'78 3/4 ton 4x4 FRANKENTRUCK

[asphaltburner]

Yo! I was, 'till about two thirty,...a whole lot cooler than at four PM!! About passed out in the truck yesterday afternoon, despite having soaked my head with water! 103 outside, 93 in the stuffy garage, and the gargage fan is ineffective inside the truck.
Installed my new chrome tailgate handle:

You can see where the cows chewed FRANKENTRUCK,...can't wait to yank that bumper and install my new chrome one!
Threw the instrument panel in place for a quick shot this AM after my heater control installation (that nearly killed me!), and glueing my loose shifter tube in place (retaining tabs were broken, and I KNOW where PRNDL2L1 are! Stupid idea using a cable attached to a rotating tube to move the spring -loaded indicator needle! Camaro has the same thing (moved by the console shifter!!), but it was repairable):

I still need to investigate rebuilding the horn mechanism,...I've got the pad for it, but nothing to secure it with so far.
Here's what FRANKENTRUCK is NOT supposed to have:

And probably what everybody is waiting to see, the NP205 with machined shift rails and twin stick:

It'll be what diverts all that torque and horsepower to the desired wheels!!
And I just couldn't resist getting one more pic at 2:30 AM, just for fun:

BTW, the color IS just perfect for a FRANKENTRUCK isn't it?! Green.
Cooler today, so off I go. Later, Todd