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19-12-08, 02:03
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Day 191
The painter called and the remainder of my parts will be ready for pickup on this Saturday. Since we won't be working tomorrow I decided to provide you all with an update on our activities this week.
Finished installing the driver's side engine compartment wall with the exception of the top panel above the steering column. Am leaving it open for the moment until the wiring is complete. Installed the emergency brake and boot. The original was bolted to a bracket which was in turn was bolted to the standard transmission. Because we installed an automatic tranny it was necessary to weld a piece of angle iron just under the edge of the floor for attaching the lever. We then attached the original rod to the bottom of the lever and the yoke. All lined up fine and functioned well with little adjustment! See the pictures. I obtained the services of another neighbor, Terry, to assist Bob. I promised them I'd put their picture in the thread so here they are!  Installed the seats. A previous post showed my efforts at upolstery. Earlier this week we had drained and then flushed the radiator. We also removed it in order to install the gas pedal-to-carbuerator linkage. (Commentary and pictures of this linkage follow in a separate post as there are four pictures showing we did.) After reinstallation we bungee-corded the battery and gas can to the floor and Bob and Terry drove the truck on it's first road trip! They had to have driven around the block at least three times, their grins getting bigger each drive by! Everything from brakes to steering to tranny worked well! I still have a grin on my face while I write about this major milestone!  That's it for now! Regards, Jim 
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19-12-08, 02:43
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Day 191 - Gas Pedal-to-Carbuerator Linkage
Not finding anything regarding this linkage we proceeded with the idea which we had designed earlier. Pictures illustrating the results of each step are attached.
The first step was to weld at about a 45 degree angle a 7" long, 1/2 inch square pipe to a 4" piece of 1 1/2" angle iron. Two holes were drilled into the angle iron for attachment to the engine through the use of two head bolts. The front end of the head appeared to be the best location for alignment with the pertinent points of attachment. Bob then welded a 4" long 1/2" piece of pipe with an inside i.d. of 1/4" to the top of the square pipe to form a "T". He inserted a smaller i.d. bolt through the pipe and then welded a 3" piece of 1" flat strap to each end of the bolt to form a pair of "arms" that would turn freely on the "T" pipe. A swivel post was bolted to the end of each piece of flat strap and the rods to the pedal ball and carbuerator were attached to their respective "arms". Bob did such a great job with the welding that the only thing else he needed to do was to bend the "spoon" on the gas pedal down so that the sole of his foot touched the flat of the "spoon" instead of the edge! All functioned great! Regards, Jim
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23-12-08, 05:10
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Day 195
Although it's only been four days since I posted, it's be two weeks before I do again. Am off tomorrow to California to visit my daughter and her family for week!
We did accomplish a few things in the interim: Bob repaired the front panel on the engine compartment. The bottom "step" that is bolted to the floor was badly rusted had to be replaced. Saturday, I rounded up Bob, Terry and Dylan along with another friend, Scott, and we hitched up my trailer and went over to the painter's and picked up all the remaining parts with the exception of the roof/rear window body panel and the windshield frame. Unloaded all into every room of the house (The weather forecast was for rain which proved to be right on!) with the exception of the truck bed which we installed on the truck. Good thing I'm not married! Bob and Dylan took a couple of spins around the block and we called it a day. Today, we fitted the rear fenders to the bed and drilled all the holes in the fenders and supports. Will install them week after next. Pictures to follow. Was a successful eBay bidder for some voltage reducers (Runtz) for the 6 volt gauges; they arrived as well. Will need to get a stouter one for the horn! Was the successful eBay bidder and received today an original horn to replace the fully rusted-out one that came with the truck. Works great! Needs to be painted and installed with the voltage reducer. That's it for now! Enjoy your holiday! Regards, Jim
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04-01-09, 01:14
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Day 207
Had a great time visiting the grandkids! California weather however did not cooperate; was overcast and rainy most of my visit.
Worked on the truck 4 days this past week. We accomplished the following: Installed the plank on which the gas tanks rest. Installed the rear fenders and braces. Installed the front fenders. Ran the wire for the headlights and installed them. Have yet to wire them to the control panel switch. Installed the new (original) horn and hooked up the wiring to make it functional. Installed the two louvered front panels and the grill mesh. This involved riveting new strips of double beading material where needed. The count-down has started; our once-a-year military vehicle show is three weeks from today. Hopefully we can have the truck assembled (with the exception of the spare tire brackets, 2nd gas tank and tool box) in time for the show. It appears that we'll have to trailer it to the show as the new tires have yet to depart Australia and the existing ones are scarey just to look at let alone drive on.  That's it for now! Regards, Jim
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10-01-09, 05:48
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Day 213
It's been a busy week! We accomplished the following:
Installed the front bumper and brush guard. Reinstalled the headlights; had reversed them when we installed them originally.  Installed a pair of front running lights/turnsignals. (These are definitely not period and will be changed out for a pair of original lights and repositioned when I've found/made some wiring plug-ins for the original fixtures which I have.) Installed a pair of rear turnsignal/brake lights under the bed as well as a pair of parking/running lights. Installed the driver's side interior panels. Ran the wires for all up to the area of the control panel. I'm having a set of the eight metal "labels" that identify what the 4 switches control made up by a local trophy shop and should have them early next week. With those riveted in place we can then complete the wiring of the control panel. I've placed a new decal on the speedometer face and purchased a new cable which we'll install next week. (Will need to take the truck over to a speedometer shop to have the correct gear installed to calibrate the speedometer.) I've purchased several voltage reducers (Runtz) for use on the 6 volt gauges that are in the speedometer grouping. We'll wire them up this coming week as well. We finished the wiring for the brakes and the turnsignals and all worked just fine! Measured the space for the battery box and drew up plans based on those I found on a search of the MLU Forums. Thanks to all who contributed to that thread! That's all for now! Regards, Jim
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10-01-09, 11:16
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Jim,
What can I say.....great work and a joy to follow your restoration. I hope this year will also enable me to start on my Chev C8. Great work! Alex
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11-01-09, 18:50
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Alex,
Thanks for your kind words! The restoration has not been too difficult but has: 1. Took longer than I expected, 2. Cost far more than I had hoped, and 3. Has been worth all the aggravation - a really fun project! You'll have all the preceding to look forward to on your C8! Best regards, Jim
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10-01-09, 23:03
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Congratulations Jim,
An inspiration for getting things done. Here is an interesting site on the 6v/12v thing. www.ford-trucks.com/article/idx/8/040/article/6_To_12_Volt_Conversion_Guide_.html Regards, Terry
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