66 4x4 my sons new project

[argonaut]

Hey guys. I have been working steadily on the truck when I have a few free hours here and there. The main focus has been the wiring lately. I had bits and pieces of stock wiring harnesses but decided on going with all new and bought the classic update kit from AAW. Overall I like the kit and some of their reworked wire routing but I still managed to find a few things I didn't love. So I cut and moved things around, reused some factory connectors and got it mostly how I want it.



Can't upload pics right now but its come together pretty well. At this point all I need to do is wire up the rear lights. Also need to install the backup switch into the sm465 and cut the holes in the bed for the backup lights. I decided I didn't like the factory rear license plate holder so I just bolted the plate to the rear bed panel and used some LED bolts.

Also found the every spare horn I could find between my stash and my dad's stash were dead. I searched and found a pair of Hella horns for around $30 so bought those and mounted them in front of the core support just behind the upper part of the front panel. One is 400Mhz and the other 500Mhz and the dual tone is pretty good. But holy crap are they loud! Its probably amplified by all the in insulated or damped sheet metal of the truck but dang ill tell you it will scare the pee out of anyone withing sight!



Once the dash and engine harnesses went in I couldn't resist. I topped up the coolant and the oil, tightened all clamps and fuel line fittings, threw in a new AGM battery from Azone and cranked her. Once the fuel got flowing Big Ugly fired right up! Although it was pretty dang loud with open manifolds so I didn't run it long.



I also discovered that my heater core had split a leak right where the inlet tube is soldered to the end cap. Well my attempts to clean and resolder failed. But I figured what the heck and drove to Truck Shop to pick up a new one. Got it home and found out that the inlet tube wasn't tall enough to fit the little brace that clamps to the tubes on top of the deluxe heater box. Since I'm horribly picky (anal retentive) I just couldn't handle it. I pressure tested my recirculating air heater core then installed it. Reconnected the hoses and fires the motor up again. No leaks so I'll run this heater until I can find an appropriate deluxe heater core.




I bought a battery tray, without the sides, from Classic Industries for a 67-72 pickup. Those years use a wedge clamp at the base rather than the top clamp on 60-66. I drilled the spot welds and tacked the new tray into my battery box. Looks a lot cleaner now with my AGM battery clamped at the base and using side post terminals. I'll post up some pics in a day or two when I get back to my laptop.



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