Project "River Truck" - CCLB 4x4

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Just a couple of random shots. I was winterizing a jetski with the crewcab. The second shot I was just seeing how the truck box looked in the bed.

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I know some people don't like it but I cut the dash for a JVC headunit. This isn't a show truck and I wanted aux inputs and eventually I'll use the RCA outputs for a sub amp. I used the Metra 87-99-3052 install kit which works really well. I also used these Posi-Product connectors and really like them. I made a little how-to video of the whole installation.

How-To Install a Stereo in a 1973-1987 Chevy...

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I went to the U-Pull-It for the first time the other day. They just opened one near me about a month ago. It's a fun time walking around looking for parts! I only got a handful of things but I can see myself going back quite a bit. I got everything in the picture for $20. The parts should clean up nicely. My front turn signal les/housing was melted for some reason so the bulb socket couldn't be mounted even though the light worked. 30 seconds at the salvage yard and I had a replacement.

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Tonight I replaced all of the cab lights and gaskets for $29! The cheapest I could find at the normal Chevy parts houses was $80. I posted the purchasing info here: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...57#post6388957 . The gaskets were closer to plastic than rubber after being on the truck for so long. Very brittle and cracked so I just cut them off. Several lenses were cracked and they were all cloudy. The metal under the lights was pretty pitted and rusty. To bad these didn't get changed 10 years ago... The sockets are kind of tough to get into the rubber gaskets. The metal clips that are clipped onto the main hole under the light are the grounding points. Three of my lights didn't work after changing gaskets and I had to wiggle the grounds around to get them back on.

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Couple more...

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This is just a video of different views of the truck.

1982 GMC 3500 Crew Cab 4x4 - Interesting...