hey man is there a way i could get one of these for my truck?

 

can you get parts for trucks as old as ours? this would be amazing, i need a diagram of my vac. hose system correct for my truck....

 

you can order the manual at the dealers. my local dealer is very patient and loves when i come in for weird stuff for the old trucks. most stuff is unavailable or back ordered but the service manual is the best investment i've made. i can email you a vacuum diagram monday when i can scan it at the office.

 

thanks alot man, that would be GREAT my local dealership is a bunch of snobs...i got some oil filters there but they werent interested in helping me with anything else, could you get me a number to yours or something? i'd LOVE to get a manual for my truck, i have a haynes repair manual but its lacking

 

well the going sure has been slow on this project. work has been busy which is good, but i finally have a 4 day weekend to spend some time with the truck. i got the inside gutted out today and could not believe what a pain in the butt the wiring harness was. tomorrow i will start the removal of the drivetrain and pull the cab. i didnt realize it until today but the truck is wired for a dual battery system and has two battery trays in the engine compartment. i did manage to crack my windshield removing it, there was some sand in the trim and when i was cutting all i heard was a snap! wtf! here are some pics:







my new parts bin


secondary battery tray


passenger side battery tray rust hole


ever seen one of these? this is the switch for the dual battery hook-up. it was installed on the passenger kick panel under the dash

 

gettin down to the nitty gritty now. cab off FINALLY, gonna pull the drivetrain tonight.









my wife is pissed cuz the driveway looks like crap

 

got the motor and trans out today. just need to remove the steering box, and a few other little things and its time to blast the frame.

 

lookin' good man .. keep on it !!



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thanks corey

 

picked up another cab this weekend, its in alot better shape than what i had to work with, just some minor fabrication then it'll be ready for the body work. the old jet ski trailer worked great for hauling it back from tampa plus its gonna make it really easy to move around.

 

Holy mother of god. Thats a lot of work my friend.
What tires size are those? I wouldn't mind some bigger tire on my 88 lol

 

the tires that came on the truck are 35's. i bought some factory steelies and gonna put some skinnys on them. if you get down this way i'll give you a deal on the wheels and tires

 

nice find .. I wish I could have found a better cab then the one I had .. I really wanted the factory `moon roof` though ..


typical floor repair on the new one ?



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pretty much. there is one small hole from the leaking clutch master and a 1'x1' section to replace on the passenger side. by the way corey, i found another bed with some perfect tail light buckets so i wont be needing the glass ones. thanks so much tho. im sure i'll come across some stuff im going to need from you guys. any new updates on the trekker? the guy i bought the 83 bed from has an 83 trailblazer. not as cool as your trekker but still something i've never seen on the road.

 

hey , no problem .. we're VERY busy anyway ..

Trekker is going slow , shop is so busy , I havent even touched it in weeks .. Painter was in asking when he gets it !! soon .. very soon , I said .. I just have to build the new roof , and get the headliner "mocked up" .. anyway .. back to yours ...

keep up the good work !!


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Oh god, I wish I could in this kind of weather.
I could use a good vacation

 

the weather held up today but it was too dark to work on the frame when i got home so i had another little project to do. tore down the 22r

 

finally got my mirrors i've been wanting. cool part is, they are hooked to the 83 truck i bought a few weeks ago(with clean title). also got the early 22r block to put my 20r head on, tilt column, brake master and booster, wiper arms, coolant and washer resevoirs, and a dome lite lens there is enough sheet metal here for me to finish my 81 and then some. also scored some more interior parts for me to stash in the garage. hoping to build a trekker with whats left of this one when the 81 is done. btw, the wife is not happy.

 

haha another one to keep her happy!

Cool man

 

media blasting is completely finished along with primer. por15'd the inside rails. had a patch to do on the inside rail near the fuel tank area, cut out the rot and welded (i use that term loosely), a new section in. i had all the welding/patching done last night and it was ready for finish coat. i had considered painting the frame but then thought, i'd be pretty pissed off if i chipped it on the reassembly. then considered sending the frame to the powder coat dude down the road, but he wanted an arm and a leg. so i went with 3m undercoating right over the primer. i have used this stuff on all my 4 wheelers and even a couple boat trailers we have taken to the salt water and it has held up very well. so here is the finished product. still waiting for my bushing set to come in. but now i can hopefully start the cab floor and other misc body repair/replacements. here's the pics:






used up a new grinding stone cleaning up that horrible weld