I drove the truck to the auto parts store and back! It made the trip with no troubles other than the steering feels funny, and the shifting doesn’t feel right. When I first attempted to drive I pulled out onto the road and the it felt like the steering wheel was loose and it seemed to re-clock 90 degrees off. I checked the steering column and linkages and nothing is loose. I re-clocked the steering wheel, but I’ll need to do it again. It rode down the road straight and I was able to steer, but it just doesn’t feel right. May be due to the original steering wheel with the power steering ratio feels touchy. For the shifter, it may be that the clutch was not moving far enough. It wasn’t grinding, but I didn’t get the feeling of pushing it into a gear and then feeling it drop into place, it was just push it into gear, hard to describe. I have since adjusted the clutch pedal linkage for more engagement. I do not know the condition of the clutch disc, it worked before the build. Next trip will be to the tire store. I finally got the speedometer drive working after how many years. Still need to troubleshoot a signal in the truck getting to the controller. Passenger seat mounted, and the interior sun visors in place. I made a box for the heater blower motor speed resistors to mount in-line on the duct. Still have a long list of things to do, but at least I’ll be driving along the way.
