Project Old Blue, 1965 C10, Rebuild Version 2010

[aggie91]

First update on my truck for this round of rebuild...

2005 Tahoe harness being reworked for stand alone. Old loom and tape tripped off and most of the wires I don't need pulled out. This will be a DBW set up this time around. I'll need to convert this harness to a 4L80e, but that's not a big deal. I have a few more wires to label and cut out, then onto making my fuse/relay block.

[aggie91]

Well, while waiting for a few parts for the LS harness rework, I decided that the headlight harness needed rework as I was having issues with the relay harness I purchased years ago for another project was giving me problems.

Got the grille out and laid on the table to inspect the harness on it now. One of the relay connectors got hot and is distorted, probably part of my problems. I have new connectors for the bulbs and new 14ga wiring in close to factory colors for the lights, and some new wire for the relays along with braided loom to make it look good.

I started the layout of the new plugs, will be stripping out the supplied wire pigtails and going with my GXL 14ga wire I purchased. I will start on the passenger side and work toward the driver side to keep it neat and somewhat OE looking. Here is where I stopped last night:

[aggie91]

Seems like I am playing the waiting game on parts here lately. I got in my hood parking light/turn signal harness from Brothers last week. Looks pretty good. They used plastic snap in bulb sockets where as the factory had metal ones. Still should work nice. Installed it this weekend fits good. Now I just need to find the box that the light buckets/lenses/bezels are in and get those installed with new bulbs.

Also, took in a little side job to cut down a stock harness to make stand alone for a local guy doing a LS Swap into his 1980 C10. Got it all cut down and labeled for the fuse/relay block and external connections. Should have it done this week.

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by aggie91

Seems like I am playing the waiting game on parts here lately. I got in my hood parking light/turn signal harness from Brothers last week. Looks pretty good. They used plastic snap in bulb sockets where as the factory had metal ones. Still should work nice. Installed it this weekend fits good. Now I just need to find the box that the light buckets/lenses/bezels are in and get those installed with new bulbs.

Also, took in a little side job to cut down a stock harness to make stand alone for a local guy doing a LS Swap into his 1980 C10. Got it all cut down and labeled for the fuse/relay block and external connections. Should have it done this week.

Nice. I'll keep you in mind for the first LS swap harness I'll need if you're looking to do more side work.

[aggie91]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

Nice. I'll keep you in mind for the first LS swap harness I'll need if you're looking to do more side work.

I'd be glad to do one for you when you are ready.

[aggie91]

Finished up the rework of the harness for the side job. I now have to change out the injector connectors as he changed injectors on his project.

[aggie91]

Well last week was my first of two furlough weeks I have to take this summer. All of our employees here have to take two weeks of furlough to help reduce our operating costs. Better then not having a job at all...

So, last week I worked on a number of things around the house and on trucks. Major job was working on the bathroom remodel. My daughter picked out the color and I finished up the drywall work and got some paint on the walls. Once that was done, I put in the flooring tiles and then set in the vanity and the toilet. It is tight between the toilet and the vanity, but it will work. All that I need to do now is finish out the trim and get the plumbing hooked up. Should have it done and functional this weekend.

Other work was on Owen's Henry getting the cluster converted over to an electronic speedo and restored/cleaned up the bezel and gauges. The cluster pics in in Henry's thread. Helped Korbin out on his Trouble (his new C10 project), and got some cleaning/organizing done at the shop looking for parts for my '65 C10.

Here are some pics of the bathroom remodel. They are not very good pics, but it all I got...