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Old 11-28-2017, 08:52 PM   #76
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Re: '47 Loadmaster COE (rebuild pictures)

2-12-2015
Parts are coming in now. My gauges arrived (on time) with a free T shirt. My tool box also arrived. I will end up cutting it in half for a 36" box for each side. Got my new heater blower motor installed and mounted the unit in the cab. A little elongating of the mounting holes was required with the 12V replacement motor. I have started to notice a trend here, the heater is on my wife's side, she has the painted door, she has glass in her door, an armrest etc...
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Old 11-28-2017, 08:56 PM   #77
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Old 11-28-2017, 09:00 PM   #78
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2-18-2015
Not a lot of great pictures but progress just the same. I now have a working headlight switch, blower fan motor for the heater with 3 speed control, working 2 speed wipers and 1 side working park and turn lights, and on a good note the engine is running silky smooth. I put anti-freeze in it and ran it up to temperature a few times and things cleared right up, no more up and down on the idle or hesitation when I press the go pedal. Still some leaks to correct for the brake lines but the the brakes do function. If I can keep up the pace (25 hours a week now) I should be ready for a test drive in less then 2 weeks.
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Old 11-29-2017, 10:28 PM   #79
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2-21-2015
Well, I got all the exterior lights and turn indicators working, also hooked up control cables for the heater, works great. I installed the electric shifter for the first time. I decided to pass on the auto position function for now and just use a DPDT toggle switch for control. I tested the function and it seems to work good but may be a little under sized, on flat ground I think it will be fine but I think on a hill it will not have the power to come out of park. I will order a larger and slower actuator and give that a try. Right now one bump may overshoot the gear indent and I have to go back to get a good set.
And on another note: The wife informed me that before we go on the first road trip next month I need to remove the donor bed and build some type of a flat bed. Just what I needed, one more thing to add on the to do list.
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Old 11-29-2017, 10:39 PM   #80
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2-24-2015
Test fit the gauges, also more wiring on the dash. Still waiting on some bushings I will weld to the dash to fill the gap. The gauges light up blue at nightThat's the advantage of doing a rattle can paint job on the interior make some mods and just sand it back and respray. Who knows I may start a new trend, the card board dash. I also rebuilt and the column (new bearings and horn contact bushing.
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Old 11-29-2017, 10:41 PM   #81
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2-26-2015
Lately I think I live in the garage, I really want to have this thing on the road in the next 3 weeks so I'm pushing pretty hard right now. About 25-30 hours a week, and yes, I have a normal job also. My wife is very understanding and supportive and that makes all the difference.
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2-27-2015
Yes, I am and it's great to home. Tonight I wired the new actuator for the shifter, tested it, finished most of the gauge wiring. I have also, in the last few nights, installed and wired a horn, welded the spacers for the gauges, fit the gauges and installed the rebuilt column. About the only thing left on the wiring is to wire the fuel sender, the cruise control, final wiring for the fans and final wiring of the tail lights. I haven't added it up lately but I'm sure I have over 150 hours in wiring this beast. It's one of those jobs I always seem to under-estimate. I need to get some batteries for the camera and shoot a video of the shifter and some updated pictures.
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Old 11-29-2017, 10:46 PM   #82
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Hey look new batteries, busy day, I finished the tail light wiring, the cruise control wiring, MIL light. I mounted a switch panel to the right of the column which has the MIL light, power to CC switch and a switch for set/accell and coast/decell. The switch to the left operates the actuator for the shifter. Although it's not extremely fast it has loads of extra power. You can also see the spacers for the gauges. All these things will be redone after April's road trip which will give a good chance to work out the bugs.
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Old 11-29-2017, 10:53 PM   #83
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3-4-2015
Another mild stone: I drove the COE out of the shop for the first time today. Mind you, I have spacers in place of the front springs right now so it rides like a wagon. I also mounted the new front tires and it sets a little lower then I thought it would. Other items, I built a temporary mount for the battery, mounted the front bumper, finished the front clip mounting, mounted the hood latches, finished the fan wiring and did a little more work on the brakes (small leak). So what do you think, is the first picture a little low for ride height? I also learned light tubes do not hold up under the power of a cab roof and a 9K lift. In the later pictures that is the target ride height. I also utilized the COE only option of the temporary door latch. The last small picture is a crappy video.
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Old 11-29-2017, 10:57 PM   #84
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3-5-2015
Thanks all, after I get the rest of the cab put together I will put the donor springs back in to give it a real test drive and see if I will need some new lighter load springs. Air bags may be in the future but for now I just need to get this thing sorted out.
