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**John Fabris** · 02-06-2006, 12:27 AM

Hi All,

Getting fired up about finishing my truck. Due to life getting in the way, I started this truck seven years ago January, but know I am close and it is in my head all the time now!!!

Wired the rear tailights, wired the front headlights (including relays), wired the engine, and applied fatmat sound deadner to inside of cab...

Some pictures to show what got done this weekend...

Picture of the new blockoff plate I made from stainless steel, to hide the factory hole left behind by the original fuse panel. In hindside, I should have shaved the hole, but I just did not check out the new fuse panel/wiring harness will enough and assumed that it would cover the hole.

Next is the engine/starter/alt wiring with the new coil on the firewall.

Next is a shot of the relay setup for the headlights (thanks to this board for this tip!!) (I am going to redo the terminals to get rid of the bright yellow plastic by cutting the yellow off and recovering with black heat shrink tubing.)

Two pictures of the fatmat sound deadener.

And last, a shot of a cute little firetruck bed hitching a ride in my back of my truck. The firetruck bed was given to me for my little boy!!

jhow66 · 02-06-2006, 12:40 AM

Nice work. Will fill nice the first time you get to drive it.

*bskylerj* · 02-06-2006, 12:43 AM

Looks great. Did you chrome your hinges or are they powder coated? Thanks

JRB · 02-06-2006, 02:16 AM

Man that truck looks nice. I cant waite till I am that far along. I am putting in patch panels in the driverside floorboard and the kick panel and the rocker panel and the lower post. But pictures like the one you have above help me keep my long term picture alive. Thanks,
JRB

_Dick_ · 02-06-2006, 02:30 AM

realy looking great dad , bet your boy is sure proud of his daddies truck

**Yukon Jack** · 02-06-2006, 10:41 AM

Looking awesome. Will be worth the wait.

70c10 · 02-06-2006, 10:51 AM

Nice !!!!!!!!

matthufham · 02-06-2006, 11:34 AM

your truck is beautiful. did you paint and color-sand every square inch of the engine compartment? there's so many little things that make your truck a real eyecatcher.

67ChevyRedneck · 02-06-2006, 11:40 AM

That is one pretty truck. Yeah, I said pretty.

birdie · 02-06-2006, 11:43 AM

Nice work, that will be one sweet ride.

BigSky71 · 02-06-2006, 03:51 PM

Nice truck, and nice firetruck bed. I bought my kid that same one, he loves it.

boundstaffpress · 02-06-2006, 03:54 PM

Looks great!

weasel29gm · 02-06-2006, 04:14 PM

Nice details John, keep us updated!!!!

Sweet72 · 02-06-2006, 10:27 PM

Really nice workmanship John, attention to details makes your truck stand out! What is fat mat? Sound deadener or insulator or both? and where did you get it?

72armyswbtruck · 02-07-2006, 12:36 AM

I got the fever for the flavor of.... Great lookin job, almost there, been patient this far, keep up the attention to detail...

**N2TRUX** · 02-07-2006, 12:40 AM

Looks good. Glad to see you are back on track with it!

krue · 02-07-2006, 06:01 AM

VERY NICE! That's friggin' sweet.

**72ironmike** · 02-07-2006, 06:15 AM

John, That is a great looking truck!

02-06-2006, 12:27 AM	#1
John Fabris TOTY 2006 Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Magalia CA USA Posts: 2,270	Some more progress this weekend... Hi All, Getting fired up about finishing my truck. Due to life getting in the way, I started this truck seven years ago January, but know I am close and it is in my head all the time now!!! Wired the rear tailights, wired the front headlights (including relays), wired the engine, and applied fatmat sound deadner to inside of cab... Some pictures to show what got done this weekend... Picture of the new blockoff plate I made from stainless steel, to hide the factory hole left behind by the original fuse panel. In hindside, I should have shaved the hole, but I just did not check out the new fuse panel/wiring harness will enough and assumed that it would cover the hole. Next is the engine/starter/alt wiring with the new coil on the firewall. Next is a shot of the relay setup for the headlights (thanks to this board for this tip!!) (I am going to redo the terminals to get rid of the bright yellow plastic by cutting the yellow off and recovering with black heat shrink tubing.) Two pictures of the fatmat sound deadener. And last, a shot of a cute little firetruck bed hitching a ride in my back of my truck. The firetruck bed was given to me for my little boy!! __________________ John Fabris 67 C10 SWB Last edited by John Fabris; 02-06-2006 at 12:32 AM.

