My 86 build

[mooseknuckles]

Originally Posted by kikkegek

love the lights in the bumper. LED?

yep....from AVS.

[mooseknuckles]

finished up the bumper today....

[naphtali5725]

awesome moose!

[mooseknuckles]

Originally Posted by naphtali5725

awesome moose!

thanks!

[JNJchev77]

Very cool mod! You always keep things clean and simple... at least you make it look simple.

[Greenlee]

Nice work on the bumper! Looks good.

[mooseknuckles]

Originally Posted by JNJchev77

Very cool mod! You always keep things clean and simple... at least you make it look simple.

thanks.

Originally Posted by Greenlee

Nice work on the bumper! Looks good.

thanks.

[laynrockers]

Awesome Build man!!! Love the LED's

[mooseknuckles]

Originally Posted by laynrockers

Awesome Build man!!! Love the LED's

thank you.

[baclay9]

Not sure how stricked the laws are up there but have you thought about dusting those with some Night Shades paint to darken them up a little when they are off?

[mooseknuckles]

Originally Posted by baclay9

Not sure how stricked the laws are up there but have you thought about dusting those with some Night Shades paint to darken them up a little when they are off?

I've thought about it....might try it later, pretty sure I can get away with it...lol.

[canadian trucker]

Very Nice. Super clean. I really like the ideas you have come up with.
Keep up the good work.

[mooseknuckles]

Originally Posted by canadian trucker

Very Nice. Super clean. I really like the ideas you have come up with.
Keep up the good work.

thanks bro.

[mooseknuckles]

nothing to do today, so I decided to finish wet sanding the cab....

[Devillusion]

freaking gorgeous!

Makes me wish I would have kept the steel interior in mine.....nice work.

[mooseknuckles]

Originally Posted by Devillusion

freaking gorgeous!

Makes me wish I would have kept the steel interior in mine.....nice work.

thanks.....this is why I got rid of all the plastic crap..!

[truckzilla]

Originally Posted by Devillusion

freaking gorgeous! .....nice work.

Yeah, What he said!

Did you take any pictures of the dash install? It seems like the earlier dash is narrower that the squarebody cab, so did you center it and fill in the gaps at the ends or split it down the center so that the dash ends but up to the cab sides and fill in the center? How did the steering column line up with the early dash?

[JNJchev77]

Purdy!!

[EJC78]

looks good

[mooseknuckles]

Originally Posted by truckzilla

Yeah, What he said!

Did you take any pictures of the dash install? It seems like the earlier dash is narrower that the squarebody cab, so did you center it and fill in the gaps at the ends or split it down the center so that the dash ends but up to the cab sides and fill in the center? How did the steering column line up with the early dash?

the earlier dash is narrower....so I added about 2" on each end, had to drop the column down some.....lots of pics starting a page 54....

[mooseknuckles]

Originally Posted by JNJchev77

Purdy!!

thanks.

Originally Posted by EJC78

looks good

thanks.

[truckzilla]

Originally Posted by mooseknuckles

the earlier dash is narrower....so I added about 2" on each end, had to drop the column down some.....lots of pics starting a page 54....

Thanks John! I just found that out after spending the last couple of hours at work catching up on your thread! I've gotten so behind on so many build threads from being so overloaded at work for the past unpteen months, it left no time for non-work related computer time.

A couple of years ago I found an article about installing a '65 dash in a squarebody. I think it was from Sport Truck magazine. Anyway, thats what they did; add a filler at the ends of the dash. It seemed like when I test fitted my '65 dash in my old stripped '81 cab by locating it in the center, it placed the steering column to the right of where it normally is (because of the narrower cab). Do you recall anything like that when you put yours in?

[mooseknuckles]

Originally Posted by truckzilla

Thanks John! I just found that out after spending the last couple of hours at work catching up on your thread! I've gotten so behind on so many build threads from being so overloaded at work for the past unpteen months, it left no time for non-work related computer time.

A couple of years ago I found an article about installing a '65 dash in a squarebody. I think it was from Sport Truck magazine. Anyway, thats what they did; add a filler at the ends of the dash. It seemed like when I test fitted my '65 dash in my old stripped '81 cab by locating it in the center, it placed the steering column to the right of where it normally is (because of the narrower cab). Do you recall anything like that when you put yours in?

yeah...I had to cheat the dash over to the drivers side a little, prob a 1/2" or so...

[mooseknuckles]

....and I had to widen the cut-out in the dash for the steering column.

[truckzilla]

Originally Posted by mooseknuckles

yeah...I had to cheat the dash over to the drivers side a little, prob a 1/2" or so...

That's why I'll probably either move the column over to the right that small amount to locate it in the '65's stock location or split the dash down the center to widen it and keep the column in the stock location now. I had first considered using the round defroster vents, but seeing how sweet those flush mounted billet vent grilles look, I think you've swayed me towards those!