New project! The "Red Herring"

[Chevy-49]

Yes, nearby the vents sounds good.

Originally Posted by FarmerSid

What about below the vent on the cowl? A different attachment method may be needed. Just a thought.

[JJorgensen52]

I'll give that one a try the next time I'm out there. This emblem has a weird curvature to it, as well, which I have an idea for how to deal with but it's making me wonder if maybe this truck just doesn't want more trim!

I spent tonight wrestling the fender on and off while I attempt to repair the lip ... this is definitely not my cup of tea

[JJorgensen52]

Alright! I actually feel like I made progress tonight

Fixed the fender flange on driver's side

Still need to clean up the bottom edge to make it blend, but that's for later.

Checked the fit, still pretty good:


So who has ideas how to fix this gap at the back of the hood? Beyond adding metal to it:

The other side is more even but it has a gap too


I don't recall it being quite that wide when I bought the truck, but I don't have any good photos of this part of it. That was dumb!

Now, back to V8 emblems:

It has to go this far forward because of the door:


So then I tried this one. I hadn't thought of it before because the other emblem was way too wide. This is my new favorite I think.


Keep the ideas coming!

I got what should be the final draft of the gauge artwork today, it's looking great!
If only you guys could see the size of the pile of wire, connectors and terminals I have sitting here in my living room ... I think I may write a separate thread on that one.

[JJorgensen52]

Last couple days, more electrical design work done, spent a bunch of time at the boneyard hunting up parts, and some time out of doors just enjoying the beautiful weather this weekend.

But I also got the axle pulled from my parts Blazer and test fitted to the frame:



This is important for two reasons.
1. Confirms I have clearance for everything as I had hoped
2. Will allow me to roll the chassis under the truck here tomorrow or Wednesday

It also shows me (you can see in that second picture that the parking brake cable wants to go through the coil spring) that I am probably going to have to swap the backing plates around (so the brake cables exit rearward) for routing purposes. The 2WD backing plates have the calipers clocked opposite these, so I can swap the parking brake cable orientation and keep the calipers in the forward position.