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I just went through that. My truck had all original ball joints, tie rod ends and shafts. 50 years of rock hard baked on grease. I used Zep oven cleaner. They came out looking like new metal.

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Had my exhaust installed today.

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I moved my tank to the rear but still wanted the look of having the tank original so I did this. Found everything at SO-CAL speed shop. The duct tape is temporary until I find a better solution to cover the hole.

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Took my truck for a drive...

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Don't let some one borrow your truck that doesn't know and decide to filler up. Lol

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I like the melded crossover ~ few seem to fully grasp how much better an engine runs with this .

? Is that a Saginaw three speed overdrive box ? . (sweet if so) .

I understand your love of that pale yellow paint job .

Lots of good works done here, keep it up ! .

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Purchased a new Truck Cover - My old one was damaged :lol: :metal:

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True...Probably should get a locking cap with only one key and hide that key.LOL...Atleast if some A-hole trys to mess with me and poor suger down the tank it wont hurt it. :lol:

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Not so much as to what I did to my truck as for my truck.. Picked up the reupholstered bucket seats for my Highlander.. Upholsterer took a little creative license with them and stitched them in the black lines so they are quilted but the stitching blends into the black seams and i like it. Material from SMS and new foams from Truckseats. Now to get my a** in gear and get the console finished and get everything installed in the truck.

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could find

What would be cool if you could find a way to connect it to the tank in the rear...

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It's been done. But a lot of work.

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I did the same with mine. I welded a plate onto the end of the filler tube so it could be pulled out.

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Started sanding a little a of the rust on the roof and continued with my rattle can job. Took some photos with the girl and had a photo shoot.

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Very Nice !!

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Interior for my Truck. Visors same material as on the seats. Shows light in the picture.Tan Vinyl and multicolored fabric. Much better in person.

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@Clow ;

Looks like good work ! next time take picx of the tools and paper, paint etc. you used, many here have no idea where to begin and would like a nice job like you did .

@Smitty ~ that materiel looks like the Chevy police Car seat fabric used from '77 ~ '82, it came in a few colors, was comfy and wore like iron .

I don't want Buddy Buckets but I am loving the wide variety of colors, fabrics and patterns used .

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I got a little something done. I ground out the rivets holding the lower radiator brackets in. One was put in wrong, the other was damaged, and I wanted to bend the lip of the core support down behind it so that the one would lay flat when reinstalled.

Also, by using lock nuts and small pan-head machine screws, I could easily change over to my original 2-row radiator if I ever have a mind to.

I used my Dremel tool and a small grinding attachment, I like how it turned out. I also got the rivets out of the two old brackets. One bracket was badly bent but I was able to straighten it out. I'm learning how to use my bench vise and hammer. :lol:

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Today I was putting oil in the aluminum replacement a/c compressor I bought, it wasn't brand new. I dropped it off of the table and bent the pulley, It turns crooked now. So I ordered a new one.

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Looks great, well done

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finished the fuel fill for the rear tank relocation.

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Yesterday our weather was in the 80's so it was time to finish the painting of my front valance. So after all the preparation, I was able to get it done. This is my submission to what I did to my truck today.

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Swapped out my mufflers for some thrush glass packs. She's got a really nice sound now! :metal:

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Look great, love the stance and the white top.

I am in N Tampa and have C10 partys every once in a while, Ill let you know when the next one is.

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That looks great .

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I like the look. Low key I guess you could say. I'd drive it everyday, everywhere.

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Beautiful. I love the material on buckets.

I replaced the headliner back to original in the 72.

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I sold my '70 a couple weeks ago. It has gone to a great new owner who will take good care of it. Since then, I installed the hitch and trailer wiring that was on it, on my '72. Also ordered a tonneau cover, which fits great and looks awesome. I added 18" glass packs ahead of the existing 24" and the sound now is throaty but not overbearing. I have a few small items on order with Wes, and today installed cruise control.

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Wow! Those seats look awesome!! Makes me think about redoing my green 70 Blazers seats.

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The only thing truck related that I've done over the last 3 days was to drive it a bit on Saturday. Yesterday & today, I've browsed ways to update seats & stereo without having to custom build every little thing. Fortunately, I've found solutions that I like (based upon their websites) even if they might be pricey.

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I have the front end of my truck torn apart. Stripped it down to the frame and front suspension. Had the frame and front suspension blasted last week. I epoxy primered and painted the frame and front suspension.

This week, I'm trying to get all the black parts painted. The engine is painted already.

Today, I realized what hard work painting is. Or, maybe I'm trying to do too many parts at once. Here's the glamor shot of the inner fenders and core support.

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This was a double post.

But, i'll use this space to tell another story. Got done with epoxy primer and was cleaning the gun. Walked back inside and saw some parts I missed. Luckily I had poured the left over primer in the mixing cup, so I didn't have to mix more. I thought I had taken great care to make sure everything was cleaned and hung or laid out for primer.

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I pulled the bed and started prepping it for paint. Painting the bed is the last step in my shortbed conversion. I plan to paint it like the factory did (black primer/sealer, single stage color) and then distress it to match the patina on the cab which is still all original.

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Swapped the lens for a new one and applied black letters , numbers and graphics.

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Something good. Out of something bad.

I had a special group of folks that are members here (thanks, Stan) help me with a few updates and fixes. See, RAT's been built for five or more years now.
And, well, **** happens. I'm too old and fat and lazy to pull the motor and trans (again).

So, Stan stood in for me.

Flex plate, new fuel line (Napa sold me what I asked for and thought was fuel line...wasn't...and it deteriorated), rear main seal, and a trans (350)
reseal....And new (Early Classic Enterprises) really good brake booster.

So, not driving it for too long, I was p.o'd (more like, "disappointed") when the Vintage Air wasn't working. I installed it five plus years ago, and it has
since effectively frozen me out ...up until the last time it was driven. But, because other stuff was in need, I figured it, too, needed a service...along with a leak test.
I bought some auto part refills to see if I could get the compressor to cycle, as the pressure gauge read "empty" and the compressor wouldn't click on..

Today, I opened up the hood, shook the refill can, started the engine and started the air. Connected the low side port and it wouldn't take any refrig....

So, I figured, "off to the aircon pro...". I just started cleaning other stuff under the hood.

During the "rubbing" , and hidden under the main Vintage Air wiring loom (see arrow), I found one blade connector on the condenser hard line's "blow off"
switch laying naked up against the inside passenger-side wheel well.

Okay. Now it's cold as hell again...and with no overcharging...No leaks.

The message: Double check after leaving your assumptions at the door. Easy fix. Easy to source the problem if I hadn't carried baggage to the "party".

;)

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those seats look good Greg!!!

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Added emblems to my wheels to complement the blue one on the grill

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I just looked at it and thought about all the things I must still complete on her.:o

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You probably know this, but that "stare" never goes away.....

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New Shoes to go with the new Dress She's getting!

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Mag is back. :D
Mudman.