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Old 11-10-2014, 11:01 PM   #101
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Nice panel! Here is a vid of my buddy's long panel for some inspiration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wz11zWSjL4
That's pretty awesome.
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Old 11-10-2014, 11:04 PM   #102
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awesome panel! why don't you modify your stock arms? save some cash!!
I like how low your panel is!!!
Thought about it. I don't know. Just something afraid of something breaking going down the road. Dont want to hurt anyone or wreck the truck. Guess it's just easier knowing the porterbuilt ones will bolt on, be good quality, and fix my problems. Lol. I may look into modifying mine though. I have a couple sets.
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Old 11-24-2014, 11:06 PM   #103
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Bot some skinnier 205's on it tonight. Was able to get both fenders on.
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Old 11-27-2014, 01:45 PM   #104
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Went to my moms for thanksgiving. That's where I keep the panel. Tried fitting the hood. It now clears the tires. So even though I still want to get some porterbuilt control arms at least it will work for now.
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Old 11-27-2014, 04:35 PM   #105
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Old 11-30-2014, 06:25 PM   #106
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Made a little progress today. i worked on the wiring. Previously I still had the steering column out of the RV laying on the floor board with everything still plugged in. I would use it to turn the truck on. Today I figured out how to wire it into the factory 3 position 63 switch that was in my truck. I ran out of time to get it officially wired it but I was able to test it and see that it is going to work. One step closer. Lol
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Old 11-30-2014, 09:40 PM   #107
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That ting looks mean with the GMC grill and the bumper laying on the ground.
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Old 12-16-2014, 10:22 AM   #108
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Not a ton of progress to report. I have been working on the wiring which has been a bit of a pain. Making a little bit of progress with that.

Around thanksgiving Michigan Metal Works ran a name your price sale. I was able to work a deal with them and have a set of control arms on the way. With this being as low as it is, I needed to bring the wheels in narrower. I wanted the Porterbuilt arms but the price was way better for the MMW ones.

Other than that I managed to pick up a space heater for the garage. I also bought a lincoln 180hd welder and a Thermal Dynamics plasma cutter.

Being a teacher and going on winter break here in the next week, I hope to get a decent amount done on the truck.
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Old 12-17-2014, 03:00 PM   #109
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Killer truck man, sub'd for updates
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Old 12-17-2014, 04:38 PM   #110
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looks like a fun little project =0)
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Old 12-18-2014, 03:11 PM   #111
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Cant wait to see more progress on this! definitely following closely!
My 61 is currently at Bonified Customs having Dave install the Porterbuilt front and custom rear bag setup. Just dropped it off this week and can't wait to see it laid out like yours!
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Old 12-19-2014, 12:06 AM   #112
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Old 12-21-2014, 06:25 PM   #113
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Cant wait to see more progress on this! definitely following closely!
My 61 is currently at Bonified Customs having Dave install the Porterbuilt front and custom rear bag setup. Just dropped it off this week and can't wait to see it laid out like yours!
Nice... I havent been down there in a week or two to see what Dave is working on. Are you building a truck or a panel? The Porterbuilt stuff is the way to go if you can afford it (which obviously you can). Now I'm curious.. Looks like I'll be making a stop by there tomorrow.
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Old 12-21-2014, 06:33 PM   #114
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I'll try to get some update pics soon.. Nothing really good, jut trying to work through all this wiring rats nest. I had cut a hole in the firewall to put the newer harness (95 RV donor) through. I made a template but somehow things turned out ****ty. After messing with it Friday I decided to rip all that out and start over. The original harness came from the drivers firewall went around and exited to the other side before going to the computer. I started looking at it, and there isn't many wired that go to the engine so I decided to rip it out and I'm going to weld up the hole in the firewall that I already cut. Originally I was planning on setting everything up like it was on the RV but I just have so much extra length in wiring that it isn't needed. So that's the goal this week, get the wiring cut out and finished. I'll post some pics tomorrow.
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Old 12-21-2014, 07:29 PM   #115
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Nice... I havent been down there in a week or two to see what Dave is working on. Are you building a truck or a panel? The Porterbuilt stuff is the way to go if you can afford it (which obviously you can). Now I'm curious.. Looks like I'll be making a stop by there tomorrow.
Im building a truck, but would love to do a panel in the future. I just dropped it off this past week so it will be there for awhile. Mine started out as a budget build but The Porterbuilt stuff looks great and having the torsion bar suspension in mine, it was definitely the best route for me to go.(took a little extra saving for sure)
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Old 12-26-2014, 11:36 PM   #116
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Here are a few pics of the wiring mess.
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Old 12-26-2014, 11:38 PM   #117
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And after a couple hours or sorting, untangling, and rerouting here's the progress I have made so far. Hopefully I can finish all this mess up by tomorrow.
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Man and I thought I had a wiring mess to deal with!
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Old 12-28-2014, 12:22 AM   #119
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Spent most of the day wiring. Got pretty close but still have a little more to go.
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Old 12-29-2014, 06:44 PM   #120
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Man when i look at your wiring pics I get the creeps, because I still need to finish mine
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Old 12-29-2014, 09:08 PM   #121
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Man when i look at your wiring pics I get the creeps, because I still need to finish mine
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Hey if I can do it so can you. The scary part is I haven't used any wiring diagrams. Lol. I did have to post in the 88-99 or whatever to ask what 3 parts were. Lol.
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Old 12-29-2014, 10:12 PM   #122
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Very Nice Panel
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Old 01-04-2015, 09:22 AM   #123
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Basically finished up the wiring still have a few that I want to clean up but Im going to wait. Bought 200' of color coded wiring to run to the tail lights. I decided to run a ground all the way to the back (not a fan of relying on body grounds), reverse light wires (my panel has no reverse lights,figured maybe I would want to add something later), and a constant power wire (might add some lighting inside later). Tail lights are actuay LED circuits from a standard Harley tail light. We had a huge box of them at the bike shop I used to work at and they fit well. I painted the inside of the tail light chrome and added some reflector tape. I think I posted a pic of them a long time ago. The pic is of them as a taillight. They are even brighter as brake lights. Figure I might as give the police one less reason to pull me over!
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Old 01-04-2015, 09:28 AM   #124
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Scored a chop saw on Craigslist with a new blade for $40. Decided to try it out. Worked well. Made this thing. Still have to clean it up a bit.
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Old 01-04-2015, 09:32 AM   #125
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And what that thing was for was to mount my gas pedal and the bread tie looking thing is to hold the cable. I just cut up a factory one and welded it. Now I just need to position the gas pedal and weld this set up in. Figure I'll cover it up when I put floors in the truck.
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