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Trucks.....Shops.....and football! :metal: Does not get any better than that! Nice shop by the way. I am having a barn built and we are in the middle of football with two high school boys. It will keep you stepping for sure.

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nice shop

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We had beautiful weather this weekend for outside work. I got the back yard mowed and started picking up rocks and concrete that was around the shop. Waited on my son's buddy to come over with a trencher. He finally showed up at about 4;30 pm after I was told in would be 9am when they should have come over.

Well, and hour later I had my trench dug from my main panel to the shop and was ready to drop in the conduit. My oldest son helped get the conduit glued up and connected on each end. Got to be dinner time so we stopped for the day on Saturday. Sunday was another good day to be outside. I did not have much help after church and lunch since most of my family was at a gymnastics competition in Frisco for my daughter. I stayed at home with my youngest boy who is in a cast from his toes to his hip and did not want to travel that far...We went to the store and got stuff for his science project and then I got to work on wiring up the shop. I was able to get all the plugs for the 110v outlets and the ones for the compressor and the welder all installed and wired up. I got the main power feed from the house panel to the sub-panel in the shop wired up too. We are good to start moving in!

I am not an electrician, but I think it looks good for what I was able to do by myself. I did not take pictures of the trench and conduit since that is pretty common stuff. I will lay in a coax line for cable TV to the shop before covering up the conduit in the trench.

Sub-panel before I started:
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps6ui9imkm.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...pseylpvtx2.jpg

Sub-panel when I finished (minus the cover):
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...psv06wch0m.jpg

South wall outlets:
Two of them hidden behind the radio...
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...pswbz7uamn.jpg

and Welder Outlet and two more 110 outlets:
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps0yn0b1cz.jpg

West wall outlets:
Also found a good place to mount my battery charger for my Ryobi tools!
Orange line is the wiring for the compressor outlet on the outside of the west wall.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...pstvdkdp1c.jpg

My large workbench will go on the West wall centered on the post that has the charger mounted on it. The welding table will go in the southwest corner. On the east wall I have some 30" deep, 8' wide, 12' tall pallet racks going up for storage.

That's it for the this past weekend... :metal:

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Nice progress. The weather was pretty nice this weekend for sure!

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No real progress on the shop except to say that I have been moving stuff out of storage into it and it is a MESS. I sourced some pallet racks and have them up and using them to store stuff, but I need to start culling stuff out. I have one or two more loads from storage to be completely out.

I have a self imposed deadline to move out of storage by 9/30/15. If I get some help from Korbin, I will get it done. After we get it all out, then I will organize and clean up the shop to be able to use it as a shop!

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Finally had a free weekend not committed to something to do with football.

By the end of September, I had completely moved out of my storage units and all the stuff was just crammed into my new shop. So Saturday morning, the weather was nice and I got started on get things in order, or at least put away to get into the shop.

Here is a view looking into the shop from the man door Saturday morning:
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...psmiweywoe.jpg

And into the overhead door:
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps5sapdyaq.jpg

Korbin came out and help move a bunch of stuff. By the end of the day we could see the light of having room in the shop to move around.

Sunday, got a late start, about 10am since we skipped church. But by the end of the day we had this:
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...pslipelkzw.jpg

Still have some things to move around and to cull out a bunch of stuff, but we can work on things now if we need to.

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I took a break from moving and cleaning stuff to work on an issue that has bothered me for a long time. It also allowed me to keep moving forward with organizing and storing my crap...:lol:

I worked on one project Sunday after lunch. My engine hoist is one of those fold up units and I have never been happy about the way the legs fold up and lean making it some what unbalanced when folded up.

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...psicutzemn.jpg

I have a couple pieces of sheet metal angle with some holes in it that seemed like it could make a good solution to my issue.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...pshsno1jto.jpg

So I thought of how I could make it better and came up with this mock up with a C-clamp:
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...psbkpnj8bg.jpg

A simple ball bungee holds the legs in position during storage:
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...pspswnxout.jpg

So a little bit of welding and paint I have a finished solution. The angle even gives me a place to store the lifting chains and other items...
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...psvicgtrl1.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...psl8ayjmuy.jpg

Not a bod solution for about 30 minutes worth of my time. :ito:

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Its been nice having the shop at the house. While I have not worked on my truck(s) any, I have been getting things organized and made a few things for the shop to help out on getting it useful. Korbin has worked on White Trash a few times in it too.

It rained a bunch last weekend and my yard it s mess with all the mud...

Even in the rain I managed to pick up another project. My wife even OK'd the purchase as long as I got some of her projects completed before I work on it. Not exactly sure what I am going to do with it, but for the $200 purchase price with a clean Texas title, I could not pass it up. Once I get to work on it, I will start a new thread for it. For now, here it is:

1977 Chevrolet C20 Crew Cab
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...psezu6dtgg.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...psl342phcg.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps6tx3ejqh.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...psgctdoyqs.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...psvaemhfai.jpg

More rain headed this way starting tomorrow, so my yard is only going to get worse. lol

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Cab looks decent for being a pre-80 truck.

