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More progress!
All i have left to finish on the body is the fenders and grille mounting panel.
Starting to feel like its getting somewhere.

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Sweet!

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Tank installed and did some powdercoating this morning so i can put the upper vents in and install windshield monday.

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Glass installed. In the process of disassembling wing vents and powdercoating them along with door latches.

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starting to look like a truck again...

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More progress. Decided to powder coat my new door handles black because i didnt like the look of the chrome with how i am doing the truck. Got battery tray installed along with new cable ends also.

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making more headway. powdercoated lamp housings, cab vents and all the brackets for glovebox. installed mirror, carpet and heat control. i still have to pull the carpet back up to run a bunch more wiring for the stereo but I at least got it all trimmed out. Hoping to have the interior close to being finished this week except for the digital dash.

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more photos..forgot i also drilled for passenger sun visor and got both those installed also.

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More interior work finished..

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Third brake light installed

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Nice! What make/model is the brake light?

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Thanks sonic! I believe it is off 99-04 suburban, Yukon. Here is the ebay link I got mine from. It is very nice and they fit like they were made for our trucks.



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Decided I better upgrade the wiring and after about 20 hours of work in the evenings here is what I ended up with. I wanted to keep all the old connections so I bought new packard 56 male and female connectors to install the new wiring into the original connectors. I also added a connection point for the digital dash.

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Got a little accomplished this afternoon. Started getting harness installed and got to see the dash lit up.

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Air ride controls installed. Also finished radio, electronic speedo, temp, tach, and oil pressure connections.

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dash finished up and seat installed.

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Sprayed bedliner yesterday and this morning I stained my bed wood with minwax true black. Still have to lay down 3 coats of satin clear but I am diggin’ the look.

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This is an Awesome Build; Thanks and keep posting them pics!

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thanks Funky, much appreciated! I feel like I am taking to myself most of the time but its cool going back through it and having a record of my progress.

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Coming out great! That v6 is gonna shine in the truck. You may be introducing that engine to a whole new generation. :welldone:

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thanks bro!

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Its starting to look like a truck again!

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Finally,,,,bed floor completed and It now has taillights too!

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Its starting to get its face...

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Got the bumpers on and got my backup light and plate lights wired. Also got both my jr west coast mirrors installed which I powder coated black. I even got to start it and pull it out of the shop today for the first time in what seems like forever!👍. Will probably have to do a couple posts for all the photos.

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The rest...

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In the process of building the exhaust. Driver side finished, on to the passenger side.

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BigBoar; That Looks and Sounds Fantastic! What mufflers are you running? Love the Low level Cycling tone. :welldone:

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Thanks funky! They are Thrush welded mufflers 17656. if you use a 25% coupon you can get them for $30ea. at advance auto parts.



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Almost done! Finally got to test drive it today. Have to figure out why front brake calipers are dragging and get a wheel alignment and it is ready for the road!! finally....

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I need some west coast mirrors, too! The small back window limits visibility.:well done:
How was your drive? And how did your power steering come out?

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Thanks! I have now been on multiple trips and I gotta say, the air ride is awesome. Also, the shop I had do the alignment did an awesome job. The truck far exceeded my expectations for driveability and I have taken 4 people rides and all have commented they can’t believe how well it rides. The 2.73 gear in the rear worked out about perfect. I was running 65 the other day and if I remember right it was humming along at around 2k rpms. The powers steering is great. It reminds me of an 85 Camaro I had. It’s not too easy but just enough and feels tight like that car did.

I just purchased a 54 I am gonna be starting soon. It will have a speedway chassis with ford 9” four link and rack and pinion. This one is getting a ride tech air ride setup and a 383 stroker with a 700r4. I will be doing this one gloss and powder coating the chassis, etc. I already bought a ford 9” and took the third member from it to put in the speedway housing that has curry axles. I am done powdercoating it and in the process of installing 3.70 gear along with an Eaton true track position carrier. This is all for another thread but here is a before and after of it.