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Just checked to see if it was still there. Reorganizing the shop attic for storage, I'm moving my office to my house next week.

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Today I put my front grill letters on that I got for Christmas and replaced my old bulbs with LED's on the gauges. No more yellow, nice bright and white now.

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Finished rebuilding my rear brakes and replacing brake lines. Slow progress, but at least it's progress.

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WOW , looks like it's draped for surgery:lol:

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I drove around. It was awesome. Took some pics in front of the Famous Cain's Ballroom.

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This wasn't today, a few weeks ago, but I put bed wood in my truck. It's the old wood and rail out of my buddy's 50 panel that he's going to replace.

With a little modification it fit right in there. I had to replace one of the boards but a little oil, grease, and dirt and you can hardly tell now.

Not bad for free. And I think the 62 year old wood looks appropriate. I think it came out good.

Also I got my seat back. Had it covered with black crushed velvet with a diamond pleat with silver thread. Who want's to cruise??

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Love It!!!!

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Dropped the motor and trans in it for the final time... I hope

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51 Okie, LOVE!!!! your truck! Esp. the patina. It's perfect. My brother lives in Tulsa and I think he and his band have played at Cains

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Looks good! can you post a pic from farther back?

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Previous owner had put too large of an oil filter which was touching the block hugger headers on the Pontiac 400 big block - I was envisioning them burning a hole in it and dumping my oil on the highway.

I had to push in the filter just to get the filter wrench around it and then installed a shorter one that does not touch the bottom of the headers. What is normally a half hour job including oil change took me 2 hours.

I now will have peace of mind in the spring when I drive it. Next I need to change out some suspect coolant hoses and the fuel filter and then will be good to go this spring once I get a seat installed.

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Was given free air cleaner off a 1965 4 BBl 327 Chevelle. Cleaned and painted it, just haven't decided which one to use old school bell style or 65 chevy. I am posting 2 trucks that have similar cleaners. The pics of trucks were off the net. I am leaning more towards the 65 air cleaner.:ito:

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Took the wife and four year old for a ride and breakfast.

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Did a little rust repair!

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Drove to Portland to pick up a set of leather seats off of craigslist.

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Can you tell me what they came out of ? Thanks

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I have a seat just like that in a dark blue here in Tucson if anyone can use it come and pick it up !!!
There are more parts to come...... I am moving and getting rid of the AD parts, I will post them later as I "un cover them"

"SOLIDAXLE"

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out of what?
looks cool

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look nice what are they out of"

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Sadly I do not know, this guy advertises them once in a while, says he gets them from a guy in LA area that builds show cars, they have been mounted, bases were modified to sit on a flat floor, I can find no manufacturers marks on them. 425 for the set.

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Any more pictures on this? I always wonder what guys do after they've completed these kids of repairs to stop that surface rust you can clearly see is still inside? Seems like blasting would work good, followed by rattle can undercoater in there, but of course a good epoxy primer would be better.

Any advice appreciated.

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Drove it to work, I did start the install of the new fenders on Sunday, still need to fab up a cpl of fillers for the fenders I measured wrong again. I refuse to post pics 'till I have them finished though. My ego can only take so much damage don't ya know.

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Yeah, but once you get 'em right is it ok if we tease the crapp outta you?:lol:

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Throw that tape measure away and buy a new one!!! If you don't get rid of it before you get the new one,:mm: the new one will get infected!

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Dan, I sure hopew so, I'd expect no less
Mark, the tape measure sleeps with the fishes

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And good riddance!

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I worked on my lower control arm hangers and made a template for the frame boxing plates.

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Got a call from my buddy who is wiring my truck. Its done and i might pick it up this weekend.:metal:
then new motor/trans mounts, then the exhaust shop, then the gas tank, then the bed floor, then i'm broke again. Haha!
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:lol: Makes me laugh because I admit to getting PISSED at a tool in the past and ...uh...."expressing" my upset with a BFH!:lol::lol:

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Spent an hour at the hose shop getting power steering hoses made up. Pick them up today. Trimmed camaro radiator mounting tabs and started removing inside angles on the core support to give room to lower the radiator in. Someday...............

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I adjusted the pressure in my gm power steering pump today.Installed 3 shims and now the mustang power rack is alot happier with lowered pressure.

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Had mine made by these guys..http://nevadahouseofhose.com/

catchy name and they used to have a great calendar.

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Got it back from my buddy chris who re-wired it for me. I drove it up and down the street just so the neighbors would know its back.:metal:
got a lot of work ahead on this sucker. If i can get home in daylight ill get some new pics and get a build thread started.
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Found it is still behind all the office junk in my garage. Did clean up the Chevelle for next Saturdays breakfast with the SW Idaho region guys!

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Just ordered new engine/trans crossmembers and mounts. The first step in many of a badly needed rehab for this sucker.
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Got my interior pretty much wrapped up in my 54... Still have to make kick panels and finish the wiring..

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After I patched the inner, I patched the outside also...while I had the outer cut off, I cleaned inside the door of the door shell with a wire stripper wheel, reaching in as far as possible without getting too cut up! Then I "sealed" the back of the welds with epoxy panel adhesive. When its all welded up, I'll reach in thru the access hole and brush in rust stop primer, then rust proof it with that runny waxy rust proofing spray. I'm hoping that will hold off the rust for another 50 years or so!! (Sorry but no picture after I cleaned up the inner.)

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Finished welding/grinding the last of my door rust repairs!!

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Tried to go outside, gave up, went back to bed, watching Barrett-Jackson now.

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oldcouple,Thank you. I did not know it was on. My wife will now be pissed that WE will watch it!

Shannon