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So far most of my work has been focused on the cab as the engine parts are still coming in, and I want to do that all at once. The truck at one point had dealer a/c, but it had been disabled before I ever got it. Not sure what was needed to restore, but I knew I needed to get at the evaporator. Comb...

Picked up a new (to me) 1987 NP435 transmission this weekend. That will be torn down and rebuilt as soon as my parts washer shows up.

I also picked up a new steering wheel to replace the skinny hard plastic one.

We had a girl, 10 months old now, starting to walk this week. I can already tell Im in trouble. She was about to do pick something up off the TV stand last night, and when I asked her not to, so looked at me, smiled, shook her head "no" and did it anyway. I expected the baby to grind any project lik...

So its been almost 2 years since I started this thread and I have accomplished little of what I initially set out to do. What have I done? Well here is a list: Replace the sheetrock in my garage and basement with plywood that I can unscrew from the wall next time the river floods. Buck and split 4 c...

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So following both my wife getting laid off and 2 feet of flood water in my house from Hurricane Irene, the engine & transmission swap plan found itself suddenly de-funded. It is put off atleast until the spring when I have saved the money to do it right. In the mean time I am am going to proceed wit...

I went to grade school and lived in Granby (north central CT) for a few years... beautiful country... we used to drive some of the trails... very nice. I drive through Granby Center every day to and from work. I grew up here, lived in NYC for a while, then Boston, RI, and back to little New Hartfor...

Nice looking truck! Whil I'm not really a fan of that front end on the broncos it somehow looks a LOT better on trucks... What part of Conn are you in? Have a good friend in Glastonbury - it's some beautiful country back there, but I do hear ya on the narrow, trail type stuff being the only "off ro...

Awesome truck!! Welcome. Here are my recommendations. Can't go wrong with Autofab. Southwest makes some nice stuff too. Keep it sleeper looking. I would put a drop center hood on it, but DON'T change the wheels or the bed, or put an update kit on it! My 2 cents. Not sure if I should keep the curren...

Thanks. Ive had it about a year now and drive it quite regularly around town and to and from work. I had wanted a truck for a while, and agonized over what to get. My father had an '81 F100 2wd style side that I put through a telephone pole and into a tree when I was 16. When I saw this truck, same ...

Hey all, Matt here. Just joined so I could hopefully draw on all of your knowledge and experience in planning and building up my truck. I have a 1980 F150 Flareside - Custom (which pretty much means it had zero options, even the rear bumper was extra). I am in Connecticut, but its a North Carolina t...