Pics of My Beater

[toddincharlotte]

Yeah.....crazy....found a buyer for the tires so I technically got the rims free. Now I just need to find me some 60's and drop the front....the girls are in Winchester, VA this coming week so I'm planning to get most of the rest of the work done then. Have the stereo to install, a cool Grant wheel and body work/paint. Not much to do on this one as it was pretty clean to to begin with.

One quick question. I have some play in the steering wheel and was thinking Pitman Arm and Steering Gear....is there a good test to find out which parts are worn? I was thinking of immobilizing the front wheels and see if I can get under there with a flash light while having someone turn the steering wheel to find where the play is at. I'm almost certain it's steering gear/pitman arm.

[PEZi]

Depends on how much play you have. Its a truck. It will have play regardless. But it really could be anything, from the steering down to the ball joints.

[toddincharlotte]

Finally got the tires swapped out. Here are the 205/65 r15s I ended up with.....kind of crappy pics from the phone.
Also installed the stereo and steering wheel this week. As you can see from the pictures I'm in the middle of finishing the tune up, valve cover gasket and oil change. Torsion Bars and Vacuum lines this weekend.

[PEZi]

very nice man!

[flinterman2000]

Really nice truck. I paid 2000 more for mine and its not as clean as yours. The tires are just about right but I used 205/55 15s on mine