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Re: It’s Just A Pickup
Wow! Just found this build. What a great job on the truck. Can't wait to see more. Awesome touches on the truck throughout.
Justin
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Re: It’s Just A Pickup
If it happens, you look for ways to help prevent it in the future
Leaving your headlights on and coming out to find a dead battery I picked up a universal (Lights On Buzzer Kit) from NAPA # 782-1637 I didn’t like the fuse taps and alligator clips in the kit. I prefer to splice the wires into the wiring system. There are other universal buzzer kits out there and most of them are similar on how they work. They consist of two wires, buzzer, and a diode that prevents it from buzzing if power (+) is connected to the black wire and negative (-) to the red wire. You can test that the diode is working just touch the red wire to the positive terminal on the battery and the black wire to the negative terminal on the battery and it will buzz, then reverse the wires on the battery and it will not buzz. There are many ways the buzzer could be installed in the wiring system as can be seen by the installation instructions in the below picture. I decided to splice into the headlight (14 LT BLU 10) wire at the fuse block and the oil pressure switch (20 DK BLU 31) wire at the fuse block (see below wiring diagram). Note not all of our trucks have the oil pressure warning light circuit. Having the wiring harness out of the truck it was easy to find and identify the wires I wanted to splice into down at the fuse block Just used the double back tape in the buzzer kit to attach the buzzer to the side of the fuse block. Some of the most common terminals & splices used are insulated (Red wire size 22-18, Blue wire size 16-14, and Yellow wire size 12-10). A friend of mine always wanted to barrow my aircraft quality crimping tools to get good quality crimps on his wiring work. The normal automotive crimping tools will work but there not as consistent in crimping. The aircraft quality crimping tools are very expensive but give good consistent crimps. We did find a crimpier that worked well and is reasonable in price, the Ratcheting Crimping Tool by Central Forge # 97420 at Harbor Freight. A tool you might want to consider if you’re doing some wiring. More wire harness cleanup is required but the buzzer is installed Enjoy your build
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Re: It’s Just A Pickup
I would recommend tapping the dash lights or the parking lights instead of the headlights. Using the head light wire, you can still leave the park light on and kill the battery.
I just hooked mine up last week. Great little product.
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Re: It’s Just A Pickup
Looks awesome, great work as usual.
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Re: It’s Just A Pickup
That coating looks great on the cab, fenders and steps! It should provide some really good sound dampening quality too. Nice work as always!
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Re: It’s Just A Pickup
looks nice!
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Re: It’s Just A Pickup
From plan (A) to plan (B) to plan (C) then back to plan (B)
Definitely good to remain flexible to move the body and paint forward My original plan (A) was to do all the body and paint on the small transport trailer then bring the body home and install it on the frame. After talking to the shop owner about the possible problems with how each different body sits differently on each frame and how it was a lot easer to deal with it if the body was on the frame before final exterior painting, decided to move on to another plan. On to plan (B), do all the primary body work and internal painting like the inside of the cab, underside of the hood, inside of the fenders, and inside of the doors. Then transport them back to my shop to put them together on the frame. Then transport the body and frame back to the body and paint shop and do any final body work and exterior painting. The shop owner then suggested plan (C) to minimize transportation logistics and time, offered to just transport the frame down to his shop and I would go down there and assemble the body on the frame there. Plan (C) was a well appreciated offer but things can change. Let me start off with that the body and paint shop has been outstanding in letting me in there to do some of the work myself. It’s a busy place with all the work going on a number of different cars & trucks and giving up stall space to me could be costing them money. The weather has changed around hear with winter coming in they expect an increase in business and requested to go back to plan (B). I’m happy with their work and quality up to this point and working my project into their shop and not always being on the back burner and well get to it when we can. We all want our project done quickly and that is probably expecting too much but they have been moving my project along nicely. So back to plan (B), this will probably add a few weeks to the body and paint with the weather and transportation windows but nothing in cost. Will be working on getting the cab and hood back to my shop after this holiday, all the small parts that can fit into my small car I’ve been transporting myself. Hear are some pictures showing the cut in / internal painting accomplished. The inside of the cab may look like a different color but it’s the same color (GM 505 green) as seen in the other pictures, it’s just the flash on the camera giving it a color change. This is one sealer coat, three color coats and two clear coats all in a water base paint. The step side bed will be remaining in the body and paint shop and be getting the finish paint that has to be done with the bed apart anyway and I will put it together on the frame after the truck is back in my shop. The holiday season is upon us and it’s always a time for me to look back over the year and give thanks. Thanks to all that have come by this build and given their comments & suggestions and to this forum (administrators, staff and moderators) giving me a place to share my build. I’ve seen over the years that many a build has withered on the vine for all the lacking of sharing and interest from others that is not known by the builder working isolated from it in his shop. Thank you for stopping by and may your build progress as an enjoyable experience mine has because of you.
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Re: It’s Just A Pickup
Looks real good, better than what came from the factory.
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Re: It’s Just A Pickup
Looking AWESOME!
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Re: It’s Just A Pickup
Super nice job!
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Aright! now we are talking, color! Loooks great!
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Re: It’s Just A Pickup
Nice, no matter what plan you used.
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Re: It’s Just A Pickup
Bruce, thank you for the gentle reminder to never give up. My project is back in the shop and will be moving along slowly over the next few months.
Maybe I can drive it by summer.
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Re: It’s Just A Pickup
WOW! You are doing some killer work on this thing. I was wondering how to put a light on buzzer in, and going through your build gave me the answer. If you need a hand putting the old thing back together let me know and I'll try to get down there and help with what ever I can.
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Re: It’s Just A Pickup
Wow! Looks awesome!
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wow!!!! You are doing a AWSOME job.
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Nice colour Bruce
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Re: It’s Just A Pickup
The panels are coming together for exterior painting
The cab and fenders mounted on the frame ready to go back to the body and paint shop One of the common questions on the general forum is how to stack the body mounts. Hears a picture of the parts and how they go together also included is some of the dimensions of the parts. All the panels back on the frame. I did use an extra washer on the radiator support for panel alignment. Note the core cowl panel is installed just to check fit and fair and will be painted off the body. I did install a Hoodliner insulation kit. A lot easer to fit and install prior to installing the hood. I used two Dynamat, part number 11905, Engine Compartment Insulation kits. One kit was not big enough to cover the complete area, will be using the leftover insulation under the cab headliner when it’s installed later. Now just waiting for a weather break, if Mother Nature will cooperate, (smile) to get it back to the body and paint shop. It’s starting to look more like a truck again instead of a bunch of parts. Enjoy your build
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Nice progress!!! Like you said it's looking like a truck! On the downhill slope now
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Re: It’s Just A Pickup
I love to get emails that say "It’s Just A Pickup" update
there are always pics! Great progress Bruce, Its looking like you will be crusing around in the truck by spring time
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Really good job, lots of information.
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NICE!!! Love your write-ups. Thanks!
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Re: It’s Just A Pickup
Awesome pictures, progress and as always detailed description. Thanks!
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Re: It’s Just A Pickup
great build!
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Re: It’s Just A Pickup
Very nice!
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