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don't mess with me that way.; it's been a very long day of sanding/grinding .LMAO

Those had set screws back then ?? Thanks Mech. I didnt remember that.

don't forget to back off the set screws on pitman arm. a good jaw puller

Loosen the nut about 1/4" of gap, and strike the top of the pitman arm on that rectangle spot. Use a 5# mallet. It will pop loose.

Thanks bubba I’ll be turning it around tomorrow and pulling the steering box and one of the rear axle bearings if I don’t start on a porch modification I got lumber for Friday

Gooseneck ball is going away, it's set up for electric .brakes which is OK since all my tag trailers are Electric. Gonna bend up some diamond plate fenders and wi incorporate the lights and mudflap hangers into the fenders.

Bob... You have done a good bit of work recently.. 🍻

I like your idea of upgrading the pintle hitch area.. Will you need to add air glad hands?? You will probably have to attach your light bar / mud flap hangers to the end of the frame.. That Goose neck ball looks a little far back for good weight distribution???

dont know how i missed alot of this tread,,,,,i was still on nights,,,when it started ,lol,not sure,,bob

Nice going bud thanks for the updates and I have shit sitting around here. I bought for mine way longer than seven years ha ha let’s keep it up very hard to do anything on these things when you’re still working…. Bob

ok ,,,ran out of excuses and yesterday was gorgeous ,,,,got it all back together,,,nothing leaking,,white,smoke appears to have reduced conciderably,,,if not completely gone,,,,,maybe i might have to burn off the carbon,from that one tight exhaust valve,,,,kinda hard to tell...started it in the garage,,,with one door open,,took a while to clear the smoke,,,,,bob

So after 5 years I'm going to get back at this (can't rush these things). Started to cut off the ugliness on the back. Not a lot of frame beyond the rear spring hanger and the pintle hitch is pretty awful. I've been thinking of getting an air ride cutoff and upgrading to hub pilot although then I'll have to do something with the front to match.. it would be nice to get the gearing to around 3.70 to get more highway friendly. Got a couple of toolboxes on the shelf that will fit behind the cab nice. Also time to ditch the air assist and put on the power steering that's been sitting in the toolbox since I bought it 7 years ago.

I think there was a few different versions of how the plumbing was done Some years ago on the forum there was a lot of discussion in a thread about this very topic Someone smarter than me could probably find it and post a link Paul

Pretty hard to simulate conditions it would go through while running. Should be looked into though. I bet it's why you mentioned the part about it being loud.

Good grief you're right! I don't know how I didn't notice that before, and I keep forgetting that this isn't the original engine. Granted it's been running with this setup since the 80s or 90s and the engine is still very strong with little blow by but I still will take the tubes off to make sure its not dusting itself out. Maybe I'll use a piece of paper or a smoke test to see if any air is back feeding through the intercooler.

yeah its raining here now,,,,that totally closed the deal on any work today still drinking coffee concidering lunch soon,,,,im just thrilled to pieces i have all the difficult steps behind me,and tomorrow is another day,,bob