[fun in dirt]

Since my last post, this truck has caused us an unusual roller coaster ride of emotions, mostly downhill! The goal since this summer has been to have it ready to drive to Cruisin the Coast in second week of October. With all the body work put together, we decided to crank it up for the first time. It sounded awesome & we pulled it out of the shop instead of pushing it. Let it run for a bit & all was good. Back into the shop, installed all the interior, trim pieces and bedlined the wood in back.
So with 2 weeks to spare before our goal date it was time for the maiden voyage around the neighbor! After about 3 miles total, the pressed on hub on front of water pump (that was already installed on this crate motor) came off. Thankfully we had not yet put the hood on, because shrapnel from the fan shroud & clutch shot straight up, trashed that brand new Dewitt radiator & instantly dumped all the antifreeze water in the road. Needless to say F words were also flying! But this all happened right in the road in front of the shop so was able to pull it back in before ran hot.