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Old 11-29-2017, 11:00 PM   #85
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Well I cut the springs (1 coil) put them back in, spent about 6 hours rebuilding the drivers door, a lot of that time was just trying to get it to latch good. After all that I took it for it's first official test drive, 25 miles. No real issues and everything seems to work good except the head lights need some adjustments. Heck even the cruise worked great. I'm stoked. I'll be starting on the bed this week end.
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3-12-2015
Been making some more progress. Finished both floor covers with seals, finished passenger side seat belt mount. Still on target for a Virginia road next week end. I plan on driving it to work all next week to get a feel for it and see what bugs need to be worked out during the week.
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A little update: I've been getting a lot of little things finished up, the steps are installed, a drive indicator light is installed and most important I've been driving the snot out of it. 400 miles in the last 3 days. It is now my daily driver as the '46 is loosing an engine (rod knock). On the plus side the COE is running great and the 4.8L has more power then I expected. I did a 0 to 60 test using the GPS speedo function and it runs 7.39 seconds, not bad at all. I need to post some more videos of the shifter working and a general drive to give an idea of how it turned out for now. I will also pick up the steel for the bed tomorrow.
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Old 11-29-2017, 11:07 PM   #88
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3-17-2015
Thanks all, Yeah, I think all the other vehicles are suffering from a bit of neglect. So does it look like a new flat bed? I hope to have it framed up and mounted by Thursday night. Needs to be ready to go for sure by Friday night, as do tail lights and some sort of storage container. Do the projects or tasks never end on these old pieces of junk?
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3-17-2015
Making progress, 3 1/2 hours later: The main frame is all welded up, tomorrow I will start mounting the runners to the frame. The ends look like crap but I will gring those back down and install caps later. I will also be removing the 3rd cross brace up for the fenders.
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Old 11-29-2017, 11:13 PM   #90
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Thanks AD, 99, I reworked the harness myself using info I found on LT1SWAP.COM great site. I also had him (Brandon) reprogram my ECM. In my case I had to adjust the length of every wire, some how I got them all right. For MPG I'm not sure where it's at. I will be checking it this coming week end and let you know. If I had to guess I would say 14/18.
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Thanks all, lets see here....whats goes on the bed? I'm thinking a cooler, a recliner, one of those big leaf fans with a pretty girl fanning me down. Yea, that's what I'm thinking.
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I swear I have seen a truck like this before on here.... Oh wait nvmd lol.
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Yeah Lower, I hope nobody else is nuts enough to jump into something like this. It's actually been kind of interesting rebuilding the thread, I had forgotten how much had went into this project.
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I read through your build on the old thread before the pics were lost, and I enjoy seeing it all over again. Are you still happy with the Speed Hut gauges? I'm planning to order that same set for my truck before long.
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Old 11-30-2017, 09:48 PM   #94
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overall yes still happy. I do have one minor issue: when the lights are on the max RPM light is on. I have not contacted SpeedHut about this so I can't speak as to their customer service. I now have over 85K on the gauges and every thing else is doing great.
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overall yes still happy. I do have one minor issue: when the lights are on the max RPM light is on. I have not contacted SpeedHut about this so I can't speak as to their customer service. I now have over 85K on the gauges and every thing else is doing great.
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Thanks, thats good to hear. I'd say you have tried them out good in 85k!
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OK, now we're getting some where. Bed is framed and on, new lights work. My wife even got into the game tonight and installed some temporary carpet.
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How much time do I have? 12 hours. Now my cruise doesn't work. LED tail lights! I need to fix that tonight for sure. Also need to mount a storage box, wire the cigarette lighter (boom box power) and do a quick nut and bolt inspection. The money shots.
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So the road trip went off with out a hitch. No mechanical or electrical issues at all. I did have a couple of annoying squeaks but was able to eliminate those while in Virginia using some rubber stock I brought with me, I also install the passenger door seal while there and that really helped with wind noise. You can see in the first picture I installed the tool box on the left side before we left which really helped for dry storage. In the second is my wife ready to roll. The last ones prove it really happened. I will start on the bed top later this week, I will also need to get some new front springs as I'm getting a little tire rub in a tight turn. Oh and for mileage 17.95 on the first fill up and 18.03 on the second so I'll say 18 highway and will check it for city soon.
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3-31-2015
Been doing some more work on prepping the bed for the top. I moved the air filter and the battery to the inside of the frame and added a second tool box to the right side of the frame, I also put a 1" notch above the tires for a little extra clearance and started on a headache rack for the front. I will be using a sink drain piece I picked up at the hardware store for a fuel filler trim ring. I think it will work out pretty good. I will be taking a long road trip starting Saturday including: GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX, AR, TN so I've been at it pretty hard lately.
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