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Old 12-27-2021, 09:28 PM   #918
cwcarpenter98
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Re: Frankentruck

Today's progress began with finishing everything up.

I stopped last night with getting the steering stuff in place, but I had to torque it all to spec this morning. After that, I loosely installed the sway bar. Since it was all apart, I decided to go ahead and put some fresh grease in the front bearings. The bearings looked good still, so I opted only to regrease. I also replaced the inner seals. Once that was back together, I got some new bolts for the lower shock mounts, bolted the wheels on, and took Frankentruck for a test drive.

Test drive went well with no major problems. The steering felt tighter after fixing the crack in the frame. I'll be taking Frankentruck to the tire shop tomorrow for a tire rotation and an alignment. I'll report back with the alignment numbers once it is done
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1963 C10 - Frankentruck 283, Muncie 3 speed with overdrive
Overdrive wiring here
1963-ish truck bed trailer - Half-Wit

1981 C10 - Penny 305, th350 --> Soon to be 350, Saginaw 4 speed

1995 Dodge Dakota Sport

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