Jesse's Black Betty Build Thread

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1965truckrod

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I have the build thread and discussion. That wire was the original 1999 cable, and yes it did have acid leak down to the frame, neutralized the acid and treating the bare metal. I'll then add a nice thick layer of under carriage rubber coating basically like bed liner. I've done other sections of the frame that I could get to while doing the torsion keys and rear suspension.
 

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Got to try out the weather tight connectors on my battery meter. Looks pretty good and the crimp pins crushed the wire properly. Some of those super cheap kits provide very soft metal and often times crack when crimped or deform to a point where the pin can't be inserted into the connector.
 

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They lighting is all wired up, batteries in place, circuit breakers breaking circuits. One last large wire to the starter is all that's left for the charging/ starting systems. Next is pulling the timing cover to replace a bad reluctor ring. Then the radiator can go in and she can start!
 

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