'88 dually

[KRS1]

Yes, I should go back and get that overflow reservoir. I assume it would still work with a gas powered SBC. For sure stay away from the poly, the rubber is cheaper anyways.
I am hoping to get back at the truck Thursday. I bought a GoPro style camera so I will start making some vids as well and put it on YouTube.

 

[KRS1]

Guys I have some bad news-- I won't have access to my garage anytime soon to do work there. Until I move back into my house in either Feb 2020 or May 2020 not much can be done. The tenants caused a big stink about the noise etc created. I will try to see what I can get done with the engine in the meantime..

 

[KRS1]

Hey guys, I am back at my place now. I am hoping to get started on the truck after re-doing my kitchen. Here is the latest video, I will put some pics up etc later..

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[KRS1]

I removed most of the wiring from the engine compartment. I also removed the seat and carpet (carpet was gross and glued down). The floors look very good, no patching needed. I will POR a few areas (on the floor) as well as POR the seat brackets which seem to tend to rust. For a floor covering I think I will just use the ribbed carpet runner and some sort of heat protection/sound deadener. Is there anything no DYNA matt that can be used? I seem to recall you could use water heater foil?

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[Erik the Awful]

I bought some Soffseal sound deadener for mine. $38 for two rolls, and that should be enough for a single cab. I'm hoping to put mine in this next week, and I'll post in my build thread.

 

[KRS1]

Thanks Eric! I also found something called "peel and seal" that is meant for construction purposes..Here is also the latest vid..

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[KRS1]

I did some floor prep, the floors are in really good shape! I am not used to seeing floors in this good shape for a 32 year old truck. I guess some of you southern lads are more familiar with good floors it is a treat to work on. There is just some carpet glue that I will try to remove. I will weld in some patches where the someone drilled holes ...

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[KRS1]

vid if anyone is interested..

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[KRS1]

I patch some small areas in the floor where someone drilled holes, PORed the rusted areas, seam sealed where necessary, and finally gave it a coat of white paint (Tremclad Rustoleom style stuff).. see the ad for more info lol.. I installed the battery tray and made a bracket for the cut off switch. Next up, 2nd coat of paint and start on dash removal..

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[Erik the Awful]

I thought I'd posted this in my build thread, but I forgot to. Here's the SoffSeal, mostly installed. After this pic I put some on the back wall. The floor took most of a roll. The back wall took about 1/4 of a roll.

View media item 32218I used 3M headliner glue to secure it to the floor. It'll be a real pain if anyone ever needs to remove it, but I drove the truck around the block once I got the carpet in, and it's much quieter than a bare cab. I've never driven this truck before the new exhaust, so I don't know if it's much quieter than the stock padding.

Here's the interior with everything installed.

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