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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.