Gary Lewis

Apparently no one liked that idea? :nabble_smiley_what:That's ok 'cause I haven't figured out how to truly embed a Onenote or Evernote document - yet. I can, as you can see, embed a spreadsheet. But I don't think a spreadsheet is the proper way to capture the info. So I'm still working on this.As for Dad's truck, I didn't get much done today. I had hoped to get the transmission crossmember media blasted and both it and the front crossmember powder coated. But as I started blasting the tranny crossmember I discovered that there was a huge change in "paint" technology between the Bullnose era and 1990. I say that because the paint on the Bullnose parts I've blasted has come off easily, but the paint or powder coating on this thing is ON THERE! It was obvious that I was going to be blasting it for days just to get the stuff off.I finally resorted to paint stripper and got quite a bit of it off. But then I learned that a lady from church is in the hospital so Janey and I went to visit her and I left a heavy, thick coating of stripper on the part. Perhaps tomorrow that will be ready.Also, I got the wheel bearings and the Mile Marker parts in the mail, so I'm ready to get the wheels on there.

Yep no bolts showing. Way back in the day my dad said they called that a floating bumper. Yes got to keep the banker happy. She did give the OK to buy the lights last night and just a few minutes ago said we are getting back some tax money so go ahead and order them. Guess I should do that before she changes her mind. Once I have lights in hand I can cut holes and figure how I am going to mount them. Just thinking I have to measure the head & turn lights and mark that on the bumper so they will be centered. Dave ---- If the lights you buy are a different length than the width of the headlights and turn signals, will you center the lights up on the center line of the others? And, have you decided what lights to buy?

Nice looking vinyl.

No, I don't know what engines and transmissions they ran. But I'd bet it was something like a 351HO and probably the C6. But that's just a guess. I tried searching for the info but didn't find anything that helped.

No, I decided not to bid. I looked and it was over $100 and expected it to go right on up. But, it didn't.

The 300 doesn't have a similar ADAPTER ASSY. (Oil) nor a part #6881. Some other engines do, but not the 300 in the 1980 - 89 era.

Josh - Welcome! Lots of things to say..... First, where's home? We have a member's map (Bullnose Forum/Member's Map) and I'd be happy to add you. Who knows, perhaps you are right around the corner from one of us. On the father/son project, I assume you are the father. How old is your son and what's his name? As for troubleshooting your truck, that's best done in the main section and not this one as it is usually used for introductions and not as many people will see it here. But, that doesn't mean we can't respond to your question regarding the fuel pump situation. The page you probably need is below, which is from Electrical/EVTM/1985 EVTM/Electric Fuel Pump Control. You can see there are three power sources: Hot In Start Or Run: Comes from the fuse box and pulls in the Fuel Pump Cutoff Relay that ultimately pulls in the Tank Selector Relay. Hot At All Times: This supplies power to the Fuel Pump Cutoff Relay that ultimately pulls in the Tank Selector Relay, and then supplies power to the fuel pump when the vehicle is running. Hot In Start: This is Fuse Link T, the one you were talking about, and comes from the Start Relay's starter side. In other words, the side that has power in Start, but not at all times. But this wire connects to the 2nd small terminal on the relay, not the big terminal. You can see that on Page 27. Hope that helps.

With the hood mounted and a release installed, how long before you have a dash? And the rack and power steering is now complete? So, what's next?

Cory/Rembrant is right - there are essentially two options for a good steering box - Readhead or Blue Top. The original box used the cast iron case as a bearing on the front end of the shaft. They get worn there, but when rebuilt only those two outfits do something about it. They bore the box out and put a real bearing in there, so the box is better than new. As for the P/S pump, there are two options - the original Ford C2 pump or the Saginaw as used on the vans. The Sag is the better pump, doesn't whine, and doesn't puke fluid all over if you turn the wheel with the engine off. But you'll have to source a complete pump and bracket system from a van to make it work as they mount differently than the C2 pumps.

Cool shot! I can't imagine the landing though.

We can only hope.

Looks like "custom" has no bolts showing. Cool! And, happy banker, happy life.

Glad you got it figured out. Thanks for letting us know.

I thought they are Bronco or Supercab seats, but I don't know. And the fact that we see them in two regular cab trucks that appear to have had little done to them makes me wonder. As explained here, my understanding is that regular cab and crew cab trucks had one front floor pan and Supercabs and Broncos the other. Both take the bench seats, but only the Supercab/Bronco floor pan is set up for the buckets. So, is that understanding incorrect? Or are there bucket seats that bolt into the bench bolt holes? Or how did these guys do it?

Those are pretty! But $800?

