well the horn works what about the rest of itI took the horn off the 92 Camry my mom thought was a submarine, and added it to Blueford.
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The two horns sound weird together.
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Engine runs.well the horn works what about the rest of it
Got new gas tank and innards coming in the mail.
Been scratching my head trying to figure out why the brakes don't work worth a crap.
Nope. Nothing wrong here...
Rigjockey
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well the horn works what about the rest of it
Dumbass! The saying is, The horn blows what about your......................(Insert whatever relative you want)
ironpony
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i don't need no brakes i'm not skeered. iv'e been known to take off ramps at 100 mphDon't need no stinkin' brakes! What are ya? Skeered??
. besides it regens the batteries less taxes i have to pay at the fuel islands
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That old truck ain't got regenerative braking.i don't need no brakes i'm not skeered. iv'e been known to take off ramps at 100 mph
ironpony
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Duck
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The plan for Blueford is to get it caught up on maintenance and repairs and use it to haul building materials when I tear down and rebuild this garage.
Long term I plan on hacking a 5 speed trans into it so I can actually tow stuff with it.
I have no idea how to get a 1990's transmission into a 70's truck but I know they used the 300 engine with 5 speed trannies in the 90's so it oughta bolt up to the engine. I doubt they changed the bolt pattern.
Might need to make a custom rear cross member, alter the drive shaft length or make custom clutch linkage or convert it to a hydraulic clutch.
But right now it sucks for towing because you gotta scream it in 2nd to get it rolling fast enough for third without lugging it. And in 3rd it's still too low. Can't get on the interstate. At 55 mph it sounds like it's screaming. No tach.. Gotta add a tach but the only ones I've seen in the auto parts stores read up to 8000 RPM. I want one that only reads 0-4000.
Long term I plan on hacking a 5 speed trans into it so I can actually tow stuff with it.
I have no idea how to get a 1990's transmission into a 70's truck but I know they used the 300 engine with 5 speed trannies in the 90's so it oughta bolt up to the engine. I doubt they changed the bolt pattern.
Might need to make a custom rear cross member, alter the drive shaft length or make custom clutch linkage or convert it to a hydraulic clutch.
But right now it sucks for towing because you gotta scream it in 2nd to get it rolling fast enough for third without lugging it. And in 3rd it's still too low. Can't get on the interstate. At 55 mph it sounds like it's screaming. No tach.. Gotta add a tach but the only ones I've seen in the auto parts stores read up to 8000 RPM. I want one that only reads 0-4000.
ironpony
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WTF is this thing? (flashing red)
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It looks like a metal fuel filter rusted in half threaded into the intake manifold but exhaust was coming out.
There's a lot of screwy unnecessary stuff on that carb that can only be tree fornication stuff.
Whatever it is, I took it out and plugged it with this:
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Mechanic man says it's an air diversion valve to pump fresh air into the exhaust system, yes, egrs were on 1976 engines and it will not hurt anything to remove that and plug it up.
They're only there to prevent carb icing.
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I pop in every time I come to truckers just to see what your into....Your a bit of a mess of a man...but you are as you should be....
but why would you want to destroy a land mark that stood the test of time....
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Hot summer day, high engine compartment temps, drawing in cooler air from the front has gotta help something.
There's no evidence that it ever had an air pump though.
Because it is leaning, has no diagonal bracing other than the stuff I put in it "temporarily" about ten years ago after I somewhat straightened it with a truck.I pop in every time I come to truckers just to see what your into....Your a bit of a mess of a man...but you are as you should be....
The siding is junk, the sliding doors don't open because the structure is putting weight on them. The roof has big holes in it, and I don't want to re-roof such a complex shape with all those angles. Barn siding is hard enough to cut as it is.
The wall studs are the only parts worth saving, and I am leaning towards doing just that, for tax reasons. If I totally demolish it and replace it, then it's a new building and property tax goes up.
But if I fix "storm damage" by replacing the whole roof with conventional A-shaped trusses, and replace the siding, then it's not a "new building"... It's just "repairs".
I don't need to alert the tax assessor by getting a building permit to fix "storm damage" in unincorporated Kankakee County.
I learned that in 2008 when we completely demolished and replaced the structure that was on the site where my steel building is now.
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Sound like the structure pretty much served it purpose...But that old wood out here would sale super quick. People are always looking for old aged wood to build projects....meaning picture frames and such. Heck I just collected a tail gate and rims and bumper to have the wielding shop build me one of these.
I see beauty in car or truck parts...Yep it a chevy too. You got some prime wood there too.
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