I seriously appreciate all the advice. Thank you all. I think I have the axle down, and am currently looking for wheels.
After another late night work session all my lights finally work. It was mostly all original, but had "new" wires spliced in and run every which way. It was a nightmare but thank goodness for my shop manual with wiring diagrams.
I discovered the original primary power wire thru the fire wall was unfused. At one point it shorted and melted and how there wasn't a fire is beyond me. It roasted electrical though. The previous owners band-aid fixed it and ran it with no electrical beyond the ignition. Needless to say, everything is functioning proper now with a fuse before the firewall. Was it normal to not fuse the main wire thru the firewall back in the day? If so, man we have come a long way.
https://imgur.com/a/jZSWCjShttps://imgur.com/a/e4hpEjWI had to cut out every connector from the firewall forward barring headlights. Any advice on where to locate new connectors of the same style? It appears that the original generator is long gone and in its a place is a standard 1 wire alternator. With this setup, I assume the original voltage regulator needed at all anymore?
Still working on brake lines. Inevitably with each new piece I add, another old piece breaks. Coupled with odd ball thread sizes and pitch and its been slow going. Next round of parts on Tuesday, ill give her another shot on Thursday. All the steel for the bed is ordered and I should be fabricating next weekend (fingers crossed).
I finally got to the gas tank, and boy is that sucker small. Something like 15 gal? I cant imagine a very big range on that puppy once loaded. Is it advisable to run a secondary, or just all new and larger fuel tank, nested in the frame? Driving with my back resting on the gas tank seems....well yeah. That and I can smell gas anytime im near the tank filler neck. Are these old gas caps supposed to vent and allow pressure bleed-off (thus, smell) or should it seal proper?
