What have you done to your square lately??

[78C10BigTen]

I repainted the grill and headlight bezels, and bolted down the emblem properly yesterday.
Today i installed my new/used hood latch cable. Works great. Also I realized it wasn't "popping" up like it should, and realized why, i fogot the hood pop spring. So now that works. Adjusted the hood so its straighter and level with the fenders, and put a stack of 2x4s under one side and layed on the other to get the tweak out of it. Lubed everything, and now its a perfectly straight and perfectly working hood, with no dents, yaay.... and terrible paint.

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Also decided to try to attack cleaning up the wiring, which ended up leading to gutting the interior. Got all the bad wiring cleaned up, got the wiring and brackets for the radio and CB that the PO had and removed before me. Also removed the trailer brake assist box, braket, and associated rats nest.
Removed the badly smashed ashtray door. Removed the destroyed rubber mat and insulation, and cleaned the dirt and nasty out. Happy to find out that the floor and weather channels are solid as a rock and rust free.

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I think tomorrow ill scrub the inside clean, clean windows, and ill probabaly paint the whole floor with some rubber bedliner stuff i have. Do away with the mat.

Get ridda da red!!! Lmao!!

 

[AyWoSch Motors]

Get ridda da red!!! Lmao!!

Oh i plan on it. I dont like red trucks.
Theres not much left of the red, just the cab.

I want to paint it the dark metallic silver that the insde of the doors are. Thats one of my favorite colors.

 

[Camar068]

Recovering from the locked up LS, I've got the hood, grill, bumper and minor wiring clean up to do then she's on the road again.

 

[Camar068]

Keep in mind I pulled the whole front clip to do this. I'm going to look at having a forward tilt front clip. That or next time remove it whole.

 

[Finkaire]

Trailer hitch, went on without a hitch, haha

 

[hogdaddy]

Getting ready to get these Speed Hut gauges installed soon. I modified a reproduction gauge bezel by cutting/grinding down the plastic pods in the back so they would flush up to the backside of bezel. Mounted the gauges in an earlier metal style back piece after enlarging the holes.
Been saving a nos dash pad for years to go along with it.

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These will sit in the stock green plastic case and install as oem too. Finally, will get accurate GPS speedo.

 

[FireTruck1984]

Getting ready to get these Speed Hut gauges installed soon. I modified a reproduction gauge bezel by cutting/grinding down the plastic pods in the back so they would flush up to the backside of bezel. Mounted the gauges in an earlier metal style back piece.
Been saving a nos dash pad for years to go along with it.

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Gauges look great! That’s a slick custom installation, I’ll have to steal that idea

 

[TotalyHucked]

Very nice! I especially love the tach

 

[AyWoSch Motors]

Getting ready to get these Speed Hut gauges installed soon. I modified a reproduction gauge bezel by cutting/grinding down the plastic pods in the back so they would flush up to the backside of bezel. Mounted the gauges in an earlier metal style back piece after enlarging the holes.
Been saving a nos dash pad for years to go along with it.

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These will sit in the stock green plastic case and install as oem too. Finally, will get accurate GPS speedo.

How much did that setup cost? I like that so much, i want one, lol

 

[hogdaddy]

How much did that setup cost? I like that so much, i want one, lol

I believe it was around 1k but modifying those panels took me a long time.

Cutting into that new $$ repro gauge panel was scary plus I used a hand file on it lastly.

 

[AyWoSch Motors]

I believe it was around 1k but modifying those panels took me a long time.

Cutting into that new $$ repro gauge panel was scary plus I used a hand file on it lastly.

Ouch..

But beatiful

 

[ebodell08]

Got her moved over from the north shed (dirt floor) to the big shop (across the road) and changed the oil and filter and lubed it.
Weather has been mild the past couple of weeks so I have been doing a little truck work. Also been noodling on the '67 and I moved the '93 over to the big shop as well so I can do a little PM on her as well.

 

[WFarm]

Removed my factory bed rails and sent the 4 end pieces off for re-chroming as I have not been able to find NOS or repro pieces. I had previously painted the wood grain black as I never thought wood grain went with the rest of the truck.

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[FireTruck1984]

Removed my factory bed rails and sent the 4 end pieces off for re-chroming as I have not been able to find NOS or repro pieces. I had previously painted the wood grain black as I never thought wood grain went with the rest of the truck.

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Hi Paul, I restore and sell Show quality Bed Rails. Let me know if you need anything. PM me

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[WFarm]

How do I PM a member Firetruck1984?