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Some pictures of the 65 automatic cross member and Allison cooler fittings lol the no leak kind like the factory problem childs lol

Sean

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While waiting on a few things to come through and around start finalizing the interior harness and making a few minor changes here and there. Got my remote mount trailer brake controller setup and wired in, rear deck speaker wires are in, and changed the gauge cluster connectors so they take up less under dash space.
Body guy will be finished with all the metal work in another week or so and start painting the cab so ready to have it home and start the interior stuff installing lol. Still have to work on the ac ducts and a vents but need to cab here to maek that happen along with the ABS glove box idea I am working on.
Sean

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Last week got the class 5 trailer hitch in and somewhat mocked up on the frame. My body shop guy is going to do a lil welding to it and I am going to have to get some 1/4 inch plate steel to make it fit the frame properly but after trying 4 different salvage yard hitches this is the closest yet to fitting :/ :)

Sean

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Last but not least finally got a set of headers that fit really well and quite happy with them have to do a few minor mods to some things here and there but fit awesome in the frame. I tried a nice set of chevelle headers but they ran to close to the trans cooler lines for my comfort. Took em back to the shop I got them from and order the hedmann elite big block truck headers and they are definitely a good fit for the 8.1 in the 63-87 frame setups. I will have to move the Knock sensor on the driver side but luckily Dirty Larry already went through that so its basically a run to the auto parts store for the one that fits in a different spot in the block. Other thing I am gonna need to do is build a heat shield for the shifter cable its just far enough away but I will feel more comfortable with some shielding around it lol. Also got water pump and starter in last week but have yet to get around to messing with them. Will be throwing the water pump on my pain table and getting to that pretty quickly.

Sean

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Are those headers for the '73-'87's?

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Hey Capn,
67-87 actually but close enough lol.
Sean

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Well got a few more electrical things in and done frame wiring harness is just about completely done minus having the cab and bed in place to make the final connections. Landed some nice usb chargers to install somewhere in the cab. Waiting on a power switch assembly and mounting pods to come in to see if this idea will work. Gauge cluster got a few slight revisions to the connector setup in last few days. The new connectors take up a lot less space now :D . Interestingly enough the usb setups I found can use a 67-87 brake switch connector once the clips are trimmed off lol. I through it in a box along time ago thinking hmmm I will need that one day *chuckles* and shore enough the day has come now just need to chase a second one down in a junkyard for the other usb charger setup lol. Cab goes in the paint booth next week since he has about finished all the metal work and is getting the visor holes drilled and custom holes into the cab setup.

Sean

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Also got the transmission cooler mounted to the frame today since I don't have enough space behind the grill for it. mounting brackets turned out quite nice for it just some simple aluminum strap from the local hardware store worked great! may possible throw a power steering cooler down there as well not quite sure yet still thinking about it!

Sean

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got the heater pipes in and the transmission thermostat in a couple of days ago. Thermostat is mounted just waiting on fittings and clamps to come in at this time to get that all finished up.

Mounted the thermostat where it will get plenty of airflow along with the cooler assembly. Going for completely separate systems since the new radiator has no transmission cooler capabilities being a triple crossflow. Also picked up a set of stainless steel flex pipe for the cooler lines themselves and use rubber hoses for the unions between the sections :D

Sean

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And in addition to everything else going on my usb console chargers are finally mounted took forever to get the switch kit from the electric window conversion place. but they are done and turned out very nicely. the switch pods needed a dremel work to get the usb pods to fit but quite happy. All that is left now is getting another 67-87 brake switch plug and I can finish the wiring to them and the power tire hoist switch.

Sean

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water pump is on and done radiator nearing completion, now all I need is the body back so I can start getting the interior and a few other things finished :D

Sean

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got the fuel line template made for the shop to make here on Thursday :D Also got the radiator mostly ready to mount just needs a little more insulation foam around the one edge. :D

Slowly coming together. Body shop is getting closer to layin pain on the cab he has been slowed up due to personal problems but its getting there

Sean

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Also dynacorn has apparently released a smooth wiper cowl for the 60-66 trucks :D I bought one and got it in yesterday!!!! fits dam near perfectly. Will know more when I get wiper studs remounted to check the clearance on them :D parts number is 1106zb runs about 216 from restoration performance out of cali.

Sean

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That's cool about the cowl panel. I am anxious to hear how it fits with the wiper studs in place.

