Builds My New Project (1 Viewer)

[Megadoomer]

My first job was sewing boat sails. I am still pretty good with the machine and have made clothes.

 

[scrapdaddy]

Sewing is a great skill to have, with I would of listened to my Mother when she tried to teach us.

 

[PabloCruise]

I thought I’d go from hard core welding and building to a lighter side of fabrication and re cover my sun visors.

Got started should finish up easily from here.
Funny thing is I came to my marriage with the sewing machine 32 years ago.

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You have been married 32 years?
I am assuming to the same woman...
Congratulations!

 

[NikP]

Started to address the issue of getting in the pig without a stepladder. I intended to bend the main tube at the front and realized I sold my 2 inch bending die. Sucks to get old and forget things.

 

[RUSH55]

Looks like you got them bent somehow. Looking good

 

[NikP]

Completed yesterday. Bolted them on this morning to take a Father's Day drive and the battery was dead. No drive today. Charger still working 6-7 hours later. I'm guessing it's time for a new battery.

 

[Ol Yeller]

Completed yesterday. Bolted them on this morning to take a Father's Day drive and the battery was dead. No drive today. Charger still working 6-7 hours later. I'm guessing it's time for a new battery.

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Steps look great, to bad on the battery.

Happy dad’s day!

 

[bobm]

We need more pics! Please! Too nice to hide!!!

 

[xtiaan2000]

Yeah
Wanna see how you attached them. Btw like that color combo!

 

[NikP]

Yeah
Wanna see how you attached them. Btw like that color combo!

I fabbed a U-shaped bracket to slide up the frame from the bottom and a bolt goes in across the top of the frame to clamp it tight. Depending where you weld to the frame bracket the tube angle is either 15 in front and 20 degrees in the rear.

 

[residualboulders]

dang, lose will look nice. I need something like this for mine.

 

[NikP]

Curious fuel sender behavior with my Speedhut fuel gauge last night.

It was the first time I've driven with headlights on. My fuel low indicator LED lights up randomly. Seems like it comes on when I accelerate and will also come on with deceleration. It doesn't illuminate when headlights are off. Hmmm?

I have the low set point configured to light at 1/8 and the gauges is registering above 3/4. Why different behavior with headlights on?

Sent a video to Speedhut but no responses yet.

 

[NikP]

I think I found the culprit to my check engine light.

 

[Ol Yeller]

Oil press sender? Lousy spot buried under there.

 

[NikP]

Oil press sender? Lousy spot buried under there.

Knock sensor. Yes, lousy spot for them. Two hours of meaningless tinkering.

 

[RUSH55]

Good to know - I’m sure it was a PITA, but I appreciate the post!

 

[Megadoomer]

There are 2 sensors on x24. Very cheap so just do them before you button up your LS motor.

 

[JLawson]

A good dose of Marvel Mystery Oil and It'll be good as new!

 

[NikP]

I finally got around to cutting down a front driveshaft and installing. I figure my dial indicator got me close enough to something that might run around town in the winter without vibration.

Installed everything but I can't seem to engage the vacuum switch. My suspicions point to the assembly on the firewall. SOR lists an overhaul kit that's been discontinued.

I have validated the transfer case shifts properly by applying vacuum to each hose at the transfer case. I bet there is some internal mechanism that diverts the vacuum between the two bottom outlets on that firewall assembly.

Before I tear mine apart, has anyone fiddled with one and can offer some guidance? I'm hoping it's a few o-rings to fix it.

 

[RUSH55]

You have a vacuum shifted t-case? For the love of God, why?