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Maybe these videos will help. It definitely is an art!

The trailer brake switch will be used to power a trailer brake controller. As I type this, that is a future project. The Doodle Booster switch was originally planned to control the ejector seat, haha. After some contemplation, it will be used for some miscellaneous accessories.

Thank you everyone for the kind words. I got the indicator lights from McMaster-Carr. They have a few different colors to choose from. I had trouble deciding between green or red, but I ended up choosing red because of the other dash lights being red. You could probably find something similar...

I've been upgrading my electrical system for added lights and future radios. Here are some pictures of my new switch panel that I added.

I really like your rig. I have a 1963 D300 that I have considered repowering with a 4bt myself. Any good information on your engine conversion? Any possibility of some more photos?

Thanks for the kind words. I guess part of the fun of having this truck is doing some custom fabricating along the way. I have to admit, if I had seen the box that you linked to, that it would have been a temptation.

I have some plans to upgrade my truck with some added lights and accessories. My first step was to fabricate a fuse box, which I mounted on the inside firewall on the passenger's side. I fabricated the box out of 1/8" steel. I installed two fuse blocks inside. One fuse block is for 12V...

I recently replaced the window channels in my truck. What you need to do is find a piece of 9/16" steel barstock (1/2" would also work). You will use this metal as a small anvil to back up the rivet. Take a small ballpeen hammer and carefully peen over the head of the rivet. It might help if you...

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I made my transfer case shifter boot in a similar way. Posted Here . I originally used rubber, but the rubber I chose probably wasn't the best for this application and a few pieces of the rubber ended up coming apart after several months. I then decided to use a brush also and it's been much...

Being a veteran at removing twisted off bolts, I would suggest carefully center punching the center of the bolt and then drilling with a drill bit smaller than the full size tap drill. In this case, being a 1/4 x20 thread, I would first use a 1/8" drill bit and sneak up, depending on how well...

I drained my radiator and wasn't happy with how slow the petcock drained and how the coolant would drain onto the bumper when I removed the petcock, so I installed a ball valve pointing down where it will be easier and less messy to catch the coolant. I capped off the ball valve to avoid any...

I got the drawback you mentioned covered. Right now I am building a fuel tank out of 1/2" AR plate! Think that'll stop the fuel thief? Haha rofl Seriously, thanks everyone for the kind words!

I decided it was time to secure my fuel tank against unauthorized opening. I bored a close-fitting hole in some 3/16" steel plate to fit over the neck of my fuel tank. The rest of the project was made from 1/2" x 1" and 1/8" x 2" steel. No drilling or welding on the fuel tank was necessary to...

One little project that was accomplished this week was replacing the rotten chain covers on my tailgate. A family member made some replacements out of canvas and waterproofed them with wax. First picture is the before, second is the new chain cover, and third is the new chain cover on the tailgate

I am anticipating towing a trailer soon, and thought it would be a good idea to reinforce the trailer receiver hitch that I have already. To do this I reinforced an existing forward cross member with 4" channel. I also fabricated an attachment between the forward cross member and my existing...

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When I purchased my truck it had some auxiliary lights mounted on the bumper. I wasn't ever completely happy with where they were mounted, so I made up new mounts and guards that kept with the traditional look of the truck. The new location of the mounts I made was a little further back and...

Today I finally got around to replacing my knuckle boots. The job also entailed replacing some brake lines. I knew access to my wheel cylinder valves was very poor because it was almost impossible to bleed the brakes. I solved this problem by machining some new wheel cylinder valves from 1/2"...

The heater duct hose was quite rotten. I replaced it with some flexible vacuum hose I purchased from McMaster-Carr. People are always asking what my truck is, so I also installed a sign on my toolbox to properly identify it.