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1ST-RIDE progress build pics

Back at it . Almost done !
 
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That really looks nice.
 
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Too bad you don't have ready access to any vintage truck heaters. Everything else inside looks great, Denny.
 
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The seats are out of a '85 Chrysler New Yorker .Drives side is 6 way elec. Custom made 1/8 wall seat stands w/ triangulation in case of impact .Column is from an '80 Eldorado w/ no shifter .Dome light is from an '86 Chev.Caprice . The wiring was a little difficult . SVF makes a harness to go from the BB Ford to the truck to the column . We had to move a few pins around to make every thing work . This is the truck I bought from my Grandpa in '68 when I was 16 . The very first vehicle I ever drove & owned . Drove thru high school yrs.& graduation .Willed to my only daughter & hopefully passed on to her daughter . That would make 5 generations . How cool would that be ?
Rear is out of a '70 FOD 1/2 T. P.U. It is a war unit w/ 3:50 gears .
 
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Man that interior looks good enough to lay down on the floor and take a nice nap.

49er, what does he need a heater for anyway, he's in Florida!

(Denny's handiwork is in my truck )


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Originally Posted by FortyNiner
Too bad you don't have ready access to any vintage truck heaters. Everything else inside looks great, Denny.

You are a funny guy ! Don't want to hear about cabin fever settin in !


Just out of camera sight is a restored '52 Magic Air heater w/ a 12V conversion , painted Dupont Hammered Silver & on the front of the case is a NOS embossed Magic Air heater motor cover emblem .
But you already knew that !
 
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49er, what does he need a heater for anyway, he's in Florida!


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(In my best Cousin Vinny voice) "So he can tink fondly of his years as a yuth"
 
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Man that interior looks good enough to lay down on the floor and take a nice nap.

49er, what does he need a heater for anyway, he's in Florida!

(Denny's handiwork is in my truck )


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Pete . am honored to have helped you out w/ your heater system . It does get cold here in winter . Was down to the '30's here 10 days ago !!!


Will need heat & defrost when out for a ride on a cold Fla. day .
 
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Plan to take it to B-ham , Ala. Feb. 2016 for the ISCA World of Wheels car show. Did that show circuit in the early '80's . They are addictive Daughter & grand daughter are there so that will help .
 
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Pete . am honored to have helped you out w/ your heater system . It does get cold here in winter . Was down to the '30's here 10 days ago !!!


Will need heat & defrost when out for a ride on a cold Fla. day .
The truck's looking great!


The 30's is cold!!!?? Around here that's time to break out the shorts and BBQ's!!
 
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Very nice, that is one nice looking interior. Your attention to detail really shows, wow.
 
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