I temporarily installed the rear trim pieces to mock up my interior and make sure there was enough clearance for my amplifier mounting plate.
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It looks good, I just had better not drop anything black in the cab. It'll disappear forever!
Waiting on my box carpet to get delivered so I can finalize the audio install. But I finally finished my dash reassembly! The lower steering column supports and trim buttoned things up nicely.
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Still need to route the parking brake cables, but that's a minor finishing touch. While I was mucking around with the dash, I realized my interior lights had yet to come on, so I've ordered new jamb switches.
In that same electrical / lighting theme, I tried to install my turn signals, and of course, found more problems. Turns out your front signals don't work if the back ones are unplugged! So I temporarily hooked them up, and still no dice. The PO had done a hackjob of splicing to add a trailer harness, and I tossed the whole harness rather than fix the mess. I'd kept most of the wiring from the '88 parts truck, and the taillight harnesses are exactly the same. A little bit of TLC and the loom was good to go!
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A fresh ground on the rear fixed most of my issues, but the circuit boards demanded a deep clean. Thirty-year-old grease keeps the contacts clean, but makes it impossible to change a bulb. After soaking the board overnight in paint thinner, I was able to pick out the lumps of grease and seat new bulbs.
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It's like earwax dialled up to 11. Gross.
So now my signal and tail lights all work as they should. One less thing on the safety checklist ✓
I ordered a new set of seatbelts, since the old ones melded into a block of rust with no hope of ever turning. They should be in by the weekend, giving me a few days to sort out my headliner so I can assemble the interior trim.
My dog likes eating truck parts, and he munched my headliner pretty good. Badly enough, anyway, that I need a new one. In the spirit of the Starship Enterprise, I will attempt to make my own headliner from scratch. Other people's moldy cardboard is just not appealing to me.
I have added (I think 20mm) insulation to the roof, cutting down on the available vertical space. If it becomes an insurmountable issue, I'll remove it, but I'd rather not. It makes a noticeable difference in sound quality in the cab.
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My idea for the headliner is to make a cardboard template for size / shape, then cut a copy out of some coroplast I have in the basement. Once that is fitted and able to be secured, I'll wrap it in headliner fabric and it'll be ready to go. Worst case, my plan doesn't work and I end up getting a junkyard headliner to rewrap anyway.