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Thank you for your comment topgun. For simplicity's sake, I intend to stay as stock as possible for now. Getting on the road and getting parts sourced is not a problem as I will not have my license until March and a fellow SS guy has offered me a wonderful deal for a complete engine to drive...

I guess I am quite lucky to have received so much help and attention... Well, on Monday, I got to work on the truck for a while with my Grandpa and the engine is checking out great so far! It does look like he will be using the engine for parts but thanks to a generous offer from a fellow SS...

Thank you for your comment as well as your encouragement! I hope that I can get this truck all fixed up and get it as my first vehicle!

The only things that I know of so far are that are missing are the transmission, the transfer case, and the drive shafts (including the stuff in between). There is a fellow SS member that has offered me a generous combo of all that and a mostly complete engine for an amazing price (and all still...

Yeah, I saw that thread as well. That's actually what helped me figure it out. Prior to reading it, I hadn't even known that such a thing existed.

Yeah, yeah :-)... If I'm going to swing my Grandpa, I have to help him. I guess we'll see how this ends up.

Well today I only got a few minutes on the truck but I found something out. When I was getting into the truck, I heard sloshing in the back and realized that the tank was practically full of diesel. On top of that, I realized that the stuff must be offload diesel! It makes a lot more sense then...

Thanks Warthog! My birthday is late March, so that is still a fair bit out.

Thank you both for your tips! I will admit that a checklist is something that I should have even though I usually just go by what I know and what I have learned here. I will also admit that I can easily get distracted in my excitement over things but that is why I turned here. I hope to finish...

Thank you Matt, I will see what I can do!

I cannot recall who specifically at the moment, but the choice of brand seems to be between two brands/types for the most part and when it comes to where to buy them, just buy them wherever you reasonably trust and can get a cheap price. Hopefully someone else can shine a better light on this...

So sadly, I have not gotten a chance to get the truck started again. I have been very busy helping my Grandpa (which is a good thing of course) and I also have a bunch of projects from different school classes all at once (which is bad of course :p:mad:). In the time I have had though (during...

I found another deal that I might try and convince my Mom to let me pursue: $60 for that thing! I cannot tell if it is the right adapter or not but I think I will call and ask unless you guys can tell. For that price, I could always pick up an adapter (if needed) and a transmission...

Thank you for that idea 4x4! My mom does know about the thread and the major support you guys have shown. My grandpa knows about the thread and might know about the support shown. How I see it and how I am putting it across for the most part is that I am getting my license in a few months and...

Obviously without posing an ad this time, how about a th400 with a np208 still connected (chevy type and has adapter) for $450 (maybe less)? Might just have to beg my Mom to let me dig into a car fund or something... Probably won't get to buy it but who knows... FYI: The url does not lead to...

Yeah. I looked at several of those threads and figure that if I only disconnect the GP resistor pack where it hits the relay, I can just wrap the loose end with tape and hook up the rest like usual for a bypass. That would make it so the resistor system is still there to be able to be used. I...

Just to clarify, I was thinking of doing the glow plug resistor bypass (not the doghead relay, though I will do that if this thing is confirmed rescued) which takes 10 minutes, a couple of wires switched around, and no extra parts. Would that be worth the time so I can get some more stud without...

Another question, given that I have the time to do so (or just do it tomorrow), should I do the resistor bypass mentioned in so many threads with starting troubles (as a solution, not the problem of course!)? I understand it to be that you disconnect the GP resistor pack and then you can take...

Wow... All I can say is that saying thanks would not do justice to how much help and encouragement I have recieved from all of you guys... I still have to say thanks though as it is the best I can come up with :p! Thank you all! Without this website, I probably would of never figured out this...

I will say in response to swiss that I do not have a smartphone and I do value my elders and the outdoors. Obviously though, no harm was intended and none was taken.