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absolutely good advise , it is what I have done !!!!Beadblast all, paint and save all the good ones.
Get a set of NF taps and do ALL the threaded holes in the truck before reassembly.
The worst are usually those holding down the floor pan over the transmission.
Dodge didn't do squat to prevent rust on these trucks, so it is up to you later.
Neverseize on the threads does wonders for longevity...
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Wow yall are making great progress! And those pictures look great too. Gotta love that Louisiana weather. Shorts in January!Progress made today:
Removed both fenders and separated them into their components, had to se the cutting wheel to get a few off that didn't want to loosen up or stripped out with the impact...
Changed the coil, the positive wire ring terminal only had 3 wires holding it on!
Tomorrow I'll be pulling the starter and cleaning it up to see if I can get her turned over and running...
After that, the deconstruction begins in earnest.
Had some good helpers today!
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And I must thank @rtk again. It's nice having a .pdf to look at on my phone, but having the physical TM actually saved me SO MUCH TIME!
Progress made today:
Removed both fenders and separated them into their components, had to se the cutting wheel to get a few off that didn't want to loosen up or stripped out with the impact...
Changed the coil, the positive wire ring terminal only had 3 wires holding it on!
Tomorrow I'll be pulling the starter and cleaning it up to see if I can get her turned over and running...
After that, the deconstruction begins in earnest.
Had some good helpers today!
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And I must thank @rtk again. It's nice having a .pdf to look at on my phone, but having the physical TM actually saved me SO MUCH TIME!
The temp is THAT HIGH? I look like the Pillsbury Dough Boy when I go out. My long johns, are wearing long john.Wow yall are making great progress! And those pictures look great too. Gotta love that Louisiana weather. Shorts in January!it's 34 degrees here. Keep up the good work.
We use Pertronix,too. Easy installation, works fine.A nice upgrade to the ignition system in the future is a Pertronix ignition system , does away with the points and condenser , while still using the original distributor and coil , not a lot of money and fairly easy install , bob k
Guy, I wear long john, too. Think till may or june. Haha.... cause look not good under shorts.The temp is THAT HIGH? I look like the Pillsbury Dough Boy when I go out. My long johns, are wearing long john.
.Guy, I wear long john, too. Think till may or june. Haha.... cause look not good under shorts.![]()
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.Also during the process I found out that the original vacuum operated wipers had been swapped for electric at some point.
Brilliant design on the hollow bolt/vacuum channel!
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Question for opinions:
Better to have the vacuum operated wipers or electric?