Andy and Teresa: Crossing Off That List

Nope, this isn't the same post again. Notice this truck looks a little more complete up front!

Andy's been going full speed ahead on the GMC. We didn't get it on the road last weekend, but we're not giving up yet. We did take one night off to watch The World's Fastest Indian. Amazing story, and very motivational to our cause :)

Andy got the truck running a few nights ago, and he adjusted the timing yesterday so it runs like a champ.

Also yesterday, we made an attempt to bleed the brakes (let me tell you, pumping brakes while perched on uneven 4x4s is a tad tricky), and something just wasn't right. Forrest came over and helped troubleshoot, and they determined that the master cylinder was bad. So...off Andy went to the parts store right before closing to see if he could find a replacement.

Find one he did, and we successfully got all of the air out of the brake lines!

It was about 9:30pm by this time, but bedtime was not just around the corner. The thought of only 2.5 weeks to get this thing road-ready and tested before Bonneville kept us going.

Andy worked on wiring. He'd been working a little every day on everything under the dash, and the electric fan was done earlier in the day.

Next in line was wiring everything behind the cab.

He got the taillights done, and is out there working on the headlights right now.

While Andy was wiring the night away, I was working to clean up the cab interior and prep it for finish work.

Endless piles of rotten rubber and rusty dust, two disturbing discoveries of mice nests, and one horse-grooming brush later and this thing is clear of signs of its past as a farm truck and is ready for a makeover!

When we looked up from our work, it was nearly 2am! Now that's a good shop night!

The trailer didn't get quite as much attention, but it's progressing as well. Plus, I thought I'd share a few more Before pictures so I don't jump right to After pictures! So, come on in...