Mission Creep on a D-150
Time for an update, sadly overdue. Life got completely in the way for the last 6 months. The truck has been parked on the lift in the shop untouched for that time. Having gone to the mat with my property-induced demons, I reign victorious. It's hard to believe normal things can cause such a disruption, but that's the truth of the matter. Back to work, halfafish.
The flooring was the next step in the puzzle. I used a space heater to warm up the cab, then had a buddy help me horse this stuff into place. To say the vinyl is stiff would be a wild understatement. It's like trying to wrestle with sheet metal. Lots of heat and two sets of hands prevailed. I used dummy bolts to keep the stuff from moving around while I worked on the perimeter and detail trimming. I got the initial trimming done, and most of the adjustments figured out.
Tonight I started working on the shifter handle hole. The thing is huge, and locating the screw holes to the new floor involves far more voodoo than I'm comfortable with. I got a start on it before I ran out of gas. More tomorrow as I shoot to get the baseplate mounted and the last of the securement figured out. The stereo and all the wires are in place. I need to punch the last two holes for the seat belt anchors, then it will be time to slide the seat back in.
Time for an update, sadly overdue. Life got completely in the way for the last 6 months. The truck has been parked on the lift in the shop untouched for that time. Having gone to the mat with my property-induced demons, I reign victorious. It's hard to believe normal things can cause such a disruption, but that's the truth of the matter. Back to work, halfafish.
The flooring was the next step in the puzzle. I used a space heater to warm up the cab, then had a buddy help me horse this stuff into place. To say the vinyl is stiff would be a wild understatement. It's like trying to wrestle with sheet metal. Lots of heat and two sets of hands prevailed. I used dummy bolts to keep the stuff from moving around while I worked on the perimeter and detail trimming. I got the initial trimming done, and most of the adjustments figured out.
Tonight I started working on the shifter handle hole. The thing is huge, and locating the screw holes to the new floor involves far more voodoo than I'm comfortable with. I got a start on it before I ran out of gas. More tomorrow as I shoot to get the baseplate mounted and the last of the securement figured out. The stereo and all the wires are in place. I need to punch the last two holes for the seat belt anchors, then it will be time to slide the seat back in.