Sycostang67

Got to spend a day at L&L classic auto in Wendell, ID last week. They have 120 acres of vehicles from the 20’s and up. They loaned us a trailblazer for $10 to tool around the yard in. My friend Dan got some parts for his 59 Plymouth and my other friend Matt got a door for his 82 mustang. The yard was awesome, my only complaint would be the pricing. They tell you when you get there not to remove anything until you get a price just in case you don’t like it. Thankfully I was only there for the scenery and to help scout.

I finally got around to installing my Geno’s dash top and junkyard dash core. This also marks the near completion of my interior color swap. The only thing I have left to do is paint the overhead console. I also installed a new pioneer head unit I had ordered several years ago as well. It’s so nice having everything on the dash attached to something else. I used a dash core from a slightly older truck which only has the one driver side power port. I didn’t realize my airbag switch wouldn’t fit so I hid it behind the dash and got the other power port from the junkyard that properly filled the hole.

Had one rear tire out of whack. Took it to schwabs and they did a road force balance on it, where they apply pressure to the tire while they balance it. Never heard of that before but it did the trick.

I got the truck on stands and ran it up to several speeds and drive shaft appears nice and smooth. The tires looked odd though so next task will be getting them out on a balance machine.

I didn’t notice any missing weights, I jacked up all four corners and everything is tight. I retorqued all the wheels to 120ft/lbs although they were all still tight. I figure I can have the tires rebalanced just in case and get the truck on some jack stands and watch the drive shaft spin around to see if it’s out of focus.

That could make sense, I did have a new set of powder coated 3rd gen wheels installed not too long ago. I’ll look and see if I notice any missing weights.

Drove the truck to work last week, noticed the truck vibrating at 60mph. It went away when I sped up to get on the interstate. When I left work I noticed it at 35mph and went away by 40. It was off and on at 60 on the rest of the way home. Under load or coasting didn’t seem to matter either. It doesn’t feel like it’s in the steering, just through the rest of the truck. I did check the rear drive shaft and everything felt tight. I had the front and rear shafts rebuilt and balanced when the trans was built about 50k miles ago. The only thing I know is a little worn is my track bar, was mentioned when I had the trans serviced last year. The heat has kept me from doing any real investigating so thankfully it’s not a daily driver. Just trying to think of something that makes sense as I really thought it would have been a drive shaft issue.

That is a clean looking truck.

Wow, that’s totally different from the other setups I’ve seen.

I occasionally have a similar issue with my FASS pump. It will quit working usually when I first start the truck. My issue is the contacts in the relay are getting dirty. I fix it by unplugging and plugging it back in a few times. It only happens about once a year though.

I had that problem too for awhile when I first got my Quadzilla. The load would change which would adjust the timing and alter the engine sound. Reducing my load and having Mike help me with my tuning got it to go away. I would start by unplugging the Edge as mentioned and see if it’s malfunctioning. It may be time for an upgraded tuner.

Not yet, my registration renews in a month or two so I’ll change it then.

Hopefully now the truck is a tad more visible and won’t get hit a 3rd time.

Does anyone have an older 60’s though early 80’s 318/360 that has power steering and an alternator? I need pics of the brackets that hold them on. We are putting a 1972 318 from an RV into a 1959 Plymouth Fury and we tossed most of the RV stuff because it was really funky looking and now we can’t seem to get anything else to line up. We’ve gone to junkyards and tried googling images but can’t seem to find what we need.

Here’s a teaser, I went with a two tone set up this time and this is the stripe that will separate them. I might get the truck back tomorrow so I’m keeping my fingers crossed.

When my wife was doing the chemo she went and got her hair cut short and got several wigs. She didn’t lose all her hair, probably 60-70% of it though. There were a few times I found her crying in the shower covered in hair. Still breaks my heart thinking about it. Unfortunately her hair grows rather slowly. It’s been over 2 years since the last treatment and her hair is almost as long as it used to be. At least it grew back the same though. My Aunt Kathy had breast cancer and used to have straight hair. Now it grows curly.

For sure, I used to be a fairly aggressive driver. Lately I’ve learned to just sit back and watch the stupidity unfold around me and try not to get caught in it.

Wow, I been gone too long. Glad to see you got some great people taking care of you and that you’ll continue to be around awhile longer. The big “C” sucks, wife had it and now my father in law just started chemo as well. I think he will be on some form of chemo for the rest of his life though. You weren’t doing the lipstick yet when you came down last time were you? I remember the eyeliner and you had a couple cool wigs. Some of the stories you got about your interactions with people were pretty crazy too. You have my number man, I’m not much for giving advice but I’m a good listener.

For a week or two at least, lol. Back in December a gal made a wide turn and ran her mirror down the side of my bed and back door. It didn’t hurt the truck but it did mess up my wrap. The color I was using is no longer in production so the insurance is paying to have my whole truck wrapped a new color. I won’t say what color yet but the truck should be easier to see when it’s done as this is the second time I’ve had this kind of incident. They gave me a rental rig too, 22 Ram 1500 CC with a V6. It’s nice and all, but it’s no Cummins.

That’s pretty cool, I know some people had been asking those.

Both times I’ve had issues with a seatbelt light, this was the cause.

After riding in 2 vehicles with air conditioned seats, I decided I needed to have one. Mustangs starting in 2015 and up have them you say? My search began, only requirements I had was the seats and a V8. Some how my wife was on board with driving 4 hours up to Kennewick WA. to look at this 2015 triple yellow GT with only 5k miles. It’s in as ordered condition and still smells new. The only problem with the car is it still has the original tires. That will be rectified shortly. I did trade in my 2006 GT, gonna miss all the attention it used to get.

It’s $32.99 for the public.

I just used a breaker from O’Reillys as well.

I think I got everything while I was at work today. I’ll text you on Sunday and get the address from you. I haven’t been out there since you reset my speedometer for the big mud tires I used to run.