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Old 10-17-2018, 03:15 PM   #1
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1990 daily driver build

I just purchased this truck about 3 weeks ago. My plan is to turn it into a daily driver. For the most part everything looks stock other than the wheels. My plans right now are to drop a crate motor in it since I bought it with a rod knocking. I plan on keeping the motor the stock TBI 350. Other plans include switching the wheels to 15” rally’s and doing either a 4/6 or a 3/5 drop. Coil overs not bags. Roll pan on rear and cab corners and rockers.
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Old 10-17-2018, 03:29 PM   #2
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Well I can’t add any pictures for some reason.
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Old 10-17-2018, 06:34 PM   #3
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post reply, manage attachments...once selected from pop up window, you need to hit upload...then they will appear in the manage attachments locations...hit submit reply
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Old 10-17-2018, 06:43 PM   #4
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post reply, manage attachments...once selected from pop up window, you need to hit upload...then they will appear in the manage attachments locations...hit submit reply
Yeah I’ve posted tons of pics on here before but today when I go to select from my phone it says I have no photos. First it was saying could not be completed because I didn’t have a security token and now it says I don’t have any pics.
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Old 10-17-2018, 06:53 PM   #5
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Adding pics. It finally worked.
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Old 10-17-2018, 06:58 PM   #6
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The first picture is the stock motor after dismantling the front. The second pic is the crate motor. Got it stabbed and starting putting it back together.
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Old 10-17-2018, 07:00 PM   #7
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Hopefully Saturday I will be able to start it up. I also got my cab corners and rockers delivered this week so I have plenty to do now.
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Old 10-18-2018, 06:32 PM   #8
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which crate motor are you running ? i just pulled (and sold a 15K mile goodwrench 290 hp) only reason i switched were the heads were a choke point for doing a cam/intake upgrade.
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Old 10-18-2018, 08:00 PM   #9
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Lookin good Doc!
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Old 10-18-2018, 09:26 PM   #10
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which crate motor are you running ? i just pulled (and sold a 15K mile goodwrench 290 hp) only reason i switched were the heads were a choke point for doing a cam/intake upgrade.
I went with this one from summit.
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Old 10-22-2018, 06:43 PM   #11
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Well this weekend was a productive one. Got the motor all done and running Saturday night. I was having an issue with it overheating and the system would not pressure up. Found out it was the radiator cap. It purrs now.
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Old 10-22-2018, 06:56 PM   #12
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Pulled the bed off to work on the cab corners and rockers. One of the previous owners attempts to fix it was rather bad.
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Old 10-22-2018, 06:58 PM   #13
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Here is the cab corners and the rockers.
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Old 10-22-2018, 08:34 PM   #14
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So the plan this week is to start drilling out spot welds on the rockers and get them removed.
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Old 10-24-2018, 07:37 PM   #15
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Starting tackling the cab corners and rockers.
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Old 10-24-2018, 07:38 PM   #16
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One more pic. It’s always amazing to me how much rust gets in there.
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Old 10-31-2018, 03:03 PM   #17
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That's some awful looking rust. Your truck will appreciate the new metal!
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Old 10-31-2018, 08:51 PM   #18
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Got the old rocker off and cleaned up. Fitting the new one on.
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Old 10-31-2018, 08:52 PM   #19
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That's some awful looking rust. Your truck will appreciate the new metal!
You are very right. I’m still trying to figure out what the PO was doing with the temp fix.
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Old 11-05-2018, 06:54 AM   #20
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I was going over the truck marking the dents and areas that needed fixed and noticed on both doors above and below the door handle was pushed in. It was very flimsy which bothered me so I took the door apart and found it was cracked.
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Old 11-05-2018, 06:56 AM   #21
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Well I found a guy on Facebook that sells parts for these trucks and was able to get a pair of doors for 140 bucks. Overall condition was very good. Couple of little spots.
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Old 11-05-2018, 06:58 AM   #22
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Let the fun begin!!!! Doors worked great.
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Old 11-05-2018, 08:43 AM   #23
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Nice work!
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Old 11-08-2018, 01:39 PM   #24
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Beautiful
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Old 11-19-2018, 04:20 PM   #25
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Awesome pics! Just joined and I just bought an 88 real similar to yours. Is it easier to remove the motor by taking the front end apart or is that just your preference? I will be doing my motor within the next 6 months to a year, so I was curios. Back in the old days with my old 68, I just lifted it right out the top!
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