willz Posted December 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 woot woot Quote Link to comment
willz Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Done for the night, but heres the picture progress Quote Link to comment
willz Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 lots of pics to come 1 Quote Link to comment
willz Posted January 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 So I've finally got around to getting under the truck today, got the passenger side ball joints replaced, about to start on the drivers side because I cant get the center link and driver side tie rod off problem: I don't have a pickle bar I don't have a ton of room underneath to swing a hammer Started taking the nut off the (what I would assume is a pitman arm?) shaft that comes off the drivers side steering gearbox thingamajigger. I stopped though and am thinking maybe just picking up a pickle bar tomorrow? <good idea? Quote Link to comment
Mirrorimg Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Either pickle fork or a ball joint separator, the kind that you use a wrench to turn a threaded rod which forces the apart. I picked up the latter from harbor freight and it worked out well. Quote Link to comment
willz Posted January 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 wow, 3 days and one broken hammer later... finally got all the tie rods in, grease up and torqued down. just getting ready to finish up the drivers side ball joints and then I'll have the truck back on the ground again, turn it around in the garage and start the rust repair before I finish up the fuel tank mounting and lines decently productive weekend on a side note.... my steering wheel still has some play in it and I'm not liking that and I'm a little confused. I have all my emission stuff still hooked up (makes carb work a PITA) and noticed one of the lines that goes from the carbon canister goes to my tank.... So in theory... if I delete all my emission junk, does that line disappear? Quote Link to comment
Cpl620 Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Would that line to be to relieve pressure with temperature fluctuations? if youre running a new tank and an electric pump i guess you could delete the line. looking good man, keep pickin away. 1 Quote Link to comment
willz Posted January 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 I'm running a 16g fuel cell from summit that has two outlets on the sump and a vent line on top Quote Link to comment
willz Posted January 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 but I'm pretty sure you already knew that ... ha Quote Link to comment
Cpl620 Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 yeah, i think im gona pick up the same one you showed me. good price and it has a sump which is sweet. Quote Link to comment
willz Posted January 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Just a warning though, the 45 degree neck adapter was $100 Quote Link to comment
Cpl620 Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 da fuq? yeah, that shits getting fabbed up. how does a neck cost more than half the price of the tank? Quote Link to comment
willz Posted January 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 no idea man... I'll post some pics of it It was one of my Christmas presents and its really nice, but if I would have opted for one of the ones I saw for around $40+ Quote Link to comment
willz Posted January 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 So doing my ball joints, tie rods, idler arm and center link.. kinda made a mess... Quote Link to comment
willz Posted January 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Boom Mr. Clean style 1 Quote Link to comment
willz Posted January 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 turned her around so I can start working on the fuel setup again and some rust repair Quote Link to comment
willz Posted January 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 I think ZG flares will cover these nicely 1 Quote Link to comment
Hooligan Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Looks good man Quote Link to comment
willz Posted January 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 souped up my shopping cart at homedepot Quote Link to comment
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