Yep, don't wanna bust these out for a while:
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Yep, don't wanna bust these out for a while:
Attachment 1603
So does this sort of mark the build as being complete?
Nope; wanted to wait until the end of the summer to finish out paint/body work before taking care of the below, but I knew I would be out for 30 days for work/vacation so I took care of that first.
Getting closer to the "build" being done, although I've had the bottom 2/3rds of this list hanging over my head since 2013:
8/14:
Batt cable/box
Remount oil cooler + h20 reservoir + ps/oil hose routing/trim/swap
Fuel + coolant senders
Engine bay wiring trim/clamp/wrap/tuck start
Test start/idle + Oil filter swap
Replumb brake line + bleed
Pass bracket + pass tie rod + regrease pass hub + swap/chase hub bolts + swap rotors
Regrease/set/boot LBJs
Swap rear springs + swap front shocks/springs
PHB rod ends + tow hooks
Drop torque pressure
Wash bay + test drive
Alignment
Dyno test
Measure/inventory/org trailer + Trailer work/fix + Kent drop
Truck strip/prep + air system work
Dump trash + third garage + Cleanup/org/inventory
8/14-28:
Truck body shop drop
Reinstall fenders + fenderliners + hood/pins align finish
Rad remount
Front end cleanup/assemble: front bumper honeycomb swap + tow hooks + trim beam + expand inlet + finish/cleanup ducting/mesh + airdam/extension
Install rear tow hook*
Relo mirrors
Reinforce hatch pins
Column repair/cover
Fire system + extinguisher swap
Interior hose/line clamps finish
Door pull cables
Net collar
Pull wilwood + Firewall plugs
Engine bay wiring trim/clamp/wrap/tuck finish
Finish interior hookups + iq3 lights + remount ECU/OBD2 + hide GPS tracker + relocate master switch
Interior electrical cleanup + reroute battery wire + coolsuit/wiper/defogger prewire + switch covers
Dash/wire labels + rebuild/cleanup box + steering wheel rewire
Swap/lower dash finish
Cool suit box
Wipers/defoggers
Truck body shop pickup + work/fix/air system
9/5:
Cleanup spoiler mount
Detail + stickers*
Gear/Spares/Prep for TDE
Trailer work/fix + give to Kent
9/12:
TDE Practice/Shakedown
9/26:
Gear/Spares/Prep Finish
Fall:
Trailer work/fix finish
Truck work/fix
Winter:
Truck work/fix finish
Tools/Garage work/fix finish
Strip interior + pull doors
Shift boot rivnuts
Fuel panel cleanup
Repair floor finish + Plug holes finish
Mask/Prep/Repaint interior
Flock/cover dash
Reassemble interior + doors
Cleanup rollbar padding
2016:
Axle upgrade
Rotor upgrade? + Weld caliper spacer + weld pass duct crack
Good/New Shocks
WOW, now I am tired!
Glad I'm not the only one who found self tapping screws insufficient for that pesky shift boot. After rebuilding my motor I've taken a more minimalistic approach to car prep. Just enough so it doesn't break. And then it breaks, but never on the stuff I felt I slacked on. My car's been a work in progress the whole time I've owned it, I almost think it would have been quicker to build one from scratch!
Yeah I think I only have 4 screw holes with any "bite" left. That shift boot has been on/off too many times to count. Hoping to have a 100% sheetmetal-screw-free car.