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Dorman makes the manifolds, I did not replace the RH side with the valve and spring but Dorman does offer it. I purchased mine from Amazon. The gasket that came with the manifold was not correct for my application, correct gasket set noted in my post. Raining here today so I will have to add...

No reverse lights mystery solved, the wire that supplies the voltage to the horn and reverse lights was broken free from the firewall connector on the inside. On the engine side the wire just pulled out, typical Dodge dodgy wiring. I drilled a hole through the firewall block and ran the wire...

Drove the M886 yesterday for the first time on the road, made it back without issue. It shifts very smooth, the power steering is nice but seems too easy to steer, wondering if the original equipped PS trucks had a smaller wheel ? I have replaced about every bulb, seems either they were burnt...

Rainy here today so can't do much in the way of body work so I decided to tie up some loose ends on the electrical. The truck had a cobbled up grill and lights when I got it, they cut the factory bulb sockets off so I got them from the core support donor truck, luckily the 86 socket had not...

Sprayed the front bumper and valence OD today and replaced the LH front fender, one coat of paint on the spare tire bracket.

Sandblasted the rear light brackets and spare tire bracket, also had to fabricate one new "wing" for it as one was rotted pretty badly. Also installed new gas magnum shocks on the front, the PO installed new coil over shocks in the rear. I could not find original replacements for the rear...

Heater is all buttoned up and bolted down the core support. Sandblasted and primed the front bumper and filler/valence today. Drove the truck up and down my road a few times, a different ride compared to my M1010, having the rear body and cab attached, power steering works well. Next on the...

Heater core from Amazon was a fail, still no delivery date so I cancelled the order. Instead I found a similar core by looking through a heater core catalog, the core was the same size but different outlet lengths and no tin surround. I was able to sweat on standard copper pipe fittings to...

No machine work, just sanded it clean and check it with a straight edge, all looked good. Finished the exhaust today then moved on to sandblasting and priming the air cleaner. Hold up now is the heater core, Amazon had one listed, just waiting for a delivery date.

Super hot here today but a lot accomplished on the 886. Correct gasket for the manifold finally showed up(mis sorted by ups)so I could finish the manifold install. It seems a non emission type is not available so I had to make a block off plate for one end, the manifold came with the other two...

Just try and work on it each day, might not be a lot every day but it adds up. Last couple days has been one of those not so fun but must do projects. Pulled the interior panels out of the box, it was a mess in the walls, spared the pictures of the nasty mess. The roof panel for the most part...

Thank you, well not quite a GM alternator but an upgraded 95A one wire by Powermaster, a direct fit, also eliminates the voltage regulator. Seems like it's going to be a one step forward 4 steps back type of build. While replacing the exhaust I found the LH manifold was damaged at the sealing...

Today I started the GM HEI ignition conversion, this worked great on my M882 so I decided to install it on the M886 as well. I ordered a Powermaster 100A one wire alternator so I eliminated the voltage regulator. I traced out the shape of the regulator on a piece of 1/4" aluminum for a...

The seat cushion for the folding step was broken free from the step, the t nuts had let go and the plywood was tender. Cut a new piece of plywood, new t nuts and 10-24 flat head screws finished the install. When I got the truck the carburetor was off due to a sticking float. The inside was...

Yes she is shiny ! It looks like the hood and at least the passenger fender are from a civvy Dodge as is the bumper. As you can see the grill was cobbled up from a pre 77 truck, also has a inside hood release. The radiator support is rotted beyond repair, even the bolts holding it to the...

Yes the manual does point out a few items specific to build date, when it comes to the electrical it would seem you are left on your own to figure it out. Thank you for the input.

I printed off the schematics and found a few interesting things. I don't see any M886 specific wiring diagram like they have for the M1010, I also can't find one for the separate fuse panel the M886 has below the dash or a picture of the fuse panel which I could swear I had seen one which...

Thank you for the replies, appreciate the support. It is a 77 shows date of delivery 4-77, the grill seems to be cobbled up from various parts, ill post up some pictures of it up close. I also have a M882, when I got it the blackout light kit was installed, I started having problems with the...

Picked up this M886 from another SS member yesterday, plan is to build it into a commo truck for local ARES events and military shows. Started today on cleaning up and removing some old parts. Trailer hitch was quite low to the ground so I removed it. The exhaust needs to be replaced and...