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A bit cool this morning so I hung out inside til 11am before going out to work on the '62 C-10. Put a 15 pound weight on the transmission tunnel and raised the truck up on the lift. I could only get to 4 of the 8 captured nuts with a drill from underneath. Drilled them with a small pilot bit. Lowered the truck and enlarged the 4 holes. Chased the threads with the proper tap and put in new bolts. Measured for the remaining 4 holes and held my breath while drilling them. Got reasonably lucky only having to modify 1 hole slightly. Chased the remaining holes with the tap and put new bolts in. The tunnel is also where the accelerator pedal mounts to. Drilled pilot holes from underneath but will wait to finish them because a bit of shimming is going to be required to take up a 1 inch gap between the new tunnel and the old floorboard. Not a major hurdle but I need the tunnel sealed to the floorboard and that job awaits my wiring guy (son) to wire up the neutral safety switch and the torque converter lockup. Done for today. 🛠