Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback
The Odyssey sale turned out to be a bust. I waited around all day Saturday for him to call as he promised. No call. Sunday I waited until the early afternoon and called him to see what was going on. He hem-hawed around, made some excuses and said he might stop by later.
Six hours later he showed up. At first he said it was exactly what he was looking for. Then he proceeded to try to talk me down to half the price. - And on top of that he wanted me to take payments. I'm not a bank and I know these sell for much more than what I was asking. I hate it when people waste my time.
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I finished putting the instrument cluster back in the truck. As I was testing the accessories I found issues that needed fixing. When my high beams didn't work, I found the problem in the firewall bulkhead connector. Some minor corrosion, -no big thing to fix. I'm not sure what's going on with my windshield wipers yet. They're not working. It may be the switch but it could be the motor too. The fuses are good. I'll have to trace it out. The heater fan motor isn't blowing yet either...
Some of the wiring was in poor shape next to the pigtail connectors for the tail lights. I ran to the parts store today and purchased new watertight connectors.
I installed the back up camera system but needed longer screws to mount my license plate after assembling it.
I had these bicentennial prestige plates on the truck when I drove it years ago. I'm not certain if I'll be able to use them again. They are the correct style plates for what Nebraska would have issued when the truck was new.
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I welded the bracket onto my receiver hitch for the trailer plug-in. I still have to wire it in.
The new gas tank sending unit showed up this afternoon. It may be too cold for the next few days to get it installed. There's also a chance of rain.
I had needed a few more items to complete the truck. Member d5667 is also on For Trucks Only. I contacted him and it sounds like he's got the parts I need. My factory jack was bad, - I needed the J-hook that supports the spare tire, and I needed a glove box latch and a pair of interior door handles.
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The Odyssey sale turned out to be a bust. I waited around all day Saturday for him to call as he promised. No call. Sunday I waited until the early afternoon and called him to see what was going on. He hem-hawed around, made some excuses and said he might stop by later.
Six hours later he showed up. At first he said it was exactly what he was looking for. Then he proceeded to try to talk me down to half the price. - And on top of that he wanted me to take payments. I'm not a bank and I know these sell for much more than what I was asking. I hate it when people waste my time.
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I finished putting the instrument cluster back in the truck. As I was testing the accessories I found issues that needed fixing. When my high beams didn't work, I found the problem in the firewall bulkhead connector. Some minor corrosion, -no big thing to fix. I'm not sure what's going on with my windshield wipers yet. They're not working. It may be the switch but it could be the motor too. The fuses are good. I'll have to trace it out. The heater fan motor isn't blowing yet either...
Some of the wiring was in poor shape next to the pigtail connectors for the tail lights. I ran to the parts store today and purchased new watertight connectors.
I installed the back up camera system but needed longer screws to mount my license plate after assembling it.
I had these bicentennial prestige plates on the truck when I drove it years ago. I'm not certain if I'll be able to use them again. They are the correct style plates for what Nebraska would have issued when the truck was new.
I welded the bracket onto my receiver hitch for the trailer plug-in. I still have to wire it in.
The new gas tank sending unit showed up this afternoon. It may be too cold for the next few days to get it installed. There's also a chance of rain.
I had needed a few more items to complete the truck. Member d5667 is also on For Trucks Only. I contacted him and it sounds like he's got the parts I need. My factory jack was bad, - I needed the J-hook that supports the spare tire, and I needed a glove box latch and a pair of interior door handles.
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