My 52 GMC Build

[65sub]

Your truck is sounding sweet. i'll bet you're hoping for an early spring.

[JJorgensen52]

Sounds good! Is that bracket under the exhaust part of your scraper, or is it the running board bracket?

[Chance48]

Pure awesomeness right there lowers!!

[lower50's]

Thanks Chance
Last night got some more done. Got the 7 pin trailer plug wired and installed. Also got my reverse lights wired and installed. Then the amount of beer that I was drinking told me I should stop before I F something up. But I did hot wire the reverse lights to see them on. They are very white but have a yellow halo. The last pick shows my water proof electrical box for the wiring at the back.

[lower50's]

My friend Joe just sent me the invoice for when we painted my '52 where he works.
WOW THANK YOU Joe for all your help.

[Coach529]

Originally Posted by lower50's

Thanks Chance
Last night got some more done. Got the 7 pin trailer plug wired and installed. Also got my reverse lights wired and installed. Then the amount of beer that I was drinking told me I should stop before I F something up. But I did hot wire the reverse lights to see them on. They are very white but have a yellow halo. The last pick shows my water proof electrical box for the wiring at the back.
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That is a nice clean install with the box and the cord grips.....

[lower50's]

Thanks Coach

I ran some wire and installed my box tube end lights. They are LED dual element (run, brake) really bright D.O.T. approved. I will have them wired in the same as my tail lights.

[chevy_man5]

My son and I have been following your build for a while. We both think you are doing an amazing job!

Do you have a part number and or manufacturer on the lights you put in the end of the bed rail? I've seen them before, but was worried that they would be too dim. And possibly the ones for the the reverse lights also.

Thanks, and keep up the great work!!

[Coach529]

Originally Posted by lower50's

Thanks Coach

I ran some wire and installed my box tube end lights. They are LED dual element (run, brake) really bright D.O.T. approved. I will have them wired in the same as my tail lights.
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That is awesome. What is your source for the LED's?

[FarmerSid]

Hey Lower. Could I get info on who you had make your rad?

[lower50's]

Originally Posted by FarmerSid

Hey Lower. Could I get info on who you had make your rad?

Redi rad Waterloo Ont.
Bob

[Coach529]

Thanks for the links. Those have the resister built right in making wiring easy.

I found the link below for another cool source of LED's.

http://www.oznium.com/

[FarmerSid]

Thanks Bob. Nice touch with the LED's

[RockinKees]

Nice LEDs!
I might steal those back up lights from you....

Thanks!

[lower50's]

No Problem guys.
On the weekend I took the fam out for a walk in the local wrecking yard. My GF likes going and my 2 boys had a blast. I think they went in every car there. Got a wiper motor from the tailgate of a '97 blazer and a vent from a mazda 3. I am using the vent for my heater.

[joedoh]

I want to see this blazer wiper motor work, I have heard of it before. those mazda vents are good looking and shut all the way, I had a speed 3

[99 to Life]

I used a similar motor, only out of a ford. 48panel made me an adjustable linkage for it. Its a bit of fiddling with but if you got the time can be better than dropping 250 for a kit.

[Dieselwrencher]

More great work! The lights are looking great!

[lower50's]

Well tonight I got all the wires in the back hooked up. This should keep the gremlins out. In doing some research, I found an easy way to get the turn and brake lights hooked up was to use a brake light converter.

[joedoh]

are those conduit fittings or cannon plugs? man I just had a cold shiver remembering ringing out 50 pin cannon connectors after aircraft mods. wbblbllblblbljibblyjibbly

[Chance48]

Looks great Lowers.

[lower50's]

Originally Posted by joedoh

are those conduit fittings or cannon plugs? man I just had a cold shiver remembering ringing out 50 pin cannon connectors after aircraft mods. wbblbllblblbljibblyjibbly

Ya a 50 pin does not sound fun. They are strain relief fittings they have rubber ring inside that you tighten so they don't pull out and they make a seal.

Originally Posted by Chance48

Looks great Lowers.

Thanks.

[Dieselwrencher]

That looks great! I'd like to set up the brake and turn lamps seperate on mine too.

[lower50's]

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

That looks great! I'd like to set up the brake and turn lamps seperate on mine too.

Thanks Diesel

Tonight I mounted the electrical box and tided up the wires at the back. That part is now done!!

[99 to Life]

you keeping track of hours!!! reminding me of my last build, just so much wiring and thinking ahead. People only see the outside, maybe inside, but never understand all the work it takes to get a well built truck going.