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I installed my lower A arms, coils and spindle next..

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I was gassing up and the guy working on the drive through car wash came by and said he liked the truck and asked if i knew i had a shock hanging loose. I said no and looked under to see that the nut for the right rear lower shock had come loose. The bolt and spacer were still in the shock though. I pushed the shock up out of the way and went by tractor supply and bought two lock nuts and two flat washers. When i installed the shocks originally the poly bushing wanted to crush and disort beore i got the nut as tight as i wanted. I put the washer under the bolt head, then put the bolt through the shock, throth the mounting bracket, then installed the locknut. I took the other side apart and did the same thing. Now the nut is tight where ever i stop turning it, instead of having to rely and compressing the bushing so much to get it tight.

While i was under there, i noticed that the upper track bar bushing (on rear axle) was gone. The stud and nut were still there, no bushing. This was a CPP part that i bough as part of a kit from the forum. I ordered an energy suspension bushing kit online for $13 shipped and plan to add a big washer to it as well to keep it in place. This explains why i noticed the tire rub marks on the inside of the driver rear tire well when i had the tire off working on my hidden (marker light) fuel filler install!

While i had the truck up on the ramps i also swapped out the e brake cable i bought from LMC that was supposed to be for a swb truck with th350 but was too long. I got one from Oreilly that was listed for the same application. Lo and behold it was shorter and cheaper to boot! Now i finally have an operation e brake!

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I had to order the inner bearing for my '72 from Napa. Tore down the Selectro hubs, cleaned, oiled, reassembled, ready to go. I hope to find new stainless bolts & lock washers for them tomorrow, and pick-up the bearing

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I rinsed off my new (1970) core support and am letting it dry in the sun. I also wire brushed off a bracket, washer, and nut and put on a coat of NAPA Rust Treatment. I also have another bracket undergoing ERR.

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This was an afternoons worth of work... If I ever find the person that put that white strip down the center of the bed.... :devil:

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Tomorrow... start pulling out and filling in the divits and finish pulling the bottom of the bed.

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Wow ekgguy, that is a lot of work, good for you getting at it and bringing it back to life again. keep at it.:thumbs:

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Wow good work Ekgguy!! Hope you're not painting it gloss black!!!

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I dropped the tailgate and spread cardboard and clean towels over it for protection as I did bench works on a brand-x car......

Sigh .

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1. brazed leaks in radiator, reinstalled, added new coolant
2. installed new spark plugs
3. installed new oil filter & changed oil

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Put a hitch on the 70.

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I have slowly been working on my 69 cst for about a year. almost through with interior.it is 3 different colors for now but it is rust free. soon to be a daily driver.

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Not even close.... it is going to be wrapped with the matte copper in my avatar.

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Drove the 67 sorry no pics but there were four 67-72 trucks downtown for the Sunday night car show/concert in town tonight

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Very nice. I love steppers.

I love 'em all.
But I REALLY love rust-free steppers.

Nice interior.

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Yesterday we painted the doors and the bed. Today I married up my replacement 350 and installed hooker headers.

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Finally finished the CRAPPY inline tube "direct fit" SS brake lines...what a joke. I'll build mine from scratch next time.

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Oh yeah, wrapped up the iDIDit 30" universal column to the NLE power R&P too.

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Took it to an all Chevy Show!

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What a beauty, I'd give it a 1st place in the truck class!

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Went to the dump. Then to the hardware store.
Then to the grocery store.

That's it for today. Pretty boring, huh?

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Thats whats great about these trucks: taking them out for routine chores never gets boring.

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Can't be boring with that truck, very very NICE:flagw:

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Easy there Bill. You might overwork it. �� i kid. .Rat is still lookin good.

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So mag is saying he drove around a lot and had fun..:bann: