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salans7

Re: WHYDTYTT: What Have You Done To Your Truck Today?

Anybody have tips/suggestions on how to attach the inner window sweeps to the door panel? Ford used staples, should I do the same or is there another option?

Gary Lewis

Re: WHYDTYTT: What Have You Done To Your Truck Today?

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Don't use staples! The plastic is brittle and may break. DAHIK.

Instead, use pop rivets. And use a washer on the far end to spread the load.

Gary, AKA "Gary fellow": Profile

Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
Blue: 2015 F150 Platinum 4x4 SuperCrew wearing Blue Jeans & sporting a 3.5L EB & Max Tow
Big Blue: 1985 F250HD 4x4: 460/ZF5/3.55's, D60 w/Ox locker & 10.25 Sterling/Trutrac, Blue Top & Borgeson, & EEC-V MAF/SEFI

salans7

Re: WHYDTYTT: What Have You Done To Your Truck Today?

So drill holes in the sweeps and the panels for the rivets?

Gary Lewis

Re: WHYDTYTT: What Have You Done To Your Truck Today?

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Yep. Clamp the sweep in place and drill a hole. Insert a rivet to align things and clamp it there. Then drill again.

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salans7

Re: WHYDTYTT: What Have You Done To Your Truck Today?

This post was updated on .

10/4, thanks for the clarification Gary!

EDIT: Here I go down the rabbit hole again. Picked up some correct 1980-1982 mirrors for $30 (plus shipping). Just walking through the briar patch.

grumpin

Re: WHYDTYTT: What Have You Done To Your Truck Today?

I used small screws and nuts on my F250 and Bronco.

Thought it would be easier to get them out.

Dane
1986 F250HD SC XLT Lariat 4x4 460 C6-Sold
1992 Bronco XLT 4x4 351W E4OD
1998 GMC Sierra SLE K1500 350 4L60E
Arizona

grumpin

Re: WHYDTYTT: What Have You Done To Your Truck Today?

Put a water temp gauge in my truck. Wanted to keep the stock sender, so I bought an adapter from McMaster-Carr. Went pretty good, for an ol’ cripple! Let’s see if the pictures will work!

Dane
1986 F250HD SC XLT Lariat 4x4 460 C6-Sold
1992 Bronco XLT 4x4 351W E4OD
1998 GMC Sierra SLE K1500 350 4L60E
Arizona

Gary Lewis

Re: WHYDTYTT: What Have You Done To Your Truck Today?

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Looks good, Dane.

I've not used a tee like that for fear of not getting an accurate reading since the sender isn't in the flowing coolant. But maybe you can disprove that by using an infra-red thermometer on the thermostat housing and compare that to the gauge? Perhaps my worries have been for naught.

Gary, AKA "Gary fellow": Profile

grumpin

Re: WHYDTYTT: What Have You Done To Your Truck Today?

Sure, I was planning on seeing what it does.

Dane
1986 F250HD SC XLT Lariat 4x4 460 C6-Sold
1992 Bronco XLT 4x4 351W E4OD
1998 GMC Sierra SLE K1500 350 4L60E
Arizona

salans7

Re: WHYDTYTT: What Have You Done To Your Truck Today?

Installed my door panel window sweeps and put the door panels back on so they're not laying around the shop. Still need to do something with the armrests, but that's for another day.

Here's how Bricknose map pockets look with a Bullnose door panel. The map pockets originally had carpet on them, however since I'm running a vinyl floor I did not want carpet anywhere on the truck. As you can see there are a few holes scattered around the map pocket, as well as a thin line where the vinyl seems to have been stitched together. Even with those two features I still find it to be an acceptable alternative to the carpeted map pockets for those who wish to go without carpet.

ArdWrknTrk

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Looks good!

And good to know.
David pointed out some ratty carpeted pockets on eBay for my truck.
But Lil' Red is a basic Custom.
The carpet (even if clean) would be out of place.

Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake.
Too much other stuff to mention.

salans7

Re: WHYDTYTT: What Have You Done To Your Truck Today?

