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nothing major... but progress none the less...

fabbed a fancy spring spreader and bead blasted my hoods springs then powdercoated them. They came out sweet!! :metal:

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1stseries55:

A creative solution to a common obstacle. Thanks for sharing.

When installing hood springs, I use a pair of Vise Grip long reach pliers, clamped closed, used as a hook on one end of the spring and stretch it in place. This prevents damaging the coating and allows you to get a good pull on the spring and stay out of harm's way.

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That's uncanny. I have built similar spring stretchers for powdercoating hood springs. Some powdercoating guys can't weld and I can't really see how it would be possible to coat without the skill. Lots of little jigs and fixtures to hold various parts for coating.

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i drove her to school today..she's my daily driver for the time being until the insurance cuts the check for my totalled neon. also came into the parking lot and in front of me was this little wimpy mittsibishi that was bagged on 20's.haha i let the side pipes do the talking as i rolled passed him and laughed!

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Had redid my front brakes and mounted my new front tires the other day and installed the Kugel trans linkage. Took some pics tonite.

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I think I will go with a narrow trim ring.

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well it was actually yesterday...I guess midnight to 1 counts as today...
I replaced both box sides rear sill and tailgate on my 65.
pics are in the thread on my sig!

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Bought 4 more 3Ton Jack Stands and moved my truck up 15 feet to make room in the Shop.
Yea.... a few bats came flying out everywhere:lol:
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I dropped my gas tank to change the sending unit and to my surprise, My tank is out of a boat.:crazy: I tore the sending unit apart and the po has tried to solder it to fix it. After two hours of calling and driving around town I ran out of luck. I got online and ordered one. I will post the company after I have it and know it works. The units for boats have a 35-290 ohm reading and is attached with a 5 screw pattern. At least I know I can take it to the lake :lol:
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Installed a new Extang full tilt tonneau. Got it from Jegs. Good price and great shipping to Canada. Installed it at -10 ....yup I am Canadian.

Supposed to snow like crazy tonight so I am happy I will not have a box full of snow. Also looks great.

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I dont have any pics but I scouted and found an engine for my truck an 08 gen IV and I think I will be using the stock wheels from sub the engine is coming out of

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Good news, bad news

Good news: I finally installed my rear window.
Bad news: My truck got kicked out of the garage so my wife can park there.

I knew as soon as the window went in the truck went out. That's why I wasn't in any hurry. But it's been pretty cold (that's Bay Area cold) in the mornings latetly so I have to give the wife a break.

Next up. Get the heater working.

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I had a 40' storage container delivered and set at my shop today. I spent the afternoon organizing parts in the container and making room for two restoration projects we are getting ready to start.

1. 1966 Chevy K10 lwb fleetside with factory running gear, 283 & SM420. This one will be named BIGRED66. I will start a build thread in a few days.

2. 1966 Chevy K20 lwb fleetside with factory running gear, 283 & SM420. This one will be named BIGBLUE66. I will start a build thread in a few days.

I will have high speed internet by tomorrow evening, so photos will no longer be a problem.

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How much did that 40' container set you back? I need something like that....

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I recently bought a couple different sets of late model center caps after seeing this done on the '67-'72 forum. I see you used standard lug nuts. How did you go about attaching them to the ralley's?

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i installed my trim

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Dam man sweet truck now i know what mine will look like if it was cream wich i was thinking about goin with.........

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Well today just a min ago i got off work on the coldest day we have had all year so far and let the truck warm up to about 120 130 then took off.......................I got almost home and BOOM.................
Freaking smoke everywhere fluid and sounds all over I couldnt feel my gas pedal felt like it was gone MY HART DROPPED!!!!!

I just realized how much i really love this truck more than any other car or truck in my life!!!!

I was freaking out and sad at the same time plus a lil broke with 4 kids and Xmas around the corner ya freaking OUT!
Also cell phone dont work because phone wont charge my battery so i cant call anybody.......


Pulled over popped the hood cant see too much because its dark And people was passing me
Well lucky me a friend stopped and it seem to be that my new hose on top Popped off the rad and stat housing and was still under the hood so we drive & get water and clamps got it all on & full, then found out my pedal problem was some how the rod behind the pedal got pushed up and my pedal was laying on the floor so i popped it down stuck my pedal up and she started right up man o man what a night slash morning i just had scared the SHEEEEEET out of me!!!!!!



So that being said i put new clamps on my truck today and soon a reflush with better style hoses so i dont go threw this again!:smoke:





Sorry for the missed spelled words im tired and dont care :ito:

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The Good news
My Drive line went to The Drive line service of Idaho to get shortened and balanced. NAPA has a new transmission detent cable ordered for me and should be here tomorrow.
The Bad news
It was a crisp 14*F this morning and I am having a hard time getting motivated to work on my truck in the cold!

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sam all I did was o get a set of cheap black walls for my truck...tic toc till I tear it down it's just a matter of time before they salt the roads

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About $90.00 per month or $2,500.00 to purchase outright. Best thing for secure storage of '60-'66 Chevy/GMC truck parts.

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I started the Burb and let it run for about 20 minutes, let it get up to temp, get the moisture out of the exhaust. Once it starts to get cold she gets parked crossways in the back of the garage so I can get my driver inside, I hate scrapping ice. Plus the Burb has no heater so driving would not be so enjoyable in the Ohio winter. I've considered jacking her up, putting in gear and let the tranny get some heat. The danger factor has always won out so I pass on this. I can just see explaining to the insurance man how my stored truck drove thru the side of my garage.

Back on the Battery Tender waiting for spring.

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Get some jack stands under it so there's compression on the suspension. Make sure it's stable & you'll be good to go for the winter 'maintenance' during hibernation.

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My wife says I need to get 40' storage box for my truck!:lol::lol:

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I put new ebrake cables on mine. I moved it out of the garage for a little better light. I was cutting it close on the second one. Man, I was worried I was going to be working in the dark AND cold! :waah:But...got her done!

kiknrocks, that's a clean looking truck!

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New door checks.......what pieces of crap!! Had to fix new parts before installing them..........and sanded and sanded.