Long road to some form of respectability

[Westbank of NOLA]

I finally have some free time, so why not turn some nuts and bolts. I finished wiring my fan, I had to swap the wiring setup as I had the wrong setup. Now to do some clean up, and make it look presentable.

Next order of business. I need to install the jeep steering shaft , and replace that metal flashing at the bottom of the windshield. I should be able to complete both today

 

[ssn696]

Excellent avatar....

 

[Westbank of NOLA]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Just when you think you making progress, something crazy just jumps out at you. I was getting the car ready to be sent over to the exhaust shop and it wouldn't crank. Oh, thats most likely a dead battery. Switched a hot one in and still nothing. I look down at the starter and two wires are just hanging off, stripped from the wiring harness. Jeez, its a easy thing to fix but it just sent me into a small WTF moment. I will fix it tomorrow.

Excellent avatar....

Thanks. My daughter has that mimic gene, I'm not complaining one bit . Her mom however is upset that I refuse to let people paint her nails, but she can get oil and dirt under them.

 

[Westbank of NOLA]

After messing around with odds and end. Fixing starter wires, cleaning up fan wires, changing tie rods ends, and so on. I finally felt i was at a point where I can test drive around the block. Turn the key, car starts right up . Throw it in drive, then reverse and goes right into gear. Slow creep up the street, after all the exhaust isn't hooked up. Looked in the mirror and noticed a liquid trail following the car. Stopped and popped the hood, and sure enough radiator is pissing like it had a six pack Throw it in reverse and back up to the house. I looked for the leak and then the electric fans kick in at least I did that right. Cool, So I find the leak, not good. As im parking the car back in its spot and I see red liquid fly into the air. The top line has a pin hole right outside the radiator. So, I need to hunt for a radiator and replace the transmission lines. Then its off to the exhaust shop, then inspection station. Maybe next weekend.

 

[mymontess]

Hey. Just keep plugging away, you'll get there! I'm new to the forum, I've heard a few different people talk about Blazer brake upgrade. Seems like a relatively inexpensive way to upgrade front brakes. Do you use the Blazer spindle also? Doesn't create suspension geometry issues? What about master cylinder- do you use a Blazer master?
Love your avatar.
Thanks,
Rod