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SK 99

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Replaced the worn out Holley carb with a Quick Fuel "Brawler"....

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@bucket did all the work, I just stood around and drank beer. The truck runs better than ever!
 

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Built new seat-slide mounts and installed a small (and shallower) steering wheel so I can still have my cheeseburgers and milkshakes... There wasn't a lot of room for my kids and they're both small and skinny.
 

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replaced brake proportioning valve (2nd valve) gonna reinstall radiator and refill cooling today as long as other things dont pop up in life....
 

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I do like the set cover Shaine!!!
I always loved the saddle blanket covers. The truck I learnt to drive on the farm had this style of seat cover and the front pockets always had fencing pliers, .22 brass and often a pack of Colts with a lighter (my dad's). So now I need to find an old set of pliers, go gopher shooting and buy a pack of smokes... part of this build is reliving my teen years ;)

The skull is the back vest patch from a volunteer group that I am part of - One Broken Biker, I'm the Injury Outreach Director for Canada. We support injured motorcyclists across Canada and I like to show my support wherever I go. I'm a large man so I'm essentially a walking billboard for the group most times I leave my house as lots of my clothes are from the group's store.
 

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replaced brake proportioning valve (2nd valve) gonna reinstall radiator and refill cooling today as long as other things dont pop up in life....
I had the inner fenders out when I did my brake valve - I wish I had pulled the rad out too. That happened a few weeks after the valve as the other side of the radiator started leaking (neck rotted out) - so I pulled and replaced it anyway...
 

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I always loved the saddle blanket covers. The truck I learnt to drive on the farm had this style of seat cover and the front pockets always had fencing pliers, .22 brass and often a pack of Colts with a lighter (my dad's). So now I need to find an old set of pliers, go gopher shooting and buy a pack of smokes... part of this build is reliving my teen years ;)

The skull is the back vest patch from a volunteer group that I am part of - One Broken Biker, I'm the Injury Outreach Director for Canada. We support injured motorcyclists across Canada and I like to show my support wherever I go. I'm a large man so I'm essentially a walking billboard for the group most times I leave my house as lots of my clothes are from the group's store.
Those seat covers from before the world went sideways had a long pocket for a shotgun or rifle
 

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Those seat covers from before the world went sideways had a long pocket for a shotgun or rifle
Yeah, I wasn't too happy when I bought mine a few years ago, and it had small pockets instead of the rifle one. The cover I had in the late 70s had the long one.
 

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Yeah, I wasn't too happy when I bought mine a few years ago, and it had small pockets instead of the rifle one. The cover I had in the late 70s had the long one.
I remember gun racks in the rear window - even here in Canada. I still see the odd one but they often have a walking or cattle chasing cane.
 

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Got finished mounting up the pipes and cut out the old exhaust.

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Ordered some flex pipe and a buncha clamps and reducers to hook it up. Found out exhaust flex pipe won’t bend tight enough to get from point A to point B, so have to take it in to a shop and get a couple pieces made from the manifolds to the pipes.
 

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Noticed the passenger's side headlight was darker than the drivers, sure enough had moisture inside:
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New headlights I got from Rock Auto, $41 for two delivered, versus $60 for two picked up at Autozone or Oreilly. Only waited 4 days for delivery:
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While I do prefer to purchase from a local vendor, I felt that an extra $15 per lamp was too much. Old lamps were dated coded 2014.
Both are bright again, but I did notice that the headlamp wiring connectors are getting brittle and cracking, here comes another project!
 

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Noticed the passenger's side headlight was darker than the drivers, sure enough had moisture inside:
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New headlights I got from Rock Auto, $41 for two delivered, versus $60 for two picked up at Autozone or Oreilly. Only waited 4 days for delivery:
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While I do prefer to purchase from a local vendor, I felt that an extra $15 per lamp was too much. Old lamps were dated coded 2014.
Both are bright again, but I did notice that the headlamp wiring connectors are getting brittle and cracking, here comes another project!

Those XtraVision lights have been my go-to for at least 15 years now. Great bang for the buck.

...Although my local stores sell them for around $22, iirc.
 

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Noticed the passenger's side headlight was darker than the drivers, sure enough had moisture inside:
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New headlights I got from Rock Auto, $41 for two delivered, versus $60 for two picked up at Autozone or Oreilly. Only waited 4 days for delivery:
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While I do prefer to purchase from a local vendor, I felt that an extra $15 per lamp was too much. Old lamps were dated coded 2014.
Both are bright again, but I did notice that the headlamp wiring connectors are getting brittle and cracking, here comes another project!
time to do the relay upgrade if you haven't already.
 

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