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I had them on my 65 but i removed them. The wire went up the windshield post, into a small hole in the ceiling then across. they must have drilled all the holes, fished a wire in with a snake then pulled it up through the roof holes and made the connections.

Were these roof lights an option from the factory? or was this an aftermarket thing dealers and owners put in. I have owned a 64 and 65 and they both had those lights.

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Perhaps these instructions from the 1960 Accessory Installation Manual will be helpful:

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Ordered $20 bucks worth of stuff from LMC (2) front hood light sockets and the hood to cowl seal.

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Smoked up the road,,First time backing it out the shop.

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Loads of little jobs done today.

Starting off with fitting the following item.....

Had a text from Rob, the previous keeper/owner of the truck a couple of weeks ago to ask for my postal address, as he had a "thing" to post off to me that he thought I would appreciate.
So this week he had time to pop into the post office to post out the "thing" which came to me on Thursday.
I have to say, his parcel was a challenge, and only when the "thing" came out the last layer, did I know what it was.

I have always loved these and they make me chuckle when people use them in public. Just never got to buy one myself.

Seems that when I tested it down at the garage, Duke, our ginger cat shot upstairs without waiting the see what it was..... RESULT !!

So, Huge Thanks to Rob, as he had planned it for the truck when he had it.

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After the rear end kissing I got from Nicola when we fetched the truck, I realized the nuts n bolts on the rear bumper and towbar need to be seen to.

So this week I ordered some M12 x 25mm high tensile bolts with nuts to replace the existing items.

I have seen some bodging on this truck and stuff done to a standard below my own expectation, but the fact that there were 4 different nuts, bolts used to secure (loose description) the bumper at some point in its past, just made me shrug and bite my tongue.

It took some time to get these all removed, the domed head bolts were the biggest problem, as there was no way or room to grip the heads while addressing the nuts, which I had given some WD40 the last three days.
In the end I gripped the threaded ends with the vice grip and had a ring spanner in place over the nuts, getting them undone slowly.
The one bolt just turned off in my hands.
You will note there are no two the same here.

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While I was at it, I also fitted new longer bolts to the plate on which the light socket plug was fitted.
When Scott wired the truck lights I decided to fit the plug under the load body, to keep it out of sight and the weather.

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Next job, which I was actually not looking forward to (though it was actually surprisingly easy in the end) was to make up a sleeve/spacer for the tow ball Tim had sent me.
Remember I had a 40mm hole drilled in the bumper and tow bar as the shop did not have a 32mm drill on site the day I went there with Mickey.
So this was a bit of reverse engineering.
I had got a 300mm length of scaffolding pipe from Charley the farmer this week.
After measuring for what I needed, I cut a 25mm section off with the angle grinder with a 2mm blade fitted.... easy with the right tool.

I had also cut a slot into it length ways.

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Using the grinder repeatedly to cut slivers out of it, and using the bench vice to push it together, then also shaping it the opposite direction, I eventually had a 33mm hole and 40mm outside diameter.

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Before and after.

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Using a large shifting spanner I recently bought for an art project I am working on, I tightened the whole lot, and ended up with a result that pleased me.

Tow ball fitted and some red reflective tape added to the rear step for night time visibility.

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As always, Mickey popped around through the day.

Then once these jobs were done, we also rolled up the tonneau cover and fitted the bed sides as he wanted to see the dark painted sides up, the cover tucks in nicely behind the uprights.

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At this point I had a coffee and left overs from last night as Nicola was out shopping (not my favourite pastime)and visiting her parents.

After lunch I decided to give the greasing a go, which was interrupted by a sudden thunder storm,( so need to do it again, this time without the wheels and jacked up, followed by trying to figure out why every light on the truck works off the main switch, but the headlights continue to be non functional..... STILL NO IDEA, or lights.

I also gave the tonneau a second coat of polish, Rain-X'd all the glass and stuck some stickers I had laying about onto the boat fuel tank that is now the trucks Jerry can.

Just after 6pm I decided to call it a day.

Tomorrow is bootfair day, so we will be using the truck to go there, and possibly a couple of other places.

All in all, a great weekend so far.

Still loving this truck.

I do wish I could have my brother here to enjoy it with me, as he is mad about trucks too.

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Bought some new/used tires for mine today! Only have 500 miles on them. No more running around on inner tubes!lol

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took off the bed to mount some big old fatties, they wouldnt fit no matter how high I jacked it up!

