I finally bought another 80's truck

Ando069 · Jun 14, 2024

Thanks Rich. yeah so, I did that today I have clean fluid thru the right side... left side still going its really slow. I filled the MC and left cover off... (this made sense to me... finger on the straw theory) after doing the Rear Right I no longer get the BRAKE light halfway down with brake pedal, so I think I'm making progress... I didn't disconnect the front calipers doing the brakes/spindles I don't think I have to bleed them just yet... I would only bleed them to refresh the BF flowing to them... I want to drive this thing tonight in the RAIN apparently, we're expecting bad storms...

FLGS400 · Jun 14, 2024

Well, the fronts should be pretty easy then. Hope it all works out for ya!

We're finally getting some rain this week. Just the usual intermittent heavy rain with thunder and lightning... ho-hum.

Ando069 · Jun 14, 2024

FLGS400 said:
Well, the fronts should be pretty easy then. Hope it all works out for ya!

We're finally getting some rain this week. Just the usual intermittent heavy rain with thunder and lightning... ho-hum.

Florida's getting pretty bad stuff from what we hear in the news... good luck..

I did get it out no brake light on dash.. not perfect yet.. feels a little soft but stops okay...

took some beauty pics at the park up the street. Hahah

Ando069 · Jun 14, 2024

I really like c5 wheels on it but the 17's look a little small on front...

Drunkcanuk · Jun 14, 2024

Ando069 said:
I really like c5 wheels on it but the 17's look a little small on front...

I think in needs more of an altitude adjustment to make it look "proportion"....lol.

What size tires are you running?
That's maybe what's throwing the "look" off.

FLGS400 · Jun 14, 2024

Ando069 said:
Florida's getting pretty bad stuff from what we hear in the news... good luck..

The news everywhere else blows our weather out of proportion all the time. Yeah, we get some storms, but they usually blow through pretty fast.

Truck looks good and glad you got to take it for a spin! Maybe try taller 17" tires on the rims. I'm running a 27.7" tall tire with a 4/6 drop.

Edit: We're actually getting a decent downpour at the moment. Left my truck out in the driveway to let Mother Nature rinse it off. :gr_grin:

Drunkcanuk · Jun 14, 2024

For the record....I'm running 29" tires.
235/65/17's on 17x8s on a 4/6 drop
Same diameter as stock ones.

Ando069 · Jun 14, 2024

Drunkcanuk said:
I think in needs more of an altitude adjustment to make it look "proportion"....lol.

What size tires are you running?
That's maybe what's throwing the "look" off.

So the tire sizes i wanna run are:
Rear 295/45/18 = 28.5"
Front 275/55/17 =28"
More side wall and more Width.. also closer to overall diameter that were on the truck when i bought it.

Drunkcanuk · Jun 14, 2024

That will definitely fill up that gap and visually lower it. Plus probably ride a bit nicer.

Ando069 · Jun 19, 2024

Interior going in today hopefully before. Oon then off to aligngment...

I might have a pro tip hahah sil plate screws all came out fine except one fron passenger side.. and screw was not sticking out the bottom to grab with vise grip... what worked awesome was 1 x 4" square driver... screw was slightly stripped and this fit right in and bit well .. a little back and forth and its out..

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