What did you do to your truck today?

[Malibob]

I blew a rear brake line while coming back from GG PPG Nats while going about 75 mph. Good thing I caught it there and I could slow it down instead of SLAMMING into the guy in front of me. Real good thing I had friends who helped me too. We band-aided it and I made it home all in one piece. Thanks Frank, Dave and Joey.

[markeb01]

Thanks! It looks a bit better in pictures than in real life, it does get used as a truck and we still have about 1/4 mile of gravel road in front of our house.

[lakeroadster]

Mark,

Looks like those backup lights really work great. Are they a big amp draw such that you had to use a relay?

[markeb01]

Originally Posted by lakeroadster

Mark,

Looks like those backup lights really work great. Are they a big amp draw such that you had to use a relay?

I thought about wiring a relay, but each bulb only draws 2 amps. They're just standard 1156 single filament bulbs. I think what makes them so bright is the housing reflector and the glass lenses, plus I always run separate ground wires to each housing so they run nearly full voltage.

I was disappointed I couldn't use the original 1133 bulbs, since they have such a distinctive appearance:



The reality being you can't see them inside the lamp anyway, and they're 6 volt, and on 6v they only last 200 hours, while the 1156's last 1200. I think I might find a way to put them on display though just because they look so unusual. Interestingly, I found information on the box label that dates the lamps to February 1951. They even came with a spool of wax coated cloth wrapped wire, which had melted into a solid glob. They must have been stored somewhere very dry and hot, because the paper mounting templates fractured like 500 year old parchment.

[64c20crewcab]

7/11: Ran the cut to fit Taylor wires. Bolted up the flex plate and TH350 to the motor and FINALLY installed these back into my rig. Pic to be posted on my build thread. Thanks.

[Jdeere16]

Got a little sanding done.....it feels like a never ending process.

[Bugeyev8]

Originally Posted by Jdeere16

Got a little sanding done.....it feels like a never ending process.

looks like my garage, I am in the same process..only I have 8 of those cowl corners and none of them are very good and each one the antenna is in a different location !!

[markeb01]

It will all be worth it in the end though. I found the hood and the back of the cab the most entertaining. They'll keep you busy just about as long as everything else combined.

[63sbssbbw]

Got the ps box,idler arm and tie rods in

[Bugeyev8]

Well after a few months back to work...unemployed again...so till materials run out, I will be repairing the body panels for my 62, this was todays progress, started out with 3 rh fenders and ended up with one, cut the lower section from one, fender brace from the other, stripped to bare metal welded and shot with high build epoxy, tomorrow guide coat and blocking

[markeb01]

Originally Posted by Bugeyev8

started out with 3 rh fenders and ended up with one, cut the lower section from one, fender brace from the other, stripped to bare metal welded and shot with high build epoxy, tomorrow guide coat and blocking

Nobody would ever guess all the work that went into it, looks just like new. Great job!

[Andice]

Picked up most of the painted bed panels this afternoon.

[onequickchevy]

I have been looking for almost a year. Everything around here for doors is worse than what I have. Good thing the inner and outer lowers are available!

[losthope]

today after work i busted out the battery grease gun at the shop and greased all the front end fittings,something i never thank of doing took five minutes!!!

[Bugeyev8]

Originally Posted by onequickchevy

I have been looking for almost a year. Everything around here for doors is worse than what I have. Good thing the inner and outer lowers are available!

when I am done with my doors I will have my old ones for grabs if you are interested, the pass one is just needing an outer and the drivers an inner and outer, they both have 6x 9 holes cut in them

[ravens65]

Originally Posted by onequickchevy

I have been looking for almost a year. Everything around here for doors is worse than what I have. Good thing the inner and outer lowers are available!

I got my doors from the turkey rod run in datona $600.00 , nicest set that I've ever seen. With the biggest price!

[Bugeyev8]

Originally Posted by Andice

Picked up most of the painted bed panels this afternoon.

Man...it must be nice to be at that point in your truck rebuild, I just have a little more work and then I hope to be there too !

[Bkndsdl]

Well, nothing yet...but I plan on blasting the drivers' side radiator support tonight. Hopefully I won't have to work this weekend and will have time to blast a lot more parts.

[MCCLELLAN103]

started cutting out the old floor for my patch panels

[Bishops Trucks]

Leaned on the bed and looked at all the junk in the back. Thought, it's to damn hot outside to run to the dump with no AC in it. Went back inside and watched tv.

[markeb01]

Cleaned the stickers and goo off the new Gabriel gas shocks that just arrived, now shopping online for a toggle switch with an illuminated tip to use as a back up light indicator.

[Bugeyev8]

Well...you would not think it would take 8 hours to prep 2 cowl corners but...I had 3 sets of these things, one set was rusted out on the top and were original to my truck, one set did not fit the truck right, the other had an 1 inch antenna drilled in with a 3/16 bit, so I ended up cutting the rust out on the original ones and repairing them, filled the emblem holes while I was at it, 8 hours later I have a set ready for final sanding and coating the inside with por 15, next step is repairing the hood !!

[Andice]

Checked the progress on the rear half of my fenderside yesterday. It may be painted next week.

[markeb01]

Looks like you are well on your way to having it turn out as nice as your Henry J. It's nice to see one restored, since many of us make numerous modifications.

[Andice]

Thanks Mark! I only have $300 left in my fenderside budget for 2010. The painter wants another $200 but the paint, reducer and hardener have all been purchased. As well as all of the hardware. I changed my mind on the color and will not go with the original light gray, but will instead do ivoery over light blue. I am surprised you remembered that I owned a Henry J. Here is another image of that car.