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Been following and it looks great. Nice work!

If you do decide to angle the tips up, drill a 1/4” hole at the lowest spot to allow rain\condensation to drain.

Thanks for that idea Phil...I'm still not %100 committed to the exit location. Going straight back might be the cleanest look but I'm not sold on that either. It's taking a lot longer to get this final piece figured out than I'd originally thought it would.

Somewhat productive day, finalized the rear exhaust route… enough so that it’s tacked, dad got primer on the fenders and test fit the bed wood.

That is going to be a long battery cable. Hope it is big enough.

I’ve got 1 gauge to run from the starter to the solenoid, then the kill switch and finally to the battery. Should all be good.

Ran my battery cable from the solenoid to the starter and put in the passenger side glass.

Fenders got paint today, version 2.0 of the floor got started and played around with another set of hub caps

Are those hub caps '60s "dog dish" style???

They do have a slight dome but I suppose they are technically dog dish style. …I mean you could flip it over and let fido drink his fill out them.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/WVI-1001-C

Yup, definitely appear to be the same as the "Police" version of "dog dish style". Was not aware they were being made to fit other styes/sizes of wheels.

Thanks for sharing!!!

Painting is done on the truck ..everything that needed paint got it... sort of...Turns out the rear passenger fender that had the wrong shape is going to be a complete redo. I figured I could fudge a little on each end and get it to fit.. big mistake. It needs the front reshaped to fit. Drivers side dropped right in so that's something at least.

Slightly frustrating day working on the passenger fender...clamped the fiberglass one to an original and you can see the distorted shape. Tried using a heat gun and a damp cloth to reshape the glass... that was mostly pointless. So, I cut the sucker in half and may attempt to re-glass it in the proper shape. For now I'm back to the ugly as sin original fender that needs a bunch of work to make it right. On the upside, tailgate still fits.

That black finish is outstanding! Did you decide to use the steel wheels and caps after all?

Thanks,

Other than my fender issue the trucks turned out pretty decent.

I'll be swapping out between the solids and the D's depending on my mood. I picked up a second set of hub caps for the solids, so I can switch them up as well. Variety being the spice of life and all that... I like to have choices or I simply can't make a decision... either one works

My BIL occasionally removes the front bumper on his 56' 210, makes everyone think there is another car in town. I love watching your progress.

First and possibly the only time that the tailgate gets used like a work bench

Some random updates… rear glass is in, fender surgery underway, rest of the headliners in, got the new km/hr speedo glass in and changed my 2 post kill switch for a 4 post

Today was interesting. My slip yoke arrived along with the cut to length driveshaft. Running 1350 ujoint at the trans and 1310/1350 at the rear pinion which is all good. Trouble arose with the th400… it’s from a truck and has a bolt on yoke which was a know item. What I didn’t realize is that there are 2 sizes of yoke and the one in the trans tail housing is a smaller diameter than the slip yoke.

In a brilliant stroke of luck… when we picked up the th400, the seller had a second th400 that he was throwing in at no extra cost. Also a truck trans but turns out the tail housing is the larger diameter… so after a bit of a hassle the slip yoke is in.

Dad saved the day… he was the one that wanted to take apart the junk trans and compare them.

Who says fortune doesn't strike in unexpected places these days - lol!

Glad to see you overcame another potential gremlin. Congrats to Dad for saving the day!

Welded up/clamped some of the exhaust today and hung the door panel… and one of the door panel pics is sort of wild with the reflection

Minor updates…Rear bumper is on, drivers side exhaust is almost done… I changed the layout again. Working on the battery and alternator cables. Fibreglass rear fender repair failed miserably so it’s on the back burner for now.

Driveshaft is done and in.. but like everything else it wasn't simple. I ordered a DIY from Summit and it showed up dented on the end, which wasn't a big deal since it would be shortened, however it was also bowed in the middle. Ended up having a local company build the driveshaft. Highly recommend Western driveline in Nanaimo if you're on the island and looking for driveshaft work.

I loved the original color combo on the truck. But I love black even more. The dark stained bed looks so nice.

^Thanks

Spent some time working on the floor... notched the toe board and started fitting the main section of floor

Got a 3 day break in the weather this month so it's an earlier thread resurrection than normal. Latest progress report: changed my mind and refit the D spokes, adjusted the rear brake shoes, rear turning indicators are in, rear fender mounted (for the umpteenth time), got the extended traction bars mounted, some more exhaust work done and the wiring temporarily started up again.

Got some work done on v2.0 of the floor.

That looks sharp.

The edges of that sheet metal are indeed sharp… So I wear gloves 😁

Couple more cuts in the floor, somehow still not finished. The radiator hoses are clamped and the throttle return springs are in.

Drilled a hole and put in a grommet to run the indicator wires through.
Played around with an old steamer trunk since the truck clearly lacks storage. Thoughts are to drill through the base of the trunk and use the bed bolts to hold it in place.

Not sure if the trunk is too large

Truck looks great! Trunk looks to be the right size.

^ Thanks… the more I see the trunk in there the better i am with it.

Little more floor work. Moved the original battery access door to the drivers side as an access point to the master cylinder. Taking awhile since it’s a drill, jigsaw and some hand files… envious of those with “real” tools and the skills to use them.

Man, you’re doing amazing! If you had the tools necessary, it would have been too easy for you. Looking great!

^ Thanks Fox

Floors getting closer to being finished, little finish work and it’s done. Modified an AD trucks parking brake boot to fit the 40… looks like it will work fairly well.

Picked up a battery and got some wiring done. Battery is a group 78, side post. Where I mounted the battery tray there’s no way a top mount would fit.

Getting the wiring worked out. Had to turn the solenoid upside down as I had the battery on the I post and the alternator on the S post. Marked them with paint so that shouldn’t happen again. Good news is the kill switch works and the starter spins right up. Kind of cool and terrifying at the same time to hear the truck attempt a come to life moment.

Now that the solenoid’s wired correctly, chasing down why the power wire to the fuse box doesn’t have power. Thought it might be a bad join in the wire when it was extended but dad remembers a wire being “soft” in one spot… of course that’s the power wire.

Drivers side exhaust is done… 1 down 1 to go

So… turns out that when you extend 2 wires with different colours, you shouldn’t rely on memory. Had the two wires crisscrossed in my head…redid the red power wire extension with red so no more confusion… at least that’s the theory. Truck has dash lights, high beam indicator, tach light and low/high beams.

At some point this is supposed to be fun… not there yet.

That's strange... looks like fun to me!

In some twisted sort of way… I suppose it could be…

Truck has taillights and got half the MSD box wired.