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Re: 64 C10 Stepside "Jaybird"
Doing good work man!
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Wiring looks good and those crimps look great. I like the look of the crimper in the pics. Can you post a link or part number to the ones you bought??
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Looks good!
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Looking Sweet!
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Very neat and organized.
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Good looking work.
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Re: 64 C10 Stepside "Jaybird"
Thanks guys for all the comments. Karl here is the link for the crimpers.
Crimper, Ratcheted, AWG 20-18, 16-14, 12-10,...
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Nice!
I wish that I had those crimpers when I did my wiring... I still may buy a set!
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Your build is definitely one of those addictive ones that I keep going back into Bret.
Was looking at that Russian guys woodwork this morning, and along with your work again realised just how "hammer, nails, saw " my woodwork is. You really do put a lot of skill, thought and effort into everything you do. Crimping looks great, thankfully I have Martin to do my crimping when we get to it.
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nice clean work man... and wiring is one of those things that i choose not to do. i buy the reproduction wiring kits that just plug together. but i appreciate the challenge of doing it yourself. great job...
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I can understand that. After I'm done with this I may feel the same way...
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Updates from yesterdays work
Bought a bus bar at Lowe's and mounted it under that dash. Scrapped the paint on the outside where the bolt and washer contact to ground to the cab. Hooked the ground from the fuse box to this bolt along with a jumper wire to the bus bar. You can't really see the jumper wire in this photo. 20150521_111247 by bjohnson388, on Flickr Got my MSD box mounted and started routing the wires. I have to extend the two that go to the coil and the two that go to the distributor. 20150521_101034 by bjohnson388, on Flickr I mocked up the grille support and grille. I will have to notch the grill support about a 1/4" in one spot 20150521_100910 by bjohnson388, on Flickr 20150521_111151 by bjohnson388, on Flickr After I got all the holes drilled and mounted I was feeling proud about its placement until I realized it will get wet if driven in the rain! Fortunately I don't ever plan on driving this thing in the rain. If there is even a chance it won't leave the garage. And I think the MSD box is sealed. I can play FEF for the moment 20150521_111109 by bjohnson388, on Flickr
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Looking really good Bret
Wiring looks nice and tidy . There's nothing worse than sorting out other people's wiring when it's a complete mess . That's one of my pet hates . The gauge cluster looks like brand new .
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What they all say Bret.
Looking just so right.
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Gauge cluster is sweet...
What did you use to clean the lens that has the speedo and gauge printing on it? just a side note, are you leaving the mileage as is or rolling back to zero? Happy Memorial Day!
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To answer your questions I used 3M mico polishing compound with a machine. Amazon.com: 3M 06044 Imperial Compound and...But I must warn you this is an original cluster lens. I had two. The other one was a repro and it buffed the lettering right off of it. I was going to reset the speedo but couldn't figure out how. I actually increased the mileage! It doesn't really matter to me as the engine and trans are not new. Have a good Memorial Day. Remember what is important. The Heroes who died for or freedom!
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I scored a bunch of gauge cluster parts last week from another member who had sold his truck, so I now have another cluster lens, I believe both are originals… The only questions still remaining are… Am I right in assuming you polished both sides of the lens with the product you mentioned, and did you take any special precautions concerning the markings? And if you consider re-setting your odometer, give me a call, it's a rather easy process...
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Post up a pic of yours to confirm. But the original one I had the lettering is a paint and light greenish like the gauges. If you run your fingers across you can feel it. The other one I had the lettering was an off white and obviously printed as one swipe and it was gone. I started out slow on the original and the applied more pressure until I was sure it wasn't going to come off. I polished the front side 4 times and the back once and then finished with a coat of wax. Here a before and after. Most of the nastiness was on the outside. DSCN7483 by bjohnson388, on Flickr DSCN7484 by bjohnson388, on Flickr It still has some imperfections and deep scratches the polishing won't take out but I think it looks much better than before and it is saving an original part. The worst scratch on mine is to the left of the oil pressure gauge. You can still see it in the pic. It has polishing compound in it.
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good job on the oem equipment save, I just finished the same project.
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Great job on the wiring and the cluster & cluster lens!!!!! Makes a huge difference in appearance.
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Bret, here is a pic of the 2 I have, both are OEM Survivors…
The printed sides look to be in pretty good shape and the outer sides are decent as well, both have a couple of decent scratches that I hopefully can buff out... IMG_3392 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr I'm going to refurb this gauge cluster prior to install so as I spot others doing this I'm gathering as much info up front as possible, Thanks again... One more question… did you use a buffer as in one to do paint work, or would a buffing wheel on a bench grinder work also? I sure don't want to destroy either of these...
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Got these from this forum but lost the thread they are from
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