Take heart, brave reader. The mission continues. And though the path may appear quixotic, the progress is verily and certainly continuing.
Since we last spoke I have installed blinkers, driver and passenger side windows, a radiator overflow tank and a starter button ( I thought that was pretty cool and officially gives the cranking process an ‘old-timey’ feel). I paid Josh Mills (don't miss his magic at 
http://www.millscustoms.com/ )to weld on shock brackets and install front and rear shocks… and for the first time in its life, the old truck has shocks. It is impossible to explain how much of a difference that makes in ride comfort and handling. If you have ever seen one of those old movies where they show a horse pulling a buggie, you know the one? And when the buggie hits a bump, it rocks to and fro, nearly ejecting the occupants until Newton’s Third Law eventually restores order... well, reader… that is exactly how the old truck rode before shocks. If you were brave (or foolish) 
enough to cross over a bridge going faster than 35 mph, you were just as likely to end up in the wrong lane facing oncoming traffic, deep in the ditch on the right side of the road... or worse! I also installed some Sanderson headers ( http://www.sandersonheaders.com/ ), custom fit for a
1932 Pickup and I had G&S Mufflers run dual exhausts with Flowmaster 40 Series. It sounds won-der-ful. But of all these things, my crowning achievement so far has been... (drumroll please) ...the blinkers.
The Blinkers. OMG, the blinkers! I finally decided it was time that the truck had blinkers. So I ordered a blinker kit and waited for it to come… and waited… and waited… and waited. Well, apparently something went wrong in the shipping department and it took much longer to get here; too long in fact. Not being a very patient person, I started thinking about those blinkers, and well, I thought… Blinkers can’t be that
complicated. And as it turns out… they’re not. I randomly picked up a blinker relay at the local autoparts store (from a selection of about 50). I came to find out that there are many different wiring configurations depending on the manufacturer hence the selection being so large. But no matter, all you have to do is find the wiring schema and you can create your own wiring harness. My random pick at the autoparts store landed me a relay for a.. are you ready for this?... a Hyundai SUV LOL! Don’t tell Henry Ford, ha! Something tells me he wouldn't appreciate that. But it works great. Anyway, I found some really neat retro-looking chrome w/amber lights on ebay that I could use as blinkers. I also happened upon some small indicator lights (blue)
that I could install in the dash so that I would know when I left the blinker on. They are SO cool!!! I am so proud of them. So now when anyone (actually everyone ) comes over, I ask them if they have seen my blinkers?? My kids now just roll their eyes and try to hide. They even warn their friends before they come over that… “if my dad asks you if you have seen his blinkers, just say ‘yes’. And if he asks what color are the interior indicators lights to say ‘blue’”. True story.
So if you’re ever in the neighborhood, stop on by for some friendly conversation but be prepared to spend some time marveling at my blinkers.
Until next time,
Bill
