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Oh yeah, now I definitely see the orange. Looks great! :metal:
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I think I like the wheels. Will they have hub caps?
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I altered the photograph to best match what I actually see in person.
I "think" I like the wheels too. Maybe not 100%, but this is what it's going to be for a while. I'm thinking chrome Spider Caps. |
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Grill supports got painted in semi-gloss polyurethane, and the grill got properly mounted with 3/16" aluminum rivets and rivet washers.
Bumper also got mounted with stainless carriage bolts I had blasted and shot in polyurethane back when I did the steering wheel. Not shown, I have door seals installed. Working on wiper motor mounting. https://www.gwellwood.com/wordpress/...55-672x378.jpg |
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Floor vents installed. Dome light and 3rd brake light wired. Heater motor wired. Wiper motor and pivots installed and working. Rear wires run through cab.
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I keep loving this truck more and more.
Hope you had a Merry Christmas, take care. Ronzo |
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love this color
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Prepping the vent windows. Waiting on glass setting tape to come in:
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Installing the glass reminds me of how crappy the factory parts are, how crappy aftermarket parts are, how fragile paint is, how ham-fisted I am when assembling this truck, and how much less I'm caring about perfection as I complete every task. *sigh*
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Looks perfect from here…can’t wait to see the grin you have when you drive it!
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https://www.gwellwood.com/wordpress/...39-378x672.jpg
Also, I disassembled the Jeep Cherokee front door stoppers and removed the rubber bush. I'm pleased with how wide the door swings, and do not believe there will be any crease-happy contact happening. |
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The truck will be great, the sum of the solutions will make it unique.
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The windows look great but your experience installing them scares me. I am ready ro install my door glass and I'm not looking forward to it. If mine come out as good as yours seem to be I'll be happy.
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The back glass was easy peasy.
The front glass was an experience. I foolishly followed the only "official supplier" made 60-63 c10 windshield youtube video. I should have searched "curved windshield" instead, and watched a slew of those. I -DO- have a trio of videos coming out (one starting Saturday) which go through the glass installs. With the windshield, biggest tip: you are gently "persuading" the glass in. Be freaking gentle. Windshield video is coming out Jan 14th. Door glass video Jan 21. I will post all of them here. When you do the door felts - squeeze the curved ends flat in a vice and cut off the felt, where the door felts need to squeeze behind the door channel. That's how the factory did it. |
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All my door and glass stuff is Precision
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That is an awesome video. I have done a front window on my 1969 c10, that was a pain in the you know what, but I got it. Having the right tools, ya so worth it!! Nice job, love the truck.
Question though. You mentioned glass installation tape? What is that? |
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Glass Setting Tape is a roll of sticky/gooey? rubber-ish tape that fits between the glass and the frame (a'la vent windows) so the glass is cushionly "pinched" to stay in the frame.
They come in thicknesses - measure the gap, measure the glass, math, order. 25' roll did both my doors with a couple mistakes (door glass is fully framed, too). |
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Squish and shave the door felts like this. This is how the factory did it:
https://www.gwellwood.com/wordpress/...23-672x378.jpg I had previously made a fancy speaker holder that would angle a pair of 5-1/4" coax to hopefully improve the soundstage from a center-mount speaker. Sadly, it did not clear the heater controls, or the modifications I did to the ashtray to house the air ride gauges. Grrr. So.... flat panel it is. I had also added 6 more rows to fit the speakers better than the single opening was: https://www.gwellwood.com/wordpress/...13-672x378.jpg |
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Nice.
I like the videos. |
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That is one heck of a build! very impressive skills my man.
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