I Picked This Up Yesterday

[RustySunShine]

Nice find LocDoc

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by RustySunShine

Nice find LocDoc

Thanks, I'm going to have fun with this one...

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[benner]

Originally Posted by LockDoc

Thanks, I'm going to have fun with this one...

LockDoc

Like all the suggestions, the color vanilla shake is yummy, Ellens choices are too cool too. Want your Longhorn bad!

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by benner

Like all the suggestions, the color vanilla shake is yummy, Ellens choices are too cool too. Want your Longhorn bad!

Thanks benner, and thanks for the comment on my album page too.

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[LockDoc]

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Well, I’ve been making a little progress on the Panel. I decided to go with an LS1/4l60e setup for it. I have the engine/trans in the shop and have the wiring stripped of the unneeded wires. I removed the front clip from the Panel yesterday and chiseled out the manual transmission cross member. I also moved the engine outside and started cleaning it.

Today I finished cleaning up the engine and got all of the heavy dirt and grease off of the engine bay frame rails. I also removed the steering column, steering box, instrument cluster, dash pad, under dash air unit, heater controls, and the inside and outside heater boxes. Some of the pictures I took didn’t come out so I will have to re-take them tomorrow.

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[Dieselwrencher]

Leon, nice work. I hope all goes well in surgery tomorrow!

[oldertruckfan]

very cool panel. love the old school look, including the louvers in the hood. don't see that too much at all any more. great find.

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Leon, nice work. I hope all goes well in surgery tomorrow!

Thanks Ryan, everything went good. I'm limited for two weeks but that will go pretty fast.

Originally Posted by oldertruckfan

very cool panel. love the old school look, including the louvers in the hood. don't see that too much at all any more. great find.

Thanks, I have always liked louvers but this is the first vehicle I've had with them.

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[flashed]

Glad your surgery went well and take care for those 2 weeks .

[67 Burb]

God, Leon! You almost gave a me a heart attack! I started reading your response to Oldertruckfan without reading his quote, and when I read your response, (I thought you were talking about your surgery) "Thanks, I have always liked louvers but this is the first..........", I thought "What the hell did he go and do to himself?" I'll have to be more careful in the future and read things thoroughly.

[70cst]

I am always amazed at your truck finds

That Panel is indeed a keeper

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by flashed

Glad your surgery went well and take care for those 2 weeks .

Thanks flashed. I'm pretty good about following orders (otherwise my wife would kill me)...

Originally Posted by 67 Burb

God, Leon! You almost gave a me a heart attack! I started reading your response to Oldertruckfan without reading his quote, and when I read your response, (I thought you were talking about your surgery) "Thanks, I have always liked louvers but this is the first..........", I thought "What the hell did he go and do to himself?" I'll have to be more careful in the future and read things thoroughly.

I've been known to do that too..... Sometimes I have to tell myself, OK, slow down and read the whole thing.

It's just sinuses and nasal passages and I usually heal pretty fast.

Originally Posted by 70cst

I am always amazed at your truck finds

That Panel is indeed a keeper

Thanks DeWayne. I plan on having this truck for quite a while.

LockDoc

[LockDoc]

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Well, I'm back at it. Meanwhile, I picked up a couple more goodies for the build. I bought a set of Hooker cast headers for the LS1 and a set of 2010 Jeep Wrangler headlights. I went ahead and bought the headlight conversion pigtails for the swap too.

I have the firewall all cleaned and sanded and will be painting it in the next couple of days..... More to come.

LockDoc

[flashed]

Where did you buy the headlight conversion pigtails and headlights ,and price if you can share ?

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by flashed

Where did you buy the headlight conversion pigtails and headlights ,and price if you can share ?

I bought both on e-Bay. Here are the actual pigtails I bought and the headlights I bought were from a private seller that changed his over to something different. They are in excellent condition. You have to be careful because there are a lot of look alikes. The 2nd link is to an auction that is about the same price as I paid for my OEM lights. They do make exact replacements too but you have to watch, some of them come with bulbs and some don't. The easy way to tell the OEM's are by the back. I think the lights are the same from 2007-2015.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/130940451329...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jeep-Jk-Wran...46f900&vxp=mtr

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[Dieselwrencher]

Thanks for sharing the links Leon. I may go this route with my 76's head lights.

[mdw]

Hi There, can you tell if your rear roll pan is a panel spec or is it from a pick up or is it hand fabbed, I have a panel wanting to do the same . Thanks.

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by mdw

Hi There, can you tell if your rear roll pan is a panel spec or is it from a pick up or is it hand fabbed, I have a panel wanting to do the same . Thanks.

I don't know it was already installed when I bought the truck. Sorry....

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[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Thanks for sharing the links Leon. I may go this route with my 76's head lights.

No problem Ryan. Here is a link to another set....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jeep-Jk-Wran...-/331466982214

And here is a link to a set of aftermarket ones. Looks like it's a crap shoot whether you get bulbs with these or not.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Headlight-He...542792&vxp=mtr

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[flashed]

Im thinking about these for my 74 stepside ,thanks too from me for the links ,very helpful .

[LockDoc]

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No Problem on the links and info guys.


I got the firewall and frame painted. I will undercoat the lower part of the firewall tomorrow. I need to re-paint the front cross member but I need to pressure wash it first. I can't do that until it warms up outside and more of the snow melts...

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[CG]

Coming along nicely. I like the idea of full width nerf you showed on that black roadster. Mags will look nice too.

You practically just got this thing and it will be done long before the one I've had for years and years lol.

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by CG

Coming along nicely. I like the idea of full width nerf you showed on that black roadster. Mags will look nice too.

You practically just got this thing and it will be done long before the one I've had for years and years lol.

Thanks Mark. I try to live by Larry the Cable Guy's motto "GIT-R-DONE". That, and my motto "Just go out and do it". Part of it is the fact that I build drivers, not show trucks, so I don't spend hours and hours trying to make something perfect. That has worked for me for the 55 years I have been working on the old stuff.

LockDoc

[Advanced Design]

Really enjoying your project and looking forward to the LS going in. Will be tagging along.

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

Really enjoying your project and looking forward to the LS going in. Will be tagging along.

Thanks, Hopefully I will be setting the engine in this next week.

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