The past week has been another one of picking up on the details. Here's what we accomplished:
On Day 89 had all the remaining outside body pieces (fenders, etc.) loaded into my pickup truck and on Day 90 took them to the stripper.
Finished installing the brakes. Whew! The devil was sure in the details on that aspect of the job!
Installed the brake and clutch pedals assembly.
Installed the emergency brake assembly which is located under the cross member. (Thanks, Mike, for the CD that covered the maintenance manual for the Ford; was a great help!
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Packed the wheel bearings with grease and installed all the wheel hubs. Made new gaskets for the rear axles.
Purchased a new innertube to replace one that had a short stem and dismounted the tire and replaced that one.
Installed a new seal in the differential face where the drive shaft enters it.
Picked up a 5" wide, 70" long piece of channel iron for the front bumper. Got it at the same yard where I scrapped the original bed. Was a break-even situation!
Got a call earlier in the week from the steel fabricator that the new bed sections and the tail gate were finished so picked them up. They look good!
Installed all the wheels on the axles in preparation for filling the master cylinder, bleeding the lines and adjusting the brakes on Day 97. (Am still short lug nuts, one "L" and one "R"!
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That was it for this week!
Regards,
Jim