Picked up another 1st gen Cummins
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Mark Harley
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Looks menacing!
Love the alcoa rims too.
Love the alcoa rims too.
pulltilbroke
Adventurer
I'm happy its back on the road again
Yes, I love the alcoas also I liked the price even better. A buddy put fugly Rockstars on his OBS Ford and sold me these for 100$. Alcoas and 1stgens are like Peanut butter and Jelly.
You'd be suprised at how many people stare at it as I Drive by. Could be people think its a big pile or it could be that the Bad A $$ factor is through the roof, we'll just say its the latter.:Wow1:
1st day I had it.
Now
Yes, I love the alcoas also I liked the price even better. A buddy put fugly Rockstars on his OBS Ford and sold me these for 100$. Alcoas and 1stgens are like Peanut butter and Jelly.
You'd be suprised at how many people stare at it as I Drive by. Could be people think its a big pile or it could be that the Bad A $$ factor is through the roof, we'll just say its the latter.:Wow1:
1st day I had it.
Now
pulltilbroke
Adventurer
Well got some crap done this weekend on the old wreck. On Friday the Brown Santa dropped off a big box of 4" pipes, so I went over to a buddys to shoot the bull have a few beers and install this new exhaust I just got. I also fastened the cruise servo as the new fenderwell didn't have hole yet. Saturday I put a better tailgate placard on and then I went to another guys place to go see what he had for drivers doors layin around and he wanted to check out my new exhaust as he is gonna be ordering a few sets(he's got a few trucks). Any way on my way home I burned up a headlight switch, so this morning I tore into that. I replaced one a while back with a crappy used switch and at that time I noticed a PO had cut the factory plug off it and was just using female spade terminals, their wiring skills left a little to be desired. It had burnt a wire, one they had just twisted together. I snagged a plug out of an old dash harness and got it wired in and installed the switch an low and behold it works like it should, except the dome light doesn't work with the switch. The project after that was to put a clean set of door panels(old ones were dirty as heck and had a bunch of holes in em) on and fix whatever was wrong inside the doors. I ripped the drivers side off and found that a lot of the inner structure was fubared so I zipped a few self tappers in a few spots to stiffen it up, it needs a door bad. The pass side needed a speaker and the speaker harness repaired so that got done and on went the panel. I also replaced the window and lock switches and bezels, now the power locks started working.
Pretty productive weekend!! The fun continues tomorow, Its gettin a 89-92 shifter gonna change coolant and dig into some wiper issues.
Pretty productive weekend!! The fun continues tomorow, Its gettin a 89-92 shifter gonna change coolant and dig into some wiper issues.
pulltilbroke
Adventurer
Well I snapped a few pics of it in the daylight today. A few are of the W350 I dragged back from SD, It was working today.
The flatbed thats perched on top is the one that came off my W350.
The flatbed thats perched on top is the one that came off my W350.
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pulltilbroke
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So I fixed some more of the PO's fingerprints over the past couple days. Been sorting out wiring and lighting issues. I've been having issues with the running lights not wanting to work right and after I wired in a new headlight plug I thought those problems were solved, I guess they weren't. On my way home from Sioux City yesterday froom getting a core Getrag for a buddys truck the running and dash lights quit again. So I dug into it today and found a bad splice in a wire coming from the switch so that got fixed and I also found the PO never hooked the ground back to a switch so when I put a switch in a while back I never saw it till today. Now the dome light works with the switch and running lights work as they should, for now. I also fixed the cargo light so its in working condition now. The original switch must have stuck on so they unplugged it, after a trip to a friends place for the correct 93 cargo light switch and a nicer cargo light every thing there work like the factory designed it.
The truck now has different back window in it after a little mis hap with a buddys 4 wheeler.
I also got the wiper to work like they should. The now park correctly and the intermittent delay works too. Just tried a different control module I snagged out of a junker.
The truck now has different back window in it after a little mis hap with a buddys 4 wheeler.
I also got the wiper to work like they should. The now park correctly and the intermittent delay works too. Just tried a different control module I snagged out of a junker.
ullit. Makes you want to go out and get a Cummins!
pulltilbroke
Adventurer
Yeah, it coming along. Slow but sure.
Rebuilt the steering coupler today. The body of the coupler that was on the truck was severly worn so I grabbed the one off my spare gear and used it, it was much better shape.
When I was under there I noticed one of the box bracket bolts was loose so we snugged that up too. The steering is much tighter now but still nowhere near as good as my 90.
Rebuilt the steering coupler today. The body of the coupler that was on the truck was severly worn so I grabbed the one off my spare gear and used it, it was much better shape.
When I was under there I noticed one of the box bracket bolts was loose so we snugged that up too. The steering is much tighter now but still nowhere near as good as my 90.
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pulltilbroke
Adventurer
The u joint is your best bet. I figured I'd see how long a fresh coupler would last on this truck. It will eventually get a joint also.
When I did the shaft on the 90 I used a shaft out of an 86 W150 gasser, it was a few inches longer for some reason.
Heres another link that might be handy.
http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/fixed-bad-stock-steering-t93363p2.html
When I did the shaft on the 90 I used a shaft out of an 86 W150 gasser, it was a few inches longer for some reason.
Heres another link that might be handy.
http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/fixed-bad-stock-steering-t93363p2.html
pulltilbroke
Adventurer
Welp, the 1st major road trip in this unit starts in about an hour or so. Goin to central Wisconsin.
Should be about 1250 miles round trip. And I get to at a state that I've never been to to the traveled list.
Should be about 1250 miles round trip. And I get to at a state that I've never been to to the traveled list.
pulltilbroke
Adventurer
IT DIDN"T BLOW UP!!! Only issue was a brake switch rattled loose so cruise wouldn't work, Fixed it on the side of the road then proceded to twist my knee in a way it was never designed, that made the last 150 miles of the trip fun. However even though I'm in pain now the trip was awesome. Got to see some country I havn't seen since I was knee high and got to see a new state I havn't been to before. Other than that the truck is really comfy with its bucket seats, cruise and added wheel base. This will be my new trip truck. I actually had to lock er in in the icy hills of Wisconsin.
The highlight of the trip was when Me and pops stopped in New Ulm Minnesota and Visited our favorite Brewery. I got a hat and a couple shirts in the gift shop but sadly this is the off season and only do tours of the brewery on the weekends. I did stock up on a few beers I like though that are hard to find localy.
I'll have some pics up shortly.
BTW 4BT, they are a real clean set, I did a gov spring job for em and a nice pass side door I have yet to put on. Sucks you had to sell her but at least she went to a good home.
The highlight of the trip was when Me and pops stopped in New Ulm Minnesota and Visited our favorite Brewery. I got a hat and a couple shirts in the gift shop but sadly this is the off season and only do tours of the brewery on the weekends. I did stock up on a few beers I like though that are hard to find localy.
I'll have some pics up shortly.
BTW 4BT, they are a real clean set, I did a gov spring job for em and a nice pass side door I have yet to put on. Sucks you had to sell her but at least she went to a good home.
pulltilbroke
Adventurer
PICS!!!!
There was a lot of cool old barns in WI
The Highlight of the trip was seeing this place in New Ulm Minnesota
stopped and snapped a couple when I was driving out
There was a lot of cool old barns in WI
The Highlight of the trip was seeing this place in New Ulm Minnesota
stopped and snapped a couple when I was driving out