I have still been slowly progressing on the car. I took some time tonight to pull so pictures off the camera and upload them but the stupid batteries died before I took about half the pictures I wanted to. I have been working to get the car back on the ground with four tires as soon as possible and then I'm going to take a short break from it to get some other things done. I pulled the rear arm and stripped everything off of it

Then I wire wheeled all of the rust and other crap off and took it to the car wash to fully degrease it. I brushed two coats of Rustoleum primer and then two coats of gloss black on the arm and the drum backing plates.

I also got all of the hubs and drums drilled out to press wheel studs into. I pressed the studs into the front hubs already and need to clearance the inside of the drums a little before I can press them. The only thing left for me to do is get the passenger side spacer cut down and I can put the knuckles together.

I pulled the fuel pump to see what I would need to do to get the fuel system back into working shape and found the tank and sender to be covered with rust. I'm going to order a new tank and I pulled the sender from my 93 since I know it works. The appear to be nearly the same with newer unit using a slightly different pump outlet tube with what appears to be the same pump. I had always heard that the 89 pick up used different pumps than the other years so this was not what i was expecting to see. The 93 is on the left and the rusty sender from the 89 is on the right.


Car just waiting to become a racecar in the garage.

Then I wire wheeled all of the rust and other crap off and took it to the car wash to fully degrease it. I brushed two coats of Rustoleum primer and then two coats of gloss black on the arm and the drum backing plates.

I also got all of the hubs and drums drilled out to press wheel studs into. I pressed the studs into the front hubs already and need to clearance the inside of the drums a little before I can press them. The only thing left for me to do is get the passenger side spacer cut down and I can put the knuckles together.

I pulled the fuel pump to see what I would need to do to get the fuel system back into working shape and found the tank and sender to be covered with rust. I'm going to order a new tank and I pulled the sender from my 93 since I know it works. The appear to be nearly the same with newer unit using a slightly different pump outlet tube with what appears to be the same pump. I had always heard that the 89 pick up used different pumps than the other years so this was not what i was expecting to see. The 93 is on the left and the rusty sender from the 89 is on the right.


Car just waiting to become a racecar in the garage.

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