So what did you do with your truck today?

[KansasIDI]

Well yesterday, I went up to Manhattan and worked on a friend’s 85 F250, 6.9 C6 4WD regular cab flatbed. Light tan, zero rust. Super clean truck. It is a non AC truck, and the radiator was bad. So we modified his core support to accept the regular radiator, since they are bigger and more readily available, and like 5x cheaper.

This afternoon after church, I might go back up there, to put the grille and bumper back on, plumb up the transmission cooler, build brackets for the cooler, replace the master cylinder and bleed the brakes. Then try and get it started.

Well…

Got everything done, runs super smooth

 

[Austin86250]

Stated to see the dash move when I pressed the clutch upon further investigation the firewall was already starting to crack
Put the plate in, a lot of beating and bending later best clutch feel ever had in this truck

 

[Jesus Freak]

Stated to see the dash move when I pressed the clutch upon further investigation the firewall was already starting to crack
Put the plate in, a lot of beating and bending later best clutch feel ever had in this truck

Dude, that looks great! Industrial even!

 

[david85]

Built a mount for my Iphone in the truck. The holes were already in the dash from a previous owner, so I modified one of those amazon kits but bolting the mounting ball to the plate. the swivel ball is usually a weak point on these things, so hopefully the bolt will reinforce things a bit.

 

[XOLATEM]

Put the plate in,

On mine I wound up cutting the crease beside the three vertical bolts and then welding it back together to make it fit...lot more solid feel when I use the clutch...

Probably the best fix I have done on it beside the battery tray, rear axle bearings and seals, brakes all around and fixing a break in the dash metal that kept me from using the hood release cable...

Oh, yeah...fixing the tail lamp and trailer towing wiring so it is neat and covered with conduit...I could not believe the mess I found back there...took a while to get it figured out and straightened up...

Lots of time spent under the truck in the driveway....but it was worth it...

I would not have wanted it any other way...

 

[FrozenMerc]

I allowed more rusty junk to follow me home again....

Helped a friend dig his '49 GMC out of the woods, load it up, and drug it back home using my truck. Had new drive tires installed on friday, and that made a big difference when dragging an old Jimmy with 3 flats out of the weeds. Down side was I took the tailgate out when I was backing up to reposition the truck and gathered a telephone pole guide wire. Snapped the pole off about 10 ft above the ground (it was quite rotten), and thankfully it didn't land on the truck. Told the utility company that a fat squirrel brought it down....

Guess I will start looking around for a new tailgate. This one was starting to rust at the bottom anyways, so silver lining there.

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[catbird7]

I allowed more rusty junk to follow me home again....

Helped a friend dig his '49 GMC out of the woods, load it up, and drug it back home using my truck. Had new drive tires installed on friday, and that made a big difference when dragging an old Jimmy with 3 flats out of the weeds. Down side was I took the tailgate out when I was backing up to reposition the truck and gathered a telephone pole guide wire. Snapped the pole off about 10 ft above the ground (it was quite rotten), and thankfully it didn't land on the truck. Told the utility company that a fat squirrel brought it down....

Guess I will start looking around for a new tailgate. This one was starting to rust at the bottom anyways, so silver lining there.

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you can add years to tail gate and door life / protect them from rust by simply dripping some motor oil inside the hole where the latch is located. the oil will find it's way into all of the pinch weld seams and dramatically reduce rust.

 

[IDIBRONCO]

After putting my spare vacuum pump on my truck, the power assist for the brakes works again so I felt comfortable enough to drive over and work on my garage addition some more. I got two walls put up and I feel that I kicked a little tail today on that project. Naturally it only wanted to take the last picture sideways and I was too tired to try very hard to change it.

 

[Old Goat]

Well nothing today as it is Turkey day, hope all had a great Thanksgiving....Burp...
It was cold and rainy off and on, so it`s great today weather wise it was messed up. Tomorrow and the coming week look great...

Tues I finally figured out what hacked89 was showing in his video how to get the rear Main Seal plate on.. I just wasn`t tipping it in at the bottom enough. I tipped in way in like I was going to shove it into the oil Pan opening, and the Seal Lip went over the Crank Flange, the worked up both sides to the top, and she went right on. Well took 3 tries and I won.
Did it dry to get the secret worked out, then threw on the paper gasket and Right Stuff.

Wed with help from my wife we got the Fly Wheel on and the pressure Plate mounted and torqued down.
New FW bolts from www.russrepair.com and new ARP Pressure Plate bolts.
FW 47 ft lbs
PP 25 ft lbs.

Starting Friday thru Mon, 50% off at PNP.
I have a vehicle picked out Iam going to R ape and Pillage.


Goat

 

[hacked89]

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I want to make a bracket for a white Roger’s relay and then flip a glow plug wire loom backwards and mount it near the IP with isolators. Will post the finished product.

 

[Jesus Freak]

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I want to make a bracket for a white Roger’s relay and then flip a glow plug wire loom backwards and mount it near the IP with isolators. Will post the finished product.

That sounds really good. Kinda like a Ford engine with the distributor at the FRONT of the engine! @XOLATEM will be wanting a break down of the steels atomic structure and he'll be wondering where the cupholder is on your bracket.

 

[IDIBRONCO]

Didn't the Factory Turbos have wires that are run that way?

 

[Rdnck84_03]

Im not sure how the White Rodgers mounts, but the old factory style starter relay bolts almost perfectly in the holes for the van filter bracket on the intake. If I remember correctly I had to die grind the mounting holes in the relay a very slight bit.

Mine has been in this location un-isolated since shortly after I bought the truck. I don't honestly remember how long I have had the truck, i got it in '15 or '16 and still on the same relay.

James

 

[hacked89]

Didn't the Factory Turbos have wires that are run that way?

No, atleast my turbo valve covers have it passenger side near the dipstick. I’m flipping the manual harness in reverse and then putting it near the IP with isolators.

 

[hacked89]

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