Sunday, 19th March update:
IT LIVES!!!!
The last 4 - 5 weeks I haven't had time (or money) to even look at the truck. I've had so many bills pile up and been buried trying to pay them each week it leaves me with pennies. Anyway, I've finally caught up and now I can start buying to last few things I need to make her a runner/driver.
The last week I have been collecting a few bibs and bobs to fill in the work list and spent a good chunk of yesterday and today finishing up the wiring. I ran the co-ax through the interior light hole out to the hole in the roof and installed the base, then threaded the co-ax down the left B pillar along with a spare wire beside the int. light feed.
The LH door got wired out, Deutsch plugs for all the connections inside the cab A pillar and for the speaker and CL motor. Once the wires were tied up I installed the int. light and it lit up. I found the door switches a while ago and cleaned them up for install. Now when I open the door(s), the cabin lights up at night.
The central locking played up, but after removing a couple of loose un-needed terminals from the control box plug, it came good and got connected via the hot wire on the brake light switch at the pedal. Now both doors unlock with the key from outside or inside. Then I attacked the mess under the steering column. I changed a few different wires around, built/soldered up a multi connector and hooked both the new gauge plate, switch panel and Propane change-over switch up to ignition hot side. The change-over switch needs a few wires juggled (my dyslexia confused the colours) to make everything work correctly, but now it all functions as it should. The gauges work and the switch panel will work after I connect 3 more wires tomorrow night.
Then, I made a hose bridge on the trans for the cooler (the Ebay company in CA jipped me on my fittings and hose) so they will be delayed (problem now solved) soat least I can run the engine without fluid going everywhere. 6 litres of Mercon later, jumper cables afixed from the Triton and some ether down the carb, and VROOM! away it went, for about 3 seconds. So, a month short of 5 YEARS, it lives again.
A few bummers:
The fuel pump/sender ass'y I bought on the last trip is wrong. I stupidly bought a 87 - 91 pump/sender when I should have got a 85 - 86 unit. Now, the fuel gauge works in reverse (reads full when empty, empty when full), so i need another sender unit of the correct type.
The fuel neck I got with the flap set-up from Chasetruck Steve is too short. Apparently, the neck on the Bronco tank sits out further compared to the F truck tank neck, so the filler neck is too short. Not to worry, I measured it up tonight and will extend it at work tomorrow with a piece of exhaust tubing and call it good.
Other than that, I've had a productive weekend, and the light is now clearly visible at the end of the tunnel and it's NOT a train coming at me. The rear driveshaft goes in this week for shortening/balancing and the new master cylinder should be here by the end of the week.
Some pics:
Mocked up the interior/seats etc. to see how it looks.
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Wiring, etc:
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New switch panel and gauge panel (will paint them this week):
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Engine bay wiring almost complete:
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I have more, will upload a few more during the week as I progress further. Cheerio.