Yeah, I noticed that stuff. They'd be super easy to swap out for original equipment if one wanted to keep it more of a factory ride. Overall though, it's clean and straight, with low-ish miles, and in my opinion, desirable equipment...I'd like the 351 and 4spd myself, but we all have our preferences. True. But, depending on how he installed the buckets there could be additional holes in the floor. And, it is even possible that there's damage to the floor. In the late 60's Chrysler sold vehicles with bench seats and with bucket seats. But the ones with buckets from the factory had additional bracing in the floor. And if you swapped buckets into a vehicle that didn't have the bracing the floor would eventually work-harden and crack where it was flexing. I don't know how strong the floor is for these trucks, but I do know that there's extra bracing where the bench seats bolt in on a regular cab. So how long will it take for the floor to flex and crack if you drill holes and bolt in buckets? I don't know. But, I'm leery of doing things the shade-tree way. Ford reinforced the floor for a reason, and bypassing that reinforcement seems a bad idea to me. However, perhaps this guy got the "tray" or "bracket" from a later truck and did it right? I dunno.

Yep, nice truck. Even if it has an aftermarket air cleaner on it and bucket seats where it shouldn't. In addition, the aux battery appears to have been added on. But overall it is a really nice truck.

Thanks, guys. It sure feels good to be ticking things off the to-do list. And, speaking of the to-do list, I think I just figured out how to embed one in a thread and keep it up to date. Let me explain: For several years I've wanted to find a way to include the to-do list that I have for various projects. But the only ways I found to do that were very kludgy and they took a lot of editing. However, with the new-found ability to embed something in a post, it is a very real possibility. But, one that is just now starting to take shape. My thinking is that I'll create a spreadsheet or, preferably, an Evernote or Onenote document that I can keep up with on any of my devices. And that will also be embedded on the first post of this thread. So, at any point in time any of us can check out the status of the project. Does that make sense? Does it have merit? Below is a really, REALLY rough cut at it. I'm envisioning tabs for each "system", like engine, transmission, suspension, interior, etc. And there I'll keep track of what is done, what needs doing, etc.

Horns, plural. Glad you got them and got them working. As for the battery, it'll charge better if connected. Sometimes it isn't the magnitude of what you get done, but the fact that you've peeled one more layer of the onion. EDIT: Forgot. Yes, the mercury switch is inside the light's housing.

Isn't it amazing how many parts there are to remove when parting one of these trucks out? I think I've parted my last one out. I believe I've done 3 of them. Anyway, you are making progress.

Today's powder-coating exercise, mostly for the front sway bar and front crossmember. That's 66 parts, but there's another for the transmission crossmember that also got coated. And, I got started media-blasting the transmission crossmember as well as the sway bar itself. So, maybe Monday I'll get the two crossmembers blasted and PC'd - black. Then get the sway bar and the tie rods POR15'd, and it'll be time to button up the front suspension.

We've had an FAQ page (Bullnose Forum/Forum FAQ's) for some time, but I'd not re-visited it for quite some time until today. And, I decided to upgrade it. There are currently 5 tabs to the page: Posting Pics: Explains how to post pics on the forum and what some of the options are Email Notification: Explains what it takes to get notified by email when someone posts, creates a new thread, etc Formatting Posts: This explains a few of the formatting options available Embedding: This explains how to put a Youtube video on your post. But, it is also the serious way to format your posts. See below. Ad Blockers: Explains that ad blockers tend to strip off signatures, and since we don't have ads it might be helpful to turn off your ad blocker on the siteSo, what fancy stuff can be done in the way of formatting if you decide to use HTML? Here are some things I've discovered: This is a test paragraph to show what can be done. For instance, what if we wanted to edit a post and show the characters we were eliminating? How about strikethrough? Or insert? Or small text? Or important/strong text? What about a button? (It is clickable but does nothing without additional coding, which is currently beyond me.) And, of course there is the ability to embed a file, map, spreadsheet, etc on a page. Plus, you can do that in a way that it is "evergreen", meaning that any time that file is updated, the next time you pull the page up the changes will be reflected automagically. For instance, here's our user's map:

A couple of questions? Anyway, I'll see what I can do. The auxiliary battery system is shown in the 1985 EVTM here: Electrical/EVTM/1985 EVTM/Charge & Power Distribution (Gas). You can see the relay depicted on the left side of the firewall on Page 14. And it is shown electrically on pages 15 and 20. But you should check that the aux battery is getting charged by placing a voltmeter on it when the engine is running, and you should see about 14 volts - the same as the primary battery. On the horn, they grow weak. One horn was standard and a second was an option. They seem to get water in them and bleat rather than blare. I'm not sure how to fix them, although I did fix one by running it full of contact cleaner spray and then letting it drain out. And I fixed another by dropping it, accidentally of course. It hadn't been working but did afterward. But I don't have any experience with water inside the truck, so will leave that to someone else to answer.

Good question. If it were for a Ford you'd just add 1 to the part number to get the left side.