Wilson-Wilson is back in the shop, and I've had a little movement from the paint guy. Tailgate and grill are done. Can't mount the tailgate because the hinges are not painted yet, and I also ordered the wrong early model "4 Wheel Drive" decal.
Everything in the wiring harness worked correctly the first time around. I am very impressed with the new harness that I got from Carl Walck. Well made, great instructions and a reasonable price.
One setback, with the grill in place, I was able to mount the radiator and fill with coolant. I put 5 gallons of non-ethanol gas in the tank and was able to fire it up. That's when I noticed the gas tank was leaking badly along the rear bottom seam. I quickly drained the tank and removed it and carefully cleaned all the gas from the new paintwork. Does not look like it did any damage to the paint. I think I will replace the tank rather than trying to fix it, don't want to take a chance, it's a lot worse that I thought. If anybody wants this old tank, come get it!
