Yep, after 6 years of hard work, today I turned the key & fired the Ranchero for the first time. Still smiling now. Only a very brief (3 seconds) run due to the radiator not being plumbed in and having no exhaust past the headers, but it lives. Got to get the exhaust sorted, radiator hoses ordered and a few other bits & pieces done then it's time to see if it also moves under it's own power.
Thanks to all the advice I've had on here in the past and all the advice I'll ask for in the future, you guys certainly made the rebuild a lot less painful at times.
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Such a milestone!
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Anytime you can convert dinosaurs into "smoke and noise", is a GOOD DAY!
alright ...alright alright.
A great day!! Congrats. Kinda like women....looking good is great but there's gotta be something under the bonnet as well.
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Nice!, and summers just around the corner to!
Awesome!
Awesome!! Light at the end of the tunnel is always a good thing.
Quote from: hiball3985 on 2017-05-13 07:02
Awesome!! Light at the end of the tunnel is always a good thing.
Especially when you find out it is not an on coming train.......
Hopfully you will be drivng it this summer.
Thanks folks, it really does feel close now, but you know how those last few jobs seem never ending???? Not many, but there's enough to keep me busy:
Exhaust system.
Radiator hoses, fan, cap.
Transmission cooler & hoses.
P/S pump & hoses.
Spare wheel.
TV cable.
Vee belts.
Gas cap.
Doesn't seem much left, but the radiator fan is a particular gripe at the minute, I'll start another thread for that, I could do with some advice again..........
I'm envious . That's being polite for being jealous.Great news.