02-06-2006, 12:40 AM	#2
jhow66 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Knoxville Tenn. Posts: 3,058	Re: Some more progress this weekend... Nice work. Will fill nice the first time you get to drive it. __________________ 56 Chevy Bel-Air 2dr. HT (purchased new) 71 Chevy Cheyenne SWB PU (502HO) 65 GMC short bed step--work in progress and my gofer

02-06-2006, 12:43 AM	#3
bskylerj Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: SPOKANE, WASHINGTON Posts: 1,001	Re: Some more progress this weekend... Looks great. Did you chrome your hinges or are they powder coated? Thanks

02-06-2006, 02:16 AM	#4
JRB Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 287	Re: Some more progress this weekend... Man that truck looks nice. I cant waite till I am that far along. I am putting in patch panels in the driverside floorboard and the kick panel and the rocker panel and the lower post. But pictures like the one you have above help me keep my long term picture alive. Thanks, JRB

02-06-2006, 02:30 AM	#5
_Dick_ PROUD TO BE A MEMBER Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Jax Florida Posts: 234	Re: Some more progress this weekend... realy looking great dad , bet your boy is sure proud of his daddies truck

02-06-2006, 10:41 AM	#6
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,686	Re: Some more progress this weekend... Looking awesome. Will be worth the wait. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

02-06-2006, 10:51 AM	#7
70c10 67-72 Addict! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The TAX State! Posts: 7,856	Re: Some more progress this weekend... Nice !!!!!!!! __________________ Jim 1970 C/10 Fleetside w/Ghost Flames Lowered 4.5" front and 4" rear (Raked) 355/350 Turbo w/shift kit 10" Redneck Performance Verter w/2500 stall Hooker Super Comps part#2808-1 Performer RPM Air-Gap 12 Bolt w/3:73 gears- Eaton Posi Comp Cams XE262 with 1.6 Crane Energizers, Road Demon 625 and Brodix IK 180 heads

02-06-2006, 11:34 AM	#8
matthufham Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Carl Junction, Missouri Posts: 2,061	Re: Some more progress this weekend... your truck is beautiful. did you paint and color-sand every square inch of the engine compartment? there's so many little things that make your truck a real eyecatcher.

02-06-2006, 11:40 AM	#9
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: Some more progress this weekend... That is one pretty truck. Yeah, I said pretty. __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

02-06-2006, 11:43 AM	#10
birdie Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Rouleau, Saskatchewan Posts: 87	Re: Some more progress this weekend... Nice work, that will be one sweet ride.

02-06-2006, 03:51 PM	#11
BigSky71 LAIDOUT Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NW Montana Posts: 928	Re: Some more progress this weekend... Nice truck, and nice firetruck bed. I bought my kid that same one, he loves it. __________________ 67 2wd Shorty Build Pictures

02-06-2006, 03:54 PM	#12
boundstaffpress Jamie Hyneman is my twin Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: La Junta, Colorado Posts: 705	Re: Some more progress this weekend... Looks great! __________________ Justin SOLD 1967 K10 Fleetside, 283, Front and Rear Posi SOLD Color Wiring Diagrams Now in High Resolution V8 and Cab and Cab and Chassis

02-06-2006, 04:14 PM	#13
weasel29gm SLOW BUT SURE,BUT CLOSER Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: eleanor wv usa Posts: 3,096	Re: Some more progress this weekend... Nice details John, keep us updated!!!! __________________ 69 C-10, OWNED 38YRS... 350 over 30, 350 Turbo, 3:73 Posi P/S, P/B Black with red and black int. ''LOVE THESE OLD ''TRUCKS.......

02-06-2006, 10:27 PM	#14
Sweet72 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 1,534	Re: Some more progress this weekend... Really nice workmanship John, attention to details makes your truck stand out! What is fat mat? Sound deadener or insulator or both? and where did you get it? __________________ '72 GMC SWB C1500 Custom, frame-off in progress. 383 SBC, 9:1CR, Comp Cams XE262H, Scat internal balanced crank, Eagle SIR 6" rods, Keith Black dish pistons, Dart Iron Eagle 72/180 heads, Weiand Stealth intake, Stewart stage I water pump, Holley 4bbl vac sec, TH350 with B&M Shift Improver Kit. 12 bolt positraction.

02-07-2006, 12:36 AM	#15
72armyswbtruck Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 4,033	Re: Some more progress this weekend... I got the fever for the flavor of.... Great lookin job, almost there, been patient this far, keep up the attention to detail...



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02-07-2006, 12:40 AM	#16
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,021	Re: Some more progress this weekend... Looks good. Glad to see you are back on track with it! __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

02-07-2006, 06:01 AM	#17
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,448	Re: Some more progress this weekend... VERY NICE! That's friggin' sweet. __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

02-07-2006, 06:15 AM	#18
72ironmike Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Olathe KS (Greater Kansas City MO Area) Posts: 2,056	Re: Some more progress this weekend... John, That is a great looking truck!

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