MAY IS CERTAINLY DONE.
I included all cost for the recent work and tires -
YTD -
Miles - 24,785
Revenue - $139,875
All miles TTT - $5.64
Profit/expense - 68/32
The journey begins - purchased a truck.
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After 3 weeks in the shop, the truck is finally back.
Here's a rough list of the work.
New CAC - Duralite.
Recore radiator to 4 core.
Stainless upper and lower rad tubes, new coolant hoses, fan clutch air hose, rebuild fan clutch, new water pump, thermostats.
New hood pivots, bushings, cables. Weld bumper bracket, build supports, install bumper.
Reseal front structure, new cam bearings, rebuild jakes.
New 5th wheel, brake relay valve. Flex pipe to stacks both sides,
Replace head gasket, replace #3 cylinder pack due to scoring. Injector O-rings.
And a bunch of other bits and pieces.
Total cost $14,715.
We thought the oil leak was coming from the front cover. I said - I can buy a lot of oil for the labor to get all the way in there. Pulled the trigger on it anyway, to find that after it all went back together, oil leak still persisted. So - he didn't charge me the labor on the front structure job. Pulled the head and found the leak in the gasket. On the plus side, I'll spend less on cleaning the shop floor now.
Now I'm all dressed up with NOWHERE TO GO.
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I see your thread as a success story. I wonder how much of it was intended, planned, anticipated and how much of it was sporadic, sort of out of luck, it just turned out like that in its own course of things since you decided on doing open deck work.
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It took a little while to see the 'big picture' - and the usual plodding along (work) - to get there. Keeping my eyes and mind as open as I could helped too, my mouth shut and ears open was a big one.
I'm not sure what is on the horizon for the rest of the year. I doubt it will continue at the current levels, but the events so far this year have me a little perturbed at the world in general.larry2903, Speed_Drums, TallJoe and 2 others Thank this. -
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Mechanic said - "those are just a touch out of round - BH Tubes has some nice stainless ones you could get at some stage".
I'll put it on the list.
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A drop visor would really look nice, but nothing too low, just a little lower that stock. Just my average opinion . Great thread BTW.
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If you want to pinch pennies you can polish them out yourself
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