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Hey Red60, been following along... Looks really nice. Looking forward to seeing it come together.
Im up in northern Ontario, .Canada. Lots of people here try to keep the trailer plugs and harness up high out of the way, sometimes in the box, to keep them out of the snow, slush, salt, etc. And from backing into snow piles and bending them continuously - which I do often... Off road guys do it too to keep them up out of the way or keep the gravel from beating them to death...
Hey Red60, been following along... Looks really nice. Looking forward to seeing it come together.
Im up in northern Ontario, .Canada. Lots of people here try to keep the trailer plugs and harness up high out of the way, sometimes in the box, to keep them out of the snow, slush, salt, etc. And from backing into snow piles and bending them continuously - which I do often... Off road guys do it too to keep them up out of the way or keep the gravel from beating them to death...
x4 is slightly excessive...
Back to the build.. enjoying it.
Thank you! I always figure there is a reason for what gets done even if I can’t figure it out. I did notice all four of the trailer plugs were different sizes of hole. . LOL
Thanks also for letting me know that your following along. Sometimes I wonder if I’m boring everyone.
If you look at the type of trailer light plugs there are you would see why so many and why the different hole sizes.
Me I go with the largest, 7 blade type used on the largest trailer I have, and wire all the other trailer with the same 7 blade connector.
Now days you can wire the "puller" with the 7 blade type and use an adaptor for the smaller trailers that may use a 4 pin flat.
Or make a 7 blade to 5 pin round adaptor., had to do that once.
As for your "Anyone know where I can get the factory style two-pin male/female plugs to replace two of these?"
The last time I was in NAPA they had a wall with 2 pin to think 6 pin M/F connectors like that.
Don't remember the wire colors but who looks under the dash as long as the plug works.
If you look at the type of trailer light plugs there are you would see why so many and why the different hole sizes.
Me I go with the largest, 7 blade type used on the largest trailer I have, and wire all the other trailer with the same 7 blade connector.
Now days you can wire the "puller" with the 7 blade type and use an adaptor for the smaller trailers that may use a 4 pin flat.
Or make a 7 blade to 5 pin round adaptor., had to do that once.
As for your "Anyone know where I can get the factory style two-pin male/female plugs to replace two of these?"
The last time I was in NAPA they had a wall with 2 pin to think 6 pin M/F connectors like that.
Don't remember the wire colors but who looks under the dash as long as the plug works.
Nice job on filling the holes.
Dave ----
Thanks Dave. Welding the patches was a little tricky to get the heat set right (my welder loves to burn through). Grinding off the extra takes more time than the actual metal prep and welding...
Yes all four plugs were different styles and pin configurations! I will do a plug that does the big 7 blade connector we use on most of our trailers but also has the straight 4pin style (pre-formed to share wiring) for one or two of our smaller trailers.
I have welded most of the holes and pounded major body damage out of the bed and decided to wait to paint it last. I have a feeling since its so large I have no safe place to keep it once it’s painted. I will disassemble the rest of my paint panels and work from the cab out. Does anyone have any experience and advice for how they did it and would have done it differently?
Makes sense to me, that’s how I would do it. It will probably be the last body part to be installed. If you are painting the bottom side, that could be done right now, that way it would be nice a dry/cured when you come back to it.
It was as I anticipated. 60 yr of being assembled makes disassembly a chore. I spent all day but got things apart. Turns out vice grips or 9/16” endwrench as a backup wrench on the grill clips is a good tip to reduce how many clips break/strip. No matter how much penetrating fluid, some just will not come for me. Pictures of the milestones.
That's some pretty decent progress. I'll drive mine to you next OK? lol I think you made the right call on the box. Nice to have it off the truck and out of the way though.
The bottoms of the fenders don't look too bad from here!
Makes sense to me, that’s how I would do it. It will probably be the last body part to be installed. If you are painting the bottom side, that could be done right now, that way it would be nice a dry/cured when you come back to it.
Sounds like a good idea to do the underside early!
