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Looking good Don. I should probably do the wiring harness at some point too. Won't be long and you'll be cruising.

Chris

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Don be careful inviting Martin over, he's single you know :bann: who Knows what mischief he might get up to.

Brake calipers look great and you just can't beat a box of Cubans :metal:

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Thanks Chris... a week from now will be like Christmas in June...:lol:

Good Eye Mate!!! They are actually called "Genuine Counterfeit Cubans" and very tasty

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Giddy as a teenager in the 50's about to meet Marilyn Monroe...:bann:

Came home to this...:metal:
https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7089/2...93de0da5_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7458/2...f952148f_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7769/2...99fc0185_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7173/2...4f18aef0_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Spaghetti Time...:hot::ennyd:

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Good luck Don it's easy just take your time , and rember don't cut the red wire .

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Awesome brotha!!!! Be wired up and done this weekend? :lol:

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:mm:


Touche' Brotha, Touche'...:haha:

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Calipers do look good Don. Good luck wiring!

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What about the blue wire? Lol Very nice brother.

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Thanks Guyz!!! ...but I already cut the red and the blue wires...:haha:

Had Saturday and Sunday off... Saturday was my lovely wife's birthday, so no truck time, although I did get to sneak away for a bit to a local car show...:metal:
I met up with Clint, aka Arkyhauler, and his brother... Here's Clint's '64 GMC...
https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7285/2...23a1d9a0_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7064/2...61cb14c0_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7642/2...75111d25_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Another '66 on bags... Didn't get a chance to speak with the owner...
https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7433/2...d9d40cc2_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7452/2...5e6a0e00_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://c8.staticflickr.com/8/7744/2...a41cffa7_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

A sweet Squarebody...
https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7283/2...1805195f_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

One really cool Plymouth Rat Rod... Ingenious throttle linkage set up using a bicycle pedal crank...
https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7322/2...e667026a_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7447/2...bf791484_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7205/2...1aeecd57_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7305/2...ed72ddc2_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

I had taken a pic of Clint sitting in the plymouth, but it was too out of focus...:dohh:

The rest of the day was spent doing things with the wife for her birthday...:ennyd:

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Fast forward to Sunday... err, should I say Spaghetti Sunday...:lol:
https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7780/2...2c03bfe2_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
I started on the Wiring... so far I have the fuse box mounted, the Dimmer switch and dome light completed, the distributor and water temp sender wired, and the wires out to the headlights, back to the taillights, and up to the Gauge cluster...
https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7337/2...1ec5570f_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7367/2...3355e58f_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7337/2...1ec5570f_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

My wife snapped a couple of pics while I sorted through the spaghetti...;)
https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7521/2...1eafcdb4_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7178/2...3f2b7ef3_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Laterz...:metal:

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Looking good Don . Don't forget to feed the wires through a grommet in the bulkhead , before you connect them all up .

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Fun times brotha! X2 with the above post. :lol:

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Looking good Don

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Oh now that looks fun! Getting it further along though.

Chris

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Looks great so far Don.

Like the photos Saless took of you.

You look very happy there.

As Martin said, do remember the grommet.

It's the kind of forgetting I would do.

You have gone a long way forward now.

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does it come with garlic toast?

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I know this job is waiting for me. You make it look so easy.
Looking good on the Spaghetti.

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So Don you are doing a good job , aren't you booking a vacation soon . England is a great place to visit , then you can give me a hand to do mine and Rain's

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Looking good brother. You must be an electrician by trade.

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Cool beans

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Thankx Guyz... There will definitely be grommets...:lol: The rains over the past couple of weeks have deterred my pool opening, so tonight and tomorrow will be focused on getting the pool up and running... then it's spaghetti time again...:metal:

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you got it going on brother… I'm not sure what you guys are talking about, those grommet things...what are grommets?

dashin' and a thrashin' now is the time of year to hit that truck hard … go bro.

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grommets are related to squirrels, sept they eat fruits and not nuts!!!

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Hey Don... its spaghetti sunday again. What's cookin? :lol:

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Yessir!!!

Thanks, Good to know! :lol:

Had to work today, got home and had to finish up some work on opening the pool... Sadly, no truck time today, but there are plans for a few evenings this week...:metal:

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Tedious job, looking good

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Thanx Man! It was cool meeting you at the store..;)

Been a crazy couple of weeks, other than the pool finally up and running, truck time has been limited...:waah: I did get the hood delivered for the '60 model...:metal: Pics on that thread...

Met another truck owner, This one a '64 Sleeper... Sporting' a nice sounding 383...:metal: Unfortunately I only had time for these two pics, work was crazy that day...:sumo: I did point him in this direction...:uhmk:
https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7461/2...f1a9133d_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7090/2...efe6cb44_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Yesterday started out with coffee and a grinder... (not the sandwich type..:lol:)
https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7690/2...05eb2336_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7273/2...4a2719a1_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

All in preparation for this...
https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7622/2...a2a9f200_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

:metal:

I also repaired an end on an extension cord, it had seen better days...:lol:
https://c8.staticflickr.com/8/7071/2...ed50641a_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Hope everyone enjoyed their Father's Day!!!;):chevy::burnout:

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Truck time!

