Installing a new wiring harness

In my quest to make incremental improvements, it came time to upgrade the wiring. Frankly, I never realized how dangerous the old wiring was until I started removing it. As you can see, many of the wires had been wrapped in electrical tape after the original cloth insulation hardened, cracked, and fell off. There were…

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Reinstalling the front clip

It was time for summer cruising, and the annual charity car show was coming up, so I needed to get the old truck back together. I removed the front clip primarily to make it easier to remove the engine & transmission, but it was also a great opportunity to do a few other things in…

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Spring 2019 – 3 years in the making

Hurry up! No, wait a minute. I mean – – wait three years! So here we are, almost summer 2019 and finally we have two new flowers for our bees. Columbine These perennials come in a variety of colors and shapes, all having the same leaves.   Chives And wow! Who knew chives would be…

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Snowpocalypse 2019

I love the summer, to be in the garden and hanging out with the birds and the bees, or in my greenhouse admiring the yummy tomatoes. Well, I guess I love the spring, when I get to see the bees again and knowing there is plenty of pollen for them to multiply. Come to think…

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Cleaning & Painting the 216

My original plan in preparation for rebuilding the transmission was to remove the engine/transmission as a combined unit. After looking closer, I realized one of the frame crossbars prevented the transmission from moving forward. At this point, I could have left the engine in place and just removed the transmission, but I decided to go…

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Rebuilding the Transmission

This was one of my primary reasons for tearing the old truck apart. When I purchased the truck, I was told the engine had been rebuilt and it was also rather apparent given the “relative” cleanliness. But it appeared like the SM-420 4-speed transmission had not been touched recently, if ever. It was completely coated…

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