What did you do with your truck today, Part 3

[idbeast]

Played with my X Member kit

[evilokc]

as part of my interior work I removed the "hot rod air" evaporator unit. its been hanging in the truck for about 10 years but has never been hooked up. my plan is to remove the covers , lube and clean everything, and bench test the unit. I got it out on the bench and started removing the screw on the cover but stopped. I want to do a little research before I tear into it. I also got my windshield wipers working. it was awesome! I had the electric wipers put in about 8 years ago but they never worked. the guy that installed them said he would fix them and then went out of business. I lived in the desert so it wasn't a big deal that they didn't work. here in Oklahoma you HAVE to have wipers. it took me all of 12 minutes to diagnose and get them working. I'm pretty pleased with myself. -EDIT- the a/c is an old " hot rod air" unit. they have been out of business for years now. I'm having trouble finding a lot of information about them. I was lucky to find a pdf of the installation. it doesn't really answer all my questions but I haven't really studied it yet. the worst part is that I'm missing parts. the controls were never installed and I'm pretty sure the guy kept them. I know I can get vents so that's not a big deal. I probably cant find " hot rod air" control switches. I'm hoping I can buy some vintage air switches that will work. has anyone pulled the covers off of their evaporator?

[MiraclePieCo]

Originally Posted by idbeast

Played with my X Member kit

Your work space looks almost as crowded as mine!

[gigamanx]

Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo

Your work space looks almost as crowded as mine!

Haha, I almost made the same comment today. That's a lot of boxes around the frame. One of my biggest frustrations with my build is constantly tripping on things as I try and move around the truck. Ugh.

[MiraclePieCo]

1951 Panel Truck:
Anyone who's used an OEM Mustang II front end is familiar with brake line interference when using drop spindles. So today I adapted GM hoses to my MII calipers by grinding a slotted recess to accommodate the new hoses and a banjo bolt. This routed the hoses down away from the spindle and perfectly into open space. Yes, I could have used the Speedway braided stainless hose kit for this, or had hoses custom-made, but I prefer OEM parts whenever possible for on-road replaceability.

[idbeast]

Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo

Your work space looks almost as crowded as mine!

Originally Posted by gigamanx

Haha, I almost made the same comment today. That's a lot of boxes around the frame. One of my biggest frustrations with my build is constantly tripping on things as I try and move around the truck. Ugh.

That's what happens when you decide to buy a 10X17 covered storage unit right before you decide to strip your almost built truck, to majorly rework the frame! Also all the truck stuff that was taken off except for the rear end is in the garage!

[2001convertable]

I made this over the past few weekends. Between cutting and routering and fitting it that wasn't bad. The staining wasn't bad as well. But the Vanishing was the killer with 6 coats on all sides.Took it apart ten times the vanish it.

[MiraclePieCo]

Beautiful. I love side boards.

[evilokc]

I pulled the covers off of the "hot rod air" evaporator and I was pleasantly surprised. besides one dead junebug it was clean. there is some dust but that's it. considering its been sitting unused for 10 years everything looks good. I'm going to hit it with the hose this weekend and really wash it. I will then lube everything that moves and start putting it back together. the case isn't in great shape. it was incorrectly mounted and the case took a beating. I'm going to have to brain storm some bracing to make sure the case isn't holding the weight of the unit. edit- I also bought a bulb for the dome light and hoped it would work. of course it didn't. I will check the wires on that this weekend too.

[MiraclePieCo]

Bending brake lines.

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[dsraven]

nice job.you must have a nice tube bender.

[svr]

Calipers cleaned, painted, loaded and installed, wheels and tires put on for the first time, brake plumbing next.

[svr]

Rear

[evilokc]

Originally Posted by dsraven

nice job.you must have a nice tube bender.

I second that. I got a cheap on from orileys to do my fuel lines and they aren't anywhere near that nice.

[evilokc]

my P.I.Cs ( partner in crime) dad came by today and gave me his old air compressor. its a really nice unit and the quietest compressor ive ever heard. so now I have air! woot woot.

[evilokc]

hi ho hi ho its into the garage I go. I removed the dome light body to make sure the wires were hooked up and they were. I traced the wire to the A pillar. the wire was wadded up at the top of the A pillar but didn't go through and hook to the fuse panel. I figured feeding a wire and plugging it into the fuse panel might not be too bad. well ran into an issue. I couldn't get it through the A pillar. I tried and tried and then started digging with my hand to see what the problem was. my entire A pillar is full of mud dobber nests! I yanked out what I could reach but I need some way to break up the nests down inside out of reach. I'm not sure what to use. I was thinking maybe a plumbing snake? that's where I'm at now. trying to figure out how to clear that pillar. I tried to run it down the passenger side A pillar is also full of mud dobber

[idbeast]

Took a break today, got some different motor mounts, cleaned them up, sand blasted, then powder coated!

[evilokc]

I'm going to try a bent wire hanger to break up the mud dobber nests. I also found while studying the wiring diagram that the wire coming from the dome light and towards the fuse panel isn't even the right wire. the guy who did some work many years ago was an idiot. the wiring harness already has a dome light circuit wired. I also found the diagram to wire up the dome light to some extra under dash lights and door switches.

[bowt1ed]

Maybe a wire fish tool?

[Jesse Z]

Originally Posted by evilokc

the guy who did some work many years ago was an idiot.

I'm pretty sure that's what everyone is saying who buys my old projects too.

[evilokc]

Originally Posted by Jesse Z

I'm pretty sure that's what everyone is saying who buys my old projects too.

haha. I feel that way sometimes too. at least I'm trying. that douche bag had the knowledge and still did **** work.

[Wyattdog2]

I set the ls1 with trans on the s10 but need to find exhaust and correct brackets for alt and per steering now since mine did not fit this frame. Ant tips from similar build would be much appreciated.

[Softpatch]

Originally Posted by Wyattdog2

I set the ls1 with trans on the s10 but need to find exhaust and correct brackets for alt and per steering now since mine did not fit this frame. Ant tips from similar build would be much appreciated.

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[evilokc]

got out with a wire hanger and spent about 25 minutes plunging the A pillar until I could finally push the hanger all the way through. I left the hanger in there so I can attach the wires I need to run to one end and use the hanger to pull them. I would have done that yesterday as well but I'm brain storming my set up. the suicide doors change how the door switches will go in.

[Black_Sheep]

Originally Posted by evilokc

got out with a wire hanger and spent about 25 minutes plunging the A pillar until I could finally push the hanger all the way through. I left the hanger in there so I can attach the wires I need to run to one end and use the hanger to pull them. I would have done that yesterday as well but I'm brain storming my set up. the suicide doors change how the door switches will go in.

I worked on mine for an hour, plus the time it took to route the wires from the a pillar to the dome light.

Took a break from block sanding today and got the garage cleaned up. I also started making a pattern for the carpet so it can have the edging sewn on. That way, the interior will be ready to go back in as soon as the paint is done.