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im in the middle of labeling and removing the wiring harness so i can cut out the extra wires and replace a lot of the old wires, get a more modern new fuse box and get rid of the voltage regulator for an internal regulated gm alternator swap
edit: pics up now.
keeping the wiring diagram close

got the gauge cluster pulled, harness pulled out and labeled with masking tape

pulled and labeled all the wiring from the engine compartment, pulled the relay box and the fuse box, vr will go tomorrow, i will clean up the engine compartment and remove the extra misc crap and cut out the rusted battery tray, will probably drop the exhaust tomorrow too.

that was fun every time there is another wire will start cutting the tape off the harness and figuring out what has stay and what can go, lot of random wiring that goes nowhere and weird splices.


calling it a night with that done

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Luvless
1980 Mikado-Sold.

1993 Lexus SC400 my Daily
2004 Yamaha WR250F my new love in life
2016 Toyota Camry my girls ride

well i spent my afternoon fixing my girlfriends acura, so i will get back to the luv after work tonight
will have to cut the exhaust out tomorrow when i can make some noise
on the up side im going to have my buddy bring over his pressure washer and help me really clean everything up latex gloves only do so much

have any of you guys found a bigger gas tank that fits well? i would like to take my truck on some road trips and a few more gallons would be great, maybe 15-18ish gallons?

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Luvless
1980 Mikado-Sold.

1993 Lexus SC400 my Daily
2004 Yamaha WR250F my new love in life
2016 Toyota Camry my girls ride

I haven't seen a bigger one, but I always thought it would be a reasonable amount of work to install another tank on the passenger side.

will have to take some measurements when i get the truck up on stands and see how much room i have to work with.
i have the next 3 days off and the weather is great so im gonna put in some wrench time
wiring harness is going to be the top of the list, im taking my block and crank to the machinist friday, having the crank balanced, hoping i can rering it without a bore, the cylinders look great so fingers crossed

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Luvless
1980 Mikado-Sold.

1993 Lexus SC400 my Daily
2004 Yamaha WR250F my new love in life
2016 Toyota Camry my girls ride

just taalked to my uncle, going to trailer the truck up to his shop for the crossmember fab and some other misc welding i want done, giving him the 4.3 in trade for the time/gear so that kills 2 birds with one stone why not
been looking into the rear suspension trying to figure out the best way to improve it so after my next junkyard trip i should know what will be going under the bed have a couple rears in mind but i need to match the front end 4.10 ratio

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Luvless
1980 Mikado-Sold.

1993 Lexus SC400 my Daily
2004 Yamaha WR250F my new love in life
2016 Toyota Camry my girls ride

gettin tired of myself flip flopping on what i am doing but im going to go ahead and put the 4.3 in the luv, the extra time and effort it would take to set up and tune the 1.8 for maybe 200hp could be time im driving something much faster and more reliable.
setting up a 91 non balance 4.3 v6, 97 vortec heads, edelbrock cam, intake and carb, ls6 springs, etc
4 wheel disc, rear lsd, front coilovers

soo the build list,
most prices are approximate or rounded, as well as some junkyard prices

$50 arp rocker studs
$40 comp cams retainers
$80 ls6 valve springs
$100 lt4 roller rockers
$100 4 bbl edelbrock 500 carb
$235 edelbrock 2114 intake
$90 97 vortec heads
$275 camshaft edelbrock .488 lift
$210 rering kit
$100 pistons
$170 pacesetter headers
$150 exhaust system
$300 machine work
$1900

$250 transmission
$150 clutch kit
$120 driveshaft work
$175 ford 8.8 posi rear end swap
$75 trooper fr discs/calipers
$100 4x coils
$820

$150 paint kit
$100 bed liner
$275 gauges
$70 seats
$120 dash-fiberglass, led's, plexiglass
$715

going to be a bit painful on the wallet but by the time its back in 1 piece im pretty sure i will be happy with it for quite a while.
my 1.8 is in the classifieds if anyone needs one

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Luvless
1980 Mikado-Sold.

1993 Lexus SC400 my Daily
2004 Yamaha WR250F my new love in life
2016 Toyota Camry my girls ride

got the bed sides sanded, pics later
called dutchman and they can whip up a set of 6 on 5.5 axles for a 8.8 for a little more than a pair of wheel adapters would be wanted to adapt the front to 5 lug but the rear is going to be easier to do
1.8 sold, weber about to be sold.
4.3 block & crank going to the machinist tomorrow, most of the rest is going to the scrap yard, when i hear back from the shop on the oversizes i will order a rebuild set and get started putting it back together.
a basic off the shelf bottom end rebuild, vortec heads w/street cam, intake, carb & headers will be plenty for it as its my daily driver and i use it often at/for work.

