Gary Lewis

John - You didn't say which transfer case you have, although I'm not sure that matters. I have a BW1345 in Big Blue and this is the wrong way to put the linkage in as it shifts backwards. It needs to go down, not up.

It sure looks good. I spent that long washing and waxing Big Blue recently and didn't get nearly that result.

We have the illustrations, part numbers, and factory shop manual instructions at Documentation/Driveline/Transfer Cases.

If the vent hose that connects to the rollover valve is plugged it can’t vent. I’d check the hose.

I don’t know anything about the Superwinch, but it looks massive. Did you sell the bumper as well? Sounds like you have a plan. Cool!

That's what I was thinking, but then was trying to figure out how it is wired, and apparently they just take the power to the relay's coil from before the flasher. Makes sense.

Sounds like a gear not truly engaged. Jut touching. And I agree, I doubt that you damaged anything. Before going to all the trouble of draining and pulling the cover, what about shifting it through the gears? And maybe even driving it, slowly in the other gears?

Do they flash with the turn signals or just come on and stay on as long as the turn signal switch is depressed?

Cheap, but would need a lot of work. Nice wheels and a tach though.

Looks great!

Ugh! That's a bummer, Angelo.

Phil - You are now on the map. And you can see the discussion about bed covers in the thread called Thoughts On Tonneau/Bed Covers. I wound up ordering the Pace Edwards Bed Locker With Explorer Rails.

No! Just thinking of how useful that would be. I think Big Blue looks better.

Notice how the press-apply side trim was carried back onto the utility bed? Boy, you talk about good storage for overlanding!

That is a "BRACE (INSTRUMENT PANEL LOWER FLANGE REINFORCEMENT)" according to the MPC, and it is for all 1980 - 87 F-Series and Broncos.

I expect you to get a lot of business on those. To me the price is right and it is well worth it to be able to repair those bezels.

Welcome, Phil! Glad you joined. That looks like a really good project on which to teach a lot of skills. On the idea of a "camping rig", that's kind of what Big Blue is evolving into. I'm getting ready to add a bed cover that has tracks that will hold racks and a tent, allowing us to camp pretty much wherever we stop. What part of East Tenn are you in? I ask because we have a map (Bullnose Forum/Member's Map in the menu) and we could add you with a city or zip.

Wyatt - You, or maybe the truck, is now on the map. As for Granny's, haven't tried the pancakes. Janey and I split a chicken fried stake and declared it as good as about any we've had. But you didn't mention Blue Spruce. Have you not had their gelato? It is really good. May try The Garage for burgers some day, but don't get over there that often from Skiatook, so tend to go for the chicken fry. As for my background, I retired from Computer Sciences Corp, which was the #2 IT outsourcing company in the world at the time. My degrees are in math and physics, but that was before computer science degrees were available. On the idea of a King Ranch Bullnose, one thought has to do with "stitching" I remember seeing pretty prominent stitching on the 2015 KR I looked at, so you might have the seats covered and add some. But there is actually stitching on the door panels that is usually covered up in the high end truck with a piece of chrome. So you could use new door panels w/o the holes in the stitching for attaching the chrome, leaving the stitching exposed. And, perhaps even highlight it somehow?

Me too, Jim. I refuse to use their catalog. If I search for something via Google that takes me to their correct page then I might buy from them. But it sure won't be because I found it in their catalog.

I don't think I did anything with the radio in Rusty, but if I did I sure don't remember it. Sorry. And Jim is right, there seems to be no universal connection scheme. I took a Sony out of Big Blue and put another in and even they had different connections.

Wow! Well done! I'm sure that took a lot of work, but they look amazing! I'll have to do that on the ones for Dad's truck.

Yes, welcome! Glad you joined! However, I'm not sure about the "supportive community". A Texan going to school in Okiehoma? Seriously though, you are welcome here. I have nothing against the Cowboys except that they changed the name of the stadium several years ago. Yep, it was previously known as Lewis Stadium after a distant relative. But a nephew graduated from there in engineering and seems to have learned a lot, so it must be a good school. My wife and I love the chicken fried steak at Granny's Kitchen, although it was closed for remodeling a few weeks ago, so we went across the street to Louie's. And from there we usually go to Blue Spruce for desert. Anyway, would you like to be on our map? Bullnose Forum/Member's Map in the menu. We could put you on in Stillwater or wherever home is in Texas.

I'm sorry, but you implied a 7.5L, aka 460, in the same paragraph as "efficiency". I think if you look in your Funk & Wagnalls you'll find that is a faux pas. Seriously though, my 460 was fine with a 600 CFM Edelbrock but had more high-RPM go with a 750 Eddy. So anything between those two limits would work. And I like Edelbrocks better than Holleys, but that's a personal preference.

Thanks, guys. As for needing a hydraulic crimper for #10 & 12 wires, I can't say that I really do. The need is for a crimper that does a good job on 2/0 wire, which this crimper is said to do, but it just so happens to also do down to #12. So I'll give it a try.