Finally....Da new rig..

I got the pedals roughly built and then necked them down. I do all my brake pedals in 3/8" material...

I got the mount burned in (have not burned in the pedal mount as of yet until I am 100% sure on my steering mount) and got the pedals finished up.

I won't be shocked if I have to rework the pedals after I get the rig drive able because its just hard to find where ya think you will be comfortable without driving it..

So next onto the gas pedal. for this I will be using all factory parts. The accel cable will be the oem for the 4.3 and the gas pedal I wanna say off a 3rd gen truck? I can't recall as it was in a box of stuff I had for some time but the pedal was removable from the base with plastic bushings. So I tossed the stock base on the pedal and made a new one then I made a riser for the pedal to mount to.

And the riser mounted on the inner panel...

Next I had to make something to hold the end of the cable. The first one I made was wrong but version 2 was on the money...

Got the cable ran thru the front panels and idle to wot-- I don't think I could have gotten it more spot on...

So the pedals are done. Like I stated earlier I won't be surprised if I have to tweek them a bit once the rig is done but they should hopefully be pretty close...

So next I started what I am going to call the backbone panel and the reason behind that is its the panel that the hood and dash butt up against.

So I cut the panel and then worked on mounting it. Once that was done I trimmed the back of the hood.

So I needed some way to support the center of the hood at the backbone. This is what I came up with. Once that was all set and knew where the hood was going to sit I then cut the backbone down to the needed height...

Next the last big interior part--the dash.... I knew this would be a tricky part to do...

So I started with the passenger side of it since it was the simpler side...

So my original intention was to make the dash part of the center console and removable as one unit and I had made sure the center console would have enough room to slide out when I built it. Well I changed that idea and made a plate thats welded to the top front edge of the center with inserts so the dash actually bolts down to it.

Well I was able to get the dash done and besides my not up to my standards tig welding I was happy with how it turned out.

I originally wanted to recess the gauges deeper into the dash but found I didn't like the very sharp edge that would be there by the dash top and I knew I would warp the dash top welding the assy to the underside of it...

But I can scratch that off the list and now onto the electrical center..

Nice work!

Glenn said:

Nice work!

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Thanks Glenn

So next I built this.....

And it goes here. Its my electrical center and I always knew where I wanted it to go and wanted something that was as sealed as it could be because living in the PNW thats just what ya gotta do. I had to wait to get the dash done first...

I figured since I was getting decent at making lids I would bounce to the rear and get my cargo area done. I always new I would need to trim it down a but to get an overlapping lid to go on it. I ended up only taking 3/8" off the top.

So I got the lid made and all retaining hardware installed.

And another piece of the puzzle completed.....

My next step is to get the rear wiring roughed in but it seems my wife thinks I need a vacation so I am getting dug off someplace,lol...