Just received my crossover steering, and ordered the new bds rear leads and drop German arm

 

Pitman arm

 

replaced the drag link. Over the past 3 weeks i have completely rebuilt the whole front end, except the steering box and thats next saved a ton of money doing it my self spent around $ 900.00 on parts thank god im good at mechanics

 

Built a "hub adapter" for my spare holddown so I can mount my factory chrome rims. Yes, the round part was cut from an old hub bearing.

 

installed my hughes underdrive crank puleey tonight.



pulley was an easy install, but the belt...thats a whole nother issue.

i had to bypass my facory a/c compressor last saummer because the bearing went, so i used a 90" belt to bypass it, so i had no clue what size belt i needed.

well it took 2 seperate trips to advance to get the right belt.

the correct belt size is 87.5" 875k6 is the part number. for a truck without the a/c bypassed it will be a 95" belt and the part number is 950k7 so you will need a belt 2.5" shorter.

so far i have noticed a slight improvement on throttle response, and takeoff is better, and my voltage is under 14v at idle, but comes back after you step on the gas.

 

Frame plates cut and mostly prepped.

Sliders beveled.

Piece of scrap test fit for cap.












I need paint suggestions, which I think would have to be a dark color. The kids are going to decorate them with any color/design that 5 yr olds can imagine.

 

Rhino line 'em. Tough, durable, maintenance free.

 

Took her down to the river today, drove across the spot we did the last time we were there, it's MUCH deeper this time, it came up to my hood.

We started to suck in water through the intake, I thought we were gonna stall out, but the ole' girl did good

 

The hub buster. Found it amusing. Does it work like the video, don't know.
http://youtu.be/G4pygRExlus

 

Truck wouldn't turn over, tracked it down to ignition coil, replaced it started right up. Maybe I'm imagining it but it runs like a different truck. Is that possible?