Project Dymbagd

[Forklift]

thanks guy

[Forklift]

Finally did a tilt column for it. It solved my problems with the left blinker not turning off after a turn, no high beams, and me nearly breaking my leg (or pen in my pocket) every time I get in
I also finished the overhead lights. I now have 2 48 SMD LED setups in the overhead and a 16. The map lights have 7 SMD leds in each and the mirror has 2 more 16s, its like daylight in there!

[Forklift]

used it like a truck today

[s10kid17]

How hard was it to do the tilt column? I was wanting to do this for a while now.

[Forklift]

it took all of a few hours maybe
4 10mm hold the column to the firewall
5/8 nut holding the steering shaft in under the hood
take out the underdash panel
2 15mm nuts holding the column to the dash
unplug the hi/lo switch, the ignition harnesses, and the whole blinker, horn, hazards harness

then reverse it back in, easy

[Forklift]

Dropped in a 530T to control the windows. Its nice being able to to just walk away, press arm, and the windows roll up and just do the one-touch up and down.
I also added some relays to the alarm so the domelight and reverse lights come on when I turn off the alarm and flash when its going off. Also added a relay to start adding sirens!
Also hooked up the cables and switch for heat and defroster, havent had it in forever!

[Forklift]

stuffs getting paint and Im fixing the dam oil leak thats gotten worse since day one, basically blowing the engine apart and replacing/painting ish

[Chipride-slow.]

My daily is doin the same usin oil like crazy!

And to give you more of awnser about the 4.3 in my truck its hard to keep the ass end from sliding no matter if im stopped or moving.

[Forklift]

not using, dripping. I ordered the whole engine gasket kit, $42 at Hi/Lo O'Reilly, even comes with valves seals so Im considering sort of a rebuild for it. Sucks about the price and I wish I knew awhile back. I got the pan gasket $10, the valves cover gaskets $23?, and the thottle body rebuild kit $45 and it looks like the $42 kit has it all plus the head gasket and tons of other stuff! grrrr

[Forklift]

back at it making it pretty while Im fixing the oil leak

[Forklift]

ok, I got some more painting to do and Im waiting on a EGR bypass from JEGs, but other than that shes close to cleaned up! I reloomed 90% of the wiring, cleaned and painted almost everything removable on the engine and did new gaskets all over the place. I also moved the main power wires down to the starter instead of off the alt and took the extra power wire off the firewall. I might paint the intake hat orange and the rest black and I want to move the battery. Gotta paint the alt as well and move the blower up somehow, add some fenderwells and loom the big power wires

[Forklift]

its still got an oil leak.....................

[dragnblazer]

that sux!

[Gimp]

Havent viewed the project page in a while Forklift..Looks really good flat black man.

[Forklift]

new battery, green skull shifter knob, a black "leather" steering wheel cover with orange stitching, cut down the shifter some, capped off the fluids today and drove her for the first time in a few weeks

[Forklift]

got an old metal footlocker style box


and a non ac 86 dash, I kind of like it

[Mr.cripple]

always loved those eagles...212 right? truck is looking great...but is it laying all the way out?

[Forklift]

yes 212s and yes all the way out and on the inner fender and fan box under the hood, for now. Taking it to work today to dye it and work on the instrument cluster and polish the plexi

[Chipride-slow.]

Lookin good man!

[shortfreerider]

Do you know the paint color code from when you got it? like satin dark gray or something? Liking the simplicity of your truck

[Forklift]

when I got it, it was doodoo brown




made some more progress today

some 1x1 to level off the bent bed and give some support

and filling all these dam holes


and starting on this

[TN-Noma]

Looks good man, I just had to fill the same damn holes on my truck, I hate when people drill into the bedsides.

[Forklift]

started on these



and found a hole in my welding gloves