What did you do to your truck today?

[Vernski]

I moved into my shop a few days ago, busy with the move haven't been time to post. It's done so now I have to outfit it so I can get back to work on the GMC...Vernski

[SRVBLUES64]

lets see today I worked on the drivers side fender, I cut out the rust and cleaned it up, I then welded a nice new piece of metal in, I also added a bottom 1/2 of the fender that I got from Classic parts and also a fender brace, added a little more lip to keep the edges even, then I apply a light coat of long hair bondo sanded it and put a coat of classic gold bondo on and started sanding, its looking good.

[SRVBLUES64]

Its Saturday the 10th of July, and I'm still on this damn fender

[Rich 5150 69]

How long has it been on said fender...
I did manage to get plugs, oil, changed, greased the front end, now its too hot to get out there 102 degrees

[6doggie3]

looks good rich!

[markeb01]

Very cool. Good for you. That's going to be really nice during the long Idaho winters.

[Vernski]

Originally Posted by markeb01

Very cool. Good for you. That's going to be really nice during the long Idaho winters.

Thanks markeb01 I have an old Fisher [mama bear] stove I've had for years, with a Magic heat circulater on the stove pipe. When I run outta wood I have a propane heater for backup I'm planing to stay warm this winter.

[fryer1979]

Absolutely nothing. Seems to be getting quite regular, and very depressing.

[ravens65]

Originally Posted by fryer1979

Absolutely nothing. Seems to be getting quite regular, and very depressing.

Its hard to keep going at times, this site has helped me with that. also.... new parts always seemed to motovate me. once the new parts start going on it - you won't be able to stop!

[Russ65C10]

Swapped over to my other better hood. Now I can take care of all the little dents and start painting it :-)

[markeb01]

Had a local sheet metal shop form my new tail pan.



Picked it up today a spent a couple of hours fitting it to the truck. It mounts between the splash pans flush with the cross sill at the top, and angles down about 15 degrees to the rear. The NOS lights came with 15 degree tapered mounting pads so the lights end up pointing straight back. Etch primer and paint tomorrow, one step away from having backup lights.

[Indian113]

I took it to the Body shop to see if they could fix the bent frame horns I found when I put on the New Bumper

[az65]

put a new rear-end in it and lowered the rear a few inches. has air shocks so I have the ability to level it out more. It isn't that much lower in the back than the front as it appears. I think the massive gap between tires and fender in the front gives it that illusion that the rear is far lower than front. Going to lower the front in the very near future.

[markeb01]

Painted my new tail pan, and being the hottest day of the year so far (95 at my house) I just left it outside to bake.

[sams60gmc]

Today I almost got my Z done.

[jmanthony65]

Got my CPP brake kit bolted up.. Now my 15s won't fit any more.. Gotta get wheels to get it off the jack stands...

[markeb01]

Installed my back up lights last night, and wired them up today. Waiting for it to get dark so I can take some photos of how well they illuminate the area.





The nice part being if I get tired of the setup it can simply be unbolted and removed. I'm looking forward to having reverse lights since there are no street lights where we live.

[thunder71]

looking goodhow well do they work? are you on a reverse switch?

Originally Posted by markeb01

Installed my back up lights last night, and wired them up today. Waiting for it to get dark so I can take some photos of how well they illuminate the area.





The nice part being if I get tired of the setup it can simply be unbolted and removed. I'm looking forward to having reverse lights since there are no street lights where we live.

[markeb01]

Originally Posted by thunder71

looking goodhow well do they work? are you on a reverse switch?

There are several transmission switches available but I actually prefer having manual control over the backup lights, so they can also be used for work lamps if desired. They are wired up to a toggle switch on the dash. It's the center switch under the safety cover, so it's easy to tell you have them on, plus I'm going to be adding an indicator light in the dash panel.



I was saving that switch for the electric exhaust cutouts, that were going on right after the new engine with the rough cam. Financial changes cancelled those plans.

I'm still waiting for it to get dark in a couple of hours to see how much they light up behind the truck. All I can tell at this point is they hurt your eyes if you look right at them in the daylight!

Here are a few more pics of how the backup lights look at night:





And these shots are in near darkness. The first is illuminated with parking/tail lights only. The second shows the power of the backup lights. I think the genuine glass prismatic lenses really makes a difference.

[sams60gmc]

Originally Posted by markeb01

There are several transmission switches available but I actually prefer having manual control over the backup lights, so they can also be used for work lamps if desired. They are wired up to a toggle switch on the dash. It's the center switch under the safety cover, so it's easy to tell you have them on, plus I'm going to be adding an indicator light in the dash panel.



I was saving that switch for the electric exhaust cutouts, that were going on right after the new engine with the rough cam. Financial changes cancelled those plans.

I'm still waiting for it to get dark in a couple of hours to see how much they light up behind the truck. All I can tell at this point is they hurt your eyes if you look right at them in the daylight!

WOW your truck is CLEAN!

[thunder71]

very good idea & having a indicator light is also good ...i have always liked your short stepper, just awesome

Originally Posted by markeb01

There are several transmission switches available but I actually prefer having manual control over the backup lights, so they can also be used for work lamps if desired. They are wired up to a toggle switch on the dash. It's the center switch under the safety cover, so it's easy to tell you have them on, plus I'm going to be adding an indicator light in the dash panel.



I was saving that switch for the electric exhaust cutouts, that were going on right after the new engine with the rough cam. Financial changes cancelled those plans.

I'm still waiting for it to get dark in a couple of hours to see how much they light up behind the truck. All I can tell at this point is they hurt your eyes if you look right at them in the daylight!

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by markeb01

Installed my back up lights last night, and wired them up today. Waiting for it to get dark so I can take some photos of how well they illuminate the area.

What are these lights from originally? I feel like I remember them from one of my Dad's cars but I can't remember which one.

[markeb01]

Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

What are these lights from originally? I feel like I remember them from one of my Dad's cars but I can't remember which one.

They aren’t original to any specific car, they’re aftermarket Unity accessory lights. Long ago I had seen them installed on many cars from the 40’ & 50’s. I’ve always been a collector of Unity products, liked the quality and the way they looked, so I figured there must be some way to use them that looked nice (that and I wanted backup lights). Of course it took me about five years to figure a way that I thought would look good! Here are a few pics of the box flap and instructions, obviously designed for a 40’s car. The newest date shown is 1951. They still come up on eBay somewhat regularly in NOS condition. One just sold last week.

[SRVBLUES64]

lets see! I worked a little bit more on the fender, I cleaned the garage up a little and then I stared at all the work I have left and cried LOL

[Rich 5150 69]

Don`t feel bad about the time spent on one fender, in the end it will be worth it, I spent 120 hrs on one right rear fender for this...