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Prime

Shut up Baby, I know it!
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Oh! So as I said I lost both of the inner frame nuts that help secure the back bumper. Well I found a solution. My business partner had some left over flange nuts that have stationary wings attached to them the bolts are the perfect size to go through the holes.

So we took some chain link wire and welded it to the wings.

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This way I can feed the nut up the back of the frame rail, start the bolt and the nuts will tighten up beautifully.
 

Prime

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Thanks guys.

Shrock was ordered with the CB antenna tab. Because there really isn't a good place to put an antenna on this truck.

Problem is, the entire bumper is powder coated. So it makes it kind of hard to get a ground to the antenna.

I ordered one of the door jamb mounts from firestik that all the 1st gen guys use, myself included. This allowed me to use the right angle portion of the mount as a giant washer. That happens to have threaded holes in it.

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So I crimped a ring terminal on the end of a piece of wire and bolted it to my giant washer. Ran it down with the coax. Strapped it all up and bam!

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Now that wire will get tied to the frame to supply good ground to the radio and we will be in business.
 

Prime

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Best of all, you can't see any of it with the tailgate closed.

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Now, I do think that my 4' antenna isn't quite long enough anymore. I think a 5' one would be much better.

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Prime

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I tried to break my lower shock bolts loose tonight. I had a 20-ton bottle jack under a breaker bar.

When I jacked up the breaker bar it lifted the gobbledamn truck off the ground.

My shock bolts are so tight/rust welded that the weight of the truck couldn't break them loose. Ufck it. Getting the cutoff tool out in the morning. Say goodbye to those annoying ufcks.
 

Prime

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I spent the entire evening soldering.

First, the 4wd switch.

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Then the climate controls.
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Coupled with replacing the locker switch with a Carling rocker. That eliminates all of the orange illumination in the center stack. Hopefully I'll have a chance to get these installed this week.
 

Prime

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Now that I have some refresher on soldering stuff that small, I've kinda got a system figured out. Next is the speedo and I think I can do it in a solid afternoon.
 

akuria

Wheeling
Sweet man. I've got soldering skills but never actually took the time to dot my LEDs properly but now I am a little inspired. Lol


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akuria

Wheeling
No but the bulbs in the AC unit are super small and suck balls so I ripped them out and just ran a strip of LEDs in there and ran the power down to my cigarette lighter. I need to redo it and solder it all up properly though.


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Prime

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No but the bulbs in the AC unit are super small and suck balls so I ripped them out and just ran a strip of LEDs in there and ran the power down to my cigarette lighter. I need to redo it and solder it all up properly though.


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That's exactly how I was going to redo my 1st gen climate controls. Run the strip all the way around and shine it inward. I built a test kit like that and it did a brilliant job of lighting the controls.
 

jsexton

Need Bigger Tires
Location
Lewis Center, OH
I tried to break my lower shock bolts loose tonight. I had a 20-ton bottle jack under a breaker bar.

When I jacked up the breaker bar it lifted the gobbledamn truck off the ground.

My shock bolts are so tight/rust welded that the weight of the truck couldn't break them loose. Ufck it. Getting the cutoff tool out in the morning. Say goodbye to those annoying ufcks.

If you haven't already taken care of your lower shock bolts, heat, a 6 point socket, 1/2" breaker bar, and a 6' pipe does the trick. They put those suckers on tight from the factory.
 

Prime

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If you haven't already taken care of your lower shock bolts, heat, a 6 point socket, 1/2" breaker bar, and a 6' pipe does the trick. They put those suckers on tight from the factory.
I've cut the head off of the drivers side. Drove the rest out. The passenger side moves with the jack but it'll be a while before I can get it all the way out.
 

Prime

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Well ufck.

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Two of my LEDs don't work. Since I don't have a pigtail it's kind of hard to bench test these damn things. Maybe I'd I get a wild hair up my ass I'll take it back apart. I guess no light is better than orange light.

The rest turned out ufcking great though!
 

Prime

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Also, I did this.

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It took an air saw and a bit of shoving to get that thing in there. But it's a full two inches shorter than the Cobra 29 I had. Which would never have fit there. Plus it has white illumination. Cohesion is great.

That's a press fit. No mounting bracket. It takes a bit of ass to pull it back out so I'm going to leave it just like that.

I can't figure out where to mount the mic though.

I tried to take some pictures of all that I cut out to get it in but my phone kept locking up.
 

Prime

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Some of the cuts could have been cleaner. But being 6 beers in and working at midnight? I'm happy with it.

Fills the space perfectly and comes just flush with the switches. Yeah, I lost that little tray but if I've got less places for loose shiat to roll around I'll have less loose shiat.
 

Prime

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The other thing is I don't know if I'll be able to hear the radio as the whole speaker is in the old tray. But if I need an external, no biggie.
 

JeffPro4x

Hot Pipe
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Same place I have my cb. I used a big pad of Velcro to hold it in place because I lost the mounting bracket.
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CB mic bracket is 3m taped to dash. Been holding strong for 2 years. You can see my external speaker mounted in the bottom right of the pic
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sent from a crawlspace...
 

thecoalition

Call me Daddy
Location
Richmond, Va
I need to install my new cb but I need a day where it's not hot as crap since I believe we ran the power wires to the blue sea box...which means I need to remove half the damn dash again.
 

JeffPro4x

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Also, looking at that pic, just realized how dirty my interior is. Stupid dusty Rausch Creek.

sent from a crawlspace...
 

jg8992

Hi, my name is Brandon
Location
Spotsylvania, VA
Same place I have my cb. I used a big pad of Velcro to hold it in place because I lost the mounting bracket.
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CB mic bracket is 3m taped to dash. Been holding strong for 2 years. You can see my external speaker mounted in the bottom right of the pic
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sent from a crawlspace...
I got mine there as well I can hear it pretty good and I can't hear

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Prime

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I need to install my new cb but I need a day where it's not hot as crap since I believe we ran the power wires to the blue sea box...which means I need to remove half the damn dash again.
Why do you think I was out there doing it at midnight? And it was still pretty damn hot.

You should only have to remove the trim under the steering wheel and the center terrible console trim/cup holder.
 
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