I have my bulkhead out and wings off, as seen in the photo. I only have limited evening/weekend time to work on the truck outdoors, and it absolutely 100% has to be back on the road by October 5 so time is limited.
Here's what I'm planning on doing so far:
- Using new (to me) galvanized 300tdi bulkhead, wiring loom and blade fuses. Replacing old 2.5tdi wiring loom and glass fuses.
- Painting bulkhead
- Spraying Al's HNR on bulkhead and tops and bottoms of floor and transmission tunnel pieces
- Sandblasting the parts of the chassis I can reach, cleaning and painting POR-15 on.
- Replacing lower steering column u-joint.
- New (mostly stainless) nuts/bolts throughout.
I figure I should probably replace any obviously leaking hoses too while I have it all apart. I'd love to fabricate a custom dash but that's completely out of the picture. I also have to redo all my rear wiring during this time, and put all the lights back in as well as hopefully putting my compressor and tank back in too.
Is there anything else that I should either absolutely do, or do if I have time, while I have this all apart?
Thanks,
- Andrew.
Here's what I'm planning on doing so far:
- Using new (to me) galvanized 300tdi bulkhead, wiring loom and blade fuses. Replacing old 2.5tdi wiring loom and glass fuses.
- Painting bulkhead
- Spraying Al's HNR on bulkhead and tops and bottoms of floor and transmission tunnel pieces
- Sandblasting the parts of the chassis I can reach, cleaning and painting POR-15 on.
- Replacing lower steering column u-joint.
- New (mostly stainless) nuts/bolts throughout.
I figure I should probably replace any obviously leaking hoses too while I have it all apart. I'd love to fabricate a custom dash but that's completely out of the picture. I also have to redo all my rear wiring during this time, and put all the lights back in as well as hopefully putting my compressor and tank back in too.
Is there anything else that I should either absolutely do, or do if I have time, while I have this all apart?
Thanks,
- Andrew.