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Those look good joe.. Got the specific size by any chance?
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295/70/15 BFG radial T/A

they havent made them in a couple years, I got lucky and a guy had them still brand new on craigslist from his 33 open wheel ford. still trying to get rid of the drag stars they came on, but cant complain about the look

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battery is nice and snug in its new home on the truck and I got to see the lights come on for the first time in over 6 years.. :metal:

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Took the truck out for the day to Rochester, Kent today after we came back from a successful bootfair. Think Charles Dickens - Oliver Twist, Christmas Carol, Tale of two cities, David Copperfield for our foreign readers.

Got loads of thumbs up, and pics taken.... Nicola said she forgets the truck has a distinct presence and does sound rather menacing when cruizing slowly by.

When we came home, I got into the garage and got onto a job that has stared at me for three years....... I will not be saying too much, but this was one pic I took.....

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After this I removed the Transit's number plate from the rear and fitted the Chevy's plate to the Grizz-Pod. (In the UK, the trailer carries the same registration as the car towing it, and has no insurance or roadworthy testing, s you could tow a cardboard box on wheelbarrow wheels, as long as it has a number plate)

This concluded a great weekend.

I still do not have headlights, but many other odd jobs have been done.

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Saw some wheels on CL that were reasonably priced so I made arrangements to purchase them this weekend. Unfortunately, the guy backed out on Friday (would not answer my text). So I thought to myself, "I've already allotted these funds for the truck.. maybe I should put them towards starting the vehicle." So off to a salvo of auto parts stores picking up various odds and ends to get the engine started. Got back to the house and started working.

Cleaned the carb that had been sitting since 2009, added oil and changed wires (i know i should also changed the plugs but the goal was to just get it to start. also i was missing a plug wire because i helped a friend out when he burnt up one of his lol). Hooked up the battery, jumped in the truck and.. "POP!" ...blew a fuse.

The old wiring harness was starting to look like a rats nest so i suspected that there may have been a short somewhere down the line. Luckily, i squirreled away an EZ wiring harness some years back. After running back and forth between the garage and the internet and after some minor distractions, today.. at 8:50pm... she was brought back to life. I still need a starter (this one sounds like its on its last leg and it also may have contributed to the blown fuses) and a new battery (the one installed is from a salvage yard). I also need to finish running the wiring harness.. but i'm going to take my time routing and tucking it the right way this time.


...and for the record, open headers sound bad ass!!!

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My son and I got the engine into his truck.

The 292 does not use the same mount between the frame mount and the block as the 230, so we are now looking for a new drivers side mount. Bell housing and passenger side mounted though.

Lots left, but it's a good start!

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Nice work, what color is the 292, is it a factory color or something you liked.

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Wow Jason - motor looks great!

My son and I got the rear brakes installed on our 62 C10 and played with pinion angle too. Cleaned up and polished the chrome reverse wheels. Installed the blazer tank and started the fuel line.

We went with the 66-68 rear cables but I need to find these goofy looking little clips to hold them to the trailing arms.

There has to be a local source - I hate the idea of ordering two little cable clips and paying twice the cost to get them to the house...

Good weekend.
rg

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Thanks Mud.Man! It is forest green and cast iron high temp engine paint. I think Duplicolor, but I don't remember for sure.

The '63 292 came in a dark green, but not quite this color. We were looking for a dark green, and saw the cast iron and decided to go with this combo.




Thanks Robber Grin!!

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Yesterday I finally got started on my tailgate. It had a pretty thick layer of surface rust. I did the inside of the gate a month or so ago. I hit it with a wire wheel in my drill. On the bare metal I sprayed on Permatex Rust Treatment. I still have some rust to remove and I found some bondo under a couple of spots of primer I will need to sand smooth. After all that I'm going to give a try at painting. I have some Hot Rodz flat sublime green. I have a minor surgery tomorrow but I get 10 days off paid to work on the truck. :metal: Future plans for the 10 days are-get the bed off and Por15 the frame and cross members of the bed, get the wood cut and sealed, maybe sand and paint the back of the cab and front of the bed while it's off just to make it look like I got something done.
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I cleaned and hooked up more wires then I pulled it out of the garage, turned it around and drove it back in. Now I just have to get some insurance so I can register it.

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I started running the exhaust!! Can't seem to upload a pic from the "smart" phone....
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Started the widening of the stepside bed. Bed mount rails are being cut in 1/2 then im welding in 4" sections. This will set the bed more in proportion with the cab and the rear fenders will clear the current tires on the current Eaton rearend and clear narrower tires on the late model 14bolt thats going in. 14bolt is 3.5" wider... Slow progress but its progress...
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Got my new fuel tank sending unit in the mail today! Hopefully the fuel gauge will
work now!

