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Bought a 73 F100 4x4
Been busy with this thing since I bought it. Rebuilt the 9 inch with new bearings, trac loc, seals, rear brakes etc. rebuilt the front end with new bushings, leveling springs, shocks all around, brake lines, and still waiting to pull the front hubs and press new drums and do the bearings and...- whiskeydents
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- Forum: Other Vehicles
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Question about headers
I run the summit racing brand ceramic coated long tubes. Really nice headers, fit great, thick flanges, and the coating seems to be holding up good. Around 400 for ceramic coated long tubes is a pretty good deal. If you have A/C like me, I ordered the hooker A/C bracket. Little but of...- whiskeydents
- Post #15
- Forum: Engine & Performance
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Frame bracket for z bar
There was one vendor I found when doing my swap that “sold” them. They were always out of stock. I ended up going to a junkyard with a few squares and finding a manual transmission truck. Most of the time the trans and transfer case are gone but no one ever takes the bracket since it’s riveted...- whiskeydents
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- Forum: Manual Transmission & Clutch
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Bought a 73 F100 4x4
Picked this up a week ago, drove to SoCal with a trailer to get it. 1973 F100 4x4 with a 360 and a 4 speed. First year of the “dent sides”. My dad had a 77 SWB 4x4 with a 4 speed which ended up getting parted out when I was in high school. My sister and I always gave my dad crap for letting it...- whiskeydents
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- Forum: Other Vehicles
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Getting quotes for paint/body work
What are you folks that are painting your own truckers using for primer and paint? I have watched a ton of self paint videos on YouTube and there seems to be a bunch of opinions on brands and types of primer which coincides to paint type and what not. I’d like to do a single stage paint and am...- whiskeydents
- Post #36
- Forum: Paint and Body
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Getting quotes for paint/body work
I have the trim and everything off. I have the trim holes welded shut and smoothed. I was hoping to have the bulk of the body work done to where they had to prep and tape off the glass and jambs. Hoping to save costs that way. This thread is starting to make me want to just do it myself and be...- whiskeydents
- Post #11
- Forum: Paint and Body
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Getting quotes for paint/body work
My buddy had his XJ done at the local Maaco and it’s a good 20 footer. It was done a couple years ago and still looks as “good” as it did when it came out.- whiskeydents
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- Forum: Paint and Body
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Getting quotes for paint/body work
that’s a great idea, I may call the community college and see what they would be willing to do.- whiskeydents
- Post #7
- Forum: Paint and Body
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Getting quotes for paint/body work
Holy smokes. Would it matter to them (the body shop) if I told them it would be used in the woods and for cruising around town? I know things are getting more expensive but 10k seems really steep. I wouldn’t want to pay more than 5k for what the truck is being used for. Other option is to...- whiskeydents
- Post #3
- Forum: Paint and Body
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Getting quotes for paint/body work
Just shooting this out there to get some ideas on what to expect when talking to the body shop. Getting my K25 ready for paint and minor body work for a shop to spray it. I replaced the passenger bedside, door and hood. My question is how much should I be expecting to pay for a full repaint as...- whiskeydents
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- Forum: Paint and Body
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No clutch on mechanical linkage
I should have gone hydraulic when I did the sm465 swap but oh well.- whiskeydents
- Post #4
- Forum: Transmission & Transfer Case
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No clutch on mechanical linkage
Well found what may have been the problem, not exactly sure why is decided to show itself at this point but anyways… I noticed today when I had a buddy jump in and push on the clutch that the “push/adjuster rod” already started at a steep angle to the clutch fork. This angle stayed and or got...- whiskeydents
- Post #2
- Forum: Transmission & Transfer Case
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No clutch on mechanical linkage
Here is the story… Mechanical clutch linkage, clutch has been fine since the swap (3-5) months. When I got it together I was adjusting the clutch but if I adjusted to close to the floor the pedal wouldn’t want to come back up. The quick fix was to place a small block of a 2x4 behind the carpet...- whiskeydents
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- Forum: Transmission & Transfer Case
