Gary Lewis

The #'s are the circuit number. And while it can be a real pain looking them up, there's a little-known trick. Go to Documentation/Test Page. Right now there's a copy of the 1985 EVTM in one searchable pdf. Open that up, then at the bottom of the screen click the Full Screen icon on the lower left. That will open the document up in a new tab with a search function. Then search for the circuit number or the wire color. But type them in exactly as you see them.

16003-4 Moulding (front fender) Bright/black (LH) E0TZ 16004-D

Sure looks good, but that's well over $1K with shipping.

I, too, have had good results with SEM products. But I've not used it on fabric. Just plastic.

Yep, I had to radius two holes, one on each header, just to get the bolts in. Further, several bolts had to be the whole way in or I couldn't get the wrench on them due to the turn of the tube. So I had to pull the flange back against the head, take a few turns on that one and then move onto another one that had similar problems. Part way through I'm thinking "How did I get in this mess?!?!?!?!?!" And now I have to lay that header back to get the tranny in.

Jim - Trust me, I'm frustrated. And if I didn't have a ton of money wrapped up in these things I'd be considering going with the manifolds. But I'm soooooo close. Like maybe 1/8" off. Bill - As Jim said, I don't have a straight shot at about 1/2 of the bolts. So I don't think I can use Torx fasteners. So, guys, why is 1/2" of engagement not enough? The rule of thumb I remember is 1 - 1.5 times the diameter of the bolt for max strength. They are 3/8" bolts, so 1/2" is right in the middle of that 1 - 1.5 range. Plus these are tight fits, not sloppy. And I can't really torque these things so I'm doubting there is any chance of it stripping out.

3304_ LINK ASSY. (STEERING DRAG) 80/82 F100/350 - - 2/W/D "Before 5/82" E0TZ 3304-B

I appreciate the direct and honest feedback. And I can understand ditching Facebook. However, our church uses it religiously () so I'll continue to use it. In fact, via Facebook I just learned that Steve/FoxFord33 is ill, so keep him in your prayers. Anyway, I agree it would take a lot of work, and I can see how the view might not be worth the climb. So thanks. But let's leave this poll up for a bit to see what happens.

80/86 U150 — w/o step bumper (LH) EOTZ 17788-A Inner

That's the Bullnose Forum spirit!

Wow! That's BIG! Thanks, but I don't think I'm interested. But, if it had the right 413....

Not a bad looking Flareside, but no price? Did I miss it?

Oh, ok. I misunderstood.

That's quite a filter. Should help the tranny's life, but you do need to protect it, so the shield sounds like a good idea.

Well, having thought about it, you are right. There can't be any more than 1/2". If the bolt is 1 1/4" and the flange is 1/2" that leaves 3/4". But that washer has to be 1/8" when compressed, and the gasket is probably about the same. So ~1/2" is probably the max it could be.

Yes, probably 1/2" flange, but there's more than 1/2" of engagement. Don't know how much, but there sure seems to be a lot when you are doing it 1/16 turn at a time.

Well, it was a day. Got the passenger-side header bolts snugged up and the driver-side header installed and the bolts snugged up. But that in and of itself wasn't as easily done as said. Many of those bolts are so close to the exhaust tube that my Craftsman 3/8" 12-point wrench, shown on the left, wouldn't go on. So I modified a spare a little bit to get clearance, and it took all of that grinding to get the needed clearance. Then I tried to put the tranny in. No go. In this pic you can see that the tranny is touching the header at the starter bump, and the pilot stud is just visible through the top hole, but not yet lined up. So, I did some measuring. I know this isn't very accurate, but the engine plate pic on the right shows roughly 1 9/16" to the edge, and the transmission pic on the right shows essentially the same measurement. So it looks to me like there will be the same clearance between the tranny and the header as there is to the engine plate - if I can get the tranny there. Having said that, it wouldn't hurt to take a bit off the tranny with the flap wheel to make sure there's room. So I think I'll do that tomorrow as well as loosen the bolts on that header and swing it as far away as I can, which is ~3/8". Other ideas? Suggestions? Help!

I dumped it for almost 5 years for the same reason, and only in the last year or two re-activated my account so that I had access to FB Marketplace and Vendor pages (where they post their sales and discount codes). Otherwise, I would probably have stayed off it forever. In any case, I too voted no. I think it would be too difficult to police and keep it as nice/calm/cool/collected as Gary's forum. Cory - I understand where you are coming from as well. We sure seem to see the seamy side of people at times on Facebook. And it would be work, for sure, to police it.

Matthew - I understand from whence you come. But my premise was that we impose our guidelines. I do NOT want a cesspool and wonder if there are others like that out there who would be willing to join a Facebook page but don't want a forum. There appears to be a whole generation of folks who do social media, like FB, but don't do forums. Do we want to help them? At what cost? Those are the basic questions.

Good update, thanks. As my father was wont to say, two steps forward and one backward is still progress. And, as Jim is wont to say, progress is good and you are making progress in spite of the clocking problem. On your first drive, be careful. Jonathan says hydroboosted brakes work extremely well, and you don't want to hit your head on the steering wheel.

No, these are the bolts and washers that came with the headers:

We have a Facebook page called the Bullnose Forum. And we have one called Gary's Garagemahal. Both are set up as just placeholders pointing people here. But there are people on here, myself included, who frequent the various Bullnose pages on Facebook. And there are people on Facebook who aren't interested in a forum. So, should we open those pages up to comments and questions? If so, we need to use the same guidelines we have here, and we need to enforce them as I do not like the way some other pages are allowed to run. And that would mean we'd need some people to sign up to moderate there. Thoughts? Votes?

I actually do have a clutch, flywheel, pressure plate, and throw out bearing I took off Big Blue that's for sale. Won't fit a ZF5 so I had to go new.

I think it's all good as is Gary. Frank, understood. I prefer the help I get here on Non-Bullnose stuff over having to hunt for it elsewhere;). The thing I forgot was the title of the responses. So I've change the title to this response, and if people respond to me we'll be back on track.

Haha, I suppose so... Well, in that case move it over to my RV thread and I'll keep it all together there;). Like this? Now, what posts do you want deleted?