Recent content by lil_Blue_Ford

Reading through some of my build thread, I came across where I mentioned that I had an idea for something for the truck and refused to give details. Of course, since I refused to give details I don't remember exactly what I had been planning, lol. But I have a pretty good idea of what it might...

Looks like most of my photos were lost. I'll have to work on getting them worked back in at some point here. Until then, I got all the photos uploaded to my server so they will not be lost again. You can view the gallery at http://jjgavinpublishing.com/lbf_photo_gallery/thumbnails.php?album=3

So I've been mostly driving the choptop. I rigged up my chopped-up jeep top in place that I was using before and filled in most of below it with a piece of tarp. Still have to figure out something for closing it in a little better (it just has to be temporary for the winter) but it's closed in...

Replaced the slave cylinder so it's drivable, but I still have to do something about the oil leak sometime in the near future. I'll worry about it when I have some time to spare. I did have the choptop out on the highway for the first time last night, on the flat and downhill it would hold on...

Took a few minutes to check it out the other day. Looks like the slave cyl is the culprit. It's soaked in brake fluid and everything else is dry. I also discovered that the engine is soaked in oil. Soaked to the dripping point. Not sure if it's just valve covers or if it's an oil pan gasket or...

:icon_rofl: Hopefully your luck isn't quite as bad as mine, lol

Yup. Especially considering that was my last drivable vehicle. All my junk needs fixed now. But the F-150 has to take priority now because it's my work truck. Spending a day here or there on my choptop to keep it on the road is one thing, but I'm faced with a problem now. Yes, I could yank the...

So all that work, I pull out of the driveway this morning and BAM. My clutch hydraulics took a dump. So much fun. Chances are pretty good that it's not going to get fixed anytime soon, I need to devote all of my time (the precious little there is) to getting my F-150 fixed at this point.

Well, Fedex finally got around to bringing my new seal today. I had this bright idea of trying to do the seal in the truck. I pulled the pitman arm off and pushed the tie rods out of the way and promptly discovered that my "professional" grade snap ring pliers just slipped off the snap ring. So...

lol, thanks, only took me like 5 years to get it back on the road!

Since the F-150 has been up on jackstands (and I put a build thread up for it in the non-rbv build section), the choptop has become my DD. And I've been finding all sorts of bugs.... The E-brake cables need adjusted (possibly flat out replaced). It takes a LOT of force to get it down to the...

I've been driving it here and there, weather permitting mostly. Last day I drove it though my voltage regulator took a dump on me, since it was cheaper than a new alternator, I replaced it but haven't had a chance to drive it since because of rain. I keep cleaning up odds and ends on it...

New windshield is in and sporting a new inspection sticker! Although it's not exactly fun to drive it in the rain, lol.

Got things tacked and got the windshield out. The whole bottom of the windshield area is rusty but I think I can hit it with a flap disk and shoot some paint on it and it'll be ok. The one top corner is kinda rotted, not quite sure how I should go about fixing it (probably should have grabbed a...

Got some more work done on it here and there. Tore the two broken hubs apart and managed to make one good one out of 'em. Still have to put all the parts back together for it, trying to decide exactly how I should lube it up for assembly, if I should use some grease or if I should just soak it...