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While I'm waiting for the air conditioner kit to be shipped, I decided to get the engine and tranny installed. Of course it didn't go as planned I managed to damage the passenger side mount. Grrrrr The engine was rebuilt by a local shop in Dallas. Bored .030 over and painted Detroit Diesel...

These switches were salvaged from a United Airlines 747-400. The Overlays are being engraved. Here are the plans and an example.

Digital Dakota DSL-1E interface. I used it with the GM tach in the original cluster. Uses the signal from the alternator.

Was able to get some work done on the instrument panel. All the Auto Meter gauges are wired up and I got all the 5vdc power supplies sorted out and installed. All the systems have there own individual Deutsch connectors, this for ease of maintenance and or trouble shooting as needed. Still...

Been working on the instrument panel the last few days. Metal overlays, analog gauges, Led 5v "Korry" style warning lights, Digital Dakota Led transmission indication system. I've used the Boeing panel numbering system, Left most is P1 then ends up with the lower right being P5. P1 thru P3 are...

I took a steering column from a 1997 chevy silverado and then morphed the 1986 and 97 into one. I somehow manged delete the cutting and welding pictures. Basically the 97 mounts different and is shorter. I just measured the difference ,cut the 86 column tube to length and then after removing...

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Next batch are some pictures of the frame going back together, new fuel tank, springs , shocks, (duals in front). Cargo area sidewall mounts.

Here are some shots of the tub after the repairs and body work. The entire tub was primed with an oil base rust prohibitive paint. Then the underside has a coat of oil based undercoat rust encapsulation coating. The final color is HotRod Urethane HRG1609 Olive Gloss

Greetings to all. I know its been awhile. life gets in the way sometimes. Between work,the ranch and me trying to retire , I seem to run out of time. Here is a photo dump on my M1009 project. This batch is modification of the transfer case to Walters engineering VSV sensor to get rid of the...

The firewall has all the "extra" holes that have been added over the years plugged. I plan on installing nut plates in lieu of sheet metal screws and clip nuts. Somewhere along the line it had the M1008/M1009 air conditioner installed and had multiple large holes cut in the firewall for the...

Some extra pictures of the repairs ongoing.

I also finished the drivers side rear roof corner repair and got the drip rail removed and the side of the roof repaired.

Been awhile since I had an update, funny how life gets in the way of our hobbies. I made a tool to make 1/2" plugs for filling in various holes in the firewall and the antenna mount holes. It's made from a bucking bar and a 1/2" transfer punch.

That would have been a waste of time. As mentioned previously the drip rails on these vehicles are formed from the cab roof panel and the door frame skin. They are spot welded and the sealed with seam sealer. The pickups did not have them. Check out a M1008 no drip rails. The civilian pick ups...