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It's about the DMV...California style.
The short version: After paying my tags late in July for the period of 9/30/12 to 9/30/13...and them cashing the check on 8/3/12, no tags came. More shortening: At least eight calls later all over the state, with a number of folks hanging up on me (I was ALWAYS NICE...Every time, I had to tell the whole story over to someone new... ...and I thanked them for listening), I got thru to the boss of the boss of the manager at 2:00 today. I usually don't go the "going over your head route". But I was really exasperated. She asked me, "HOW DID YOU GET MY PHONE NUMBER?" Which gave me the chance to throw under the bus a particularly nasty person who said she was mailing my tags to me back on the 10th. Ms. Boss said she'd call me back. I thanked her for any help she could offer. I told her I wasn't a celebrity, I wasn't rich, I wasn't anything but a citizen that already paid the State for something that I'm still not getting, and one to whom promises have been made for way too long....Then I told my wife, "Sure, she'll call me back." At 4:00 I got a call from a woman who said she worked for the Big Boss. She had "cleared" my tags and is mailing them out today. There is some promise here, as she left me her name and phone number and told me she worked for Ms. Big....I think something's gonna happen this time. On another front, I put on the new Street Demon carb. Still working out the linkage, as I had Mickey Moused the last one on the Edlebrock. Very slick install, otherwise. Too hot to finish this afternoon. Can't finish tomorrow...gotta do family stuff. Pics of the finished product on Sat. evening. Here's the notice that came three years ago...I went and got the plates way back then. |
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Wow on the tags, take some pic's of them for proof that they are real, haha. Man like pullin teeth. Got my fingers crossed for you.
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Lowered my truck a little bit today... Getting it ready for bags.
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Gotta c-notch the back next week. I like a little bit of rake, but not quite this much.
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Installed crossover steering... man what a difference.
All new ball joints, tie rod ends, steering box. Went from a 4 turn 4x4 box to a 3 turn 2wd box. It steers like an indy car, without the annoying bump steer. |
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I've been collecting parts, but finally taking action.
Mounted steelies today. http://oi48.tinypic.com/m9aslu.jpg http://oi47.tinypic.com/fvx1d.jpg Installing as much as I can off this table in the morning. http://oi46.tinypic.com/2s16d6b.jpg |
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That should take a while!
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Installed the 3.08 posi :metal:
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Got my only leaking fitting on the new Boyde under bed tank to stop leaking last night when got home from work. Put tank in on my Thursday off, wired and plumbed it. Started right up. The electric pump in the tank for the LS 5.3 is a lot quieter than the under the driver seat on the frame pump. Waiting on a Blazer sender wire with firewall grommet from Wes to finish up the job. Should be here soon. Pics later.
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Well I installed a new tach, new headlight switch, E-brake handle, acc plate over the key, door lock pulls, larger bulbs in the dash, painted the needles and polished the lens.
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Finished my motor mounts for my LT1 swap into a 63 c10. Raised the motor 5/8" to help clear the AC instead of spending money on brackets. Worked great with all the room under the hood.
Now to fit the headers and fuel lines. Waiting for my stand alone harness and ECM I got a killer deal on with VATS and smog deletes already done. I want to build a thread, but new to this site and have no idea where to start. |
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That should take you bout a half and hour tops. :lol: |
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To do a build thread, click on "forums" on the tool bar, then under "The 1960 - 1966 Chevrolet & GMC Pickups Message Board" there is a sub forum "Projects and builds". Click on that and then click on new thread, upper left. Or just click here, http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/f...play.php?f=197 Good luck with the project. |
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I am happy to say I installed a lokar kickdpwn switch on my truck so my new 400 trans will kickdown with the greatest of ease and look good doing it
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Sanded down the bed today..Got tired of looking at the faded black drab paint that PO had on her..Not done yet,still got along way to go..Kinda dig the original sea foam green.
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Got back after dark yesterday (so didn't post) from picking up an 94 five lug 3:42 posi (we'll see...) for my '71. Spent most of the day rearranging my shop to have a little more room to work.
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Weld grind repeat today just in for a break and figured Id check in on this thread...
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Covered the shifter hole and added cup holders
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Thats a cool mod. |
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Fuzzy likes it
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uneasyrider thats smart i never would have thought of that... only if i had a high mount tunnel
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I went to auto fair yesterday and bought new aluminum radiator, headlight bezels, door lock and key switch kit(one key), and the blazer tank conversion. Special thanks goes out to Jason at Daves Truck Parts for being so helpful. He was able to answer all of my questions and questions my brother had for his '65. I can't wait to get the truck back from the shop that is putting on my new heads. So ready to burn the back tires off of this thing!!!!
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Why yes I did Shawno72 , I don't have any other would trim on my truck and did not want the wood look (but liked the stlye of the wheel) that it had so I bought some black stain and re-did it.
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I did a couple of things. I started by cleaning then polishing my Boss 338's with Never Dull. They look great. I wished I knew what to put on them to keep them looking good...
Then I worked on the alignment of my hood. I got it better than it was but have 2 ribets that are loose on the left side so I plan to check around and see what I can find tomorrow. http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...23703702_n.jpg |
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I bought Minwax 'color express' Onyx , make sure you sand the wood well and tape off the ends of the spokes before you apply the stain I had to do mine with 2 coats.
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Or do the cup holders get real hot after driving awhile.?
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I installed an new radio with Bluetooth to stream Pandora, stainless steel sill plates and checked my timing. Today was a good day.
Oh yeah, lady in a car looking at her phone destroys the car next to me just one lane over. Of she was in my lane it would have been me an my truck she destroyed. Posted via Mobile Device |
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Spent the weekend with friends who helped do a overhaul on my truck. I brought in the parts (and few runs to the store) and a very good friend from VA drove in with tools and 8 cases of craft beer unavailable in Nashville.
Top end rebuild, new intake, new carb, waterpump, fuel pump, tuneup, new radiator, fan/fan clutch/shroud and distributor rebuild. Font suspension overhaul of brakes, all bushings and ball joints tire rods, ubolts, springs and shocks and rear shocks (the rear springs will have to wait as bolts broke trying to get to them and we ran short on time) We had some issues here and there including some broken head bolts. Don't trust Felpro head bolts everyone. Also LMC Ubolt sizes are wrong. Before http://i.imgur.com/CQKXM.jpg During http://i.imgur.com/1Yo7M.jpg Almost Done http://i.imgur.com/P9aCd.jpg Still have a few things to do but its pretty much done. Just needs a power steering belt and some hose NTP fittings for the heater. |
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Those are *some* friends.
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Not today, but Saturday and Sunday. Replaced the exhaust manifolds on Reveille. Had to grind off one of the exhaust studs on the drivers side and two block bolts on the passenger side. Apparently the PO got over zealous and rounded them off. Picked up some replacements from HD but they were too long. Be stopping by there this week to get some new ones.
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I have begun serious planning to get our '70 C10 swb restore going. Today I aired up the tires (that weren't rotten) so I can pull it out of the weeds and start working on the frame. This truck was my wife's in HS, so it was never considered to be put up for sale, so it's been sitting for almost 24 years. She is anxious for this project as well.
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