Yay finally

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  1. 73rustymav

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    Well today did it. finally got some nice spring time hours in on the mav and got some well needed work done.:D
    -New tires and rims (Hurricane mags)
    15x8 rear w/ 275-65-15 rubber
    14x7 front w/ 195-65-14 rubber
    -Rolled lip
    -Traction (bump) Bars
    -new carburetor
    -Fixed my heater switch (so now I have every thing not just defrost!)
    -And cleaned my interior
    YAY I needed this nice weather!!!!:thumbs2:
    I'll post some new pics tomorrow after i pop out some dents....
    :bouncy:Also going to get my V8 swap parts this weekend (now she will get the motor she deserves!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Thomas:burnout:
     
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    maverick75 Gotta Love Mavs!

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    sounds good, i didn't know u could fit 275/65 with a 15" wheel, i had only seen 275/40R17's, got any pics?
     
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    yes, you can fit them. all you need to do is roll the lip for a little extra clearance.(y) picks will be up soon.
     
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    here's some pics
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    what did you do to fix the heate switch?

    I have the same problem but the normal under hood vacuum leaks don't seem to be the problem.
     
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    maverick75 Gotta Love Mavs!

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    sweeeet pics!!!
     
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    Thank you for the complement.:yup: Got allot of work ahead of me this month. I'm ordering new rear leafs, headliner, carpet, and redoing some ldo buckets. cant forget putting in a 76 wiring harness (will be easier to splice for my efi swap)since i just lost my high beams and markers and turn signals:hmmm:. I hate wiring!!!! but it gets me on track for this summer of fun. Also Any good wiring tips will be grand.:thumbs2:

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    Mavaholic Growing older but not up!

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    IF you have factory air, most likely the heater control switch is broken. Its really a vacuum switch and the plastic end breaks off so it will only work in defrost. Somewhere is a thread that shows this problem if I havent deleted the pics.
     
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    One of the best things that you can do is put the headlights on a relay. It relieves the switch of having to carry all of the voltage and make the headlights much brighter.
     
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    Cool i'll look in to that i just put some h4 headlights in (after the high beams died) and they aren't as bright as i thought. About the heater i looked for three months for a new a/c switch, finally found one last month. it geels good to have the heat on your feet.
     

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