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Captain will be taking the wiper transmission arms and studs over on my next day off to fit them in place to check clearance on them. Hopefully they fit fine will be finnaly be nice to have at least one after market panel that doesn't needs multiple fixes lol :D

Sean

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well while waiting on body shop (the cab is finally in for primer and painting.... hallelujah!!!!!) got to looking at my bump shifter idea and scrapped it. Well come to find out someone has designed one for the corvette 6l80e transmissions at RA designs in Washington state using a winters art carr transmission shifter setup. I got the switch kit to mount in the shifter in just waiting on the winters shifter specific for the Allison 1000 transmission to come in but really nice quality on the bump shifter switches and indicator plate. here are a few pics... the circuit board I had made for my particular setup since the Allison uses its own resistor range setup for the trucks (truck 6l80e/6l90e use the same resistor ranges). It has taken multiple resistors tries to get it within .01 k ohms of the GM specs but I finally got it. the truck tap shifter ranges are: 1.87 k ohm upshift, 2.97 k ohm down shift (1.87 + 2.10 k ohm) and total resistance across the circuit is 6.84 k ohm (1.87 + 2.10 +2.87 k ohm resistors in series) so tickled to see this thing work like I know it will. considering the mountainous area I am in it will be a big boon having this moving back to texas lol. next project will be after shifter arrives to integrate it into the existing terrain console and make it look good. hopefully by that time my garage heaters is fixed and 90% of the body parts are curing in the garage at a nice balmy 85 degrees :D

Sean

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Also in the near future found out through a friend Darryl Nichols that dynacorn is going to release and floor board low hump for our trucks here very soon he has some pics of it on his facebook page. going to be interesting to see if it is a good fit or not :D

Sean

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ok been busy since I got back from a lovely cruise with my wife. Will be receiving a 1964-1989 brazillian truck parts catalog in the near future :D kind curious to see what all they did with the inline 6 engines down there :P . Also got my winters Allison shifter in and started installing the bump shift kit from RA Designs. its coming out awesome. just need to make a cover plate and it will fit the terrain console nicely :D

Sean

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here is a shot of the switches installed into the shifter housing really nice machine and concept.

Sean

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Well started nagging at the body shop guy about when he is gonna have my truck painted and he keeps saying soon lol. He is getting ready to drop a couple coats of hi build primer on the body here soon so hopefully after Christmas bring the body home and bake it in the heating area of my garage :D.
Ready to get this done but having to plod along is maddening at times lol.
Sean

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Also finally got the ra designs shifter and bump shifter circuit board finished and assembled into the console setup. quite happy with how it is all turning out in there :D
Also got valve covers and coil pack harnesses rebuilt. Needing to replace a couple the coils it looks like oh well after Christmas.
Sean

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and lastly the coil pack harness setups :D turned out really nice using some stuff I dug out of the Delphi catalogs lol

Sean

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Getting closer to cab and front clip being painted. Paint guy got in trouble with the local city ordnances so it got delayed a bit :/ but all is well have a paint booth rented second weekend of march and hopefully the last issues to be overcome. We are planning to take the rolling frame down and load the cab on there at the booth and get that over with and brought back home for further work on the interior etc. Got some more accomplished on the rims picked up a set of hub caps recently along with a set of rims that are in better shape will have pics of the extra rims soon. They don't have any tires on them so I can take them down for a polishing then load some tires on them :D . The 1/2 inch spacers area winner when it comes to the hub caps. There is a tiny gap visible but not enough to make a noticeable difference as you will see here in the pics. I put one on for a test fit need to get the rest in place and take pics. So totally happy that worked out!

Sean

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Getting closer and closer to having the cab reinstalled on the frame just trying to be patient with my bodywork guy he is slow as S*** but he is doing it right so baring with him.. Praying it happens next weekend since I have a paint booth rented for him :/ . In other news got the trans cooler lines and thermostat mostly installed and ready to go. Just have to pick up a cooling fan for that setup here soon and get it onto the cooler setup. Also need to look at a transmission thermostat for in the cab. Beginning to wonder if I am gonna have anywhere to mount the PIA due to how much junk I have planned to stuff into or near the dash at this time lol. Oh well cross that bridge when I get there.. nicely figuring things out myself cost me for the whole setup the same as going with just the aftermarket hose kits very pleased with that bit of savings lol :D

Sean

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Another thing I got started on was working on the Silverado driver side bracket clearancing it from the coolant crossover piper from the Kodiak truck. So far coming along well it is clearing the pipe quite well. Just have to get the power steering pump and pulley installed and do another mockup and see how well I am doing.
Should be further along in the next week or so probably tackle installing the pump to the bracket tomorrow and go from there..

Sean

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Well about time he finally got the primering done and started painting the truck. Still a ways to go he had a run in the clear so he is going to have to take it back down again. Also bed is going to take awhile longer since all the panels were beyond saving :/ so there goes a while saving for the longbed fleetside bed sides, front bed panel, and radiator cowl panel. Oh well murphy again nothing new there. Also got all the bed base rails done in raptor liner along with a few other parts :D

Sean

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Still have a ways to go on the body but it is getting there. Cab is home getting ready for a last few patches and then interior floor and firewall cab bottom are getting raptor lined dark blue. Once that is cured it can go back on the frame and I can get it cut and buff before reassembly. The rest is going to be a few months longer but nothing worrisome or problematic just taking time lol. I got a delay wiper system ordered from Tanson enterprises and am waiting for that to come in here this week. Also went and ordered the dapper lighting 575 kit.
Also got the last set of crimpers I will ever need rotflmao Delphi 15370042 800 series crimpers that will do 8 gauge wire for my fuse box and amplifier connections. While waiting on my body guy I went back and started work on the hydroboost spacer plate the template is made just need to get a cnc plasma cutter to cut one out and it will be done and ready to go.
Sean

