Over the course of the week I've gotten a ton of piddly **** done. Things like undoing and rerouting the parking brake cable so it isn't stretched out like a rubber band every time it goes on the lift, then putting 3" more tension on it so it actually does its job (which required a torch to heat the nut to get it to spin). Got the fuel filter and mount in, front section of charcoal can line in and mounted properly. Routing that and the fuel pump/taillight harness was more of an asspain than I thought up front where they all interweave. Got the AC and PS and mount in and torqued, had a bent mount to horse with and no good way to get leverage on it. PS and hydroboost lines all installed, topped off gear oil front and back, bled the front brakes, failed at the rears, got the battery cables routed and put back together (PO chopped them after the donor truck got wrecked, they were long enough to reuse with some universal dealies I had in the garage), swapped hood release handles and got the kick panel back on, moved the brake controller over and got it hanging by more than 1 screw, rotated the tires, torqued the mysteriously loose body mount bolts. A lot of this stuff took 2 or 3 attempts because I'd go to do it and wouldn't have the tool, so bring it tomorrow try again. A good example is the battery situation. I had 2 batteries at home that I thought I'd saved with the desulfator. They were reading like 12.5V at rest off the charger. That was all well and good until I put the first one in the truck. The flasher relay started freaking out so I yanked that, turned the key on and nothing really happened. Dome lights worked though. Next day I brought out the better of the 2 and it was over 9V whereas the other was under. This one would run the fuel pump though, so I know that much works. Also found a leak where I forgot to tighten the return at the union down on the frame. When I turned to start, the solenoid clicked so now I know I don't need those 2 glove box connectors dealt with to get the thing started. I was thinking I would because of the transmission range switch stuff. So below is a list of **** I need to get to finish this thing, so so close:
Brake reservoir
Shift cable
2.75" exhaust tube
A pillar trim, driver's side (truck had Banks gauges which I removed)
454 intake elbow
Engine fan and clutch
Charcoal canister line that runs to the engine
Whatever I haven't identified yet
At least it looks more complete now.
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Here's how it sat before I started again this year, but the grill, lights, and hood were obviously alread on.
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What you can't see is the rat's nest of wiring I had to remove from this thing. Should no longer be a fire hazard when I'm done with it.
