Super Blue

[Number98]

This is a pretty sweet build, I really like the attention to detail you have.....

[Portmod7]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

looking great man !

Thanks buddy! I'm enjoying the Square Peg progress, can't wait for the cutting and welding to begin!

Originally Posted by steelhorse

Can't wait to see how it turns out.

Thank you!

Originally Posted by Number98

This is a pretty sweet build, I really like the attention to detail you have.....

I appreciate that. Sometimes I feel like my hard work gets lost in the places I didn't replace, or clean, or paint... It's good to know that some of the work still shines through.

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Made some progress this weekend. FINALLY got my clutch all straightened out, the pedal feels like it could be a factory setup. That thing fought me the whole way, but once I got rid of all the inverted flares, I had no problems.

Then I conned RWB-713 and another buddy into coming over and helping me with the front clip. We dug it out of storage and got it set on. Got the body lined up as good as it's going to get. It's starting to look a lot more like a truck!

I also got my buddy bucket seats in. The driver's side tracks I got with them were pretty much shot. I ordered a set of universal ones from Speedway motors, and much to my surprise, they bolted right up. The only difference is the stockers have a raised mounting surface on the seat side, so I had to stack a few washers on my replacement units, but you can't even see them with the seats in the truck.

I got my Entropy radiator mounted up. I was able to use the 2-3 core mounts that I had with a little modification. I was having a hard time sourcing the 4-core mounts, unless I purchased them new (expensive), so I went the cheap route and modified what I had. I should have just ordered it for 2-3 core mounts, but I was trying to save some money. Lesson learned.

I also attempted to sort out the new headlight, fan, and charging system harness with no luck. Since I added fans, fuel injection, an electric fuel pump, internally regulated alternator, and had planned a headlight relay conversion I figured I ought to upsize the charging wire off the alternator. Well, to do it correctly and keep the ammeter gauge working correctly, you need to replace the factory 3-way connection near the left headlight. I'm going up to 8ga. on the wire, and will be feeding my headlights and fans with another 8ga. wire. Not only could I not figure out exactly what wires I was going to run where at first, but I found that getting terminals, junction blocks, etc. for my new 3-way connection was a little harder than I anticipated. I'm going to have to order a few things to get it done. But I've also since done some research and found out that not only will my current plan keep the ammeter working correctly, it also seems the correct way to do things. Not that other ways won't work, but supposedly they won't work as well as this.

I really should work on being more organized. As you can tell, I just kinda let stuff pile up everywhere I work... I should at least clean up before I take pictures, ha ha.

[Number98]

Originally Posted by Portmod7

Sometimes I feel like my hard work gets lost in the places I didn't replace, or clean, or paint...

You have to be careful with that one... I was driving my 71 while still doing little upgrades and weekend projects to it along the way so I could keep it on the road, then I started trying to get everything taken care of because of that old theory that "I have this piece off so I might as well do that too" then the next thing you know you have a frame, cab, bed and a bunch of boxes of parts scattered...

[Portmod7]

Originally Posted by Number98

You have to be careful with that one... I was driving my 71 while still doing little upgrades and weekend projects to it along the way so I could keep it on the road, then I started trying to get everything taken care of because of that old theory that "I have this piece off so I might as well do that too" then the next thing you know you have a frame, cab, bed and a bunch of boxes of parts scattered...

That's exactly right. My idea for this one was a daily driver with a reliable drivetrain and suspension to make it fun to drive. Riding the fence between necessary work/expenses and things I'd like to have or that look nice was hard to do. I definitely spent a lot more time and money than I intended to, but it would have been VERY easy to spend even more.