FINALLY installed the USA1 Industries door panels that took a year and a half (and threatened legal action) to receive. Man they are nice, I will give them that. However, I discovered some black marks on the armrest pad. On closer inspection, it is paint chips with the black showing through. I...
Gave her the first bath since paint was completed (and first bath in like 20 something years). Plus I was checking for any cab water leaks before I lay down the carpet. Found a couple tiny ones inside the firewall around where some plugs that pass through. After sealing those up it's time to...
Here is what I came up with when going through this. In the end, I sat in the truck with a helper outside and figured out where they would be the most useful to me. Spoiler alert: they are fairly useless for seeing stuff but they definitely look cooler.
I stand corrected, it's a bargain!! In all seriousness, I highly doubt that $1,600 kick panel speakers for a squarebody would make any sense for 99.999% of the population. But hey, there's a lid for every pot right.
About 20 years ago I had to try the screwdriver trick. I ended up with half a filter still stuck to the block. I can only assume I forgot to oil the gasket, man was that thing stuck. I ended up getting one of these...
Well that was an adventure. Even with my "man paws" as the wife says, I was able to get those nuts tightened down behind the VA unit without moving it. It was literally 1/8 of a turn at a time with an open ended wrench, but got it done,
I just picked up what I thought was one of these for the firewall for my Holley HP engine harness that I have never been happy with the grommet seat. Turns out the one I bought is what I think is a knock off from Amazon, but looks like Sharpe doesn't have the black one in stock anyway...
Got it back from the locksmith. The door key I was trying to use was correct, but due to the wear it wouldn't work on the FACTORY ORIGINAL glove box lock. He made a new key using the lock cylinder, bam back in business. On to the next 534 things...