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Picked up the tailgate from the painter.

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Sweet. Who are you using? He letting you do a few parts at a time or did you send it all at one time?

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Decided to wire the fuel pump to a switch so I could manually turn it on and off.... Well... that did not go to well:whine: Took it for a drive after and when I was on my way back(only 2 miles from home) I smelled smoke under the dash and turned out that my wires melted themselves together causing it to short! The truck died on the road and I was able to shove a wire on the hot battery cable to get home. How it happened I don't know cause I had a 14 gauge wire coming from the battery to the switch and a 12 gauge going to the pump, so they were thick enough....at least I thought. There was no fuse, so I am glad I did not blow my pump, so I re-wired it back to the starter so all I have to do is turn the key and off we go...I hope!:lol: Good ole chevy!

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I'm using a local guy email me off bb and I'll give you his name and number. Because I'm not using metallic in the paint, he can paint it one part at a time.

Jake

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That tailgate looks beautiful Jake, just like the rest of the truck!

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did the rear cab mount bushing conversion , also installed 1999 chevy seats in the 66.http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/y...ps20c9f29c.jpghttp://i792.photobucket.com/albums/y...ps30dcc77f.jpghttp://i792.photobucket.com/albums/y...ps52f9bc72.jpg[/IMG]

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Finished installing the new engine yesterday. Now the radiator leaks, the new exhaust manifold leaks and it idles at ~2500 rpm. Maybe I'll get to drive it next month.
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Scored 3 free steelies on craigslist, still need one more but this one cleaned up nice.
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Mark,

Coming from you I consider that a great compliment. If you remember you were the first other GMC'er I contacted from Jolly's club and swapped pictures with back in January 2000.

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I mounted up the washer bag (still need to run hoses), got the hood lights wired in and finished running the tail light assemblies and mounting the wire holders.

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Did the back inside wall of the cab in epoxy primer today. Just some other pics to show progress over the last 3 weeks.

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Decided to take the wife for a nice ride to the beach. It was nice until the ride home. Made it about 3 minutes and after a pop sputter and knock I was on the side of the road scratching my head, especially since I drove around previously in the day just fine. Tried turning it over a buncha times getting hints of random sputters (eventually nothing), got nothing. No one answering the phone, figured tow was inevitable.

Random guy and his wife show up on a motorcycle and he knew what he was doing unlike myself. After insisting that he would go home and had everything i needed (mechanic) he returns in an amazing 60s mustang with a garage worth of parts. Narrowed it down to coil not getting charge from MSD digital 6 plus. I figured time for a flatbed.... he whips out an HEI, changes it in 5 minutes and I was done. Never saw that coming... faith in humanity restored. I kinda just stood out of his way in amazement of what was happening.

Parts will be returned in the morning but sure glad he showed up.

Now i'm not sure what I should do for ignition. It seemed to have more piss and vinegar on the way home than when running the digital 6 and mallory unilite.

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That's cool the big truck in the sky was watching out for you. Haven't heard any bad raps about MSD but can't say the same for the unilite. What did your new friend say about it?..Vernski:lol:

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Replaced the lower driverside firewall.


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He actually said he doesn't trust the 6-plus and has had many 6A's for 20+ years. Don't remember what he had to say exactly about the unilite but it was along the lines of its not really needed/unreliable.

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Got the Alt wired up, using a one set up, so I do not have to use the Alt. exciter wire.

Doing this for the first time by ones self sure takes time. Read it three times to do it once, then stop in the middle read it again just to make sure. Got two wires left on the engine side, Starter and solenoid. Got to wedge my big self under the truck.

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well spent 5hrs getting passenger door to open( that only took about half hour) and pulling gas tank out to try and clean it out. pulled out sending unit and it was so encrusted around pickup tube it was about the size of my thumb cant even see a hole in end of it. below pic is after i knocked crud off(still bad). so i then put a 1.5' piece of log chain down in tank and shook the hell out of it and washed it out with hose..blow pics is the crud that came out...ya think this is part of the problem why it wont start....:fb::dohh::censored::censored::censored:
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What the heck happened to the tank...A fire?

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im guessin that is what happens to gas after it sit in tank for 15+years..but the good news is tank looks pretty good inside now..in garage drying out as we type...
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