southernZ's 1980 Pickup Build-Up Thread
12-04-2011, 06:02 PM
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I been driving the truck a good bit.....Everything is goin good so far. Got the sway bar hooked up. Still have not hooked the track bar up yet. Been driving the truck 50-55 mph. With 30x9.50's according to the speedometer it tops out at 60 mph...lol... Prolly could go a little faster, but im not the brave yet...lol..next step is the passenger floorboard. Im also in the process of taking the winch apart for a little service. (Warn M8000)
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01-25-2012, 06:30 AM
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Just a little update..... Ive been working on the truck when time allows (newborn baby). I put some 2.5" blocks on the back of the truck for now to level it after the 3" springs up front. Right now im fighting a charge issue and a rough idle. I also found out the #4 cylinder spark plug has been cross threaded. The plug tightens up, it just does not seat. And im having some sort of clutch issue, and i dont know how much longer the L43 is going to last. It will engage as it should some times, then i push the clutch pedal all the way, and it will engage early. If i pump the pedal it will help. It may be air in the line, or a slave cyl. i guess..The shifter so so sloppy on the transmission its not even funny. I have to work it into first..We will see. On a side note, Even with lower compression in the #4 (gas blows out due to the crossed SP) i can still get the truck up to 65 on the highway. Just takes a little time to get there.
01-30-2012, 04:40 AM
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With a newborn I dont think it is when times allows to work on it, but when you can get some sleep.lol.. I think they have an internal alarm that goes off every 2 hours. Congratulations.
Luckily I havent had to deal with a cross threaded spark plug, but dont they make a helicoil for that? Maybe that could be a reasonable fix for you.
Luckily I havent had to deal with a cross threaded spark plug, but dont they make a helicoil for that? Maybe that could be a reasonable fix for you.
02-14-2012, 10:01 AM
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hey southernZ, i just picked up an 82 sr5 longbed myself, i paid 750 for mine and it even has a warn 8000 on the front, what did you use to patch your floor with? ive got rust underneath my driver seat, also you said you picked up an 83 long bed? do you have the bed off of it? would you sell it?
02-28-2012, 03:53 PM
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I have the bed, but its in rough shape. Its yours if you want to come get it...lol...Yea mine came with a Warn M6000 on the front waiting to be all cleaned up.
On the floors, i used 14 ga. steel on the flat pieces, and 22 on the pieces i had to bend/shape.
On the floors, i used 14 ga. steel on the flat pieces, and 22 on the pieces i had to bend/shape.
04-01-2012, 11:46 AM
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Just a little update..... Ive been working on the truck when time allows (newborn baby). I put some 2.5" blocks on the back of the truck for now to level it after the 3" springs up front. Right now im fighting a charge issue and a rough idle. I also found out the #4 cylinder spark plug has been cross threaded. The plug tightens up, it just does not seat. And im having some sort of clutch issue, and i dont know how much longer the L43 is going to last. It will engage as it should some times, then i push the clutch pedal all the way, and it will engage early. If i pump the pedal it will help. It may be air in the line, or a slave cyl. i guess..The shifter so so sloppy on the transmission its not even funny. I have to work it into first..We will see. On a side note, Even with lower compression in the #4 (gas blows out due to the crossed SP) i can still get the truck up to 65 on the highway. Just takes a little time to get there.
04-04-2012, 06:27 PM
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Thanks man.....yea I have done 0 in the truck unfortunately. Im going to play with the clutch, and swap in the 5 speed out of my '83 into the '80 soon....
04-23-2012, 07:12 AM
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Well i figured id give a little update, no further progress on the truck. Just been playing around on the property. I sold my '83 and '86 turbo parts trucks. The 5 peed went with the '83, so i guess ill be keeping the 4-speed in the '80 for longer than expected. The guy that bought both of the parts trucks made a offer on mine. He has a '85 ex-cab SFA, the truck originally came with a 22Re, but he replaced it with a 22R. Has a 6" suspension lift with new 33x12.50's. I would have had to give him all 3 of my trucks plus $800 to cover his new tires.....I declined, if he still had the 22RE in his truck i would have jumped on it, but oh well.....Recent pics!
04-24-2012, 06:01 AM
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I bet you would...lol....Nah i love these tires, im actually gonna go smaller. After i get done restoring the OEM wheels, im gonna get a set of 30x9.50's...Sometimes these N's are all this old 20R can handle..lol
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Im thinking of selling this rig. Caint make up my mind. A part of me wants to keep it, build a flat bed, put new tires, and ding another engine..... but another part of me is craving the sound of a cammed v8 under the hood....
