Bittersweet day today - Page 4

flash · #31 02-04-2012, 10:16 AM

I hear you on Body Shop Jail ,but they are going to install the new A/C for basicly nothing if I help take out the old heater system.

flash · #32 02-15-2012, 07:01 PM

I visited the bodyshop on Monday to check on an idea of mine(brainfart) and the old truck has not changed since the last visit. Im going to try to go up saturday and take the old heater system out .

Ms Grumpy · #33 02-15-2012, 07:14 PM

This is certainly a "labor of love" for you.

flash · #34 02-15-2012, 07:19 PM

I miss my old ugly truck really bad.

flash · #35 02-18-2012, 04:56 PM

I went up to the bodyshop today and spent some quality time with whats left of my truck taking the rest of the cab apart. I took the complete heater system out ,firewall pad out in pieces ,permanently removed the radio antenna so the hole can be welded up and no more leaky,took the windshield and back glass out as well as the new dash pad ,removed the wiring harness and fuseblock .Now the old girl's cab is ready to be partially sandblasted to remove the rest of the rust and surgery can hopefully start again soon .Now to get rid of some more parts I wont be needing .

grandsport · #36 02-18-2012, 06:25 PM

I wouldn't get rid of any parts until you put it back together.Once assembled,I would think any unused or extra pieces would then go up for sale.

flash · #37 02-18-2012, 08:40 PM

The original heater wont be reused as Im putting Vintage Air in and the old back window is being replaced with a new one already in my possession.

flash · #38 03-10-2012, 06:52 PM

Well the old truck is still in limbo for now but it will have its turn. When I took the fuse block and wiring harness out I found a fire just waiting to happen with the old mangled harness so I ordered a new Painless wiring harness .I dont know why they call it Painless cause it hurt a lot just to pay for that thing ,it should be gold coated. Then when the wiring harness arrived the fuse block was broken even though the box showed no damage. They told me it would take 3-4 weeks to send me out another one as they had to receive and process the original one before they would release another one so I e mailed them and cancelled the order at return. I have since found another harness from EZ Wire that costs almost half as much and has more features so that will help me save toward a fancy new Tach Dash cluster for the old ugly truck. I keep adding things to do to the old rig including spraying bed liner inside the cab on the floor up to the top of the fire wall. That should make for a quiter ride and can be sprayed out with a hose when it needs it.