I spent the day fooling around with some tweaks to the fan and putting around the neighborhood got it down to this.
I've never said this about AC, ever... but it's too cold for shorts in there.
Not impressed, I put a harbor freight gas motor on a Chinese go cart a while back and increased power by 15%. Also put on some knobby tires and a blue tooth speaker. Good for you, but whatever. Current project is putting extended arms on my...
Time for a little update. So I’ve got the truck up and driving after a hard battle with a no shift situation lol. Ended up being either a bad TCM or it didn’t take the tune very well. These new GM engine and transmissions are no joke when it...
RHD guy's, sorry, you'll have a little longer wait. Test fit our latest non-ABS RHD mounts last night and there's interference with the throttle pedal.
This will put me behind a couple weeks past the target of end of this month for releasing the...
Progress, clutch bled, seems to be holding good pressure, surprised at how light of a clutch it is. Used to old manual Chevys lol.
Heater hoses done, bypassed rear heater for the time being, ordered new heater T's
Power steering lines are a...
How much time do you have?
If the calipers are original and nasty, it could be good to get a rebuild kit to replace the rubber seals and take the opportunity to paint them.
If flex lines are original, definitely good to replace those as well...
12mm send line all done.
For anyone curious,
How to cut steel braided PTFE,
1. Mark length
2. Tape ends with electric tape about an inch and half from the end or where you want to cut, 2 wraps will do. This is to keep the ends from fraying...
Dave 4x4 got back to me! Stuff should be shipped September 2nd! It was pretty much all my fault, I didnt realize I had to approve parts via spreadsheet. Thats on me not paying attention during the emails back and forth
Rear main seal replaced...
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Honestly keeping it RHD isnt a big deal. It’s hard to find a completely rust free 80 with great looking interior for a decent price so I’m just working with what I got.
All right, got back from testing without the fan on. Same conditions and ambient temps as yesterday...
-128° to 70° took 1:43 (28 seconds longer)
-55° to 58° around the neighborhood (4° to 5* hotter)
-60° after a two minute stop (4° hotter)...
A friend who mentored me a bit 20+yrs ago on building trucks said (and it stuck), “if you don’t have the time to do it right the first time, when do you have the time to do it right?”.
Cheers