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Trucks been up in the lift so haven’t tinkered much with it lately as I’m knocking out body work on the other parts. The other day I realized the license plate lights turned on after replacing the bulbs.
previously I thought the rear harness wasn’t getting power, but decided to put bulbs in the new harness sockets for giggles and was ecstatic to see them work when I flipped in the headlight switch. My daughter verified they get brighter when I pushed on the brakes. Still no turn signals or hazard, so I’m guessing that’s the TSS that needs replaced. I’m going to need to splice the wires into a different set of taillights since this harness was for a style side and I have a flare side. It’s a shame to cut the existing socket
Got some sealer, base and clear Friday. Decided to try painting today. Got a few runs in the sealer and base. Had to sand those runs out and ended up adjusting the fluid flow a bit. I was using satin clear, so I think I was a bit gun shy to get runs in the clear, since I can’t buff the satin. Ended up dry spraying and getting a ton of orange peel. Disappointed to say the least. Painted the hood, tailgate and bed today. I know I could sand it off and reclear, but think I’m just going to roll with the bed liner look. I just need to make sure I replicate the same peel when I paint the cab.
i guess it should be noted this is my first try painting a car/truck. I did spray primer but that gets sanded off anyway.
Beds coming back together. Swapped the truck and roadster positions to start some body work on the cab. Ran into a new issue today where the truck stalled out while in gear and idled fine in park. I’m going to adjust the idle screw on the carb but didn’t have this issue before. Open to any suggestions.
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