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Today was full of tying up loss ends. Installed fittings and hoses on the power steering box, filled and checked for leaks.
Installed my last fitting on the cooling system, topped off and pressure tested.
Ran my oil pressure sensor wiring and tested operation as well as the fuel gauge. All gauges are now completed and wired.
Installed fuel pump, remaining fittings and ran and staged the hoses, still working with the wiring.
Painted the master cylinder and installed on the booster.
Removed old parking brake set up and started the foot pedal install.
Spent some time under the dash doing some wiring and that’s when the wife came out with the honey do list. Working under the dash in this truck is way cramped, had I thought about it I would have left the seat out.

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Hopefully in 3 to 4 weeks I can start doing all that once I get mine painted... I'm getting really jealous of all the nice work getting done on the other trucks too MARTINSR!!!!!

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Box assembly has begun...

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Oh DAMN that looks nice! I feel dirty looking at those photos with my wife in the room.

That emblem on the tail gate is point on, very nice.

Today I worked my ever loving butt off helping my son fix his exhaust on his Miata and then miniaturizing my work bench. I have to tell you, that bench was SOOOOOOOOO NICE It was a shame to cut it up, holy crap you could build a friggin diesel truck motor on that sucker, it was NICE. But alas, it's now 20 inches wide and will live on.

Brian

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ouch......

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"Homer" (named after my Uncle, 1st thing I ever remember riding in was his old truck). I was like 3 and standing in the floor board with him, my mother and my other 4 brothers and sister all in the cab of that thing.
Anyway,
He gave me my first 10 mile road trip (asphalt) ride today since I've had him for the last 15 years in storage. He's still sleeping somewhat and spit and sputtered but over all I thought he did great. 45/50 mph.
I'm thinking now, vacuum leaks or even a new carburetor or rebuild. He's running off a temp jug tied down in the bed for now.
The new breaks worked good but still a little spongy. Gonna re-bleed them again.
Steering wasn't bad at all. Held pretty tight with very little play if any really. Been a while since I've driven all manual.
Not sure if my generator is working or not. My dash amp gauge never moves and he didn't want to crank back up when I brought him back home. Did a test on that a couple days ago. Battery volts was at 6.4. Started him up and volts went to 7.5/8 are so at the battery, so now I'm unsure.
Gonna give a little longer ride tomorrow. Well.....today now.

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Sounds fun! Enjoy the ride!

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Looks like a great build and cool story! Since its already driveable, I guess you're almost done :) Just need some headlights.

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Yep, cool stuff, cool story!

Brian

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Preparing the bed wood and polishing the strips, I think i’ll roll some bedliner on the bottom of the boards to further seal them up. The underside should clean up easier too...

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Got the new little bunch bolted to the wall on the other side of the shop, WHOOO HOOO!

Brian

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Worked out more bugs in the wiring. Fuel pump works and return line to in cab fuel tank work. No leaks.

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Going to do a little back half on it. Probably run 15x15 out back.

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I got my custom cut spacer back yesterday and installed my water pump pulley and 18 inch fan. everything went fine until I spun it. it wobbled like a some-*****. when he gave me the spacer he told me the machine broke and he had to finish it by hand. he said he noticed a high spot but didn't think it was to bad. it was though. I ordered a spacer that will be in tomorrow and if all goes well (which it wont) I will start mounting the shroud and measuring to cut the hole. I still enjoyed my time in the garage. I really miss driving my truck though.

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Looking good! I didn't think of how to keep the wood clean under the truck.

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Not the truck but the next generation (youngest grandson) got introduced to ratchet, he thought it was magic. Working on a vintage lawn tractor sprinkler I rebuilt for Joan.

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Start 'em young, and hope it stays with them...Jim

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Got everything except the angle strips bolted in without scratching anything. Since the SS angles are not welded to the bed sides like the originals, would it make sense to use a bead of adhesive/sealant between the angle and the bedside?

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I tried installing my Dolphin gauges but, as Alan Horvath states in his blog, the filler ring retaining brackets are totally the wrong size so I'll have to fabricate some of my own before continuing.

Unless someone has a better suggestion of how I can secure the filler rings - glue perhaps?

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I got paint on the underside of the cab over the undercoating, it's nice to see some correct color paint on the truck!!!:ennyd::alky:

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Picked up some more parts from paint, my hood was hanging in the booth...

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But I'm not as jealous now!!!

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After fabricating my own mounting tabs I was able to get my gauges securely installed.

The to-do list is getting smaller...

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That looks great, undercoating looks to have taken well to paint.

Absolutely beautiful.

Your gonna be done before you know it, looking sweet.

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That is sweet!

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I hung my fuse block.

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If theres anything I don't look forward to is having to work under the dash. My build and flexibility tain't what it used to be LOL.

Look'n good, thats the clean way to do it.

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Man have you got that right! Pure misery working under AD dashs. At 70 i come out bloody and bruised each time, plus the vent handle swing makes things even more difficult!!! Worth it when done but makes me want to find the improbable -- a reliable teenager who works cheap. LOL

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One of my favorite moments when building a truck is getting to fire up the engine after years of sitting.

Today, dispit my distributor being defective and wife having other stuff needing done. The TBI 283 fired up and range sweet music to my ears.

On top of it I had the chance to test the CCP power steering box that seems to work good as well. My day is complete but I am not even close to done.
Makes me want to drive it even more.

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Started to install my foot brake pedal. Got the idea for OrrieG build thread.

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im happy for you man. its an amazing feeling for sure. all that work and waiting
for the moment you turn that key. congratulations its a truck!

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today was a busy day. sadly a great deal of the "busy" wasn't related to my truck. however I did meet up with a very nice ad truck owner who purchased some of my parts truck and I was able to get my 18 inch fan installed properly. only took 3 weeks to put four bolts on. after two pulleys, 3 spacers, and 3 sets of hardware its done. fans turning true (by hand) and the belts lined up and installed. tomorrow I will start the simple task of measuring for the hole in the shroud. that's probably going to take another 2 weeks the way things seem to go. oh well that's hot-rodding
for ya.

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the bottom of your truck looks great man.

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I have quite a bit of under dash work left. its miserable.

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That seems to have been an ongoing battle for you, good to know you finally got it under wraps.
Make sure to post some photos of it when done.

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Sorting hardware and preparing for reassembly while hoping the truck comes home from paint this week. Check out these sweet billet fender washers from Eddies Motorsports, they should look and work better than regular fender washers when the fenders go back on the box. For just over $2 a pop, I figured it was worth a shot...

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Understand. May i suggest wearing a longsleeved shirt/overalls etc (thicker the better) when working under dash? Works for me and eases the pain somewhat.

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That IS "working on your truck" so it's all good! :metal:

I haven't been touching mine at all, been cleaning up after removing the bench, and I have to look at that as "working on my truck" or it will piss me off. So yesterday I finished that up, I am now awaiting my primer I ordered from SPI and my flapper valves from Jacks small eng parts to fix the compressor and I am READY TO ROCK again actually working on the truck. WHOO HOOO!

I got a little worried when I got an email from Jacks on Friday telling me that the manufacturer hasn't sent them the valves, thinking maybe they have been discontinued or something stupid. Then yesterday I got an email telling me they are on the way to me right now! WHOOO HOOO!

I will be rocking and rolling next week some time. Still have stuff to do, I'll be out there today finding something.

Brian

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Unexpected backorders can sure kill momentum, over the course of this build I have learned which vendors can be relied on to fill orders in a timely manner and which ones should be relegated to “last resort” status. Glad to hear your parts are coming so you can keep moving forward...

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Getting the front bumper polished up