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Overall its not bad. It does need outer rockers, the passenger side is the worst but not that bad. I might not be working on it anytime soon, but I have a good foundation for a CC project.

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I really like the CC, been looking for something along those lines, but have yet to see anything that solid up my way. On the other hand I already have plenty project trucks, and the GFs car, so......
-Sam

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Well I read through this thread this morning at work and now I need more. Whats the update on the truck and life?

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Thanks for reading through all that, I hope I don't disappoint with the more...but long story short, it is NOT running remotely finished...

For the continuation of the '65 look at this thread:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post7812257

Now, on the other subjects, the crew cab is gone, the shop got completed and I worked on a few project in there, but ultimately life got thrown a curve, I ended up selling that house and getting a divorce. I am just now getting back to having a shop, I have to rent one at this point.

For the '65, the LS that we put in it covered by the linked thread above, came out and went to my son, Owen. It was swapped into his '84 C10 in the Henry thread. So now, the '65 just sits again...

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Well darn, I am sorry to hear about the divorce.

The 65 will get its turn again someday I bet. I really admire what you have done with your two sons. I followed Korbins stepside build from the beginning (I was in high school when it started).

Keep up the great work.

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Post #251 above was the last post I made on this thread when I was still married and had a shop at home.

Well its been long enough on this project since I worked on it. If you did not follow along a few years ago as I tried to get it road worthy for LST in Conroe Feb. 2016, below is the link for that attempt:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post7812257

Did not make the 2016 show at all, but I did end up getting it running enough to put on a trailer and attend C10's in the Park 2017 with a old buddy from Tyler.

This past summer, I pulled the LS and stuck in in Henry, Owen's '84 C10. We took it to C10's in the Park 2019. We are currently redoing the interior on it and getting it ready for the summer and looking to take it to C10's in the Park 2020.

Since pulling the LS to swap into Owen's truck, my '65 has just sat there.

So, back in January I bought 3 passes to C10's in the Park 2020 and told both my boys we are taking 3 trucks this year, it they can get theirs running and ready, I will get mine running and ready to go...:metal:

Stay tuned for updates as things move along. I might show snips in this thread of Korbin's new project, "Trouble" a '73 GMC step side and the updates to "Henry", Owen's '84 Chevy C10.

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I am currently working on cutting down/reworking a 2005 Tahoe harness to use in my truck with a 6.0 LS and 4L80e trans. I'll get some pictures tonight of that...

Here are some pictures of Trouble, the crack around the steering box was repaired by a previous owner, but not to our standards. This is the first thing we are going to address.

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Owen's Truck.

Owen graduated from High School yesterday with Honors. Next Step for him is the Air Force.

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Congrats to Owen! Given the good head on his shoulders he's getting a great start on his next phase of life.
I predict he'll flourish in the AF :metal:

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Thanks Scoti!

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Carpet and Lower Door carpet panels installed yesterday in Henry.

Just need to rehab the door sill plates before they go in.

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First update on my truck for this round of rebuild...

2005 Tahoe harness being reworked for stand alone. Old loom and tape tripped off and most of the wires I don't need pulled out. This will be a DBW set up this time around. I'll need to convert this harness to a 4L80e, but that's not a big deal. I have a few more wires to label and cut out, then onto making my fuse/relay block.

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Well, while waiting for a few parts for the LS harness rework, I decided that the headlight harness needed rework as I was having issues with the relay harness I purchased years ago for another project was giving me problems.

Got the grille out and laid on the table to inspect the harness on it now. One of the relay connectors got hot and is distorted, probably part of my problems. I have new connectors for the bulbs and new 14ga wiring in close to factory colors for the lights, and some new wire for the relays along with braided loom to make it look good.

I started the layout of the new plugs, will be stripping out the supplied wire pigtails and going with my GXL 14ga wire I purchased. I will start on the passenger side and work toward the driver side to keep it neat and somewhat OE looking. Here is where I stopped last night:

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Seems like I am playing the waiting game on parts here lately. I got in my hood parking light/turn signal harness from Brothers last week. Looks pretty good. They used plastic snap in bulb sockets where as the factory had metal ones. Still should work nice. Installed it this weekend fits good. Now I just need to find the box that the light buckets/lenses/bezels are in and get those installed with new bulbs.

Also, took in a little side job to cut down a stock harness to make stand alone for a local guy doing a LS Swap into his 1980 C10. Got it all cut down and labeled for the fuse/relay block and external connections. Should have it done this week.

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Nice. I'll keep you in mind for the first LS swap harness I'll need if you're looking to do more side work.

