The Rusted Dream Continues...

The last I left you I had lent in my pockets and needed to lay down new brake lines on the S10. I can gladly state that the truck is operational! The new brake line had come in as expected and with some time taking the old line out and setting up the new line with the needed flare nuts and double flares, it was time to install it back. Though working with brake lines is not an easy task. Wither it be old or new lines, its something that should scare the crap out ya and with good reason.

Brake lines are vital to the operation of a vehicle. For its those lines which brake fluid pressurizes and engages the pads and rotors which ultimately keep you and the vehicle, ditch, tree, whatever it is in front of you from meeting. So you have to always keep in mind, "there is no second thoughts, its perfect or its deadly." I had actually double flared the new brake line probably ten times or so until I was finally satisfied to the point that I knew I would have no problems. After installing the new line and bleeding the system yet again, I had found myself driving once more.

Though that hasn't been the only thing to have happened since then. I have replaced the entire steering assembly and ball joints (which by the way wasn't very fun at all!) and I have changed the power steering pump shaft seal. It's astonishing how I can fix a leak for about two dollars in the power steering pump when everyone else advised me to buy a new one which would've cost 80 dollars. Oh the wonders of the world as they seem to be. The truck is in dire need of new tires all the way around and this time I'm putting the factory size on it which are 14" base.

As of the next project? Well the rocker panels are finally breaking down from the poor bondo job done from the previous owner. So I think its time to get them fixed and have new cab corners put on too. This is probably the only time too I'll let someone else completely do the job since I'm not good with a welder by any means. I'd probably have the truck cut in half by the time I got done haha! Parallel to that I will also be repairing the dashboard from the 85 S10 with a dash cap and some black interior paint made by G2. The rusted dream is coming along nicely so far and honestly I think within two years the dream wont be so rusted after all.