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[Captainfab]

It was '66 for cars, but trucks were '67 I believe, if not '68.

Originally Posted by padresag

I thought that the change to 90 ohm from 30 was 1966???????
ron

[jonzcustomshop]

Originally Posted by padresag

I thought that the change to 90 ohm from 30 was 1966???????
ron

Originally Posted by Captainfab

It was '66 for cars, but trucks were '67 I believe, if not '68.

shoot! I was hoping by using the 66 dash that the gauge would read right...
I'll have to see if I can get a 90ohm gauge to fit in the dash somehow.


I spent the last couple work days chasing all the lights. due to rust I had to completely take apart the passenger side taillight unit, clean and rebuild it.
then I had to undo some sort of trailer harness underneath and rewire all that.

I replaced the cut hood harness (who cuts the hood wire when the plug is right there!!!!) with a good one.
I could not get the lh hood turn signal to blink, I chased the wire with a test light all through the harness, and found a bad connection at the instrument cluster plug, cleaned that up and it all works now.

one thing: my left brake and turn signal work, but are not as bright as the right.. any ideas on why, or how to fix?

today I got the fender and cowl panels all adjusted and bolted on, and found an antenna that looks good to cover the hole in the rh cowl panel.

I got started on some minor rust repair on the passenger floor, and have to weld up some stress cracks on the suburban passenger seat mounts,

[padresag]

Jon if you have a 66 guage I would check it with the sender if possible. taillight problem sounds like a bad ground
ron

[jonzcustomshop]

Originally Posted by padresag

Jon if you have a 66 guage I would check it with the sender if possible. taillight problem sounds like a bad ground
ron

the gauge does show fuel, just not sure how accurate it is.
the ground thing makes sense, on the passenger side they have an extra wire that is soldered to the socket that goes to ground (I just left it), maybe I should do the same on the drivers side.

the steering wheel that came with this sub was beat, it looked like someone had got after it around the horn button area with some pliers and busted a couple chunks off.
so on looking in the yard I have a couple 60-61 wheels , a bunch of 62-64 wheels, and a few 66's, no 65's! ( I might need to find a few more 65 parts trucks!)
I went out to the local wrecking yard , and found a couple 65's that were off, they were both a little cracked up, but were better than what I had, so when I went up front, the guy sees the wheel and say that he just got one in that is real nice, he has it in the shop. turns out it is nice, almost too good for this project, but the patina matches.

also a shot of the antenna I found, and I tried to get a shot of the support I put in for the grille letters.