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Post by Slacker on Jan 11, 2009 16:43:58 GMT -8
thanks bro ... wiper motor is on the passenger side . and already installed. I think the opening is for the RIGHT hand drives in the other parts of the world ? I think !! it is for the wiper motor for the right hand drives . but dont quote me on that !!!!! there is just a simple "cover plate" that covers it up . .
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Post by Slacker on Jan 11, 2009 17:07:06 GMT -8
so a little more today .. needed a battery trey for the drivers side .. so I made one .. not welded to the cab yet as I need to do some finish bracing .. I'll wait till I pull the cab off to do the final welding .. also started "prepping" some mounts .. getting some pieces in there final location .. fuel canister is "mocked up" cut some metal out for the perfect fit under the hood .. shouldn't be to bad as , i'm not using a super "flexy" suspension .. I doubt I will ever "touch" this mod with a tire .. .
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Post by Slacker on Jan 16, 2009 16:42:02 GMT -8
made up some brackets and finally got the fuel canister mounted .. and also the fuse box also started on the gas pedal . the original 83 was toast .. as with most of them the hinge that mounted to the floor was rusted and beyond repair .. I didnt want to use another "floor mounted " pedal ... so I made my own heres where I started the bolt patterns are different and positioning is also way different , so they are NOT interchangeable . I started by cutting the pins off of both pedals .. first I cut off the /83 pin and welded it to the 2000 shaft . then for the tension spring I used the post fron the 2000 , drilled a hole for the spring , and welded it to the /83 bracket .. sand blasted and started to put it back together . put some zinc , and then some color and mounted .. I had to drill new holes for the throttle cable and will weld up the old ones when the cab comes off for final welding and engine bay paint .
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Post by Slacker on Jan 21, 2009 22:06:10 GMT -8
worked on wiring tonight ...
ignition is identified and wired > signal harness /83 > wires identified wiper harness identified
just need to get the 6G positive ... and wire it to the box .. and we'll have ignition !!!
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captainmorgan
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Post by captainmorgan on Jan 22, 2009 17:50:44 GMT -8
lookin very nice. i paid a visit to your 2wd drive forum. very cool! do you still have that truck?
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Post by Slacker on Jan 23, 2009 7:55:47 GMT -8
yep ... soon as I get the trekker done , that one will roll in to be finished .
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Post by Slacker on Jan 25, 2009 17:27:29 GMT -8
progress has been slow as of late .. My shop is going threw some growing pains , so not much getting done threw out the week .. but this weekend , I was back at er' .. getting everything labled .. it's comming !! also , checking the fuse box on the drivers kick panel .. and there really isnt much room ... so I'm going to build a specific box or "french" the fuse box .
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Post by msrwerks on Jan 26, 2009 6:55:08 GMT -8
corey... what is that black stuff on the transmission tunnel and floor panels? is that the same factory tar paper stuff that i had to chisel off of the orig cab? where can i get that? [quote author=admin board=trekkerbuilds thread=33 post=1999 time=1232933249]progress has been slow as of late .. My shop is going threw some growing pains , so not much getting done threw out the week .. but this weekend , I was back at er' .. getting everything labled .. it's comming !! .[/quote]
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Post by Slacker on Jan 26, 2009 7:31:21 GMT -8
it's just the "metal protectant" sprayed on the sheet metal during there production .. it's like a zinc . the clean or bare metal is where it was groung for welding , and then the welds ground .
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Post by Slacker on Jan 31, 2009 21:04:55 GMT -8
finally found a supercharger .... it's on the way ;D
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Post by Slacker on Feb 1, 2009 16:45:52 GMT -8
got a wee bit done this weekend ... clutch is now "plumbed" .. I will have to shorten the metal pipe from the slave - rubber hose .. but basically done . also got the front brakes "plumbed" ..
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Post by captainmorgan on Feb 1, 2009 18:00:19 GMT -8
i cant believe your taking this all out just to paint the engine bay!! nice work tho
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Post by Slacker on Feb 2, 2009 7:08:37 GMT -8
the re and re should go pretty quick , as everything will "bolt up" easly.
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Post by b4runner on Feb 2, 2009 20:31:26 GMT -8
if you were closer I would love to help, i might actually learn something. I kind of like the battleship gray color.
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Post by Slacker on Feb 3, 2009 7:23:15 GMT -8
and you would be welcome .
i'm going to re-do the lines , as I want them under the "lip" .. I just dont like them on the top .
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