bcg187 wrote:
hey nice luv chaddmann. I dont think i ever saw your truck before. Good luck on getting it the way you want it
Thanks BCG, as for an update here is the latest, sorry no pics.
Got the engine out, need to put my engine stand together so I can get it mounted up and start looking at it. The exhaust manifold is off of it so the ports have all be exposed to dirt and dust and whatever else has found it's way in there. The previous owner said that when he got it, the engine was in the bed exposed so even though it was rebuilt some years ago I really don't know what kind of shape it's in. I guess the good thing is the engine in my other love is basically brand new, only has about 3,000 miles on it since I bought it, (was a new long block when I bought it), so if the one in it isn't good or has some issues, I can just do a little swap.
Next will be removing the transmission, I think it will be easier to put some of the parts back on it if it is out plus I've never actually taken one out so I need to do that just for my own curiosity....of course we all know what curiosity did to the cat....
Continued some tear down, got the front bumper off, and the rear bumper is almost off, need to cut a bolt off, they tightened it so much that it bent the washer up around the head of the bolt so I can't get a wrench on it (good times). Getting ready to take the bed off so I can get a look at everything under it. The previous owner painted everything from the bottom up, but didn't remove the bed so hopefully I won't find any big surprises. My order of POR-15 should be here today so maybe this weekend I will roll it out in the driveway and hose it down clean it up and get the interior taken care of, then will be the rest of the frame. I'm going to take the fenders off and POR-15 the inside of them since this is a common problem area hopefull treating the inside will keep them fresh for years to come.
It's slow going, job, 4 kids with constant activities and just life in general seem to take time away from it, but I just keep plugging along and eventually it will get done, (but the g/f gave me a deadline of the fall when it starts getting cold to get done so she can start parking in the garage again). I guess we'll see how that goes
More to come as I get to it, and I'll try to remember to take pics of the POR-15 before and afters.
CTMANDU, I think I'm seriously looking at one of those dashes when you get them done so keep me posted on the progress...
Later days and better lays...
Chad