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Studebaker M15A-20 "Mr. Potato Head"

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Harness Removed

Here is part of the electrical harness. I'm rewiring the entire truck with modern wire and connectors. Improvements include:

1. Adding dome light switches
2. Adding backup light and switch
3. Adding a larger fuse block

Tank Painted

Painted the tank with POR-15. Currently there is a couple of pounds of sheet rock screws inside to help remove the rust. Every now and then I pick up the tank and agitate it. I did order a tank sealer from Hirsch. Next step: remove screws and crap, clean out with several washings of mineral spirits. Then I will start the coating process which involves more cleaning and etching before coating:

Vent Fixed

Removed a lot of rust and treated with POR-15 and added a new seal:

New Rims!

Bought a set of 6" x 19.5" TUBELESS rims off ebay. Hoping to save a lot and get a wider selection of tires for the truck. The old 17" split rims were original but I want this truck to be useable and drivable:

Dome Light Door Switches

Planning to add dome light door switches:

Shift Boots

Got the pig skin from Tandy for shift boots and maybe visors:

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Wing Windows, Gas Tank removal, Installed Plates, Dash...

 New VA plates
Dead fuel sending unit w/cork float
Cleaning of the fuel tank. I had to remove this sucker to get to the sending unit. But I got a service bulletin to add an access plate so I won't have to remove it again...
Both wing window are now installed
Had to pull the dash to get to the instruments, ugly...