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Luvless
1980 Mikado-Sold.

1993 Lexus SC400 my Daily
2004 Yamaha WR250F my new love in life
2016 Toyota Camry my girls ride

man.. I need you to come do all the mans work with my luv.. haha

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you buying the beer?

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Luvless
1980 Mikado-Sold.

1993 Lexus SC400 my Daily
2004 Yamaha WR250F my new love in life
2016 Toyota Camry my girls ride

Of course. Haha

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im down what you got happening tomorrow afternoon? i should be off by around 5 you still living over by chris c's place?

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Luvless
1980 Mikado-Sold.

1993 Lexus SC400 my Daily
2004 Yamaha WR250F my new love in life
2016 Toyota Camry my girls ride

Nah, I live out in brush prairie now, got married, bought a house, having a baby, the whole nine yards. You have a Facebook? Add me and then we'll exchange numbers, or just pm me here lol.

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pm sent
dropped my block and crank off at modralls machine shop today, im sure its soaking in the hot tank right now. should know what the oversizes will be on monday and be able to start ordering parts

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Luvless
1980 Mikado-Sold.

1993 Lexus SC400 my Daily
2004 Yamaha WR250F my new love in life
2016 Toyota Camry my girls ride

going .030 over on the block and .010 on the crank, should have them back early next week.
afterward its taking a trip to my uncles shop to have cam bearings pressed in while i wait for the rebuild kit to get here
been sidetracked running around trying to find everything to get my dirtbike road legal so i can ride it to work while i am building the truck. thanks to washington pulling everyones dualsport plates a couple years back causing everyone to flip out about it, its easy to get one now thinkin about a small thread about that in general automotive, anyone interested?

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Luvless
1980 Mikado-Sold.

1993 Lexus SC400 my Daily
2004 Yamaha WR250F my new love in life
2016 Toyota Camry my girls ride

i will have my block and crank tomorrow when i get paid, didnt get many hours on this check so i will only have enough to pay my bills until i get some parts sold. i need to either scrap or sell my extra parts from the v6 and clear up some space.
im going to mock up the engine with the oil pan on to see what i may need to do to make it clear the front diff, when i checked with just the oil pan it seems like it will clear but its close. will get pics of it as it comes together

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Luvless
1980 Mikado-Sold.

1993 Lexus SC400 my Daily
2004 Yamaha WR250F my new love in life
2016 Toyota Camry my girls ride

Looking over your post here I have a question for you. Have you ever rebuilt a automatic transmission? Are you aware that auto transmissions have a ton of updates in parts? I would caution a novice mechanic to build his own auto trans. I have friends with shops that specialize in trans and without a current data base on updates I wouldn't try this and I am a professional mechanic. If you sang one little seal or don't get a sealing ring on correct you will be a square one. Also these are so sensitive with the valve bodies if lint from a rag gets in there you will have issues.

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Certified pilots, looking down on people since 1903.

nope i havent, i am probably going to end up using a 5 speed, i dont have the necessary tools to rebuild an auto trans, auto seems better for cruising and drag racing but beyond that i dont like them much. im shooting for a 5 speed from a 4x4 truck either an S series or fullsize whatever is available, just need to hunt down one with a pass side t-case and i will be in business.
progress will speed up significantly starting next payday.
couple pics of the truck as it sits, i sanded out all the spots of surface rust, removed the red paint over the white and took the top layer of paint off all around

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Luvless
1980 Mikado-Sold.

1993 Lexus SC400 my Daily
2004 Yamaha WR250F my new love in life
2016 Toyota Camry my girls ride

What are you doing to that truck? If you want to strip the paint use paint stripper, if you continue doing what you are doing ( it might be too late) you will warp the panels. Step away from the grinder.

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Certified pilots, looking down on people since 1903.

5" orbital sander right now, being gentle with the panels letting the sander do the work.
im going to need some paint stripper before long to get into really taking the paint off. the spots where i went to metal are where i had rust spots starting from dings inside the bed or scratches.
what do you recommend for getting the bulk of the paint off?

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Luvless
1980 Mikado-Sold.

1993 Lexus SC400 my Daily
2004 Yamaha WR250F my new love in life
2016 Toyota Camry my girls ride

Paint stripper. When you use a orbital sander it causes the panels to heat up and warp. Do not do this. If you continue down this road you will have to skim coat the entire truck in filler, then block it down. That takes a ton of talent, it's not something you can learn from the net.

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Certified pilots, looking down on people since 1903.