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Installed door sills, shift boot, and detailed engine compartment for upcoming show.
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used it as a truck like it is,and my 10 yr old nephew

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Took the top off and ordered a new Be Cool radiator

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cool!!!

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No , I have the 292 and got the head rebuilt , new bronze valve guides to replace the crappo original cast iron ones , I have the 292 short block on the stand awaiting me to begin , I have several long distance Road Rallys coming up soon so I've been rebuilding the front suspension and brakes in my '59 Metropolitan Nash FHC , it's back on the road and buzzing right along but then a wheel bearing began to howl on right turns , sounds like a rear hub bearing is going bad...

The current 250 I-6 is running champs , the HEI allows me to run .070" spark plug gaps , this burns all the oil it blows so no misses but , it gulps oil a quart every 200 miles , not good ~ I'd thought about dropping the oil pan and yanking the cylinder head , pushing out the pistons and re - ringing it with gapless piston rings then slap the pre smog 292 head on it for now but maybe I'll do that later as I have other vehicles that are barely chugging along right now .

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I took one step forward and two steps back today so to speak when I was wiring up the tail-lights on the '67.

I got both tail-lights to work and the left brake light to work. I did a little trouble shooting and found out there was no voltage going to the passenger side.

Then I got the wise idea to pull the steering wheel and check out the turn signal switch and messed with it a little, now the neither brake light works.

I guess I will have to do a little research and trouble shooting another time.

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good to here its running better, so you are building a 292 for the truck...thats cool. my 292 has 116452.0 as we speak, and still running strong and no oil useage . maybe it will run ok until you get time to drop the 292 in it...good luck

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Finally got the retractable shoulder belt setup that I bought from LMC installed - now I can feel safer when I drive the old monster!!!

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Installed remote start :)

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Finished taking the outside parts off the inside parts.

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Drove up to Nevada IA for the Annual Spring Fling Car Show. What a day, lots of beautiful cars (not but a handful of trucks), 75 degrees and sunny. Looking forward to the next show.

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Washed it, vacuumed the interior, cleaned the windows and wheels then took it for a drive to squish bugs all over it again.

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Posted via Mobile DeviceToday was a less then spectacular day. I came home from work and fixed the starter, only to have the truck decide it didn't want to idle. I looked down to see no oil pressure at idle, but the it jumps up when giving it gas. Wonderful. Then I see smoke rolling out from under the hood. I discovered oil all over the front of the engine. Woderful x2. Looks like its off the road til I can put a new oil pump and pan gasket on it. Then I can try to figure out why it only wants to run on 7 cylinders all of a sudden. Been a crappy day.
Chris
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made some mounts for the gas struts on my bedcover, now i don't have to use a piece of pvc pipe to hold it open.
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(Almost) finished the radio install. The Pioneer came home from a Pal that I sold a vehicle with the Pioneer installed. He liked his stereo better and gave me this one back.

I'm so far from a pro...and I know it shows...But I built the box, covered it with a couple of things that were sitting around the garage from the build so far....So the Sat. Radio
(changed out another subscription), GPS Map, DVD, big Library still in it from when I loaded a bunch of my CDs...and Mike put some of his in, too..., and Bluetooth were all a $0 cost.
That means absolutely zero.

Took me a week to do it though and I still have to smooth out some "rough edges" Everything works.

Most guys wouldn't do this....But I like sounds. :metal:

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Yanked out the old dinky radiator & installed a new 4core radiator
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I worked it of course ~

Pulled it into the street and loaded it up with new tires and old wheels with old tires , took the lot to the tire shop and had 'em swapped around then drove it back .

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One step forward, one back. Installed new fuel sending unit. Tried welding cracked exhaust manifold...made it worse. Off to the graveyard for a replacement

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You make that look easy. LOL

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Found it vandalised this morning....broken windshield, both headlights broken out, and a slit right front tire....I'm quite sure its my wifes stalker that did it....
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You're kidding me right ?
That is crazy, I hate to hear that Tommy

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Did you do some research? What brand did you use? (I'm about to do that)

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That sucks. I had the battery stolen out of mine a month ago, and the windshield shot out with a pellet gun a month or so before that. I was raging about both of those for a while each time, so I can imagine how ticked you are.

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No bro, true story....I wish it was a lie! Didn't mess with her car, or my DD, screwed up the truck
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Oh, beyond mad....ticked can't even come close to explaining it...and the windshield ain't cheap either, you know that
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If I was you I'd open a can of whoop ass on someone..Can you call the Police, or get insurance money on it ?

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Are available new from NAPA , I forget the Co. that makes them but I see them on E-Bay all the time too .

Tommy , I'm sorry to hear of your woes ~ messing with a Man's truck is bad enough but stalking a Woman ? that's beyond reproach .

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I know who the someone is, can't prove it though....and the cops can't either
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Set some type of Cam outside, that is hidden..I hate this for you Bro

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Sorry guys, don't mean to hog the thread, just mad....put a light with a sensor out today, next will be a camera
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you have a right to be mad...the camera will be a very good idea...hope you get a great pic of the son of a gun...

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Bought it from O'Reilly auto parts.. 4core radiator was 189... Couldn't find a better price around
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Took the bed off and started to prep for deep notches. Removed all the un needed brackets. But still so much to do.

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That's a hanging offence in North Carolina, messing with a guy's truck. Isn't it?

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I said howdy to the '67 today, but did not work on it. I straightened out the garage and inventoried my electrical supplies. Some how I fried the cheap volt ohm meter a few days ago so I added it to the list of electrical supplies needed.

I decided to take a break from the '67 today and look over and do some minor work on the '75 C-30 dually. I cleaned up the wiring mess underneath the truck by the rear bumper. Then I crawled all over and under it checking things out. I found some bolts missing from the rear cross-member so I replaced them. It was such a nice day I took the '75 for a short cruise down some old country roads and the temperature stayed withing an acceptable range. A week or so ago I replaced the thermostat and put fresh anti-freeze in it since the engine temperature was getting in the upper range of the gauge.

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Replaced the alternator, forgot to disconnect the battery and nearly burned the truck down. Small wire off the positive terminal turned glowing hot and I put it out with my hand instead of making a mess with the fire extinguisher. :devil: Uh, guys, don't forget to disconnect he battery when doing electrical work. Oh well, new alternator, a little electrical tape, and she fires right up. Rock on.

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Fired the truck up today. No leaks to be found. It even idled good and carried around 25 psi oil pressure. I ordered a new oil cap/breather for the valve cover...no one around here has one. I also found out why its on 7 cylinders, I have a burned plug wire. Figured it out when I touched it moving the distributor and got lit up. What fun. Chris
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Getting ready to sell my Rush XR2 hopefully, then I can get my Truck by Friday

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Installed some new floor mats. These are the OER ones. Very nice
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went and got some blasting media. A friend of mine is redoing his dad's 64 Impala SS and conned me into blasting some parts for him.Can't decide if I want the money or a 68 stepside he has for sale.

Mama said no more trucks for a while.hehe