SWB budget frame off- East Tx Squares style

[grayharville]

thanks guys, best thing about the tach dash, it cost me a grand total of 0 dollars! yep, FREE!

Im about to go do some rehab on my harness. pics later.

[96twodoor]

wow i paid 120 for an identical cluster 6months ago

[grayharville]

I needed an engine harness, and as always I wasnt going to spend ANY money.

So I scrounged up some old harnesses that needed work


I decided that the harness in the middle was in the best shape.

On the operating table


No bueno


After about an hour I came up with this


Much better


Heres the junk I took out


I deleted the oil pressure sensor for the choke, and the fuel selenoid thing. Not sure what it did.


I still need to wrap it in loom but I will do that whenever I start putting it on the cab and motor.

[trout]

nice truck wish i could find one of those tach dashes

[texassquarebodies]

I know where gray keeps his tach dash. I could sell it to you for cheap. He won't miss it

[grayharville]

Im gonna go lock it up now lol
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[trout]

War color paint I doin

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[trout]

Lol one day I will find me one
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[grayharville]

Red. Fo sho
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[trout]

nice

[grayharville]

UPDATES!!!
well, I finally got the cab on, man Im excited. It went on without any problems.


after a quick test fit I picked it back up and gave the firewall a quick coat of satin black to clean the looks of things up


Rolled it outside to get a good look at things, we also bolted up some old junk manual doors, just to keep rain and sasquatches out of my cab while were working my nice doors.


I pulled the column out of my old dually and bolted it up, it went right in without a problem, me like.



also as a side project, Ive been working on a new shop toolbox, I aquired an old waterloo toolbox, and after a day of painting, I made it my own. The bottom box still needs to be finished, but you get the idea.


I took a trip to harbor freight and bought some goodies, they had socket sets on sale and a cool telescoping ratchet, I also got some nut drivers, I hardly ever need them but they are so handy when I do!


well this is all for now, please comment. thanks for looking!

[texassquarebodies]

That truck is looking mucho bueno!!! Sasquashes are a real problem in East Texas. Just roll those windows up. They only have two fingers on each hand and can't push the button and pull at the same time. Where did u get those doors at???

[grayharville]

I found those doors laying in someones yard. They look good on my truck anyways.
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[grayharville]

Update!

I raided an old gmc dealerships storage building and ran across these


And made some progress on my truck, brought it back to my house so I can work on it everyday, just set the bed and front clip on. The motor looks pretty in there.





comments please... I feel like I'm talking to myself lol

[dmartin1]

sweet man! i was discouraged as well when i had highschool auto shop by my buddys always telling me to scrap the heap. i stuck through with it ,its a lifted 79 k20, and im glad i did. the progress is always fun.and youve made some good progress. keep at it!

[dmartin1]

BTW- i love junkyards too! we have a local pick your part here, and i get half a dam truck for 25$ haha.

[VA72C10]

Just found the build. You've really made some great progress on that truck! Looking good!

[grayharville]

Thanks for the comments guys! I may go outside and start working on gettin this thing fired up!

[butch86]

sweet i am building my 85 as we speak. i am looking for a 4 light core support i love the 4 headlight look.

your doing a great job on your build

[grayharville]

Wish you were closer, I have 2. You should start a build thread of your 85!
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[grayharville]

It lives!!!

funny story- I hooked up the battery for the first time, turned the key on, and the factory radio was tuned to a rock station and just so happened playin metallica, ender sandman! I think its a sign. I had to sit there and jam for a minute

[grayharville]

made some progress


I have a leak on the timing chain cover, got to tear into that, but its about to rain, so ill save it for another day.

My truck and the donor im gettin a new radiator, water pump, alt., distributor, and all new a/c from.


Square body congregation lol






Tell me what you think, thanks for looking.

[trout]

man thats awsome.. wish i had a parts truck like that lucky man

[grayharville]

you like the custom convertible? thats what we do with rusty trucks around here!

[trout]

yes i do specaly the front and the notch in the rear (like my 2 wd low)