I scored big at the junkyard today! Went to get a set of rocker assembly for my motor I'm building, and ended up also getting a fender better then mine, both taillight lenses (no cracks!), some seat belt buckles, and nearly perfectly straight doors!

Even better was I barely had to do anything to get all of it, most of the work was done for the rocker assembly, most of the screws were out of the taillight lenses (only had to do 4 of the 12), the fender was laying next to the truck, and the doors were easy since both fenders were off already..

 

Scored a solid back window for my 85 reg cab. Guy is interested in buying my slider and stock front suspension parts.

 

I tore my frame down to do a full frame from firewall back.

 

Not on my truck, but got my block, pistons and rings from machine shop and ordered a gasket set, full bearing set, timing set with steel guide, and head bolts from engnbldr..

Now my coworker needs to get my head done and I'll be set

 

Yeasterday I pretended to be a fancy French waiter and brough myself a plate of hilux.


And on Friday I hauled in a 1500 lb load of scrap metal with the lux. I make him earn his rent like a proper ho...stuffin' the rear full

 

Upside down pic. Odd. Try a diff angle.

 

Today on my truck I..... did absolutely nothing. Waiting on parts suck.

 

Changed oil, was 30,000 miles overdue according to service sticker in the window. Found dizzy vac adv actuator was blown, ordered new one from lc. Replaced a bunch of vac lines and emissions hoses. Need to install shocks.

 

I ordered an older Rockford Fosgate 18 inch subwoofer. (not sure of the year, Pretty sure it was among the last years they made them.) Now when it arrives I have to find a place that will put a fresh surround on it and hopefully I can find a vintage "The Punch" dust cap to have installed on it. I'll be mixing years, but I want the old school, 80's-early 90's look for it.

 

Wow, only 30k overdue...and i thought i was a procrastinator...lmfao

 

Gotta love Previous Owners! I am gonna replace some seals and gaskets and if this thing won't quit leaking I'll be nearly forced to do an LS swap! Poor me

I need to sell my kart or something to fund that.

 

More work on my winter project. Got the drivers side mirror mounted,just have to make a small adjustment to it ,than make inside support brackets ,fill the stock holes,repaint & on & on !!!

 

I cleaned out my garage/truck and washed it.



Looks so good wet...


Dry, not so much.


Nothing a rattle-can of the finest flat black can't fix.

 

took the truck to street driven customs to get a bead rolled bed floor done and have a new raptor linner sprayed in.

 

Drove it....hauled a ton of stuff to dump...bagged trucks can haul stuff!!!

 

So can super statics. I hauled in 1500 lbs of scrap a few weeks ago in my 78. Lol

 

I now have second gear in my 90 again. I had a busted shift fork due to stupidity on my part. It's nice to have the truck back in action.

 

lets see....
i replaced my valve cover gasket along with the grommets
spark plugs
spark plug wires
distributor cap & rotor
oil and filter
fuel filter
air filter and new a/c belt and alternator belt
and lastly cleaned the carb and engine bay from leaking gasket.


drove it to work the next day only to get to work and come out after work and see a HUGE oil spot under my truck of fresh oil! opened the hood and oil everywhere!
turned out to be the crankshaft seal.
drove it home and let it cool down. pulled off the fan/clutch, the new belts i just replaced (now covered in oil) and pulled off the harmonic balancer. pulled the seal out and inserted a new one. reinstalled everything back on and BAM, oil leak fixed!

now i have to really clean the engine bay as the pulleys threw that oil everywhere!!!

/rant.blog.cucuy

 

Had a new clutch master and slave cylinders put in

 

I put new rotors on......