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23-12-08, 04:10
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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, 00:14
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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, 04:48
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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, 10:16
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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, 17:50
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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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11-01-09, 17:56
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12-Volt Conversion Guide
Terry,
Thanks for the link. I read the material and found it to be right on the mark. I used as my guide a booklet by Randy Rundle titled "The Official 12-Volt Conversion Guide". It's available on eBay US for around $10 USD. Best regards, Jim
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18-01-09, 01:43
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Day 221
With the military vehicle show coming up on January 24-25, we have been busy, busy busy! In the interim since my last post we've accomplished the following:
Followed up on the status of the tires I purchased in Australia. They're still in Oz........  Wired all the lights to the switches. All lit up when the proper switch was pulled! Wired all the original gauges. Used Runtz voltage reducers for three but will need to have the 6 volt voltage guage converted to use with the 12-volt system we've installed. All work! Although I have a replacement speedometer cable that will work with the original speedometer we'll need to take it to a specialty shop for installation of the correct gear and calibration. I did purchased a new face from Mac's and had it installed. As an aside, we did not need to install a fuse panel as each switch (purchased from NAPA) has it's own fuse and the turn signal has an in-line one. (By the way, I'm stuck with the knobs that came with the switches. I haven't been able to find any original style that thread onto the switch shafts.) Hooked up the choke. It seems that my flathead is a bit tempermental when it's the least bit cold!  Took the gas tank, plank and cover panel over to a friend's store and he steel banded all together. Put gas in the tank and it didn't leak! Bob welded up copies of the outside rear view mirror bracket arm. I did get one with the truck but it was a bit trashed. Purchased a pair of rectangular mirrors from NAPA that will work well. They're approximately 5" by 7", larger than the originals which were approximately 3" by 5", but have a better field of view. Should make the truck safer to drive here in left-hand-drive country! Bob also fabricated a battery box based on the plans of a MLU Forum thread covering same. Thanks to all who contributed to that thread! Today we installed the bottom rear cab panel and the doors. That panel sure did go on faster than it came off! All the new parts have been delivered to the painter and all, along with the windshield and roof/rear window group should be back this coming Tuesday. Monday I'm taking the voltage gauge to have it converted to 12 volt and to pick up a control rod for the throttle. It's really coming together!  Regards, Jim
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10-01-09, 22:03
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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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