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Finishing up a frame off restoration of my deuce , looking for advice on rigging up a sort of half-a**ed wiring harness to start the old girl so as to check for leaks before putting the body on.
need to hook up the lifter pump and start er up , rigging up the lifter pump is easy enough. But the...
I cut out the rotted section and started cleaning up with a flapper disk , I made a new reinforcement out of 3in 1/8th wall box tubing. And I just need to weld er all up , and yes the hard lines are about half annoying, but they will pay off
Been stuck in restoration pergotory last couple of years, installing all stainless fuell system with an fitting , going with hardlines and ptfe hard crimp stainless fuel lines. Replacing all the old plastic return lines with .25 stainless hardlines , and finishing up with the rocker panel...
Been working on getting my truck ready to run by the end of the year, Currently working on brakes and fuel systems.
The fuel lines are being replaced with stainless steel, but several fittings im having a very hard time finding stainless steel replacements.
About how anal do i need to get with...
ok so i'm going to swallow my pride and just ask , after searching all my books and this site for over an hour , can anyone just tell me witch of the three markings on the harmonic balance is the correct timing mark for an LDT-465-1C?
As i need to pick up a new 1 5/8 socket tomorrow this really...
ok gimpy , sounds like good advise.
So if i have this correct , remove the IP, loosen engine mount bolts , fight the steering unit out ,
rebuild steering unit , mount cab then reassemble ?
If that's the case i still could use some info on where to find the IP removal procedure.
i lack access to a forklift or crane ATM. so i need the steering column/box removed to place the new cab on , with it being removed being able to change the seals is just a bonus.
edit: as the steering wheel is also more or less destroyed , the steering assembly being removed will make it a lot...
Ok so here is my issue , I had to take the entire body of the old girl ; the rust was just that bad.
I have a new cab waiting to go on this weekend , as such i need to take the steering box out to replace the seals , Only way i can see to do this is to pull the injector pump off for clearance...
got a 4 1/2 inch angle grinder , can finish up the frame cleanup before her new body goes on .
also pulled the hubs off to check before i did a complete rebuild , they were overhauled in 85, nothing needed replaced except the lines