truck and I give them the story and some history about her and the first thing, usually, is a look of confusion and disappointment and they ask “why did you get a 2WD and not 4WD ?” I mean seriously ? 4WD is nice but I wouldn’t trade her for the world. She’s mint, fires right up and drives great.

 

My mirrors from LMC do not vibrate, and, I reused the old rivnuts in the doors. - Robert

 

Replaced glove box bezel. Existing one on my 77 F-150 was plastic and cracked. Ordered an OEM metal one off eBay. Cleaned it with chrome polish before installing. The plastic bezel used 11mm nuts, the OEM metal bezel had the nuts on it and they're 3/8".

My neighbor came by after he got home, he owns an upholstery shop and noticed my tweeter speakers don't let the plastic boor panel to rest tight against the door in he vicinity of the tweeter speaker. He asked me if I got a heat gun, (I do) and got it along with heavy extension cord. He carefully heated up the plastic door panel around the tweeter speaker and when he felt it warm enough, he pressed around the tweeter speaker allowing the door panel to form around the slightly protruding tweeter speaker, then he used a wet rag to cool it down. No more gap between the plastic door panel and metal door edge. I have to admit, I would of never thought to use a heat gun to mold the plastic door panel; learn something every day. Will re-install the glove box tomorrow, ran out of daylight.
Gave my neighbor one of the stainless steel polished custom license plate frame for Christmas with the words "1969 Camaro" on top and on the bottom right to left a symbol of a ball of thread with a needle, in the middle "SS" and on the right symbol of a pair of scissors in the open position.