***Update (w/pics) on rusty/ratty 48 ***

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  1. Flipper

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    I realized I need more switches (electric fan and hazard lights), but didn't want them mounted just anywhere. I squeezed them in my new "seat dash"

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    It was a tight fit trying to fit them in the switch panel that was not designed for any extra stuff. I made a cardbodrd template that was the same size as the switch and used a cener punch to find a spot where the switches fit.

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    It worked great!

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  2. Flipper

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    The dash-dash now has idiot lights. The outside ones are for turn signals, the inner ones are oil pressure and water temperature.
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    Wiring that stuff up.....sucked!
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  3. Flipper

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    The truck cranked and ran on the first try!!!

    Glass is next. I got all new glass and weatherstrip in the mail on Friday (Classic Parts of course!). I had planned on starting the glass install today but found some nasty rot under the old seals that I have to fix.....next weekend.
     
  4. Chiro

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    Dude,

    You been BUSY. I like everything that you've done.

    Andy
     
  5. vwnate1

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    You're Talented !

    When are you going to post up some pix of the rear turn signal illuminated ? in the dusk please...

    That's very clever .
     
  6. brit 50

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    good work

    Like whatcha done there.

    One tiny thing......if i may be so bold:eek:...... i would make a metal cover over the rear of those switches if they are under the seat, but im paranoid about fire hazards.
     
  7. Kens 50 PU

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    Man, my back started hurting just looking at the pics of you wiring things up. I know the name of a good chiroprator, but he's in New York!;)
     
  8. Flipper

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    I was a little concerned myself. :) That is one of the reasons why the switch panel has that much angle on it....to get the switches down out of reach of my butt.

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  9. Flipper

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    My back doesn't feel it, but the top of my head is as sore as all get out. I don't know if I hit something sharp down there or it was 200 lbs of gravity mashing on my scalp :)
     
  10. Flipper

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    I have glass that I can see out of !!!!!

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  11. Chiro

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    Nice job on the glass. Where did you get the gaskets? The front gasket sure fits better than the one I got from Steele for my '55.1.

    Andy
     
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    Nice job where did you get the windshield wiper blades from?
     
  13. Flipper

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    Classic Parts.

    It still needs a little more love to get seated just a tad more. The center rubber strip doesn't quite make it back to the center divider. I know what I need to do....lube everything back up and work the seals outward and the glass back into the opening.
     
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  14. Flipper

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    ...off of a 48 studebaker in my dad's barn. :)
     
  15. Zig

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    Too cool~

    That's one lucky old cab!:cool:

    Now that you've done it, want to come up here to Kansas and help me?:rolleyes:
     
  16. Flipper

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    With any luck, it will be "finished" after this weekend. .....and ready for louisville and frog follies.

    I need to:

    1) seat the front windshield a little better (the center rubber doesn't rest on the metal divider yet).

    2) Install side windows.

    3) make some simple door panels/armrest.

    4) make a shifter boot.

    5) quickly plug some of the holes in the firewall.

    6) install some of that bubble insulation.

    7) Install wally-world carpet.

    8)take pictures for insurance
     
  17. Zig

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    All I can say is: Good luck!

    I'm tired just thinking about that!
     
  18. Flipper

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    Yeah, its gonna be a rough couple of days....but I let it come down to the wire again.

    I pretty much have all of the stuff I need to finish the truck....I just need to do it.
     
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    Man, what a hot nasty weekend for working on a truck!

    I started out by making a ton of plugs for all of the holes in the firewall.

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    Yes this was fresh, clean metal a day earlier. 100% humidity sucks! I welded them in from inside the cab to preserve the 60 year old dirt on the firewall.

    Then I installed bubble wrap.
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    Then installed most of the carpet. I still need to cut pieces for the firewall. I also attempted to make door panels, but the clips I had were too short and didn't really work.

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    Dad didn't want me doing burnouts on the concrete, so we rutted up the yard :) One set was mine, the other was his!

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  20. Flipper

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    I went ahead and snapped a few more pictures...including one of the blinkers for whoever that was asking.

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