Hillbilly Deluxe (Rye Guy's ol' black n tan)

[MancheKid86]

after some messing around I have managed to get the HD mount that was supplied to work

ended up torching out the OEM bracket to clearance the adjustable mount and afterwards it bolted right into place.
gave me a bit of relief knowing everything is starting to line up.

the plate coming off the doubler I cut and had rewelded back in 2015 ( decided to change the clock angle of the tcase, but changed it back the next day, so I cut it and jammed a  log under it lmao) it will be remade and will tie in to the OEM trans mount. 

still have to remove all of this and install the real thing. 

[MancheKid86]

testing the electrical was a success,  
added some leads to the block and some jumpers for the rest and It had power.

 

 

 

everything works! 
power mirrors windows locks, dash gauges dimmer dome lights hazards sending unit blower ect.
I do have to modify my brakebooster a bit more to get the brakelight switch to work properly.


initially the door locks were non functional, after a bit of diagnosis there was no 12V power.
with it pinned in the fuse box they worked like a charm. after a bit of digging I found the rest of the harness (it was originally from a 4 door, so it was tied in with the rear drivers door/power seat harness) 
with that plugged in to the correct spot in the fusebox it worked as it should

 

 

 

 

[MancheKid86]

new gas tank showed up!
the weight difference between the two tanks is impressive, the one pictured on the right may have a slightly higher concentration of rust scale and sediment. currently using that tanks sending unit for harness testing






picked up my other tanks from storage and started hunting for my good pump/sending unit

 

 

 

 

 

first one open didnt look too promising, I was legit thinking I ruined all my sending units by leaving them in the tanks after seeing the condition of this pump.






much to my relief the next one I popped open was pristine and also the one I was looking for.
I am not sure where I pulled that first tank from, but it sure has seen better days
 

out of all of the pump assemblys pulled, they were all slightly different, some close but not identical.

 

As to why I pulled all of them from the tanks? I would like to downsize a bit, four out of five spare tanks are 100% junk and take up more room than they serve purpose, they will be part of the over due scrap run