Addressing a few problems/issues I new about ...The brake pedal was only 5 1/2 " above the floor.Way to low for my liking.It has already been massaged once to fit the truck so cutting a 1 1/4 out of it didn't bother me.I tig welded it,blasted it and gave it a new coat of paint.I am well versed in pedal ratio's and did all the measurements.After cutting it was still around 5-1 which is quite high for power brakes.The truck does stop well..
Steering column.....I thought it was a GM unit but its a Ford truck tilt column.It has no ign switch in it..Problems...Its a auto column with shifter on it,turn signal switch is broken.Tilt mech is broken.I stripped the column to its core and went after the broken tilt first..It wont stay engaged in any position other than the lowest..I suspected a broken pawl but it was even simpler.The pin on the pawl had crept out half way and the pawl had lost its home and wasn't aligned anymore..I found a new turn signal switch.On Fords part of the tilt assembly is in this switch...So its a tilt only switch..I have the manual trans column out of the 78 Ford still so I will rob the tin off the column and hopefully build a nice manual trans/tilt column out of all the parts..
Hydro boost...I gutted the unit and replaced all the seals and O-rings..Both end seals were long finished which is why it was drooling everywhere..
On the bright side.....I am running out of things to fix....Still havin fun tho..Second pic is the pedal as removed.
Finished the t/case stuff today.Cut a 1/8 spacer from aluminum and it all bolted together fine.Also set up the t/case shifters.T/case shifter sticks will have to be dropped when I install it but the linkage can stay put..Everything seems fine now..
[ATTACH=furStill have a little issue to deal with is the starter was originally on the right side along with the battery..All the cables are on the right side of the truck..New location will have the starter on the left side.The cables are all good so I don't see the need to pull them and replace them.Some creative routing and junction block placement is in the works..
my tailgate..I hope to weld it up tomorrow as my 68 is supposed to come home tomorrow and work space in the shop will be bench top only...
Thanks guys....struggled a bit with the latches as they were originally welded on the steel gate.I had to bolt them on and put a bracket on the back for the cables.Truck originally used chains on the gate for stops when you lower the gate.I am using stainless cables and wanted strong mounts and I wanted the bolt for the cable eye in double shear..People do like to drop tail gates..My bolts for the latch were in the way to put the cable brackets where they belong.So I moved them out a bit and splayed them so the cables are not kinked.....
