Rob
It was a work in progress, and although he has been sold, I am always looking for another to take his place. If there is anyone in the New England area who has a 60, or 40 series and has been trying to get rid of that heap sitting in the back yard (Yeah, right.) I would be happy to give it a good home.
It has a 6 to 1 header from JT Outfitters, dual alternators and 32" tires. A few people have asked about how to fit 32's in the wheel wells, and I can say that the only lift on the truck is a set of add-a-leafs. The raise the truck about an inch and also firm up the ride (Which couldn't hurt.).
I set up the truck to run dual alternators for two reasons: The first to see if I could do it, and second to set it up as an onboard welder with extra batteries set up in the rear. Along with the extra batteries, and an isolator setup a winch can be installed as well.
Average engine compression (dry, not leak down) was 150 psi. Highest compression was 170 and lowest was 135. Spark plugs were indexed and re-checked to confirm stock gap.
Oil pressure is monitored by an aftermarket Autometer mechanical oil pressure gauge set up under the heater near the floor. I felt that this was the least intrusive place to put it.
I had taken care to keep the undercarriage clean and reasonably free of rust. The frame was flushed once every month or so (It has only been on the road maybe four times in the past two years.); and the little nooks and crannies are rinsed out religiously.
As far as the interior goes, there is a small dent on the dash under where the radio was. I say was because it was stolen last year (Boston welcome wagon I guess.) The only other issue with the interior is the driver's seat is worn by the door from getting in and out (Common prob). The headliner is in fantastic shape and has no signs of sagging. I never had the chance to seriously take Hank off road, but I have zero doubt that he would handle almost anything you could throw at it.
As far as what needs to be done, I can think of a few things:
1) The exhaust needs to be finished from the collector to the catalytic converter (the 2' intermediate pipe). Probably a $50 job, or bribe a friend who has a welder.
2) (A suggestion) I was going to install a fluid heat riser from Cruiserparts.net, or Man-A-Fre. This will aid in a more rapid warm up in colder climates. Since the header was installed, the factory heat riser is no longer there, so it takes quite a while for the truck to get up to operating temperature.
Thanks for looking, and feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.
Drivers Side
Passenger Side
Front
Front
Driver's Side
Passenger Side
Rear View
Rear View With Hatch Open
Gauge Pod
Headliner
Instrumet Cluster
Thank You to all who have inquired. Feel free to check out the links or suggest further websites.
