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fe390pc
Really nice interior work. As for finishing, does that ever happen?
Thank you, still plugging away at it... "Finished" I think is a mythical place that only happens on TV shows...
Started making the curved speaker grill cover/decorative panel.
The center insert panel with the retro fabric is done and the frame is covered with padding. I'll pull the center insert out and wrap the frame with the black vinyl next.
Added some backlighting LED's around the amp cover and also under the dash. Everything works off of the dome light switch so they are only on when the doors are open or when the switch is turned.
Finished the passenger side rear panels and the center amp surround. Now I need to build the mirror opposite for the drivers side. I still have all my patterns so I should be able to flip them and use them to finish out that side as well. Then when that is finished I can make a top cap that will finish off the rear upholstery.
It's a snug fit but a simple 3/4" thick x 6-1/8" wide x 18" high MDF board tucks nicely in the space and I replaced the little rubber door bump stop screw with a longer 1" Stainless Steel screw that pulls the board tightly against the wall
Here is my last update for a while as home & landscape projects are about to start and I'll be busy for a little bit with non truck things... I washed and detailed everything so it's about as nice as it's going to look... lol
Obscure69
You have a sweet ride, I hope you’re going to have the time to enjoy it this summer!
Thank you, I appreciate all your positive feedback and I'm glad you like it.
fe390pc
I think you should offer the rest of us a kit for our trucks!
Really nice job man, hope you can use this for your home and landscape projects now!
Thank you! It would be cool if there was a faster way to produce upholstery panels for behind the seat, I just don't have the set up to do it all the time. But I did show you all how I did it so now you can create your own
I already had a failure that needs to be addressed. The power steering pump seals must have been ready to fail or there is a crack in the housing. I didn't notice any leaks when I took it apart so I reused the pump. Anyway I picked up a new pump and a new high pressure line as the one that's on it won't allow for any belt adjustment (See picture below). The line is hitting the dip stick and it only has about a 1/2" of adjustment for the belt. The new line has a tighter bend right off the pump and should allow for full adjustment. Probably better this way now as everything on the steering system is new or rebuilt.
Landscape and house projects got delayed a bit so I was cleaning up the shop yesterday and ran across the original steering wheel for this truck. (I had cleaned up and repaired the cracks on one of my spare ones and painted it black so that's what got installed into the truck.) As I was looking this one over it had sections that were a silver light blue metallic but most of it was worn off. I started looking through my paint as I was sure I had a color that was really close and sure enough I did. So I sat down and repaired the cracks and got it prepped for paint. The original color wasn't a match for the light blue that's on the truck so I was a bit unsure about it but after installing it I think it works and will stay.
RGTB
Looks very nice, what did you repair the steering wheel cracks with?
Richard
Thanks
The black steering wheel I used JB Weld and posted a thread about it but for this Light Blue Metallic steering wheel I used superglue and baking soda. I'm much happier with the superglue steering wheel because it heats up when mixed and is super strong very quickly. When it heats up it seems like it softens the steering wheel material a little and then solidifies. I have no proof of that but when sanding it back down it looks more like a blended material then something that just filled the crack.
Here is my thread about repairing the steering wheel and how I got all the separated cracks to line back up. I did the same process on the blue steering wheel but used the superglue and baking soda as the filler/bond.
Well the truck is back at the mechanic... Blown head gasket and a couple broken piston rings
It was running great but started blowing blue smoke out the exhaust and showing signs that water was getting into the oil. I was hoping it was just a poor seal on the intake they did last year but we weren't that lucky. Some light scratches on a couple cylinders. Trying to stay positive so with me tied up with other projects they will hone the cylinders then install new pistons, rings, main bearings, lifters / bottom end rebuild and all new gaskets. The mechanic was happy with the heads and said it looked like they had been redone at some point and didn't feel any further work on them was required but just to make sure they were disassembled and checked to confirm everything is still up to spec and then cleaned up. When this is done about the only part not new or rebuilt will be the rear end. Basically a new truck... lol. Wasn't necessarily in the plans with the how good it was running but probably worth it with how much has already been done to the truck.
The plan from the beginning has always been to fix up the truck and sell it so to me this is just one more selling point as almost everything has been gone through and addressed. I enjoy working on them almost as much as driving so to me this has been a great time and I have enjoyed driving this truck a number of times and the attention it gets. Whoever buys it will end up with a very great truck that has a lot of effort put into it. Will I make back the $$$ that were put into it? Doubtful but it's a hobby that I really enjoy and hopefully someone else will get to enjoy it even more. I have 6 more trucks to work on and enjoy so I'll be fine.
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