After moaning all winter about not being able to work on my truck. I finally got a wild hair today and decided today was D-Day.

So, make things simple and short im starting my complete teardown of the truck

Before


After



This is what 85,000 miles in winter salt coverd roads will do

 

Also i found this underneat the bed.


My guess is its for the fumes to collect in when the truck isnt running. It has a vaccume line that goes all the way up into the intake of the truck. Biggest question. Can i remove it without that pesky Check Engine light comming on?


Also a 3406 Cat Engine out of one of our D8's getting overhauled


Hopefully tommorow i will have time to pull the cab off

 

Looks like a great start Whats the plan and are you going to sandblast the frame?

 

yup i intend to sandblast it. All new brake lines, Hoses, Fuel Tank, Exhaust, Just clean it all up while im at it

 

you gonna use POR15 on the frame? or have it powder coated??

 

powder coated

 

How is the progress coming along? Any pics of the cab off the frame?

 

The cab is off. But no pics. The process wasnt too complicated. Pretty straight foreward if you have good knoledge of auto's. But it was a little more time consuming than i thought it was gonna take.
Im gonna start wrenching on it tommorow. my only day off

 

Keep us updated when you can

 

What size wheels and tires are those?

 

20" wheels. and i cant remember but i think 285 35's somewhere in that range

 

 

well there ya go.

 

Don't want to sound mean, but that look like crap. I'm afraid to know what mine looks like after 10 yrs in Florida!

Why a fuel tank? Does it NEED one? why spend the money? That engine needs a good appointment with RockPick and his detailing stuff

 

That is your charcol canister, yes you technically could remove it. It is for fuel fumes when filling up, and equalizing the pressure in the tank equal as it gets hotter and colder based on drive cycle.

Yes you will have check engine light, but the whole purge and vent campaign can be deleted with a tune. Also you would need to plug and remove the vacuum line.

Looks good tho! You gonna do bags while you got the body off?