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Well, its the middle of winter down here in Melbourne, a time of year where it is very easy to be lazy indoors.
Instead, I've got my truck on the home straight.
All the bulk rust removal is done.
All mechanicals are rebuilt, new wiring loom is ready to go in, new wheels and tyres are on, brake parts are all reconditioned or new, etc.
Today, I finally got around to painting the engine up...I'm going for a 1962 vibe overall....
Instead, I've got my truck on the home straight.
All the bulk rust removal is done.
All mechanicals are rebuilt, new wiring loom is ready to go in, new wheels and tyres are on, brake parts are all reconditioned or new, etc.
Today, I finally got around to painting the engine up...I'm going for a 1962 vibe overall....
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That's a RHD 57-8-9 F100 dash, cut n shut down the middle (where the radio would have been). A 59 Pontiac gauge cluster (converted to electronic Km/h speedo, etc) feels right at home. Underfloor brakes and battery leave a clean firewall. Aussie Holden (GMH) collapsible column with column shift is a requirement for road legality.
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Thanks for the kind words!
I'm not too brand-aligned.....I'm just more able to get my hands on cool stuff from across the world in this internet world. I had to do a RHD conversion, and spent many nights on the web when I lived in Tokyo for a few years, looking for a gauge cluster that was about the right shape and size.....then a kind HAMBer sent it to me in Japan.....from which it came home with me in my suitcase next to all of my Mooneyes stuff
My chassis has a Holden IFS graft (think Camaro) - if I'd put in a chev motor, I might have been done years ago, but I live in Victoria, home of Australia's Ford production (until it shuts next year) and there was no other motor for me than a 351 Cleveland.
Hopefully, with the dress up I've given it, it at least looks like 1962 possible?????
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