What have you done to your square lately??

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I have nice cylindrical ones, like 5 of them or so. Just need to glue in a bottom and tap the top with tube that runs down. For filling… hmm… could cut a hole real nicely , tap it, and put the piece you cut out through s die.. could make it the purge valve that sits in top many of them. And if you run the tube down that, you only have one change to the top. Then make the other lines Run no where and be plugged lol.

my thoughts exactly
 

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replaced washer fluid jug early may. Now the replacement is leaking (Dorman). I swear i'm gonna get a damn tide or milk jug and stick that **** in there. Better yet, rig something up to hook up to the jug the washer fluid comes in. Damn already.....my repaired '86 jug lasted longer than this crap.

[edit] hmm....convert a charcoal canister to a washer fluid reservoir....maybe. At least it will appear original lol.
I went through this - finally got one that was cracked down the side for nada at the yard. I used some stuff called 'Goop" - is clear and will seal anything. No leak but it looked awful. What I'm going with now is an 88- (?) tank.....mounts on the firewall with no leak issues. Mine didn't have factory AC so I dont have that growth on my firewall.
 

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More stuff that I'm hysterical about but is old hat to you guys. I haven't done drum brakes since the Fall of 1987 (no joke). Took me about 3+ hrs over 2 days but figured it out. They'll never look like this again. All new parking brake cables as well.
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Which means I could put the drums on and mount the rear wheels again. Finally cookin with gas. Next up is the drive train. Woohoo!

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More stuff that I'm hysterical about but is old hat to you guys. I haven't done drum brakes since the Fall of 1987 (no joke). Took me about 3+ hrs over 2 days but figured it out. They'll never look like this again. All new parking brake cables as well.
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Which means I could put the drums on and mount the rear wheels again. Finally cookin with gas. Next up is the drive train. Woohoo!

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I was the same way when I did mine a while back. That's better looking than mine came out. It's a good feeling knowing you have all new **** in there even though you can't see it. Lol
 

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More stuff that I'm hysterical about but is old hat to you guys. I haven't done drum brakes since the Fall of 1987 (no joke). Took me about 3+ hrs over 2 days but figured it out. They'll never look like this again. All new parking brake cables as well.
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Which means I could put the drums on and mount the rear wheels again. Finally cookin with gas. Next up is the drive train. Woohoo!

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now they will work great assuming you go in and check them once every 5 years make sure no leaks and nothing is excessively worn.
 

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Doesn't look like a lot, but it's several hours work for me. At least I'm putting something "back in" instead of taking it out/off.
Have some sheets left over, so the vulnerable area like the back panel will get 2 layers.
Definitely does make a difference.

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More puttering with the switch- got the old one working again while out, but you put it in and get a few shifts with it working if lucky, or nothing if not lucky.

The new one keeps the light on all the time.

I think the little plastic stem on the new one is a hair short , so trying to figure out how to do some creative engineering.

Like - cutting the head off a nail to put in the spring to make a spacer.

Or, if I can get a tiny ball bearing or a washer that will fit inside the spring.

Only thing I accomplished so far is making my back sore ...

:dancingpoop:

May try the nail deal tomorrow with silicone to hold it on the spring.

I want something magnetic so I can pull it out with my magnetic pickup tool.

SCIENCE!

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Well, I cant explain it, but my BB experiment failed.

Put the old switch in and jacked with it some more- fail.

Eff it- put the new one in one more time - it works.

:think:

I'm going with it.

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Doesn't look like a lot, but it's several hours work for me. At least I'm putting something "back in" instead of taking it out/off.
Have some sheets left over, so the vulnerable area like the back panel will get 2 layers.
Definitely does make a difference.

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very nice job! If you don't mind were did you purchase the Kilmat?
 

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Doesn't look like a lot, but it's several hours work for me. At least I'm putting something "back in" instead of taking it out/off.
Have some sheets left over, so the vulnerable area like the back panel will get 2 layers.
Definitely does make a difference.

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Don’t forget the roof/ceiling before the headliner goes in
 

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very nice job! If you don't mind were did you purchase the Kilmat?

I ordered the Kilmat from Amazon. They have 2 thicknesses. 50 or 80 mil.
I got the 50, but had enough extra & some of another brand to double up a few places and put some in the doors.
A box (47 sheets) will do a standard cab 1 time.
 

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More stuff that I'm hysterical about but is old hat to you guys. I haven't done drum brakes since the Fall of 1987 (no joke). Took me about 3+ hrs over 2 days but figured it out. They'll never look like this again. All new parking brake cables as well.
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Which means I could put the drums on and mount the rear wheels again. Finally cookin with gas. Next up is the drive train. Woohoo!

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Nice work! Those brakes will last a good long time. While I enjoy the utter simplicity of disk brakes, the old 3/4 and 1 ton drums have some serious stopping power.
An aside, I knew the brakes worked really well on the blue truck when we bought it last year. Could see new calipers up front and the drums looked clean on the outside and spied new Nails in the backing plates. Presumed someone at least put new pads on.
To my surprise and pleasure, finally popped the rear wheels off a couple months ago when I was painting the chassis, and the back brakes looked identical to your pic, save for a very small amount of brake dust. Everything was new, right down to the springs and hardware. Drums slid right off with just a little wiggle. (Sf axle)
 

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