Mr. Pink

Yea i am getting a set of Cragar Delux 69 wheels in a 15x7 for the front and a 15x10 for the rear with 235/75/15(stock size) tires for the front and 295/65/15 Mickey Thompson ET Streets for the rear. will also be removing all the chrome(mirrors,bumpers,steps,grille, door handles) and they will all be painted satin black, minus the steps they will actually be removed. The truck will also be lowered in the rear 2" to level it out for the time being. and if i feel froggy i'll order the 2wd 2" drop springs for the front and a set of alignment cams(camber adjustment)

andrewmp6

1985 was the last 9 inch in a truck 86 they went 8.8

Mr. Pink

so i did a mild tune up on the truck today, replaced the plugs, the oil cap/breather. re routed some wiring. waiting on battery cables from Neal, then my hot start issue should be resolved.

salad

Oil cap and breather the same on that model? Neato

Mr. Pink

yea its an oil cap and breather in one cap. the factory setup is funky. had the oil cap with the hose that goes to a breather filter in the air cleaner. but i have an aftermarket air cleaner on it. so i had the oem cap with the breather hose attached spitting oil dribble everywhere. so i replace it lol.

Mr. Pink

bit of a small update. Rebuilt the carb and tightened my coil bracket. truck runs awesome, i still need to get my Lokar kick down cable installed. Oh and this past week my Father in law and myself went on a recovery trip down to Arizona to get his 2006 F250 that had died on my sister in law(wont stay running in Reverse), so while down there we went to a local yard that happened to have a 1983 F250 with a perfect condition tailgate, so yea i bought it and a better condition gauge cluster surround.

Mr. Pink

Ordered some parts today(10/8),they should be here on the 11th(Tues)

Edelbrock 7181 intake manifold
Edelbrock Manifold gaskets
Edelbrock Manifold bolts
Mr. Gasket Thermostat housing
Stant 195* Thermostat
Grant Wood steering wheel
Grant steering wheel install kit
VDO gauge mounting plate(so i can finally install the gauges i have lol)


I still need to get a new starter and starter relay. since i am having trouble starting the truck some times.

bubbarules1958

What wood steering wheel did you go with? I picked up the 213 classic and the 2001 security system for the Gremlin. Hoping to get in tomorrow.

Mr. Pink

This is the wheel i went with, it is 1.5" smaller overall than the stock

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/grt-313

bubbarules1958

Nice. I got the same one but chrome. I'm heading to the garage in about an hour. Will get you some pictures and a shipping quote if I need to go to the store or something. If not I will stop by the shipping store Monday or Tuesday. Did you need a starter solenoid or relay? I have a solenoid I can toss in the box with the carb if you want it.

Mr. Pink

sure lol, and im in no rush.

bubbarules1958

Check your messages.

Mr. Pink

Hell yeah i'll take it. will be easy to make work for what i need it to do.

Mr. Pink

So I ordered more parts that i forgot to put in the first one

Moroso 8mm Spark plug wires
Moroso Spark plug wire separators
MSD Distributor cap and rotor
ARP Valve cover stud conversion
Valve cover gaskets
Valve covers
Oil cap
Breather
Vacuum cap kit(i needed more)

Basslicks

Looks like you're gettin' the hookup, man!