'78 3/4 ton 4x4 FRANKENTRUCK

[grinch4om]

Originally Posted by asphaltburner

Yo! Fabricating brackets and wiring HAS to be some of the most boring activities in mechanics! Power steering and accelerator now have brackets, and the electric fuel pump wiring is complete. Today I'll finish fuel switching valve wiring, and be sure this truck rolls and stops so that it can be flatbedded tonight and transported to Ken's Mufflers in Ft Collins for exhaust fabrication tomorrow.
Once I get the dash toggles wired, in goes the seat bottom, nearly completing the interior (except for the seat back). Down to the very small chores. I'll start and do cam breakin when the truck is back from Ken's.
Still finding the donor truck to be useful,...stole a length of yellow wire from it yesterday! It'll stay here until I'm satisfied that there's nothing more that I need, then off to the junkyard for $100/ton!
Once cam breakin is done we intend on a Halloween bonfire party to fire FRANKENTRUCK up at! Most folks don't build their own and everybody I know asks about it all the time. Should be fun. Todd.

wow, this build has been fun to read! I am one of those weirdos that loves fabrication and electrical work. That is challenging because I can always improve factory wiring. being a master mechanic i guess it's the challenge because everything else is , well, easy. I noticed your fuel lines, it would be wise to make all that steel and use rubber for connections only. on a moving mechanical device to a non moving one (fuel line to engine) rubber is required also. not picking but I have seen lots of accidents from this use of rubber fuel lines (NHRA mandates 6" of rubber in entire fuel system) Being a firefighter I have seen many a car fire from this practice....food for thought