I didn’t get nearly the amount of work done this weekend as I would have liked to. I did a lot of “inspecting” since it was the first time I really got to look at things with much less grease and actually being able to craw under it. I did see that my truck was sold from the local dealer in Pasco, so it’s stayed in the area it’s whole life. So the pictures are less than what anyone would expect. I did get the seat, gas tank and front end removed. Gas tank looks like it has a lot of solidified crap in the bottom. I have 2 more spare tanks that I’m going to take a look at and see if one is better.
I did notice that the truck never had a front sway bar… this thing must of handled like CRAP especially with a heavy camper on the back! I can only imagine this thing bouncing all over the place. So now I’m on the hunt for a sway bar, preferably a 1.25”. But any bar would be better than none.
I did notice these goofy magnets and UHMW plastic contraption on the steel fuel line. I’m assuming that was some kind of rig up to avoid heat soak/vapor lock. It was removed
I also noticed the rear axle bearings have a noticeable amount of play on the drivers side, not so much on passenger. Driver side rear drum had an abnormal wear spot (deep groove) on half the drum, so new drums on the rear. Panhard bar and trailing arms need new bushings too.
Front end came apart without too much fuss, I will need to get the old ball joints removed and would like to pressure wash those again to get them squeaky clean. I don’t think i will repaint anything, just leave it in it’s rusty/patina state.
The front shocks weren’t doing a damn thing, they were difficult to compress and didn’t return at all. I think they need some Viagra
The rear shocks I think we’re doing a ton of work, super stiff and when I removed them the bed dropped a couple inches.
Lastly, I noticed the intake was over tightened and the gasket was squished out. So now that I need to pull the intake to replace the gasket, I think I want to pull the heads off and put better non smog/ thin casting heads on. I don’t want to have to drain the anti freeze, pull the intake and distributor again if I don’t have to. Also noticed the heat crossover and manifolds have gotten hot… not sure what that is all about. Anyway enough boring stuff. I have another parts list going and hoping to get the front end back together shortly.
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