October 20, 2016
September 28, 2016
I'm really bad at this whole blogging thing
I started this blog to document and keep track of the process from start to finish. Well first off, I'm not the greatest writer. English was my worse subject in school. But I wanted to share the experience of restoring my dad's truck. It sat in our backyard for as long as I can remember and I always dreamed of one day being able to drive it.
However, I am the worst at keeping this up to date. But other factors contribute to the long breaks between posts. For example, it's too cold to actually do any work in the winter months, and ridiculously hot to be sitting in the garage in the summer when you have weeks and weeks of 90 - 100 degree days. So spring and fall are the best, but then there's only so much work you can get done when you're still saving money for parts. But since my last post (just about a whole year ago) I was able to save up enough to get the front brake kit and front suspension! We also completely finished prepping and painting the front end of the frame with POR15.
More recently we attempted to start putting the suspension and brake kit together, but like any major project you're going to run into some bumps in the road. For us last weekend it was first the new lower A-Arm shaft was too small. Granted, these were free and we did not know at the time they were not compatible. Good news from this is the old shafts were still in great condition, they just needed a little cleaning. We'll be replacing the rubber seals though. Next issue came about when laying out all the parts for the brake kit and suspension assembly. We realized nuts and bolts did not come with the shocks. It was simple enough to fix by going up to Napa Auto Parts a couple times to get the correct size bolts. Out day in the garage was a bit successful though. We were able to attached the rubber bumpers and ball joints to both lower A-Arms. And with one more parts order on its way we will soon have everything needed to put the brake kit and suspension together (hopefully). Fingers crossed.
However, I am the worst at keeping this up to date. But other factors contribute to the long breaks between posts. For example, it's too cold to actually do any work in the winter months, and ridiculously hot to be sitting in the garage in the summer when you have weeks and weeks of 90 - 100 degree days. So spring and fall are the best, but then there's only so much work you can get done when you're still saving money for parts. But since my last post (just about a whole year ago) I was able to save up enough to get the front brake kit and front suspension! We also completely finished prepping and painting the front end of the frame with POR15.
More recently we attempted to start putting the suspension and brake kit together, but like any major project you're going to run into some bumps in the road. For us last weekend it was first the new lower A-Arm shaft was too small. Granted, these were free and we did not know at the time they were not compatible. Good news from this is the old shafts were still in great condition, they just needed a little cleaning. We'll be replacing the rubber seals though. Next issue came about when laying out all the parts for the brake kit and suspension assembly. We realized nuts and bolts did not come with the shocks. It was simple enough to fix by going up to Napa Auto Parts a couple times to get the correct size bolts. Out day in the garage was a bit successful though. We were able to attached the rubber bumpers and ball joints to both lower A-Arms. And with one more parts order on its way we will soon have everything needed to put the brake kit and suspension together (hopefully). Fingers crossed.
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