A couple weeks ago I started my 30 days of leave after a year deployment to Iraq. I thought I would post up how I have been spending some of that leave. While I was in Iraq I gathered up some stuff for the truck that I had been wanting. Once I had finished the stuff around the house that the wife wanted done it was time to start hanging parts.
First off here's a pic off my rig, it's main purpose is to haul my 78 Bronco when I go wheelin.



Here's most of the stuff I picked up.



The seat is the old front seat that I already swapped for a 89 ford bench. There's a 32 gallon gas tank from aerotanks, aluminum fuel line and clamps, POR15 gas tank kit, a Kenwood stereo system, B&M shift kit, new window weather stripping, power door lock kit, AC ducting for the dash, heater temp cable, and a few other little things.

I started with the new gas tank. I also ran all new fuel lines for both tanks all the way to the pump.






Then I tore into the dash to replace the AC ducts, radio, heater cable, and wire the fuel gauge switch.



Then I finished plumbing in the new tank with all new fuel lines and hoses.
I went old school and used a manual valve, mainly because there was already a hole in the floor and I got a really good deal on the valve.



Here's what it looks like under the floor, you can seel the existing hole that I ended up not using.



Here's the old and new AC duct. The tube going to the drivers side vent was plugged off by a mouse nest.



Back together with the new radio and you can see the fuel gauge switch.



Then I moved to the doors and replaced all the weather stripping and speakers and installed power door locks.

 

I had been wanting to do something with the door panels for a long time. When I bought the truck the front panels were missing so I picked up a set off ebay. They were the same color as the rear panels but had wood grain inserts, which the rears didn't. and the woodgrain was messed up on the drivers side. So I recovered the front inserts and made rear inserts to match the headliner I made using auto carpet. I also repaired the hacked up speaker holes in the front panels using a old speaker grill.





Here you can see I painted the speaker areas black. Orignally the fronts had the silver strips there and the rears were plain brown. Figured I'd make them match.



Rear inserts made from 1/4" plywood. 3M headliner adhesive works very good.







For the fronts I stripped the factory woodgrain off the plastic and reused it.







Here you can see the headliner and the 89 seat also.



I also finally installed the 4 bed bolts that have been missing since I got the truck and added some better back up lights under the bumper. I moved the trailer plug from under the bumper too.

 

nice job. welcome home and thanks for your service!

 

That's awesome! That's a lot of work done. Nice Job!!
Hope you have a few extra days to get some rest.



Thank You for your Service
Shawn

 

Lookin' good.....nice truck!!





I still should have stole it @ Mike's!! LOL

 

Nice truck and nice work! Some good, innovative ideas. Enjoy your leave and be careful if you're going back. Keep yer powder dry.