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As a follow up here.... After taking my time and being meticulous in double checking my work. I'm happy to report the engine fired off and settled into a melodic rumble with no fanfare. Minute leaks at the waterpump bypass and fuel pump were quickly handled. After stationary break in was completed, a short test drive shows promise.

hmmm...the sign does not say learn to drive well

Thanks, but it looks like we're going to do the upgrade. Knowing the difficulty of obtaining quality rebuild parts now, it only makes sense.

no matter the weather, no matter the location....someone somewhere is not going to be happy....this prediction is about as 100% as you can get.

Have not posted for awhile. Injured left leg. Starting to not hurt so much. Hope to get back after it Monday. I did manage to seam seal back of cab and make adapter a bracket for brake pedal. Also received my new u-bolts. Ray J.

Holy cow, might be in jail! lol, what kinda operation are you Washingtonians running up there! If someone else doesn’t jump in I will measure the pulley I have tomorrow (no promises) as for the motor mount it’s probably not the same as what the trucks use. and next time let’s look for the ankle bracelets before we outsource our work 😂

go with modern, much smoother

Tucker on display for the buying public...low miles

snow birds on the lot

Been a couple weeks since a update .... I have been working on it when weather permits. I got hub caps from Hubcapmikes,com and happy with them Windshield wipers were a bit of a mess ... I finally got the parts and working wipers for way too much $$. I wonder if there is anything special to do with vacuum wipers? ... I saw where one person suggested ATF into the unit to lubricate them .... I dunno they work alright, but wonder if some maintenance can be done. Been working on the wiring and getting first class help from this forum, the best help anywhere period. Yesterday I finished up the wiring inside the engine bay, tail light wire been done for a long time. Today I worked on cleaning up the wiring inside the cab and the fuse panel .... All the lights except turn signals and brake lights are finished, connected to switches and harness is cleaned up .... The passenger side light is not on ... could be I damaged a splice or possibly the bulb is burnt out ... I have not checked it yet .... waiting for turn signals then will hunt down the issue. I have the wires ready for the turn signal switch and should be pretty simple to connect .... I'm just not happy with the used turn signal switch I bought off ebay a few years ago. Problem is the switch was rewired and the color of wires do not match original and it did not come with a proper clamp to connect to steering column ... I made one and it sucks, I do not like it ... A new reproduction is not that much and I have one on the way .... special thanks to @Young Edfor sending me good information a couple years ago ... My switch only has 6 wires, most have 8 or 10 .... the image Ed sent me that I thought was correct, has 7 .... I'm missing the main power wire that feeds the switch. .... So at this point, I will wrap things up tomorrow and Hound Dog is getting pushed to the side. I have parts on the way for it and not much more to do until they arrive .... I need to start working on the wife car again, I had sufficient time to cool off and not so angry with it ... It is time.