ArdWrknTrk wrote

Looks good!

And good to know.
David pointed out some ratty carpeted pockets on eBay for my truck.
But Lil' Red is a basic Custom.
The carpet (even if clean) would be out of place.

Same feeling I have. This truck is only gonna be a Ranger/XL trim truck so carpet is not something that was available for that trim and it's not something that I want in a truck.

Dorsai

Re: WHYDTYTT: What Have You Done To Your Truck Today?

In reply to this post by Gary Lewis

Started on my tune up/ignition system refresh today. Since I haven't the faintest idea how old the coil in my truck is, I'm putting a new one in - and while I'm at it, I'm going to clean and paint the bracket that holds it.

Speaking of coils...anyone know why new ones are about a half-inch taller than the old ones? I read that online somewhere the other day, and sure enough:

Matthew
1980 F-150 Custom 2wd longbed, 300-6, C6, 2.75 rear axle
Atlanta GA

ArdWrknTrk

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Wow Matthew, slow down.
"Chew your food, don't inhale it!"

Don't you want to savor the frustrations, and joy of accomplishment? 😊

I know they went to horizontal mounting when they stopped filling them with PCB's and started using epoxy.
Because the epoxy wouldn't run out and stop insulating and heat transfer.

No, I have no idea why they are longer (taller?) unless they are using the same number of turns, but thicker wire.

Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake.
Too much other stuff to mention.

Dorsai

Re: WHYDTYTT: What Have You Done To Your Truck Today?

ArdWrknTrk wrote

Wow Matthew, slow down.
"Chew your food, don't inhale it!"

Don't you want to savor the frustrations, and joy of accomplishment? 😊

Heh. With my usual leisurely style of truck maintenance, that's what I do. But right now the clock is ticking...if I'm going to make it to Gary's show in September, there's a whole list of things that need to get done - it's nearly a thousand miles each way, plus I'm thinking of a side trip to San Antonio while I'm out there. A lot of items that I've previously considered low priority are taking on new urgency.

Matthew
1980 F-150 Custom 2wd longbed, 300-6, C6, 2.75 rear axle
Atlanta GA

ArdWrknTrk

Re: WHYDTYTT: What Have You Done To Your Truck Today?

Administrator

Well, big plans require big preparations!
It seems your diet is kicking into overdrive.

Do you have any idea why the coil is longer?

Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake.
Too much other stuff to mention.

Dorsai

Re: WHYDTYTT: What Have You Done To Your Truck Today?

ArdWrknTrk wrote

Well, big plans require big preparations!
It seems your diet is kicking into overdrive.

I don't know whether it's the diet, or the prospect of having to walk my way out of Arkansas banjo country if the truck dies...but everything I'm doing has needed to be done so I'm good with it regardless.

Do you have any idea why the coil is longer?

Nope...your theory is as good as any. It went back into the bracket and onto the truck with no problem, and it started right up when I was done, so...?

Matthew
1980 F-150 Custom 2wd longbed, 300-6, C6, 2.75 rear axle
Atlanta GA

ArdWrknTrk

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Very similar to what I said earlier to Steve in the spark plug wire thread.

'fits and functions better than the old worn out part. What's not to like?'

But now you have me curious.
I'm going to have to look into the difference.

Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake.
Too much other stuff to mention.

ArdWrknTrk

Re: WHYDTYTT: What Have You Done To Your Truck Today?

Administrator

In reply to this post by Dorsai

I thought Deliverance was set in GA?

David can give you a ride to Podunk.

Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake.
Too much other stuff to mention.

ArdWrknTrk

Re: WHYDTYTT: What Have You Done To Your Truck Today?

Administrator

In reply to this post by Dorsai

I beat on my truck for thousands and thousands of miles locally.
I don't worry about a road trip except for checking fluids and maybe an oil change if I expect to go past my 5k oci during the trip.

Sign up for AAA if you have real fears of catastrophe.

Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake.
Too much other stuff to mention.

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