1980 chevy long bed!

[jgh64pkup]

i have that same system in my chevy but i pulled the HU out and out it in the ferd

[Chevy623]

Originally Posted by Dudewith4x4

Next I saw all of this at walmart for 80$ on so I jumped on it.
-Sony Xplod head unit
-2 Sony Xplod 6x9s
-2 Sony Xplod 6s


The person before did a bad chop job to fit the radio in and It wasnt to supported so I built this out of alumium to hold it.

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I had that same problem in my '82, But the wiring was also FUBAR. I had owned the truck for about a week and when i got in it to go home from school the power wire had been run to the fuse box and wrapped around both prongs of the fuse.

The fuse blew and it melted that wire in a heartbeat, some other crap started melting too, and this thick smoke started pouring out from under the dash. i turned the truck off and my seatbelt wouldn't unlatch and it took me a few seconds to realize to pull some extra slack and roll out of the door onto my head lol.

after that day i named her "Christine". plus the wipers had a bad ground and would come on whenever they wanted so it really seemed the truck was possesed lol.

[Dudewith4x4]

Lol thats funny man. Where did you run your control wire for the radio? And welcome to the forum man! Glad to be one of your first posts!

Gage- I gotta JVC in mine and I love it man. It matchs the color of the truck cause its red. lol

[Dudewith4x4]

Well yesterday I made this but photobucket was giving hell so know Im posting! This is proably my favorite thing I have ever made for this truck. I have never seen one but tell me if you have ever seen one.

Well to keep with the "tool" theme I turned my attention to the shifter knob. I was thinking the classic 8ball Shifter but that one has been used to many times. So I was thinking... A soket! that would work so I went to carquest and Got this 1 5/8" Soket for 7 bucks.



So know I had to think of how to attach it.. If I welded it on or welded a nut on the bottom it would ruin the finish. So I put a washer on the bottom and and one on the top and bolted it down tight. It wont move at all.



Well It was looking okay but I didnt like seeing that rusty nut in the bottom so I cut a small piece of aluminium out and Painted it silver and stuck it down in there. Then I thought of a problem. What if someone drives my truck and Doesnt know the Gear pattern? So I pulled it out and Wrote the gear pattern. All in all I think the shift knob came out sweet.

[Dudewith4x4]

Now to todays Updates. I went to the Salvage yard cause it was a nice day and Got these Treasures:

-Gauge bezel.
-Right inner fender(Mine was rusted ALOT)
-Left inner fender(Mine was rusted ALOT)




Heres the one of the inner fenders after I went over it with a DA and some Steel wool. I also took the air conditioning vent out of my gauge bezel if anyone needs one.My trucks not air conditioned so I didnt want it I just needed a new bezel and The 2 holes they left are gonna be used. One I will put 3 toggles in (After market Front lights when I buy them, A dome light that Im gonna run from there and The heater switch cause Its rigged to run off a switch. I dont know why) and the other will be for my horn button. Well I think it will look good.

Any way heres the painted inner:

[Dudewith4x4]

I also Cut the radio holes out to put in my radio ( PIA )

[Chevy623]

Originally Posted by Dudewith4x4

Lol thats funny man. Where did you run your control wire for the radio? And welcome to the forum man! Glad to be one of your first posts!

Gage- I gotta JVC in mine and I love it man. It matchs the color of the truck cause its red. lol

Eh, i tried what the previous owner had done but it melted the wire again in my hands [oww]. so i ran a wire to the battery and then hooked it and the radio to a toggle switch an mounted it to a piece of Tin that i made to cover the hole in the dash where the a/c used to be.

[Dudewith4x4]

Lol Im in the same boat with the ac cover. I need to make one.

I think Im just gonna look around with a tester till I find one.

[89muscletruck]

I like your ideafor the shifter!

[Dudewith4x4]

Thanks man, I hoped someone would.

[Dudewith4x4]

Well this is what I did tonight..
-Got my drivers side of my front clip reassembled With all the pieces I painted.
(no pics sorry)
-Painted my bezel a lil.
Before: (everything that was masked I wanted to stay black and it took forever to mask)


After I painted the gun metal grey: (the black didnt show up as good as I wanted but oh well)

[tim23mn]

I like that shifter too, very unique.

[Dudewith4x4]

Thanks Tim. I hoped people would like it.

[Chevy623]

Originally Posted by tim23mn

i like that shifter too, very unique.

+1!!

[Alan's Classic]

Welcome aboard. It's always nice to see young guns working on these trucks. Keep it up. Learn all you can in shop. BTW your shifter is a cool idea.

[Dudewith4x4]

Thanks alan. Means alot and Im loving every bit of my shop class.

[ruffrida2005]

Alans my super hero! I can see him now in a hugger orange jump suit.

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by ruffrida2005

Alans my super hero! I can see him now in a hugger orange jump suit.

As long as it doesn't have "Department of Corrections" on it. Lol

[jgh64pkup]

[justpball]

Love the shifter and the turn signal wrench!!! here is another idea, find a socket to fit over the headlight switch and use that to turn on your headlights!

[Scootin 81 C20]

I'm liking this thread the more I look at it. I love the shift knob idea. I'm making one for my auto on the column out of a cue ball. I like the wrench for the turn signals, that's like what they do in rat rods by using a big a$$ wrench for a shifter. I'm gonna keep watching from the edge of my seat.

[Dudewith4x4]

Originally Posted by justpball

Love the shifter and the turn signal wrench!!! here is another idea, find a socket to fit over the headlight switch and use that to turn on your headlights!

Holy crap man! Thats a awesome idea! Mind if I use it?

Thanks for the comploments guys!

No updates today :/

Worked on my freinds 325cc johndeere lawnmower

[Dudewith4x4]

Originally Posted by Scootin 81 C20

I'm liking this thread the more I look at it. I love the shift knob idea. I'm making one for my auto on the column out of a cue ball. I like the wrench for the turn signals, that's like what they do in rat rods by using a big a$$ wrench for a shifter. I'm gonna keep watching from the edge of my seat.

I thought about buying a big ass box end wrench to make the whole shifter out of but I didnt.

[Chevy623]

I saw some really cool door handles on the inside of an old VW bug on the internet a while back. Wish i still had the pics. they had bolts sticking halfway into the door panel, and a double open end wrench welded to the bolts.

[Dudewith4x4]

Sorry man. I dont understand.