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Could had been worst .. King Tigers was 5 ga per mile .. Eek ! Not all that bad for moving 69.8 tons of metal .. (Wonder what the power to weight ratio would be on that critter ?)

Cool .. ! Found a NOS VDO Tach in my backyard ... Traded three for one ... Got these years back and never installed them .. Didn't see a need cause the truck's factory gauges work .. Trans temp is on the standalone 4L85E controller display .. Asked the chap if he'd be interested in doing...

Hope so ... Got to reshoot the basecoat, found a few boggers that I missed in the prep work ... These photos shows how it's going to look when done .. Hope to get a bezel on the Pontiac vacuum gauge that will match the VDO tach .. Need to find a VDO (3-3/8") Series One gauge to rob the...

It's brown ... Give it a few days to cure and then the printing will be laid on ..

Well, I've been putting this job on the back burner long enough ... Time to jump too .. Oh Boy .. !! This is one colossal mess that's being upgraded to a aftermarket wiring harness .. Firewall has many holes that will be filled .. Redoing the steering column's lower mount is also on the...

Here's a hint .. Although the "Ejector seat" might be more beneficial .. Lol Spending a lot of time on the dashboard ... Did a rust treatment on the backside ... More sanding went down .. Do think one more primer coat and sand for the last time it'll be ready for the dark brown...

Take a guess what this switch controls .. ??

Lol ... We'll see just how bad of a artist I am ? (Won't we ?) I have trouble drawing a straight line .. Eek ! ------------------------------------------------ Crack is looking good .. Does seems like the union of the two pieces turned out better than I expected ... Yippy-Ki-Yi- Ya This...

Soon will try out printing the woodgrain on .... Key word is "Try" .. ( Got a backup plan, Almond ... Again !! ) .. This just may be very interesting ..

Got the pod nailed to the dash .. Some fine tuning was needed ..

Making progress ... Roughed in the dash ... Holes & cracks are filled .. Working on mounting the A/C pod .. Soon to add the power unit to the cowl vent ..

Do hope that it will .. Got a lot of effort in it to make happen .. (Not to mention $$) "Swamp Rat" talked me into doing the wood graining .. Lol ( Think the part about being a rocket scientist did it for me !! )

Nope ... Bought a wood graining kit that was how the dashes was done back in the 20's, 30's and 40's ... Matching the grain and color that the Caddy's horn button has .. Even the gear shift knob will be matching .. Getting a bit fancy with adding a dark ribbon in the center of the knob...

Filled the cracks around the AC vents will All-Metal ... Once it's under paint it should look ok ?? Got most of the holes welded up ... More to go ...

These Boys used a whole spool of wire to weld up the brace .. Eek Very well made !!

Well ... Looks like it's that time ... Eek !! Holy Holes Batman ... Got a few to fill with weld .. !! Headlight switch looks at home in the og starter switch hole .. Moving right along with the project ..

Neutral safety switch .. Gear Shift Position Sending Unit for use with our 12 volt LED indicators. Includes: Mounting Hardware to fit the GM 4L80 & 4L80E automatic transmission. Fully push button adjustable with no magnets to align! Built in Neutral Safety Switch and Back-up Light Circuit...

Found the internal shift stop .. Do think I'll pull the column and get it on a workbench to modify the stop ... I do have concerns about the factory switches having enough throw to allow for low gear engagement ?? I can use the "Ron Francis" indicator switch for the backup lights, it has the...

I can relate ! ..

Got the driveshaft back, 3-1/2" shorter .. The Boys did a superb job on it ... Angle looks to be spot-on too .. The two inch drop on the trans/transfer case netted the same angles at both joints.. Should be smooth sailing with no vibration ... Steering box U-Joint came in .. Need the...

Still waiting for the U-Joint to get here .. Will be able to get the steering box back on .. Also need the brace .. Hurry-up and wait type thingie ..

That make two of us ... :quote: Three years in this time around .. Working by myself makes for slow go .. Had quite a few big dollar parts that took time saving up for to buy slowed up the movement forward with the project a great deal ... Been getting ready to jump into a fairly huge job ...

Done with the weld-in plates .. The tie brace bolts in ...

You shouldn't had said that .. Lol Just ordered this brace that will tie the steering box to the front crossmember .. That's as far as I'm going with beefing (Overkill) the box mount .. ____________________________________ Just dropped off the rear driveshaft to have shorten .. In a few...

With cutting in the notch did allow enough swing for second gear. Getting manual first gear to work requires digging into the column ... Not all that sure I want to do that work cause the Caddy column works very well as is .. Did find a small problem that's being taken care of, the lower...