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Well body shop is slower than dog drool but he's getting it there cab is painted but unfortunately not quite finished. He had a run in several spots of the clear so he will be roping off an area in my garage to fix that issue as well as getting the undercoating sprayed onto the floor and firewall of the cab. the blue turned out sweet and pretty very very happy with it :D So may 23rd that will be finished and back on the frame. The rest of the body he will getting two when his new shop is set up and going. I also am going to just buy a set of the new repro bedsides as finding a good bedside up in the northwest is damed impossible :/

Sean

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Also received my Newport wipers kit in and like it very much just have to aquire the switch assembly for the delay setup to go with it, Did some digging on this critter and apparently the motors he is using are from Thomas bus's. Also I saw Detroit speed has released a nice kit as well but is twice the price of the Newport ones :/ I did of course have to tinker with the connector assembly on it for some Delphi improvements with a locking connector. Spade terminals just offend me something fierce lol.

Enjoy
Sean

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And lastly for the moment started putting shocks on the frame and blasted murphy decided to poke his nose in again. On the rear shock mounts that rivet in the frame apparently they ran out of the 3/4 ton shock brackets at the factory the day my truck frame was built :/ so on the passenger side I have a 9/16th sized shock post and the driver side is a 5/8 shock post??!!??? I m ean really /sigh
lol so my friendly machinist Dirk is going to make a sleeve for it to solve the problem.
Sean

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Are you sure that the one on the drivers side doesn't just have a sleeve from a shock stuck on it?

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Captainfab,
Yup no seam on it and the shocks i have slide right over it with no problem lol

Sean

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That's odd to have 2 different size shock studs..........something I would expect to see on a Ford :lol:

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Captainfab
Yeah i know baffled the crap out on me bit found out checking shocks at the parts store 1/2 ton used 9/16th mounts and 3/4 -1 ton used 5/8 *chuckles*
Probably the frame assembly group grabbed two different ones by accident would be my guess. My machinist friend is making a sleeve to fix the problem should have it week after next.
Sean

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Well sleeve is in place and all the shocks are mounted now. Tuesday Body shop guy is coming by to get the undercoating on the floor and firewall of the truck. Hopefully mid to end of june the cab will back in place and ready for wiring and other parts to go in. Also while out in the garage I went back and reworked the trailer hitch brake harness just wasn't happy with how it looked and sat on the frame. No it looks much smoother and I happier for it.

Sean

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Well the truck is finally getting some colors still a ways to go on the paint work but getting there. the interior floor and firewall along with the engine compartment firewall are all raptor lined. There are a few areas inside the truck he needs to wet sand and do another shot of the blue paint to. But totally happy with how its coming along. Also got the spare tire electric winch assembly in place and wired in so that's done. Not thinking I am going to make my goal for moving back to texas next summer with all the delays so far :/ But the wife says git er done right and don't scrimp or do short cuts lol. Murphy has not had any room to cause issues on the truck so he has decided to pick on both my car and the wifes vehicle. uggghhhh just wishing he would go to hell in a special chamber where nothing ever fails!!!! my car ended up getting two new cam shaft sensors and the wifes lil truck blew its engine and the lovely stealership said ohhhhh 7 grand to replace it jeez I need a break from him!!!

Sean

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also while the paint is finally getting done went through the main in cab harness and started writing down pinouts for the various connectors and removing the tie wraps in favor of electrical tape binding it tight.

Sean

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Well the cab is back on the frame more yet still to do. Body guy will by next wednesday to wet sand and get it ready for the final clear and also finish the rear cab raptor lining. It's not fully bolted down yet. The body guy made a mistake with the front floorpan replacement so have to break out my mag drill and open the hole up a slight bit the get the driver side floor board bolt through. Will probably bore out a washer to take up the slack in the mismatched holes. Small problems. Next up get all the firewall bolts pull and cleaned up for the interior panels and mounting pieces. Then install the wiring harness and get a fuel tank to fire the engine over!

Sean

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Very nice!!! :metal:

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Well got to looking at some bolting options for the cab to frame. definitely did not want to bore out the hole so dropped to a 7/16 diameter bolt and it needs slight clearancing on that one off hole. hrrrmmmm where can I get high strength grade 10's???? Well it looks like ARP saves the day again they have 7/16th bolts up to 5 inches so that problem solved. Of course murphy got in the works again. The dapper lights do not quite fit the headlight buckets /sigh . going to have to break out the dremel and clearance the holes just a bit. will post pics later of that fiasco... No word back after emailing dapper about the issue either.

Sean