A/C Hoses Crimped

Took the air conditioning hoses into Brozene this morning and got them crimped. The guy that did the crimping is very knowledgeable. He explained the difference between the old and new type hose material. He also explained that if there wasn't enough cooling that the low pressure hose off the compressor may need to be increased in size from 1/2 inch to 5/8 inch to give the low pressure side more volume. Will find that out after I first get the system charged. Note to self, (Don't forget.).

Getting some done in the cold

I actually have been out in the garage a few times this winter. I turn on the wall heater and crank up the two propane heaters and get the garage up to about 50 degrees. That's workable.
 I ran some of the wiring through power cord  on the drivers side, down through the frame and close to the exhaust pipe. I got some Cool It wrap from my friend Bob and wrapped the exhaust pipe in that area. This should protect the wiring now.
I also got the front fenders back from Jeff the painter. They turned out great. Not ready for installing them yet. Next he will paint the back fenders and the running boards.
Working on installing the cowl vent. The gasket doesn't want to fit just right. May have to get a thinner gasket for it.
Also put the Vintage Air unit under the dash. Still have to wire it.  Will take the hoses to Brozenes in Burlington tomorrow and get the ends crimped on.
Leaving for a Caribbean cruise on Friday. I think I'm ready for a break. Need some sand between my toes.

Chillin and Grillin

Still got my cold, but did fire up the heaters and got some work done on the F1 the last couple of days.
Got most of the cab floor covered with the Peel and Seal. Still need to go up the back wall.
Also got some more wires covered with powerbraid.
It is 21 degrees out now so decided I wouldn't be able to bring the heat up in the garage today enough to work comfortably.  Therefore I brought in the newly painted grill and installed the front stainless pieces and the parking turn signal lights. 
Looks like it's going to be a few days, or weeks, until the cold lets up, So will have to do some inside work.

New Year 2016

Well, It not only got cold, but we had a house sitting job in West Seattle just before Christmas. Took care of a nice dog (Mia) and a fish and gerbil. Lucked out and all lived. Unfortunately, I caught a cold while out there and brought it home. still trying to recover and also gave it to Nancy.
No work on the truck since last entry.
Today I did go down to the painter Jeff's place and picked up more painted parts. Most were the front end stuff like the grill etc. Jeff has the front fenders painted and still has to buff them out.
Tomorrow it is supposed to be in the forty's, so will crank up the heaters again and try to finish applying the Peal and Seal to the cab floor. Then it's back to the wiring. The steering column wiring has me a little confused, but will work through that. Lots left to do.