Got a little done today. Headers are installed and the Sanderson's went in pretty smooth by following their instructions and using the Ultra Black Silicone of the gasket material. Not a fan of silicone as a gasket material but things change after 20 years. One bolt on each side was so close all I could get was an open end wrench on it. Getting leverage to attempt the 20lbs of torque was impossible.
I checked out the radiator that came with the donor truck and it appears that I will probably be looking for another option. Reason #1, it doesn't fit and #2 the trans cooler connections look awful small.
For some reason, I have had some kind of mental shut down about the gas tank and getting it done. Sometimes it pays off just to pick up the torch and burn some steel. Don't know why I was reluctant, but after I got started, the creativity started up again and before I knew it a lot of my unknowns were solved, including how to put a vent tube into the filler neck.
Straightening out the front tires worked out great for moving the truck in and out of the garage. It rolls so easy now that I almost rolled the truck through the back wall putting it up.
The gas tank I made 25 years ago had some issue that I recall and one of them was venting when the truck wasn't level. The filler neck need to be moved and the far side of the tank needed to be vented back to the fill neck to vent air. Took me a while to figure this out but I manage to make a fill neck fitting out of some stainless tube I had laying around.
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| Homemade vent tube |
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