Mission Creep on a D-150

Slow progress lately, but I'm moving forward a step at a time. I went over the grill a bit more but it's wrapped up now, new uupgraded headlights in, and fixed the front turn signals.

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Having been hounded mercilessly for NOT cleaning up the engine bay when I did the original rebuild (yes, you know who you are...) I gave it as good a go-over as it's going to get until - and if - I repaint it. Surprisingly, this was a two-evening job but I do have to admit, it looks better.

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I removed all the lean burn junk when I went through the truck at the beginning of this saga. Then I wired in what I needed for the HEI conversion. I didn't do wire looms since I needed to make sure all was working well. That appears to be the case so I'm going to finish the wires and get it loomed up. I wanted better gauges so I bought this super small set. I'm still fiddling with location but I think they will go in front of the cargo light switch. I can still reach the switch if needed but it's a decent spot for the install. I'm going to run the new gauge wires first, then do the looms, then finish off the gauges afterwards.

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Looks like someone had the hiccups for that last photo, eh?
IMG_20200803_160049.jpgI knew I seen them gauges somewhere before...
The nerve of someone suggesting you clean that grubby engine compartment out before installing a brand new engine...:elmer:....