mudturk37
06-11-2009, 07:18 PM
finally getting around to doing a "put it back together and get it road worthy" build thread
here are some overall photos of how it sits today 7 months after purchase
things i've gotten accomplished so far:
the PO had installed a "nice" rear floor patch that was screwed / riveted in place right over the old rusty material......turns out he screwed several holes directly into the top of the gas tank (i found pieces of the drill bit when i was cleaning out the tank. there was also a small rusty place forming at the front edge where the strap had rusted through. i yanked the tank out and cleaned it in my shower because it was still winter and i don't have much of a garage set up. patched the holes on top, primed, spray undercoating, and black paint with all new hoses. after reinstalling the small rusty place at the edge turned out to be an extremely small hair line crack that was slowly leaking. i later found out you can't put gas tank patch over a crack as it has nothing to grab onto....i later had to shove a punch through the crack and ream out a 1/4" sized hole and re-patched it.....everything looks good now
the PO had rhino-lined the entire exterior of the truck....talk about a pain in the butt removing all of that stuff to see what was underneath :nono:
i spent about 2 weekends total removing the entire rear wiring harness (made from house wire no less) and custom fabricating my own harness from scratch with fully soldered connections. i was literally amazed that it worked perfectly (almost) when i hooked it up and tested. the only thing i haven't trouble-shot yet is the turn signals.....i'm thinking a bad relay or connection or something in/under the dash :clap:
found i had a leaky transmission one day when i tried to take it for a spin around the block. i made it to the end of the driveway before i realized the transmission wasn't engaging. after pushing it back up the driveway :censored:, i decided a trans removal was in order. i have since cleaned up the AT/TC whcih was completely covered in a thick layer of grime/grease, changed all the fluids, put in a new front main seal, changed the filter, and made sure the new pan gasket was sealed on tightly with some silicone gasket sealant....also changed the o-ring on the dip stick tube as it was leaking around the base as well. the reinstall was unsuccessful last weekend so i will be attempting it again this weekend.....lets hope for more luck
i've also completely disassembled the front end and i'm in the process of repairing and/or replacing alot of that (see next post)
here are some overall photos of how it sits today 7 months after purchase
things i've gotten accomplished so far:
the PO had installed a "nice" rear floor patch that was screwed / riveted in place right over the old rusty material......turns out he screwed several holes directly into the top of the gas tank (i found pieces of the drill bit when i was cleaning out the tank. there was also a small rusty place forming at the front edge where the strap had rusted through. i yanked the tank out and cleaned it in my shower because it was still winter and i don't have much of a garage set up. patched the holes on top, primed, spray undercoating, and black paint with all new hoses. after reinstalling the small rusty place at the edge turned out to be an extremely small hair line crack that was slowly leaking. i later found out you can't put gas tank patch over a crack as it has nothing to grab onto....i later had to shove a punch through the crack and ream out a 1/4" sized hole and re-patched it.....everything looks good now
the PO had rhino-lined the entire exterior of the truck....talk about a pain in the butt removing all of that stuff to see what was underneath :nono:
i spent about 2 weekends total removing the entire rear wiring harness (made from house wire no less) and custom fabricating my own harness from scratch with fully soldered connections. i was literally amazed that it worked perfectly (almost) when i hooked it up and tested. the only thing i haven't trouble-shot yet is the turn signals.....i'm thinking a bad relay or connection or something in/under the dash :clap:
found i had a leaky transmission one day when i tried to take it for a spin around the block. i made it to the end of the driveway before i realized the transmission wasn't engaging. after pushing it back up the driveway :censored:, i decided a trans removal was in order. i have since cleaned up the AT/TC whcih was completely covered in a thick layer of grime/grease, changed all the fluids, put in a new front main seal, changed the filter, and made sure the new pan gasket was sealed on tightly with some silicone gasket sealant....also changed the o-ring on the dip stick tube as it was leaking around the base as well. the reinstall was unsuccessful last weekend so i will be attempting it again this weekend.....lets hope for more luck
i've also completely disassembled the front end and i'm in the process of repairing and/or replacing alot of that (see next post)