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Yessir!!! :uhmk:

...and more this morning...:metal:
When I purchased this truck 4 years ago, it had this fuel tank mounted in the back... I pulled it, and as the story goes, swapped frames...blah, blah, blah, and decided to re-install tank... dummy me decides to start chopping new frame to match the cuts in the bent frame...WITHOUT trying a test fit...:dohh:
get the piece cut out of the rear crossmember and jack up tank into place...
plenty of room, even with crossmember intact...:thud:
https://c8.staticflickr.com/8/7742/2...6c8e6d6e_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

...so today I have a day off, weather forecast to be brutally hot:devil:
plan is, wake up early, cuz I'm old and wake up early no matter what...:lol:
and JoJo has his morning walk routine... push truck around driveway and back it into the tent to facilitate welding... weld, grind, paint before it's too hot to wanna be out there... Woke up at 0530, no alarm needed, walked dog, caffeinated myself and looked at temperature, already 80F... accomplished the above, as well as one small honey-do, all by 1000...temp now 87F with a heat index of 99F...:sumo:

On to the pics...
https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7604/2...c8543210_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7542/2...915913c7_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://c8.staticflickr.com/8/7677/2...8983a45d_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

No pic of finished product as the paint is taking forever to dry thanks to humidity levels being sky high... except for this one which was a Front End Friday pic I posted on the forum group on fb...:mm:
https://c8.staticflickr.com/8/7281/2...73d9b734_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Gotta get cleaned up, drive my beautiful wife to see her daughter, thank the good Lord for A/C as the heat index is supposed to hover between 110 & 115F today, then later the plan is to work on the wiring harness a bit...:chevy:

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The weld repair is looking really good.
Time to come out west. Been in the mid 60's-high 80's.

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I see a show truck.....:mm:

Nice one Don.

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Nice work Don, glad you got to play on the truck . It's been nice and hot here today as well .

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I talked to that guy the day I was there, didn't catch his name and forgot to ask if he was a member here.
I love his grille!

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good work Don. beating the heat this year has been a problem but the seven day forecast has cooler weather ahead, maybe even a shower.

did you get the wiring close to completion? i don't have a taste for spaghetti but sure admire someone who does. fortunately for me Pete loves the stuff.

you are right about that old guy-get up early thing… I do the same.

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Looking good in the tent dude.

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Thanks Clem... no real progress with the spaghetti yet, getting sidetracked with honeydew and other thingz...:lol: see next post...:mm:

Thanx Vince... Hope to see some Garage Journal entries on your shop updates...;)

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Planned on some spaghetti time the past couple of nites... between evening Thunderstorm Saturday and other complications last night...:thud: no wiring progress... Arkansas summer has arrived Full Force, the last week or so has seen the heat index hovering between 105 and 115F, no shop w/ AC and working on truck out in heat equals little truck time for this old guy... :waah:

While browsing fb yesterday morning, I ran across a truck guy in GA with this dilemma... seems the PO of his '64 hacked up the heater box for some unknown reason...
https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7277/2...e8f3cbe5_z.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

I happen to have a spare thanks to Jonathan (1963C10)... so this week this will be on it's way to GA... I also pointed the guy here...
https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7393/2...000b2968_z.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

While digging through my parts stash, to pull out the aforementioned heater box, I found this license plate bracket...
https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7430/2...298c6139_z.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Complete with glass lens...:metal:
https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7309/2...7bf6e4ac_z.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Disassembled
https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7338/2...1a9c3b34_z.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Bulb socket clean and in working order...
https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7417/2...28b20c59_z.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

I even found the cork gasket for the lens is pliable and ready for service...;)
https://c6.staticflickr.com/8/7134/2...b4fea8c8_z.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

After a little hammer and dolly work I masked off the socket and began the paint process...
https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7412/2...446c9c13_z.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

https://c6.staticflickr.com/8/7782/2...f38df78f_z.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Painted the inside of the lens cover white...
https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7369/2...78b488aa_z.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Here's a pic of the back of my gauge cluster, with a new box of bulbs for illuminating it... prepping for more spaghetti work...
https://c6.staticflickr.com/8/7790/2...e43de37b_z.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

I will post pics of the re-furbbed License plate bracket as soon as the paint dries (humid so sloooooow process) :crazy:

That's all for now guyz... :uhmk:

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Looks great brotha! Looking forward to the finished results!

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Worked through the holiday weekend... and in the evenings I've been accomplishing some honey-dooz, in order to facilitate some truck time...:mm:

Over the past few days, I've started getting back after the wiring and also addressing the issue of the clutch pedal being about an inch and a half or more taller than the brake pedal... The wiring in the cab and front end is almost complete... the alternator still needs to be wired and the front and rear lights are not hooked up due to the fact that the front clip and bed are still separate from the cab and frame... I also need to purchase a fuel sending unit from LMC, as that is where the tank came from... On to the pics...

This was the temp when I called it a day today... thankful for a tent and fan and plenty of ice water...;)
https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7418/2...29c88721_z.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

for me mates across the pond...
https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7461/2...af74e9a0_z.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Hard to tell from this angle, but the clutch peal is now about 3/4 of an inch taller than the brake... more better in my world...:lol:
https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7290/2...e32fe2cd_z.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

The Gauge Cluster wired and in place, need to clean up bezel and find the screws...
https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7454/2...45fb6fcb_z.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

The copper line to feed the oil pressure gauge waiting for hookup...
https://c6.staticflickr.com/8/7550/2...65dbc291_z.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Next up is to wrap all this and put in it's home up under the dash... Gonna remove the seat so I can get myself in the proper position to make this job a tad easier...:haha:
https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7440/2...b98676be_z.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Once I get the wiring settled under the dash, I'll be focusing on the brake lines, clutch pedal linkage, and then getting the front clip and bed installed...:uhmk:

Been pondering the bed floor, and think I'm going to steal Coulter's hinge idea...:bann: