my 77 kingcab

[Farmer Joe]

new plates were $2 for the pair..

stupid, but not piss me off stupid.

got a new alternator belt this morning. no more squeaky belt. im excited! i can run my headlights and heater at the same time now... yay

[wayno]

new plates were $2 for the pair..

stupid, but not piss me off stupid.

got a new alternator belt this morning. no more squeaky belt. im excited! i can run my headlights and heater at the same time now... yay

Yea they are $12.00 here, we have had that rule in WA ever since we voted in $35.00 tags, it's just for revenue, any other reason they use is just an excuse/lie.

[z chopper]

expiring plates what?? I am sure my dads plates on his truck are older than I am and have been through 8 different trucks in that time frame.

[Farmer Joe]

so the truck is not good for snow driving..

tried to go to work in it with the 2 inches of snow.. got like a mile away from my house and spun out at least 3 times.

soooo, i turned that shit around and parked it. didnt realize the rears were bald... found that out when i got back home. the welded rearend really tolls on the tires.

have to drive the big truck for now. the 4wd is acting up, so thats not cool.

[DRIVEN]

Welded rear and bald tires aren't great in the snow? Well, huh. Learn something new every day.

[Farmer Joe]

yeah.. some days im not the sharpest knife in the drawer.. hahaha

i didnt think the back tires were that bad honestly. havnt checked on em for a while.. then BAM, snow.

[MicroMachinery]

Welded rear and bald tires along with no weight in the bed aren't great in the snow? Well, huh. Learn something new every day.

[wayno]

My work truck tires are the same, stuff like that just isn't on the urgent list until one gets a flat, then it's in your face.

yeah.. some days im not the sharpest knife in the drawer.. hahaha

i didnt think the back tires were that bad honestly. havnt checked on em for a while.. then BAM, snow.

[Farmer Joe]

yeah.. i kinda like this pile... lol

so the snow has finally melted for the most part..

started it about a week back when it was pretty cold..



this is how it sat for the better part of a week..




still a bunch of stuff that needs worked out.

ill get to it when it warms up a little.. just gonna drive it for now..

more to come...

[izzo]

Awaiting on the more.

Digging the snow pic. As cold as it got here it just got cold and wet. Tons of wind. We didn't get any snow with that big ol flurry of shit that came in the last few weeks. Snow is fun for dewnutz.

[Farmer Joe]

so ive noticed this engine uses a lot of oil..

made a post on FB a while back and didnt realize id had drove the truck mush more than i though i had.

thought it was using much more oil than it really was.

finding out that it uses about a quart every 100-150 miles.. so it needs a rebuild at some point here soon...

more to come..

[Laecaon]

ouch, that is a lot of oil.

[Farmer Joe]

back again..

so i think i finally have most of the issues ironed out finally... its been running pretty good in this warmer weather weve been having. it snapped down to 28* tonight and it fired right up and run like a champ. it looses intake velocity if you get on it right off idle.. runs like a top on the freeway. most of the weird vibrations are gone.



i guess the only thing thats kinda weird still is the cooling. it still never warms up until its at least 60 outside. you can drive it for hours and itll never get past the 2nd temp marker.

now a few day ago when it was about 60, it had been idling for a few minutes, and i noticed it had gotten warm. had to turn the fan on. so im gonna put a new thermostat in it here when it warms up a little again.


aaaannnd now i wanna do more stuff.. lol

it really needs a cam swap.. i decided to do a 240 248 swap.. the single cam s13 was the same, so why not. i have the 248 exhaust cam already. gonna find a 240 duration intake cam here soon and do the swap. these tiny cams are okay for low end, but its slower than the single cam by a good deal.

i need a new transmission and clutch... the L-series box is just not suited for the torque curve the KA has. it is not matched up by any means. preferably would like to get a good C-type from a hardbody. if i had to i would use the s13 trans too. honestly, if i could get my hands on a z24 720 trans, that would be ideal. well see what comes up.

the front suspension needs more work.. the swap is holding up just fine. A-arms are working just like they should. the time of the torsion bar is coming to an end here soon too. i need to get some steel and get the coils setup in it. should be adjustable in the front, but with a lot more spring options. gonna have to get some limiter straps for the front to prevent the droop it has from being lowered so much.

so much i wanna do again..

more to come.

[wayno]

It's a never ending story.

[Farmer Joe]

[Farmer Joe]

[Charlie69]

You take some great pictures. I like the rake your grille emblem has..

[Farmer Joe]

thanks for joining..

well, back at it with the oil consumption issue.

topped it off, drove it to work and back and checked it the next morning. from full, it looses probably more than a quart in 50 miles of driving. now most of my driving it on the freeway. its mostly the high RPMs that i notice the most consumption.

soooo, 1 of 2 things is gonna happen. either i re-ring this twin cam, or i put a new timing chain in the single cam and toss it back in. anything more, and im not gonna make it to canBy with the truck.

rings and a gasket kit is $120, new timing chain is like $40.. i dont wanna swap engine again, but i need something thats gonna keep running.

and the theres the 411.. ive gotta get it on the front burner for a little. the parts i need for it are scheduled to get crushed in a little more than a month. so i gotta bust ass to make some cash to buy those parts before theyre gone.

will report back later with more...

[izzo]

My vote is for the single slammer.

Not because of anything else, other than if you rip that DE apart. what if it needs more than just rings?

[510freak]

Im with Tim