Winter father/son project

[Sledhead]

The truck has been on the road for about 4 weeks, just been having too much fun to update :thumb:

We got the motor in and it fired up nicely :woott: Let the clutch out and knock, knock, knock. The trans came out the bottom via creeper and it was mush box. Someone forgot to tell us ha ha.

Seller had a parts trans and I modded up a Frankenstein 5sp with a custom threaded drain hole and converted internal slave cylinder. :secret:

Its been a great project so far... now the kid gets to learn after market

 

[i_keyser]

this is awesome! i cant wait until my son is old enough to start doing stuff like this. we are sticking to legos right now since he is only 4

 

[Sledhead]

this is awesome! i cant wait until my son is old enough to start doing stuff like this. we are sticking to legos right now since he is only 4

4 years old and playing Lego, that sounds like he is right on track to be gear head

It has been a great project and his mom and I are happy as hell every time he gets off the video games to work on it.

Next up, he is going to learn how to put a new stereo in.

 

[i_keyser]

4 years old and playing Lego, that sounds like he is right on track to be gear head

It has been a great project and his mom and I are happy as hell every time he gets off the video games to work on it.

Next up, he is going to learn how to put a new stereo in.

Yeah he is all about legos and his toy cars.

The stereo will be fun! Call me crazy but i love electrical work on vehicles.

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[chevyburnout1]

I grew up on Legos. I remember when my parents started buying me the Lego 'Technic' kits, which were more in-depth and technical. Boy would I spend hours building those. Then once it was built I'd figure out ways to modify what I built. My tow truck had full working suspension and my loader had a working V-16 in it lol.

That's great to hear all your kids are really into this. We need more gearheads out there!

 

[Sledhead]

The little truck is working great. Although the original owner put 220,000 miles on it and fixed nothing; fan switch, clutch switch, dome light, stereo, door hinges, seat belt, dash lights, the list has no end in sight

We are looking for a nice bench seat if anyone has one. I'll pay shipping and whatever reasonable price you want for a really nice grey bench, we have had no luck locally.

 

[JoshH]

That's an awesome project.

Can't you get the seat recovered locally?

 

[TheBac]

The truck has been on the road for about 4 weeks, just been having too much fun to update :thumb:

We got the motor in and it fired up nicely :woott: Let the clutch out and knock, knock, knock. The trans came out the bottom via creeper and it was mush box. Someone forgot to tell us ha ha.

Seller had a parts trans and I modded up a Frankenstein 5sp with a custom threaded drain hole and converted internal slave cylinder. :secret:

Its been a great project so far... now the kid gets to learn after market

That turned out to be a clean truck. Glad you got it running!

 

[Sledhead]

That's an awesome project.

Can't you get the seat recovered locally?

I have called a few shops. They would use a generic cloth and it would be at least $400

That turned out to be a clean truck. Glad you got it running!

Thanks Tom. I have been following your progress, The Brick is going to be quick!

This is a pic of the seat I'm looking for. Taken of my '92 K2500 the day I sold it

 

[TheBac]

Have you tried car-part.com?

edit: I just looked, and there are a bunch available in BC. You've got to do a "non-interchange" search, but they're there. You could even put cloth buckets in it.

 

[Sledhead]

Have you tried car-part.com?

edit: I just looked, and there are a bunch available in BC. You've got to do a "non-interchange" search, but they're there. You could even put cloth buckets in it.

Tom I was not aware of that resource, thank you sir!