Alex's 64 C10 Stepside

[Hydra]

Well long time no update. I havent been able to get much done on the truck although a month or 2 ago one of my friends talked to her dad and he's letting me intern on Saturdays at a shop called A&B Automotive.I go one Saturdays when everyone works on personal cars but I've been learning alot.Its old school,the owner ,Mr.Ed, and everyone there is there because cars are what they do,its not just a job,which is what i want to be around. The stories alone are awesome.
I have gotten some little things done though. Its just small stuff but Im focusing on fixing things before I upgrade other parts.
Fist of all I had a short in the system somewhere that would intermittently because the starter solenoid to just click and then everything would shut down. It turned out to be a butt connector PO had left open which caused the wire to corrode and short so I cut out that section of wire and redid it with some heat shrink.I know its just the ground but having such thin gauge wire for it just seems like a weak point?
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Also put in a new ground cable because it was just bare wire with no sign of insulation ever being on it and that seemed like an electrical issue waiting to happen.

I picked up a lighter so that Id have a 12v power source in the truck but it had 2 separate wires for the bulb and heating element and it made the wiring messy so i just went ahead and redid that so they both just ran of one source. I know i could've ran the bulb to the dimmer switch but i always leave the dash lights on anyways because of how dim they are so I wont miss it.

And then painted up the sail panels,i dont know if you can see in the picture but up close there's some orange peels and unevenness and i kind of just want to redo it. Its a driver but still...

Also redid the joke because it just wasn't as smooth as I wanted it to be,no pictures of that but its now smooth. Although only after some cursing and near wrench throwing.