Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...

[65truckowner]

Looking good Don

[ChrisDollins]

Oh now that looks fun! Getting it further along though.

Chris

[Bomp]

I know this job is waiting for me. You make it look so easy.
Looking good on the Spaghetti.

[mjh1965]

So Don you are doing a good job , aren't you booking a vacation soon . England is a great place to visit , then you can give me a hand to do mine and Rain's

[dwcardfan]

Looking good brother. You must be an electrician by trade.

[rusty76]

Cool beans

[Ta2Don]

Originally Posted by mjh1965

Looking good Don . Don't forget to feed the wires through a grommet in the bulkhead , before you connect them all up .

Originally Posted by TJ's Chevy

Fun times brotha! X2 with the above post.

Originally Posted by 65truckowner

Looking good Don

Originally Posted by ChrisDollins

Oh now that looks fun! Getting it further along though.

Chris

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

Looks great so far Don.

Like the photos Saless took of you.

You look very happy there.

As Martin said, do remember the grommet.

It's the kind of forgetting I would do.

You have gone a long way forward now.

Originally Posted by pimpston65

does it come with garlic toast?

Originally Posted by Bomp

I know this job is waiting for me. You make it look so easy.
Looking good on the Spaghetti.

Originally Posted by mjh1965

So Don you are doing a good job , aren't you booking a vacation soon . England is a great place to visit , then you can give me a hand to do mine and Rain's

Originally Posted by dwcardfan

Looking good brother. You must be an electrician by trade.

Originally Posted by rusty76

Cool beans

Thankx Guyz... There will definitely be grommets... The rains over the past couple of weeks have deterred my pool opening, so tonight and tomorrow will be focused on getting the pool up and running... then it's spaghetti time again...

[clemdaddy]

you got it going on brother… I'm not sure what you guys are talking about, those grommet things...what are grommets?

dashin' and a thrashin' now is the time of year to hit that truck hard … go bro.

[pimpston65]

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

you got it going on brother… I'm not sure what you guys are talking about, those grommet things...what are grommets?

dashin' and a thrashin' now is the time of year to hit that truck hard … go bro.

grommets are related to squirrels, sept they eat fruits and not nuts!!!

[Johnny_Lamebridge]

Hey Don... its spaghetti sunday again. What's cookin?

[Bomp]

The weld repair is looking really good.
Time to come out west. Been in the mid 60's-high 80's.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Bomp

The weld repair is looking really good.
Time to come out west. Been in the mid 60's-high 80's.

I see a show truck.....

Nice one Don.

[mjh1965]

Nice work Don, glad you got to play on the truck . It's been nice and hot here today as well .

[realvc]

Looking good in the tent dude.

[Ta2Don]

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

good work Don. beating the heat this year has been a problem but the seven day forecast has cooler weather ahead, maybe even a shower.

did you get the wiring close to completion? i don't have a taste for spaghetti but sure admire someone who does. fortunately for me Pete loves the stuff.

you are right about that old guy-get up early thing… I do the same.

Thanks Clem... no real progress with the spaghetti yet, getting sidetracked with honeydew and other thingz... see next post...

Originally Posted by realvc

Looking good in the tent dude.

Thanx Vince... Hope to see some Garage Journal entries on your shop updates...

[Ta2Don]

Planned on some spaghetti time the past couple of nites... between evening Thunderstorm Saturday and other complications last night... no wiring progress... Arkansas summer has arrived Full Force, the last week or so has seen the heat index hovering between 105 and 115F, no shop w/ AC and working on truck out in heat equals little truck time for this old guy...

While browsing fb yesterday morning, I ran across a truck guy in GA with this dilemma... seems the PO of his '64 hacked up the heater box for some unknown reason...
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I happen to have a spare thanks to Jonathan (1963C10)... so this week this will be on it's way to GA... I also pointed the guy here...
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While digging through my parts stash, to pull out the aforementioned heater box, I found this license plate bracket...
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Complete with glass lens...
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Disassembled
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Bulb socket clean and in working order...
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I even found the cork gasket for the lens is pliable and ready for service...
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After a little hammer and dolly work I masked off the socket and began the paint process...
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Painted the inside of the lens cover white...
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Here's a pic of the back of my gauge cluster, with a new box of bulbs for illuminating it... prepping for more spaghetti work...
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I will post pics of the re-furbbed License plate bracket as soon as the paint dries (humid so sloooooow process)

That's all for now guyz...

[TJ's Chevy]

Looks great brotha! Looking forward to the finished results!

[Ta2Don]

Worked through the holiday weekend... and in the evenings I've been accomplishing some honey-dooz, in order to facilitate some truck time...

Over the past few days, I've started getting back after the wiring and also addressing the issue of the clutch pedal being about an inch and a half or more taller than the brake pedal... The wiring in the cab and front end is almost complete... the alternator still needs to be wired and the front and rear lights are not hooked up due to the fact that the front clip and bed are still separate from the cab and frame... I also need to purchase a fuel sending unit from LMC, as that is where the tank came from... On to the pics...

This was the temp when I called it a day today... thankful for a tent and fan and plenty of ice water...
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for me mates across the pond...
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Hard to tell from this angle, but the clutch peal is now about 3/4 of an inch taller than the brake... more better in my world...
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The Gauge Cluster wired and in place, need to clean up bezel and find the screws...
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The copper line to feed the oil pressure gauge waiting for hookup...
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Next up is to wrap all this and put in it's home up under the dash... Gonna remove the seat so I can get myself in the proper position to make this job a tad easier...
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Once I get the wiring settled under the dash, I'll be focusing on the brake lines, clutch pedal linkage, and then getting the front clip and bed installed...

Been pondering the bed floor, and think I'm going to steal Coulter's hinge idea...

[TJ's Chevy]

Woohooo! Spaghetti time!

[mjh1965]

Looking good Don . At this rate I think you might be driving to Clem's this year . Look on the bright side with that temperature at least you have a pool .

[Palf70Step]

She's almost ready to roll Don!

[realvc]

You got it going your way now.
It has been on the warm side around here.

Do you have a rubber bump stop for your clutch pedal? It mounts like the brake light switch in front of the pedal. Back in the day a lot of times it was missing and the clutch pedal would be higher than the brake.

[likaroc13]

Keep it up Don, & you'll be rolling before you know it! It's been really hot around here as well. Be safe out there.

[Ta2Don]

Thanx guyz... I am getting ready to drive this soon...

I posted this question and look forward to wiring help... If you have info on this subject, please click this link and reply...
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post7651171

I picked up this connector today and need some advice on how it should be wired...
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Thanx again for looking in...

[Ta2Don]

Thanx to member Notsolo I now have the info I need to wire the alternator correctly...

I have a resistor on order and know which wires need to be hooked where on the regulator plug... Resistor should be here Friday...

So this morning I rolled the truck outta the tent, removed the seat, so I can fit myself under the dash to finish sorting the cab wiring... After removing the seat, the in-cab fuel tank disappeared...
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The filler hose, probably original equipment pulled apart upon tank removal...
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I then cut part of the brackets in lieu of drilling spot welds...
...they are now ground smooth and waiting for me to paint in order to finish covering any and all yellow from the previous paint scheme...
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Not sure how I'm going to deal with this hole, notice the spaghetti waiting to be tucked away up under the dash... As for the hole, I've an idea up me sleeve, just not a complete idea...
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Waiting for the temp to start on the downward trend a bit later today before tackling the spaghetti... Here's an Arkansas sunflower who's decided to wear dreads...
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98% of the cab and engine wiring is complete...please don't ask for the formula to reach the %age point... Couldn't answer that one anyway...

till next time...