I found a flaw in the truck... While driving, if I put a little bit too much throttle into a shift, the engine will rock sideways just enough to pull the coil wire out of the distributor. The engine mounts aren't falling apart, so I think it's just the coil wire is a bit too short. I have a longer one that came with the plug wire set, I'll just toss that one on later.

I started digging through the A/C wiring, there's one relay, a thermostat and thermistor, a low pressure switch and a coolant temp switch. I bypassed the coolant temp switch to eliminate that as a variable while troubleshooting. I made a jumper wire to bypass the thermostat and thermistor, but when I started tracing voltage I didn't get very far. I had the truck parked in the driveway and the sun started to get to me pretty quickly. I pulled the relay out in order to test it, and when I get more time I'm going to start the troubleshooting (again) by testing all of the wiring between the switch, the relay, and the connections in the engine bay. I'm just trying to get +12v up to the compressor clutch, so that I can see if the clutch works, then I'll be able to tell if the compressor works. Then I can check for any leaks, check if the A/C is actually getting cold and recharge it if necessary. I'm determined to have this A/C system working.

The drums are on, I did have to wind the adjusters back quite a bit to get them on but the parking brake works much better and the brakes are a little more effective... Still not quite where I would like them to be but they're getting better.

The brake hoses should be here tomorrow, and Friday I'll be installing those and bleeding the brakes again. I also ordered a new pop-out lighter that "should" fit and work properly, the adapter to put a regular 5-1/8" air cleaner on a Weber carburetor, and a 2-1/2" to 2-1/4" header collector reducer with an O2 sensor bung.

I don't plan on doing much with the exhaust until later, but I am planning on getting a universal 10" air cleaner to replace the tiny Weber filter. Later on I can either put a snorkel hat on it or get another stock air cleaner and modify it for the 5-1/8" neck.

Thanks for reading!