Maybe that's what we need, a good build thread to wake us up and get the forum going again...

 

I was supposed to get drunk ladt night? Dang I forgot.! Did 3 nights of tent camping in Volusia County Florida. Helping my brother around his future homestead. Wandered around his swamp. Heard the hoot owl first night. Heard the skunk ape the second night. I found out at 65 I can still sleep on the ground if I had to.

 

The last time I slept on the ground was because I got drunk.

 

I'll get on it. The last build is in the Cummins Conversions forum. I'll put this one in this forum until I'm told.not to.

 

Probably a good sign that we all forgot to stay up late and get drunk. Or that we are all old farts maybe???

I still like tent camping and at 59 (in two weeks) can still sleep on the ground. I actually fall asleep many a night laying on the floor in front of the wood stove with the dogs and a book. Now that the kids are on their own, we have less opportunities to go camping now though...

Skunk ape - had to look that one up. Good thing you only heard it and didn't see it - or feel it...

 

I keep forgetting there are other forums on this site! I remember your '74 crew build, I really like that truck.

 

I am now 67 and I think that “getting old” is thought of some kind if liability but I don’t see it that way. I run 5 miles every other day (with a few breaks salted in) all cool months long and I climb a difficult mountain here in Phoenix every other day all summer long. I am no super athlete as I have had some severe medical issues in my life but I just don’t quit. Quitting exercise is the problem that a lot of people do when they start to age and That leads to a quick breakdown of the body. I’m heading out when it stops raining today, although rain is not an excuse to not go running…Mark
Also, it helps to make yourself smaller as you age, I was 198 pounds in my firefighting prime and am 140 pounds now. I will admit that disease helped with the weight loss but I don’t recommend it. The key is to not over eat even if you can…

 

True Mark!

I noticed less agility and balance as I age so I work on those. Lots of stretching, increased my Qigong and try new 'sports' such as paddleboarding, which really makes you work on your balance. My knees can't take much running anymore but my back still allows me to lay drystone on the side - in moderation of course.

We just have to keep moving - physically AND mentally!!!

 

I have watched many retired firefighters just decide to relax in their old age, which is fine if you don’t go completely sedentary. We all slow down, it takes me. An hour and ten minutes to run five miles, it used to take me 35 minutes or so. I’ll take that anyday 😎

 

“Moose knuckle”

Battery cut-off switch and emergency hood release cable


The switch is inconspicuous but easy to get to.

 

I read them all because I don't know any better, and I learn something from all of them......Ben

 

I like that battery disconnect location.

I am starting to get back on the 2wd Ramcharger project.

I am currently, resealing a few things on a dead stock 215HP P-pumped motor I want to now use for the project.
I bought the truck with 130,000 miles on the clock for the original owner. I know the motor was well taken care of.

I plan on some fueling and air mods to liven it up, but I will post up more details as things unfold on my build tread.

 

Today I will be adding a second battery. I've wanted the extra capacity since my wifes minivan took my optima I've got two excellent group 29

 

Dont do to much to the w250 apart from driving it, which is how I like it. I did just do a front wheel bearing assembly on my detroit powered suburban. That was a fairly decent job, it will probably see more attention this summer. Meanwhile I'll probably drive the dodge more frequently while bodywork is in progress.

 

That battery disconnect is a cool feature/theft deterrent Besonderes! And remote hood release is good insurance.

FINALLY made room in my "shop" to pull mine in for some much needed deferred maintenance/repairs. Started right up even though she's been sitting for months with only a brief warm up (and drive several hundred feet or so to get everything moving) every couple weeks or so.

Got passenger side hub back off for the new rotors, calipers and lines; now off to the driver's side. I looked at the receipt, March 2019, that's how long I've been putting this off. Not because I didn't want/need to but - "time"...

I have a whole list of "to-dos" (on a big piece of cardboard in Sharpie that hangs on the shop door as a reminder) and my plan had been to get it all done at once (cause if I already have the hub off for new rotors so then I might as well dive a little deeper into the king pin & u-joint right???) and I think that was my psychological block. While enjoying quarantine over the holidays and negative temps I had time to muse and decided to just fix the main/big problems FIRST (dragging calipers/compromised rotors), then as time and temps allowed, hit the priority areas (fuel tank straps, drivers king pin & u-joint, seal/paint cab gutter) and then finally, maybe someday, eventually the "want to" stuff (which I also have) like the double deep tranny pan, stereo & speakers, working tailgate latch, adjust transfer case lever, weld up passenger seat bracket and on and on and on...

Oh, and on the positive side, while I was in the passenger wheel well, I looked up and saw - rot, at the top of the inner fender edge (probably disguised from the outside by the molding we all argue about)! My first battle with body rust on a 30 year old truck so I guess I shouldn't be surprised - or complain. And something else to add to the LIST...