its a 10 footer for sure. I was going to spend some time with some filler to do small areas like the scratch on the door and the gas filler low spot, but then I sprayed some paint on the bed rails and hooollll eeeee shoot. I would grow old filling and sanding. I am going to stick to my original plan of a one-color squirt. this isnt a restoration, more taking something useless and ready for the shredder and making it useful again. some will undoubtedly disagree. I will send those guys refunds.
running boards: the truck was a flatbed so it had the shorty running boards. the bed trailer had the rest, it was a matter of measuring once, cutting twice, and putting them together.
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I know there are lots of ways to make running board mounts but I havent ever done anything but use the original mounts trimmed to fit the s10 frame.
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worked on the lights too. the 98+ trucks use a ground triggered dual bulb setup for high/low/DRL so I dont try to fight it. I use a dual bulb headlight and modify the buckets to use the new retainer.
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the ring fits correctly, its just not screwed on.
and in the cosmic balance, there is only one constant. first, the rad showed signs of leaking.
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second, I wetsanded the dash with some 2k and the can of crystal clear enamel I took off the shelf actually just said enamel, so I put a nice black stripe on the dash.
quitting time.