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Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy
i like the emblem in the steering wheel
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LOL! I do too; When I pulled the horn button apart to clean it the "bowtie" got messed up. I wanted a little custom touch to replace it and those Flowmaster stickers were exactly the right size (and the right colors!).
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I didn't want you guys to think I was slackin'; I've been working on putting the new floor covering in.
Here's the dead stuff, coming out: ...and here's the new stuff going in. There was quite a bit of extra material on either side, and fore/aft, so I elected to position it based on the seat "humps" in the floor (and the seat attachments) and then trim the front portion to fit. This was quite a bit thicker/heavier than the original mat, which I think is going to be good for durability but it makes it a little hard to work with (unless you can get it warm and to soften up). I left it loose for a couple days, so that it could conform to the floor from the heat inside the cab (from sitting in the sun).
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And now I'm in the process of nailing it down. Here it is with the old sill plates; I will install the new sill plates and door weatherstrip after I repaint the door openings. I also have a new shift boot coming (the one I purchased several months ago was deemed "too big"...).
I don't like being able to see that red "skunk stripe" or red across the top of the toe pan above the black mat; I'm going to hit that with a little semi gloss black to hide it. It will also get covered up a bit by the heater discharge vent (not installed in this photo). K
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Looks good Keith. Man it's almost a brand new truck now. You are doing wonders to it's self esteem.
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ya she does look brand new! nice progress Keith!
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Looks good Keith!
Maybe you can answer a question I have. What exactly are the removable plugs in the sheet metal structure behind the cab corner there for? Is it a clean out? Are you supposed to pull the plug and clean the corner out from time to time? On our '66 there is a very similar plug in the front of the rocker panel, that if missing allows the rocker to fill up with dirt and rocks. Seems like a strange design
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Nothin. Seems to run good...
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I have wondered that myself: if it is a "sealed corner" then why do they rust out? Similarly why wouldn't they (ie, "we") have put a drain hole in there, so that you could flush them out? I seriously debated drilling a hole in mine before I put it all together, so that I could rinse the corners out during the winter. In the end, I decided to leave it the way the factory made it, figuring I replaced the corners once - I could do it again if I had to...
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I guess that's not entirely true: I noticed the engine seemed to run "too cool", that is, the needle on the temp gage wouldn't come up to the first mark. Probably running about 140 degrees, and I was concerned that wasn't warm enough to burn all the condensate out of the motor oil plus - with winter coming - I'm going to want some heat in the cab!
So I did replace the thermostat with a new 180 deg stat; that seemed to help, as the needle is now coming up to the first mark on the gage. I'm wondering if that earlier stat (marked as a 180) had some problems. K
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Thanks; I hadn't heard that. I will check it out (...although I have some degree of confidence it may have been the thermostat since changing it seems to have made a difference). K
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As I recall from HS physics, as an electrical component rises in temp, its' electrical resistance increases.
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floor mat looks great!
btw... it's hard to drive without letting your feet touch the new mat!
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Wonder what he is going to do with the engine
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makes sense, thanks!
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I prefer the vinyl (notice that's how I ordered it originally).
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Had an opportunity to get outside and do a few things this (long) weekend -
Got the door opening painted on the RH side, and the new weatherstrip/door sill molding installed:
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- also got the new shift boot installed:
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...and I also made a little plate to cover the hole in the RH splash apron. I cut this out of an old piece of stainless steel I had laying around and painted it black.
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...you'll be waiting for a while, too...
(LOL)!
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Nice work!!
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What's the hole for in the door sill?
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Dealer rustproofing, I believe. They are located all the way around the door frame. I have to get one of those little black "cap plugs" to close the hole.
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