wow.
that thread was better than any tv show/porn/rod build i've ever seen.
that thread was better than any tv show/porn/rod build i've ever seen.
Builds My 45PU has an LV for a friend... (4 Viewers)
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Sadist.
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Swiss cheese in months? Really? Lol. This thing has made it 52 years and it's body is not going to rot away in another 52 years....from the surface down at least. We know how bad the floors, seams, roofs, etc. rust. I think we'll be good on the body without paint.
I like shiny cars....but I like these old trucks as they are. So much character.
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Got a couple of things done today....we replaced the noisy MSD fuel pump with a Napa pump. Dead silent. $80. It's made by Carter. It's for an F250 Ford I think. I believe this is what we have used in the past. Not sure why I bought the MSD. Maybe I got a bad one.
We set the timing on it. Truck has a LOT of power. Feels quicker than any of my other ones. Maybe it's because there is no windshield. Ha.
We set the timing on it. Truck has a LOT of power. Feels quicker than any of my other ones. Maybe it's because there is no windshield. Ha.
I’m gonna be the wheel weight police......
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Digging this interior a lot. The LV has so much room in it compared to other LCs. It's weird to be so far from the dash. Comfortable.
I somehow ordered blue LED backlit gauges which were awful. Dakota Digital was kind enough to return it for the white one I wanted. Super cool company to deal with.....excellent customer service....highly recommend them.
I somehow ordered blue LED backlit gauges which were awful. Dakota Digital was kind enough to return it for the white one I wanted. Super cool company to deal with.....excellent customer service....highly recommend them.
Very very common. These OEM wheels are always that way. I usually take a sharpie to them.
I'm a paint lover, there I said it.Can't help it, I was born that way.
Sounds like @scrapdaddy is ready to start an LV build. Based on the beautiful 55 piggie he built, I'm sure he would do an incredible job on an LV.
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Someone needs to come up with patina’d wheel weights
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That sure is an ubiquitous paperweight
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Gauges came back from Dakota....the white color is really the only way to go with these things. Very very clean setup. We setup some of the stuff today. I opted to go with their GPS speedo setup in this truck....gives you a bunch of cool stuff. Outside air temp, altimeter, direction and of course GPS speed. Our temp sensor was a little too close to the exhaust I think. It's not uncommon for 89 degrees to show on a temp gauge in FL but not in January on a 64 degree cloudy day. Ha. Fixing that tomorrow.
Temp gauge is about 30 degrees above normal. Need to see what that is about too. And we need to calibrate the fuel level which is kind of a pain in the ass. Our list gets longer the more we try to shorten it.
Truck got insured today....tag gets taken care of tomorrow. I use a great insurance company for my classic stuff. THE best customer service of any place I've dealt with. Would be happy to PM anybody with the info......
Temp gauge is about 30 degrees above normal. Need to see what that is about too. And we need to calibrate the fuel level which is kind of a pain in the ass. Our list gets longer the more we try to shorten it.
Truck got insured today....tag gets taken care of tomorrow. I use a great insurance company for my classic stuff. THE best customer service of any place I've dealt with. Would be happy to PM anybody with the info......
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Dropped the LV off at our local glass place(about a block from my shop) to do the front windshield. I am going to hold off on the rear windows for now I think(I was going to have new glass installed so it all looks clean(all new glass in doors and windshield). I want to drive the truck as is and shake it down. It needs new gaskets...I'm afraid they will leak and that's a bad place to have water leak.
After dropping it off, I drove by it 3 times and stopped in twice to check on it. I think they had enough of my nonsense. Ha. Fortunately I know them pretty well and they know I'm a attached to my builds.
They kept it overnight....and I really miss it. First time in about a year I've locked up my shop with no LV in it.
After dropping it off, I drove by it 3 times and stopped in twice to check on it. I think they had enough of my nonsense. Ha. Fortunately I know them pretty well and they know I'm a attached to my builds.
They kept it overnight....and I really miss it. First time in about a year I've locked up my shop with no LV in it.
