Betty's "I want to be a mule" progress log thread

[410Fortune]

I just moved, 4 states and 4 families I am not moving again anytime soon!!

The land two spots over is for sale
Only neighbor you would have then would be us and the moose, plus its 23 acres on the river.
Bring your snow machines!!
Of course its all off grid back here and you gotta build a house and a shop
Worth it to get your doors fixed and gaskets sealed

 

[vroomzoomboom]

Lets do this. I am now going outside to tell my neighbors to move, hopefully the house will be vacant shortly. BRB

can i have (im trying to remember exactly what it was) that little stone "hut" in the back yard rent free?

 

[Turdle]

Ok Tim has dibs on the smokehouse.

 

[traveler]

Isn't the smokehouse a story and a half? Basement and first floor? Must be room for more than one.

 

[gmanpaint]

Laughs as Tim Diggs a tunnel from smoke house, to kitchen pantry to raid the cookies.

 

[vroomzoomboom]

Ok Tim has dibs on the smokehouse.

woohoo!!!!

Laughs as Tim Diggs a tunnel from smoke house, to kitchen pantry to raid the cookies.

shush! no cookies for you, and you dont get to visit my new house either!

 

[Turdle]

Mine are going bad and I'm not looking forward to fixing them

Got the driver latch done today! This thread

HOW TO - Remove and replace door latch assembly

Driver door latch part number new old stock ford OEM from Ford Parts Giant

5L5Z-7821813-AA

using that number it is only 26 bux, bare steel not yellow as original. I assume this is an old 1991 part

 

[Turdle]

Noticed a non working bulb in the overhead console, passenger side bulb which is the driver map light.

took off the cover , gave the bulb a twist to remove it and it flashed once. I got it out and see the conductor wiring trace in the console has wilted. The other bulb was heat welded into place. I got it to turn and tried to pull it out, low and behold the hole is heat deformed, rather, melted to a smaller diameter and the bulb will not come out. stuck it all back together for another time and wouldn't ya know it now the windows will not roll down. Hmmm

in a 2000, fuse 26 , 10a, is tied to the windows somehow. I replaced the fuse, now the light in the deformed slot works, and windows do also. It's a GEM thang--

 

[CDW6212R]

Heat is hell!

Time for some more LED projects.

 

[Turdle]

Heat is hell!

Time for some more LED projects.

Think I will need to be procuring another OHC first. But yes, LED's for sure.

 

[Turdle]

Betty got a new friend. 2003 116k miles 5.4 leather, dealership repaired cab rust, new paint 4 years ago.

 

[rizzjc]

Nice!

 

[traveler]

Aww man it's even a 4x4. That's what I was looking for when I got my Expy!

 

[RockRanger]

Very nice.

 

[Turdle]

It is a nice truck and for my Father I will say thanks. It is the one vehicle he bought for himself when he retired. My mother always had a nice car, ha drove leased company vehicles for a living.
He was known to wash it when it got rained on, or driven. period. Check into motel and find car wash if thats what it took. Washed 3 times a day if that's what it took to keep it shined and spot free.
It's pretty much flawless.
So, I have mixed emotions about having the truck which represents my dad throwing in the towel, and trying to keep it looking this good. It's being garaged here now so with Snowflake in the other bay, Betty got kicked to the curb.

 

[vroomzoomboom]

so how long until you start powdercoating stuff on it??

 

[Rick]

Nice looking rig

 

[Turdle]

It's been a while since anything happened in here so -----

Time for some pain.

Since nothing up front had been touched since , ok heck I'm gonna guess 2017 and Betty has seen some rough roads, plus the fact I see some torn boots on joints it's time for this

And boy does it suck getting old. Anyhoo, got this thingy off

Pretty sure these are done. they have been to colorado 2 times, moab, and all over southeast Kansas dirt

and we sit here.

I need to measure angles best I can , not sure how I will get this in good enough alignment to drive to alignment shop.

 

[Turdle]

But wait! Theres more, if you order n the next 2 minutes we'll send not one but 2

 

[Turdle]

@gmanpaint told me I needed those to be cool.


@RockRanger set me straight on how they needed to be put on Betty to actually get into cool zone. So, he made these.

about 1.5 years ago.

Then , would you believe the nerve of him to PM me last week to tell me how uncool I still was?? ( sarcastic attempt at humor)


I needed some motivation, and hope I can accomplish this task because these brackets really are top notch stuff. I've installed another version and can already see the improvement "tweaks" I wished were in that earlier set.