Builds 75 Series Truck - VZ shade tree special (2 Viewers)

[lugueto]

Then check out the awesome theft deterrent.... I might leave this.

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just add padlock...
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This is very common down here. I have one in the 40, with a rod that's connected to the firewall. So you padlock both pedals to the rod and that way you can't depress either one of the pedals to drive off.

Other types of theft deterrents include shifter locks, which locks your vehicle in gear (usually reverse), "pedal vaults" which is a thick steel cover that tilts up and locks in place to lock the pedals, and steering arm lock, which locks the steering arm under the driver's side front wheel to the chassis.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

You would think in today's society that simply having a manual transmission would be an adequate theft deterrent.

 

[2fpower]

Got a package from Dubai.... yeah!!!

got a new hood cable....

installed a new overflow tank

got the new windshield wiper tank -- thanks @WarDamnEagle. I used the 80 series windshield pump, and got it all wired up.

peeking through the bottom, you can see the new hella horns, that I did add a relay to drive.

and a new aluminum radiator....

 

[2fpower]

And,,,

got the new wiper arms... fits great!! I will pull them back off and clean up and prime that mess...

then started putting the front of the engine together...

Tried to put the fan shroud in, but it did not fit very well, so I will have to adapt it....

 

[Mr Cimarron]

Glad to know you used an 80 series washer pump. That’s what I was hoping as I have a spare.

 

[WarDamnEagle]

FWIW I bought a spare pump when I bought the spare tank. I can look it up but it wasn’t expensive. Maybe $20??

 

[2fpower]

85310-22080 is the washer number, and partsouq it is $75 to your door. I had several extra ones for free and I recalled a post from @cruiserdan where he mentioned popping any washer onto the new bottle....

 

[WarDamnEagle]

85310-22080 is the washer number, and partsouq it is $75 to your door. I had several extra ones for free and I recalled a post from @cruiserdan where he mentioned popping any washer onto the new bottle....

Guess it was more than I remembered.

 

[2fpower]

She moves!! Still need to either make the upper part of the fan shroud, or buy a new one..... but I was able to start her up and move it forward and back about 5 feet.. First time it has moved on its own power in about 9 months.... If you go back to post #107 @cruisermatt pointed out that it is more fun to drive them than to wrench on them... how correct you are... much more fun to feel everything work finally.

With that hurdle done, I started working on the exhaust. Mandrel bent stainless.

The rest of the exhaust is in pretty good shape, nice and thick metal, so I will put the bung in for the oxygen sensor, then tie all of this together.

 

[2fpower]

Worked on exhaust a little. I have family stuff going on this weekend, so everybody grab a box of popcorn and wait...

 

[2fpower]

Under closer inspection the old exhaust had some areas where it was crunched when they originally bent it, so I ended up chopping out more of the old exhaust... I also felt it was too close to the emergency brake cable.

 

[2fpower]

So here is the new stainless steel exhaust... got it all finished up tonight and oxygen sensor is installed. DONE

 

[2fpower]

RAISE THE ROOF

Took the roof off and as expected, no weatherstripping whatsoever.....

and figured out why only two bolts were on the front.... bolts were broken off, so had to drill and tap.

I highly recommend the set of tap/die from gearwrench... game changer for tap/die work.
Amazon product ASIN B000HBDW48

 

[FJBen]

Unbelievable how much stuff is just wrong and hacked. Amazing patience fixing this. Great Job!

 

[Mr Cimarron]

RAISE THE ROOF

Took the roof off and as expected, no weatherstripping whatsoever.....



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and figured out why only two bolts were on the front.... bolts were broken off, so had to drill and tap.View attachment 2191745
I highly recommend the set of tap/die from gearwrench... game changer for tap/die work.
Amazon product ASIN B000HBDW48View attachment 2191747

Do you have sealer in the roof rail? I don’t know if it suppose to be there or not.

 

[2fpower]

Do you have sealer in the roof rail? I don’t know if it suppose to be there or not.

I'm not sure what you're referring to...

 

[Mr Cimarron]

I'm not sure what you're referring to...

Like a 40 in the drip rail or whatever it’s called. Seems like it is in my old roof but it’s got sealer and fixes all over it so I don’t know what was there from factory. Maybe the 40 fiberglass roof mating with the metal is why it needed seem sealer. New roof just came bare metal.

 

[2fpower]

This was supposed to have a rubber gasket seal that I have ordered and I'm waiting for the package to come from the emirates

 

[Mr Cimarron]

This was supposed to have a rubber gasket seal that I have ordered and I'm waiting for the package to come from the emirates

4 seals total, right? Going through my stash I have two small side seals and one longer one. I think I’m missing one more.

 

[2fpower]

manual only shows those three. Can you take a close up pic of the sides?