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  1. Maroon96

    How to; Overhead console recover.

    I think I see what you're saying, thanks for the tips.
  2. Maroon96

    How to; Overhead console recover.

    Should the foam be wrapped all the way around, or just on the outside?
  3. Maroon96

    How to; Overhead console recover.

    @sewlow Used this thread to redo an overhead console a few years ago and feel like it came out pretty decent for my first upholstery project, so thanks for the instruction. Now I've got another one that needs redone and tossing around the idea to do it in leather. Would it be much harder? Is...
  4. Maroon96

    '76 Highboy Restomod/Overland Light Build

    Oh, and I made a quick road trip this past Saturday to take the truck to the other side of the state. It's not going anywhere, I just needed to store it somewhere for a bit while I go to welding school.
  5. Maroon96

    '76 Highboy Restomod/Overland Light Build

    Forgot to mention that we went up the road to take the dog for a walk and drove around just a little on the rocks. Nothing crazy, just pulled up on one to make it easier for the dog to get in and out.
  6. Maroon96

    '76 Highboy Restomod/Overland Light Build

    Been having a bunch of computer issues, so I haven't been able to update the thread. First off, I ended up making a new shift stick bracket at work. It certainly wasn't perfect, but it was better than the old one. I only needed it for a little while anyways. I found a used one in a Facebook...
  7. Maroon96

    '76 Highboy Restomod/Overland Light Build

    Took the truck for a little drive on Sunday. Then Tuesday my brake booster tool came in and I tried adjusting things. I had assumed they were a one size fits all type of thing. Ended up not working for me and just made things worse. So, I readjusted it again and now it's a little better. I've...
  8. Maroon96

    '76 Highboy Restomod/Overland Light Build

    Well, since the last update, I put in a fuse and replaced the wire running to the choke. Brake booster and master cylinder have been painted and installed. Adjusted the booster rod enough to bleed the brakes, but am still waiting on a tool to get the adjustment closer. One of my rear brake lines...
  9. Maroon96

    '76 Highboy Restomod/Overland Light Build

    Yesterday, I traced the rest of the wires behind the dash. The big red/yellow one comes from the fuse block under the dash. The greenish wire goes to the voltage regulator, the little red/yellow wire goes to the gauge cluster connector, and the blue wire, as I already know, goes to the electric...
  10. Maroon96

    '76 Highboy Restomod/Overland Light Build

    Well the other day I went to fix what I thought was just a poor, previous connection that had gotten corroded. Ended up following the choke wire all the way back behind the dash and the whole thing was shorted out and melted. Luckily all the wires around it still look good. So far, no luck in...
  11. Maroon96

    '76 Highboy Restomod/Overland Light Build

    I hadn't thought of that and have never used it myself, but it may be worth a try. I kind of figured the polish would help with that some. Even if I have to keep up with it now and then.
  12. Maroon96

    '76 Highboy Restomod/Overland Light Build

    Finished up all the brake lines awhile ago, and then saw that the master cylinder was leaking. Ordered a new one and have been trying to find a booster as well. I spent weeks looking and wading through false positives to find out they're impossible to find. Looked at Battle Born Brakes...
  13. Maroon96

    Tow Mirror Wiring / Sorry

    From Boost Auto regarding mirror wires: Green - Horizontal Movement Red - Horizontal Movement Yellow - Vertical Movement Purple - Vertical Movement Orange - Running Lights White - Reverse Light Blue - Turn Signal Black - Ground They didn't give me any info on the 8 pin plugs or where they...
  14. Maroon96

    Tow Mirror Wiring / Sorry

    Hey, I think I'm the one you got those from. I'm Chris. I know you said you found info for the signal and stuff, but here's a little more just for future reference. Here's where I connected the defrost since it wasn't part of my mirror harness. If I remember the mirror wiring right, they were...
  15. Maroon96

    Can't Turn Off Alerts

    I did before, but have unchecked everything. Didn't seem to help. I didn't get an alert for this thread, which I'm watching, but have gotten some for some new threads that got started which I am not watching.
  16. Maroon96

    Can't Turn Off Alerts

    So I've been having trouble lately with my account and getting alerts for seemingly every new thread that's started. I went to my alert preferences and unchecked everything, but it didn't help. I can't figure out why I keep getting the alerts or how to turn them off. Everything else seems to be...
  17. Maroon96

    '76 Highboy Restomod/Overland Light Build

    It is possible I was just being impatient. Maybe some thinner oil would have gone quicker as well. I didn't know that. I'll have to get to that at some point then.
  18. Maroon96

    92 Truck+Camper Build

    Where did you go to get these codes? I've just been finding them one at a time and writing it up. Kind of takes a minute.
  19. Maroon96

    '76 Highboy Restomod/Overland Light Build

    A few days ago I put the axles and drums back together. Then yesterday I got around to refilling the diff. Found a cheap pump at the parts store. It's a little slow, but way cleaner and easier than using a funnel like I did on my 96. Also got started on brake lines. Got a new one from the...
  20. Maroon96

    '76 Highboy Restomod/Overland Light Build

    Had a few more minutes to work on the truck this evening. Got the passenger side springs/shoes back together. Just waiting on a new socket to arrive so I can put the drums and axles back on. Also pulled the rear diff cover and drained the fluid.
  21. Maroon96

    '76 Highboy Restomod/Overland Light Build

    Finally got around to working on the brakes. The wheel cylinders were bad, so I'm replacing those and decided to do the springs as well while in there. The shoes still have plenty of life. These things were filled with cob webs and the passenger side was even worse than the pictured drivers...
  22. Maroon96

    '76 Highboy Restomod/Overland Light Build

    Since the last update: I cleaned, sealed, and painted the fuel tank, and ran all new everything from there to the carb. Including the fuel pump. The truck fired up fairly easily after a couple tries to get the gas flowing. I let it run for a while and noticed it was running rich and backfiring...
  23. Maroon96

    Maroon96's 1996 C2500 Daily Driver Build

    Late posting, but finally sold the truck the other week. Wish I still had it, just couldn't keep it. Hopefully I can find it or one just like it down the road to do all the things I had in mind.
  24. Maroon96

    Double Flaring Stainless

    Thanks for the input everyone. I'll look into that nickel - copper line. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I537 using Tapatalk
  25. Maroon96

    Double Flaring Stainless

    I get that now. But what's a good alternative? Something that's easier to work with and still has good corrosion resistance. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I537 using Tapatalk
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