What have you done to your square lately??

[82sbshortbed]

Hooked up the new fog lights. I really like the wiring harness and all it seems pretty good quality. Time will tell tho. Went to tsc to get some washers to beef it up a little. Drilled two holes in the bumper on each side.one for the mounting bolt and one for the wires. Bumper is thick and it took some pushing on the drill. Lol

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Mounted switch

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Bolted the relay to the firewall and ran ground to fan ground. Run power thru fender and around battery

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Come out pretty good if I don't say so. Lol

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The bumper thingys stick out just a hair farther than the lights.

 

[WFarm]

Drove my Squares to a big Cruise-In!

Tonight the wife and I took the 75 Blazer and the 87 R1500 to a big Cruise-In in Chatam VA, which is about a 45 minute drive from the farm. I drove the Blazer. There were about 400 cars that descended on Chatham which is typical for their events. People loved the “Jaws Truck”.

We had a great time and met lots of nice folks, one of whom used to own my 87! Along with some missing history he also has the original hood so I’ll be checking up on that.

The Blazer did great, no heat related issues at all even when in Stop and Go traffic in the mid 80’s. Loved the highway driving, listening to the engine roar as we cruised down the highway. Several folks honked and gave me a thumbs up as they drove by.

When we left for home the wife texted me to say she needed gas. I never gave this a second thought until she seemed to be taking much longer than expected to get home. When she did arrive she was laughing so hard I thought she might pee herself. She had stopped for gas and put $35.00 in it but the gas gauge didn’t budge. She was worried as hell and when she had to stop for a train crossing she pulled off to the side and shut the engine off. Then she finally noticed the tank selector switch. She pressed “Left” and Viola! Plenty of gas!

Great night.

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[hoagster]

New led fog lights came in yesterday.

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Were did you score those? And what size are they? Been looking to replace the cheap oem ones on my 2000 GMC

 

[82sbshortbed]

Were did you score those? And what size are they? Been looking to replace the cheap oem ones on my 2000 GMC

Nilight ZH303 2PCS 6.5 Inch 120W... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PWLZDNH/

 

[justhorns]

This crane. Helped me load my bike all by myself.

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I have that same crane... And a friend who cannot lift his bike into the back of his truck because its too high

 

[JamesSam]

I cannot get the bolts on the regulator to lign back up with the holes in the door!!! I can only manage to get one in and the other one on the top is at least 1/4 to 1/2 in. away from its mountimg hole. I remember it being tricky from the last time I did this but not this difficult. What do I need to do? Anyone have a hack? Is this due to motor mount location? I remember seeing someone say something about that in a video but I don't think I mounted it at an off angle.

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[JamesSam]

Pic of my spliced connector switch hack job...

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[JamesSam]

After an hour of trying to figure out why I cannot line the bolts on the regulator with their mounting holes on the door...I finally pulled the regulator back out and now know it is toast. Old moving parts have seized. So I have this new regulator that has so much spring in it but the holes to mount the motor do not lign up. This is really frustrating. I took pics of motor mounts on old regulator and new regulator. It seems as if I need to get another regulator that hopefully will line up...or is there something fundamental I am missing here??? HELP!

 

[JamesSam]

Old VS New motor to regulator mounts.

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[bucket]

Old VS New motor to regulator mounts.

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That's just how many aftermarket parts are. You'll need to slot a couple of those holes to mount the motor.

It's easiest to mount the regulator into the door, with the motor already mounted to it. It's also easiest to do it with the regulator in the 95% UP position. Starting with a new regulator, in an unknown position, you'll need to power it up or down while it's in the door, to get everything lined up.

Hopefully, anyway. You never really know with aftermarket stuff.

 

[JamesSam]

I have been going in with motor mounted but on the old regulator wich is no longer working correctly, apparently... I really want to use this new regulator because it has so much life in it. Will it actually mount properly if I drill out space for mounting??? GD parts from(trump impression) CHINA.

 

[JamesSam]

Chi Na

 

[JamesSam]

Dang it!

 

[bucket]

I have been going in with motor mounted but on the old regulator wich is no longer working correctly, apparently... I really want to use this new regulator because it has so much life in it. Will it actually mount properly if I drill out space for mounting??? GD parts from(trump impression) CHINA.

By the looks of it, just the holes to mount the motor will need slotted.

 

[Old77]

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