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Nice work, thanks for the update. :)

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I'd be glad to do one for you when you are ready.

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Finished up the rework of the harness for the side job. I now have to change out the injector connectors as he changed injectors on his project.

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Well last week was my first of two furlough weeks I have to take this summer. All of our employees here have to take two weeks of furlough to help reduce our operating costs. Better then not having a job at all...

So, last week I worked on a number of things around the house and on trucks. Major job was working on the bathroom remodel. My daughter picked out the color and I finished up the drywall work and got some paint on the walls. Once that was done, I put in the flooring tiles and then set in the vanity and the toilet. It is tight between the toilet and the vanity, but it will work. All that I need to do now is finish out the trim and get the plumbing hooked up. Should have it done and functional this weekend.

Other work was on Owen's Henry getting the cluster converted over to an electronic speedo and restored/cleaned up the bezel and gauges. The cluster pics in in Henry's thread. Helped Korbin out on his Trouble (his new C10 project), and got some cleaning/organizing done at the shop looking for parts for my '65 C10.

Here are some pics of the bathroom remodel. They are not very good pics, but it all I got...

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Well this past Friday was a work holiday for me, so I spent most of the day getting the bathroom functional. Still need to do some trim and a couple other things, but we can now use the shower, the toilet and the sink!

So, Saturday I worked on cleaning up the 6.0 for my truck. Got the block cleaned for paint and the decks cleaned for new head gaskets. Got some etching primer shot on it and painted it with a Gloss Smoke Gray. I like the look, something different and a little industrial looking. Next is cleaning the oil pan to paint it the same color and then get the heads on. Maybe this week I can spend a little time each evening to get that done.

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Got a bit more work done on my engine getting it ready to put in my '65. Took all the external parts to get cleaned at the local machine shop in their vat to get all the gunk off. Most of the parts looked great, but the outside of the oil pan still looked terrible (first pic). So I scrubbed at it more with brake clean and that did not help. So I took it to work and blasted it in the blast cabinet to make it looks better, did a little sanding on some bad casting spots and painted it (second pic). Once I found all the nuts and bolts I needed, I reinstalled it on the engine along with the windage tray and pick up tube that I had cleaned at the machine shop (third pic). Moving right along. Tonight I plan to installed the heads and get a few other parts painted to finish getting it together.

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Extra effort = better results :metal:

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I just received your PM, your inbox is full so I can't respond. Everything pictured was packed into that box.

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Last week was my second furlough week. I spent the time at the farm with my parents and helped them out for the week, actually there for 9 days.

Dad and I worked on pipe fence around the courtyard between the house and the barn. Started the repair of the rotten corner post of the barn also. It was hot and dry, so I changed clothes about 2 or 3 times a day because they were drenched with sweat. Very pleased with the work we did and the area looks so much better. Dad texted me last night and he had done a little more work yesterday. I guess me being down there and getting a ton accomplished helped motivate him to do what he could without my help.

Removed a tree, tons of weeds along the fences, set 6 posts, added top rail and bottom rail, and set a pier foundation for the new corner post for the 91 year old barn. Looking at the barn, we have all 4 corners to do and at least 2 posts on the south wall. We only worked on the southeast corner since it was completely rotten and not even supporting the barn...

Here is the first section we worked on. Had to set one post at the water trough, add the top rail, cut off the horizontal rails above the trough and add new wire panel. The one wood post left where the rails use to be, has been removed too, but no picture after we did that.

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Next section was to the right of that section. Needed top rails, one post set and bottom rail. No good pictures of that section.

This set is the fence that runs perpendicular to the first one, goes back to the barn and to the other end of the pen. We concentrated on the barn side, set 5 posts and set up for 2 new 16' wide gates that we had to order, so those did not get installed. Had to remove a tone of old wood fence, weeds, one tree and general clean up.

The tractor is sitting where one of the 16' gates will be in that picture. The last picture is at the gate post looking away from the barn.

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Lastly we worked on the corner of the barn. The wood fence in this picture is from the 16' gate back toward the barn. This will be replaced with pipe fence next time I head down to the farm. the post at the end next to me and the barn is completely rotten at the ground...

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Pier and marked for history...

East side of the 91 year old barn...

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Final look after all our work. Looks so much better already!

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We finished off the week and my time at the farm with a great meal of steaks and venison sausage on the grill with baked potatoes and other sides. Now I had to go back to my job the next day so that I could relax and recover from all this work.

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Looks like some hard work & lots of effort visible. All 4 corners rotten or just hit/miss & replacing for age?

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Thanks, we are very pleased with the results so far. Not all corners are rotten. The south wall has 2 or 3 more posts that are rotten at the ground level, many of them have been scabbed together in the past from about 6' high down to ground level. We will only replace the damaged/rotten ones as needed. Here is a picture of one of the scabbed posts. The bottom portion is a cedar fence post and it is rotten at the ground...