30 December 2018 First it's a roller, then it's not?

Made just a few small additions, but wanted to post something as we went along. We added the brake booster pump and master cylinder along with the brake pedal and brackets. I started laying down some of the sound deadening material, we tightened the body mounts and started the steering column. We still have to finish the steering shaft from the column to the steering box. We need to attach the power steering hoses. Here are pictures of the work so far:

Brake booster pump and master cylinder 

It's hard to see but I drew a line where the steering shaft needs to 

extended

Brake pedal and brackets, sound deadening material (silver)

steering column and wheel. The wheel is the original wheel. We need 

fill in the crack and sand it, polish it and buy the horn button

and center piece. I wanted as much original as possible.

All that wiring will be hooked up.

Why isn't it a roller? Farmer and I removed the Wheels and tires,

we wanted to brake down the tires so we could get the wheels powder coated and 

put the new tires on (after I buy them 😀).  

So for Christmas I got an old Southern Pacific engine cab seat, from all the kids.  This is like the ones I sat in for many years as a engineer. It is really cool, and now is placed in the shop for me to relax in (while everyone is working on the truck 😴)

Old SP emblem 

This emblem denotes my hire date with the SP

This emblem denotes my retirement date with the UP

Union Pacific bought out the SP in 1994

Moving along, still on a deadline 🙏. 

02 December 2018 "It's beginning to look a lot like...... a truck😀

02 December 2018  "It's beginning to look a lot like...... a truck😀
Well, I said it will look a little different in a couple of weeks and it does. George, Jeremy and I grabbed George's box trailer and loaded up the roller (frame) and headed to Cody's to pick up the motor and tranny. We took the frame so we could mount the motor and tranny all at the same time and safely put it in the box trailer. Here are a couple of pictures:

George and Cody strapping down the frame with the motor

Jeremy pushing the frame in the box trailer

The motor, it's hard to see much here but, believe me it's beautiful

After we dropped the roller back at the shop we took off again to get the cab. We need the cab on to mock up the brake booster and master cylinder, brake pedal, wiring and steering column.

Pictures with the cab and a couple of the wiring.

In the shop

Motor up close, it is pretty

Another look at the front end

Front to side view

Back side

Sun gone down, puts a different look

Wiring harness, some of it anyway

The first electrical item put in: the door- light button

The core support needs to be cleaned and painted black.

Things are looking up