JJSZABO Fleetside

[JJSZABO]

it looks like its coming together nicely. i like the engine you got in there too. so r u going to give this to your son when ur done or keep it for yourself?? haha

Yes, he will get the truck    

Thanks for the complements.  Now back to wiring........

[82chevy]

it looks like you have a LOT of wiring left...enjoy it hahaha

[hotrod24]

 i might have missed it how old is your son

[JJSZABO]

He is 17, a high school senior.  He was accepted to a local four year college with a four year Army ROTC scholarship.

At first I was going to keep the truck myself.  Especially, since he quit on me (suppose to be a father and son project) - I put up almost all the money and time.  I am making it a gift to him - so to speak. 

One reason I am keeping it stock - I know how I was at 17.

[JRConnieK10]

Looking great, I can't wait t get back on ours just been pretty busy with work and still trying to aquire a few more parts keep up on the progress. And congrats to your son.

[hotrod24]

hey JJSZABO how much was the garage it is nice i bet it is good to have a warm place to work

[JJSZABO]

My detached garage is 16x24 and it is insulated and heated.  I built it myself for around 7000.  It is two stories.  This is the garage where I do all my body and paint work. 

My attached garage is 20x20 and it was built with my house.  I also built my own house.  The attached garage is where I store the truck while it is getting rebuilt.  This garage is not heated - I am using a Kerosene heater to heat it while I am out there (it is COLD).

[hotrod24]

do you know the price for the 20+20 and do you have a enough space in it i am going to have a concrete slab poured for me and then build a garage so i just want to make sure that it would have enough room

[123 pugsy]

Looking real good. Keep up the good work and keep the pics coming.

do you know the price for the 20+20 and do you have a enough space in it i am going to have a concrete slab poured for me and then build a garage so i just want to make sure that it would have enough room

I have a 20 x30 garage and its getting too small quickly. Build the biggest you possibly can.

[JJSZABO]

ditto on what pugsy said ......my two are too small

[VileZambonie]

I had to shorten my garage 4 feet when I was building it. I figured ehh no big deal but now I wish I had it!lol

[79SHORTWIDE]

Looks REALLY GOOD!
Whose wiring kit are you using? Plese keep the progress and info coming.

[JJSZABO]

I am using a 18 circuit,  universal Chevy truck, Painless wiring harness that I bought from a board member over at fullsizechevy.com (I got it for 150.00 ).  I am almost done.  I still need to attach the ends and to the distributor wiring and the fuel sending unit.  Then wire up the back lights and I'll be ready to test it out.  I ment to do a writeup on the process, but I want to do a writeup on the Dakota Digital install first.

The harness comes with the fuse panel and all the supply wires.  I still had to use many old ends from my old wiring harnesses.  I had to reuse the old interior, heater, horn and rear light harness.  They were in good shape still - just needed cleaned up.  I had to buy alot of crimp connectors and heat shrink tubing.  So far I have about 35 hours in the wiring, but it is starting to take shape.  Here are some pictures:

[hotrod24]

it looks good jjszabo your son should like it i know i would

[JJSZABO]

Did I tell you all, I HATE WIRING.  I finished the wiring last night and hooked it to the battery charger as Painless stated in their installation manual and here is what happened.  When I put the key to the run position I get a wierd clicking noise comming from the fuse block - relay?  When I test the heater fan, the clicking continues about 5 clicks then the clicking stops and the right backup light comes on.....can you believe it

Now, here is what I believe is going on - I have a Dakota Digital dash. I pulled the fuse to the Dakota dash modules because Dakota Digital says to test their system using the battery and NOT a battery charger (something to do with cleaner power) and I did not want to test the Painless wiring harness using the battery incase something went wrong. Also, I am not using the stock nutural safety switch - I am using the Dakota Digital safey switch (built-in) along with the backup light connection.  So when I put the key in the run position, I think the clicking is comming from the nutural safety switch relay that is trying to close but can't because I don't have a signal from the Dakota Digital module (is has no power right now).

Are you confussed yet??

Now, what I think I have to do is (since I didn't blow any fuses while testing with the battery charger) is to connect everything to the battery and see what happens with the Dakota Digital added to the mess.

Does anyone have a schematic of the horn switch?  I forgot how the horn button goes back together

As NASA says,"calm down and work the problem, people."

I'll keep you informed.