Project "You thought yours was bad!" '78 C10 Stepside

[Nick_R_23]

A couple more parts trickling in!

My trans-dapt valve cover inlet breather showed up. All I could find were chrome ones, and I didn't really want chrome on this engine since nothing else is, lol. Finding one of these in black and in 3/4 was painful though.





I also picked up another LED light to convert this cargo lamp into a 3rd brake light. I'll never use it as a cargo light, and I'd rather have the extra safety with as little as people pay attention on the road now.



Still need to wire it in to the brake switch, but it's working!

[Nick_R_23]

Woo, more stuff getting done! I'm trying to take care of all the little things that I can before I get the chance to fire it up. I'll be going into town tomorrow to try and find a better hose to mate to the fuel tank, otherwise, I think it's about ready to fire!

I drilled two small holes and inserted some speed nuts into the frame for the heat shield bracket. This will protect the fuel lines inside the frame where the headers run fairly close.



Heat shield itself, made from scrap aluminum



How it sits on the frame



I also removed, sanded, and painted the battery tray.



I figured that my single, rusty tailgate latch wasn't going to be enough to keep the tailgate in place the way I wanted to, so I picked up a few pieces to fabricate some new tailgate chains.



Started off by welding the chain to the carriage bolt, testing for proper length.



Properly cut, and S-hook crimped on



And how it will latch



Both sides completed. I also cleaned all the junk out of the bed and vacuumed it as well. Fancy~



Annnnnd shut!