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Today I got my new driver side door striker and installed it. took a whopping 2 minutes to have a door that closes again, yay! 60 years of slamming took its toll on the original striker teeth
also, we installed the headliner, and what a pain that was to install. my fingers still hurt from working that rubber around the headliner. I actually had a bicycle tool to put tires on that helped a lot until it broke lol. I'm glad I was able to inexpensively swap for a slightly defective headliner, bc we creased the ****** out of that thing lol. for our truck though, it doesn't look that bad. only the sides and corners leave a little to be desired. the middle stayed nice and flat.
It looks good and since it was cheap all the better! When I put mine in try as I might the o e corner didnt match up right so I had control it with my exacto knife.
A new stoked plate is a simple fix, isnt it? But make sure it is in the right position or it will wear like your old one.
Got the dome light and seat cover installed today. the seat is in really good shape, but it's just a matter of time before a tool or part slices through it.
drove it about 2 miles around town today. awesome! just gotta do the rear brakes to get it inspected and officially on the road. dressed the old girl up a little too
That's great! For all of your problems lately this must be a great picker upper! This will give you once give to get your brakes done and get it inspected!
Well done. Did you mean so done will tear your original seat or the seat cover you have on now?
That's great! For all of your problems lately this must be a great picker upper! This will give you once give to get your brakes done and get it inspected!
Well done. Did you mean so done will tear your original seat or the seat cover you have on now?
I put on a cheap cover to protect the vinyl seat from damage. I dont care what happens to the cover
Currently, I am sitting at the Kansas city Airport. just spent a few days here with friends. we went to the Raiders vs chiefs TNF game. it was a lot of fun, but we froze our butt off
I was able to get a chance to drive over and check out LMC Truck in Kansas. it's always nice to see whose salary I'm paying lol. they had a couple real nice trucks in their showroom. picked up a few parts to bring home and avoid shipping too
Not much has happened. Been very busy and energy is really low. Some days I struggle just to get out of bed. Since the wind destroyed the carport, I haven't been able to get anything done. Today though, I had a little inspiration. I already bought and received new kick panels and motorcycle Bluetooth speakers. I mocked up my plan in cardboard to test out the speakers. I think it's going to come out great and sounds just fine for me.
the speakers are for a motorcycle. They run off 12V, have a remote control, radio antenna, and connect to my phone via bluetooth. No stereo needed. Perfect for what I want. We had some spare panel board laying around and make a pair of kick panels using the replicas as a template. I like this better, it's a lot stronger
just need paint, and I think I'm gonna use velcro to hold them in place rather than screws and the trim piece. Not sure if it'll work, but I think it would look cleaner
Got a few small things done today. Cleaned out the truck and bed, to prep for winter. Rigged up the PO's aftermarket wiper switch setup with the correct **** and bezel (I hated the plastic yellowing **** that was there).
I didn't purchase longbed tailgate chains bc of the price, so I used a pair of regular chains I had laying around. Better than nothing I guess.
Also got the kick panel speaker holes cut out, painted, and ready to be installed
Long beds need longer chains? I never knew that nor thought if that!
You can learn something new every day!
yea, the tailgate is about 2 inches taller, so it goes back to grade school math (pythagorean Theorem), A²+B²=C² so a shortbed would be 19²+19²=C²; so the chains would be about 26.87" long. A longbed would be 21²+21²=C²; so the chains would be about 29.7" long. The shortbed chains will work on a longbed, but the tailgate would not open to a 90º angle, it would be too short.
12-02-2016, 07:47 PM
