buffalob

Bob Want 6455 Jay St. Arvada, CO. 80223

Howdy I am ready to buy (again). I got in on the first group buy many years back and project hit the wall. Sold to another member. Very happy to see this offer. I will go with black. Bob Want in Colorado, member name buffalob. 88’ short bed aka Bucky.

Congrats man. you did a great job getting that back bumper on.... I never got it that straight on Bucky...

Congrats on yr retirement man. love the new ride.. that is a beast of badass iron my friend.

It’s a Lund,..got off e-bay years back. not been made in quite some time. Here it is when first fitted

Yes sir.!..... So I have been wrenching since March when the COVID situation killed my other past time before the season really had started. I am a sound man on the side for live sound. Clubs, festivals etc. small time stuff just local but taking it into a second career when I retire in 3 more years. Obviously with the clubs pretty much closed and gatherings discouraged, I have not even taken the little coffee house rig out let alone anything bigger. To be truthful it has been a joy to tear back into her and take the time to sort out all the unfinished crap. And finally in fo all the damage to the truck and my brain from the paint fiasco. with that said I will bring you guys through the past months here shortly with a photo dump.

Back in February before the bug hit. i had finally torn back into the front again,... It really had never been quite right. The front coils were 4.5” and I had been on adjustable control arms but had not gone to long arms all those years ago. The rears are Hell Creek springs also 4.5”. when originally lifted, the rake was awful... I wound up adding a. 1.5” spacer set at the time.... too much for the short arms.... nuff said. worked with a great local shop.... consensus was to Frankenstein a mix of rough country and rubicon. Parts into a long arm conversion. Got all the worn tie rod ends etc dealt with too. Off to the local used tire shop.. bartered a worn set of 35 12.5 17 Firestone’s out of them mounted balanced For 300 cash out the door... I wanted to run a set of 35’s with the long arms and no other front or rear work to see how it all felt as cheap as possible before I got too far along...Tires look better in the pics than they really are. Looks way better with a little more tire under her. Was running 33’s prior.

Decided it was time and made the truck my COVID therapy....( not retired yet so still doing the 9 to 5 thing)..I have all these years felt that keeping all the sheet metal original,.... and having learned ( by necessity as we all do) to contend with the renix nonsense, would never convert etc etc..... well... Long story short,.... I hit 40 years with the company I work for in December.and the owner being a car guy,.. has decided to gift me a new crate engine to bring Bucky to a whole new place. It seed to make sense (with someone else writing the check)to take the opportunity to ditch the wiring too, upgrade to OBD2, and finally get rid of the old damn doors.......You know where this is going.... this pic was shot June 30 of this year.

Anyone using these and if so how long? mine have gotten pretty damn noisy...

Back on the road again after 18 months sitting against the curb.. this will be the summer she gets to the next level.. paint..? Bah. screw paint.

Glad to know... I have now modified the new Napa CPS to advance the timing. I have checked AC volts to confirm adequate output. Will re-check my wires for correct polarity and hard solder them in and shrink wrap...... Still at this point no start.... I will continue on refreshing connections and a full inspect on the harness to bring it up to snuff. Is there a specific sequence to this process you would recommend?

Very helpful man .. thanks.

Regarding the two wires that connect the CPS to the harness, it possible the wires have been reversed when I was cleaning up the splices?.....or does the CPS just send a pulse? What color are the two wires (in the loom) being tied in to the red / white leads on the CPS....or does it matter? It was so wet and dark last night all I had time for was to mount the new napa CPS unit (modified now as "high altitude") and twist the wires together to try and fire her up. I have not yet checked AC volts... Still no start.... Will be back at it this evening......