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Wed Sep 10, 2008 2:51 pm
well i have found the water leak into the cab. it seems that my leak is coming from a rust spot at the bottom of the cab wall. right where the back wall and the floor meet. also i have been working on my brakes. i have torn apart and lubed the adjusters so now i can adjust them. i had 2 bad adjusters so those were replaced. now my brakes actually work! took me a while to get my drums off as usual. but they are all done now.
i also replaced my shocks. the things i had on there were so old and crusty they were shot. now i have working suspension. soon enough i will also have a somewhat factory disk brake setup. i was lucky enough to obtain a complete late 620 disk brake setup for free. as well as a complete rear axle, springs, and drop blocks. so all i am needing now is the Z car master cyl, wear items, and the custom control arms. that'll be soon enough.
i have also installed a tach in it. its a Sunpro Super Tach II. nothing major but it is switchable for 4\6\8 cyls so i figured it would work good for my needs. so far its the brightest of all my gauges. i am wondering if i can install different bulbs. if so i will be doing a bulb swap. its hard enough to see the gauges as the bulbs are REALLY dim.
also i have been tweaking with the carb to get it working properly. i have adjusted down the mixture and reset it to basic settings, idle is now at 800 rpm and timing is toned down to 5*. now it seems to run like a chap with the exception of under decel down hill in gear it backfires through the exhaust. it was doing that at 8* as well. i am beginning to think that my cam gear is off a notch or two.
so all in all its coming together nicely. i have a few more things to do but all in all it works nicely.