What did you do to your truck today part IV

[zachiatrist]

(just the other day) I installed a much needed heater to keep the windshield from fogging up at night on these brisk LA winter nights





Not pictured, but I ran some flexible hose from two of the ports up to the windshield defroster vents. Little heater works like a champ

[forestb]

"(just the other day) I installed a much needed heater to keep the windshield from fogging up at night on these brisk LA winter nights "

It is sure getting cold here I can almost see my breath in the air some mornings.

[graymage]

you guys are killing me!!!

[botoepfer]

Picked up a new to me hood for Our 63

[vetnat]

Originally Posted by zachiatrist

(just the other day) I installed a much needed heater to keep the windshield from fogging up at night on these brisk LA winter nights





Not pictured, but I ran some flexible hose from two of the ports up to the windshield defroster vents. Little heater works like a champ

I like the shifter boot - or hat? And your screen name too Got more pics of your truck to post? Up here, I've never seen one of these trucks with factory air conditioning, and I never knew before this site that a heater was "optional". Last few days temps have been in the mid -30's to -40's with the windchill (C, but F is pretty close in that range).

[zachiatrist]

Originally Posted by vetnat

I like the shifter boot - or hat? And your screen name too Got more pics of your truck to post?

Thank you! My shift-boot-hat is always a hit. Yeah I'm working on gathering up all my past photos from when I got the truck up to now and making a sort of build/progress thread.

[DLW]

Started the inside wiring fun now.

[Palf70Step]

Some of that modern new-fangled techie wiring.

Nice looking job so far on it.

[zachiatrist]

Ahh I remember the good old days of wiring up the Dakota Digital box. Looking good man

[zachiatrist]

Dressed up my engine bay a bit with some aluminum stamped radiator support shrouds, carbon dipped plenum cover, and some raw aluminum coil covers





The LS3 is tucked back there pretty tight so I had to make some cuts on each one to get it to fit against the firewall.

[vetnat]

Man, I'm loving your truck Zac. Are the rad support covers commercially available, or did you make them?

[rvrfoot]

I am next in line i need a set made. lol

[zachiatrist]

Originally Posted by vetnat

Man, I'm loving your truck Zac. Are the rad support covers commercially available, or did you make them?

thanks! see below here..

Originally Posted by rvrfoot

I am next in line i need a set made. lol

I wish I had the tools to make them. But if you go modshopinc.net/store and search over on the left hand side under Radiator Support Filler Panels you'll find them there.. a few different pattern styles. They took a little massaging to get them to fit in perfectly, and I had to re-drill a couple of the pre-drilled holes to line up with the holes on my truck.. but nothing major. I also rivetted down the two front corners to keep them both snugged down and inline with eachother.

[rvrfoot]

Thanks for the info. I am going to get a set.

[forestb]

I put some rust converter in my rear cab corner pockets. I am worried because it said to put on a second coat with in 20 minuets and after it turns black but it never turned black. I don’t know if it’s because the first coat was too heavy or because there was some navel jelly left on the surface. I hope not the latter. I tried to clean it off the best I could considering the location. I will see how it looks next weekend. I also found some rust on the interior where the door frame connects to the floor. Another set back

[f66]

Changed the oil, love the old oil canister, and NAPA filter!

[zachiatrist]

swapped the p.o.s. POL lower control arms for some Ridetech StrongArms. Some of the best money I ever spent on the old girl. Went from feeling every single little bump and crack in the road to just gliding over it like driving on a soft pad of butter haha.

[forestb]

Started making a speaker box in my kick board vents.

[forestb]

Sorry for the sideways pic

[Jferrante]

pulled the cab!

[65chevysub]

Got the insides of my doors painted. Just need to do a final coat on the interior back walls.

[Clyde65]

I went to the paint shop a visited....got these pix

[rvrfoot]

I put it up for sale.

[vin63]

Brian Stoner of Stoner Pinstriping came back today to finish striping the tailgate. A few shots of his work today and the hood he did a few months back:

[AngryPirate]

I finally got the front clip re-assembled completely. Now to take a break for awhile and then to tackle the cab.