With the major work on the Dodge coming to an end to the point that this car will be ready for the road more sooner than later, I started doing more work on the FMT. The last installment had me modifying the fuel pump/sending unit assembly to install back in the front fuel tank, then hanging the fuel tank back in the truck and hooking everything up to complete the fuel system on the truck.
As the title states, the next order of business was the installation of the ignition key cylinder back into the steering column. This was pretty quick as it just involved aligning the internal switch gear so I can insert the cylinder all the way in where everything locks in place. Once the cylinder was installed and confirmed working properly, the next order of business was installing the clutch/brake pedal assembly. To do this, the first thing that I had to do was remove the old brake pedal assembly. This unit is smaller than our clutch/brake assembly since it's not supporting a clutch pedal or clutch master cylinder. The other thing that had to be done was remove the brake booster from the firewall since the four studs on the brake booster hold the pedal assembly in place, along with a couple more bolts. I also had to disconnect the steering column and set it aside to give myself more room to maneuver the clutch/brake pedal assembly into place. I also had to remove the blocking plate that covered the clutch master cylinder hole. I definitely needed the extra room to move the larger pedal assembly into place. The studs on the clutch master cylinder portion of the pedal assembly helped hold the whole works into place while I installed the two bolts at the top of the assembly that held it in place like it's supposed to. With the pedal assembly set up, I was able to reinstall the brake booster so the four previously mentioned studs can be secured to get the pedal assembly completed as needed. Several fasteners later and the pedal assembly was in place, complete with the brake master cylinder rod hooked up to the brake pedal along with the brake light switch. The steering column went back up just as well. I will of course have to get a clutch master cylinder along with the rest of the clutch system to get that whole section of the truck done. Of course that will go parallel to installing the engine and transmission on the truck. On a lighter note, I also took time to vacuum the whole inside of the truck out so I don't get as dirty when I end up having to sit on the floor to work on some item inside the truck. At this point now, the next thing I need to do is trace the circuits for the gauge cluster so I can isolate the circuits that would've fed the gauges so I can try to reuse the stock gauges versus buying and installing some aftermarket gauges. Slowly but surely this project truck is coming together.
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