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Yesterday I replaced my dead compressor and today I pulled the snow tires off the front and reinstalled the five spokes. Hopefully the rears will get swapped tomorrow after I have a nail puncture patched.

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NICE! Where did you get that gauge package??
I can't find much for our GMC's and gauges are one of those things.
I did order my KP Watts link for one of the 63's...
Looking to make it handle.

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Brought my truck home! It was shipped up to the Canada/US border from Arkansas, and I trailered it back to my place. It is FILTHY. Completely covered in road sand, they must have run into some weather on the way. Now the fun begins!

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In the daylight, pretty dirty.

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I think I will need new bed wood!

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OPPS! Dash panel and bezels is what I am wondering about.

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I created a file in Adobe Illustrator file ( a graphics program) matching the Dakota Digital gauge set and then had a sign shop laser cut the flat dash panel. I had a friend machine the bezels to fit the openings.
The gauges are meant for a 1964-67 Pontiac GTO, Lemans, Tempest VHX Instruments VHX-64P-GTO in carbon fibre with red numbers and lights.
The nice thing about the gauges are that they are all one unit and you run just 1 CAT5 wire from the gauges to a control box that mounts down by the fuse panel. I cut the centre section out of a stock gauge panel just leaving the outer trim ring.
The 4 gauges are all together in one module which made it really easy to fit into the opening in the dash. Other then cutting up the original gauge panel which was damaged anyways by the previous owner, there was no other cutting.

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Bought a stud welder...finally!

I got a kickin' deal from someone who bought it, used it for 5 pins and then never touched it again.

Now, I can get the hood smoothed out.

Steven

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Hey jayoldschool,where abouts in ontario are you?

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changed out my universal joint on rear from the crazy joint,and put gears in front hub now I have front wheel drive till I can get a pinion yoke....

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Steven, Best tool I ever bought, although "I" did not use it, the guys in the pics used the tool at $25.00 per hr. to get the dents out. BTW the cab went under 12 feet of water. BUT if you get the harbor freight like I did, you will replace the vicegrip tool quick.

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About 20min east of Ottawa.

Fired up the truck today, drove it up and down the driveway, and pressure washed it to get the sand/salt/grime off it. Looks a lot better. I'll shoot more pics soon!

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Got all my brakes finished. Replaced all the hardware except the backing plates and lines. Shoes, hardware kits, drums, wheel cylinders, and master cylinder. I also added self adjuster mechanisms to all four wheels.

I better not feel my foot hit the floor board again. lol
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I gotta plan for the slide hammer. Gonna take the grip head off it and weld it to the screw part of a pair of vice grips. That way I can use any size stud and also pull nails, cotter pins, etc.

Being poor is the mother of invention. :)

Steven

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There are quite a few of us here in Ontariariario, maybe we should start an Ontario C10 club/association...

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I welded a nut(1/2 fine thread on mine) to the vise grips and screwed in the slide hammer. I can unscrew it and use the other attachments. I don't have a stud gun. I tack welded 8d nails to the sheet metal. A little slower that a stud gun but it works just fine.

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I bolted my new tag on yesterday.

Only the 2nd tag it's had since I bought it almost 10 years ago... yikes! I've had it that long?

-W

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Got some Silverado seatsfor my truck and some 18" Cragar rims. I'll post pics when installed.
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Finally figured out how to post pictures from mobile phone.

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I'm jealous, those are high on my list of needs because I don't have seatbelts which means I can't take my son in the pickup which means it doesn't get driven.

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Lt88 wagon, sent you a PM.
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You can have my seat belts from my truck. PM if you want them.

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Picked up motor mounts and paint for engine today.

Going to bolt in drive train this weekend. Then, it's on to gas tank, flatbed and patch panels.

I can finally feel it coming together!

Steven

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what tool for the puller did you replace with. i have the harbor frieght stud welder and it seems to onley work with the big studs

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What we did was go to a hock shop and buy a heavy duty made in the USA vicegrip and put it on the slide hammer. then migged welded it secure. worked great.

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I bought a harbor freight stud gun and the studs you get there didn't work good for me. I had read to get some studs from a body supply place. I Did and work so much better than harbor freights.
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Seats look great, I have the same set with power! I hope your not a tall person though, they will not go back far enough for taller people! I'm only 5'-3" so they work great for me!
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Oh no, I'm 6'5". Guess I'll try them today and if they don't fit I'll put em up on Graigslist.I sure hope I fit. Thanks for the heads up.
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Finished pulling my 556 HP factory Supercharged LSA and 6 speed automatic for my project Low and Go....So far so Good

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Well the picture didn't load so I wll try again....

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Trial fit for the seats to see if I'd fit. I'm 6'5" and a little less room than the stock seat but not bad. I can see a tilt wheel in my future.

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Lol see I told you, u must be sitting straight up. If u get a custom steering wheel, 13" it will help too! My boss is 6' and his truck came with these seats....
"I just sold him my OEM bench seat" because of this space issue! Be sure you can live with them before you mount-um, just saying...
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Oh & today I started prep 700r4 for install, also Put in a new flexplate.
The r4 will need the speedo changed to mech. and the tc lock up kit is on its way!
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Wicked stripe.......you did a great job on that

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I just went for a test ride before I mount the front bolts. I can see a tilt wheel in my future and it wasn't that bad. Was very comfy.
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Today I picked up and installed the new master cylinder, bought and installed a tow hook rated at 10,000 pounds, installed 3/8" eye bolts in the stake pockets for tie downs and started cleaning up the step bumper I got for it.

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Got my new CPP 4" drop coils. Much nicer ride than stock springs. http://i1280.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1cf9e7be.jpg
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Man!!!! Those are some whimpy looking springs!!!
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I think the ones I had were from a heavy half ton from a 72. Sure rides much better now.
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CPP sent me a set of those "wire gauge" springs for my suburban-- I was like "that $hit ain't gonna work!"

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Painted the Jeep rear coil springs to prepare to install them, stripped the interior and prepped it for sound deadner(once it arrives) and wrapped the bench seat! Attachment 1061840

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The old springs look like they were heated up to me, for the old school drop
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I got to use my new stud welder today.

Modded the slide hammer to start with:

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Then I took out all the dents in the cab.

This one had at least an inch of bondo:

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This is a shot downward to show how flat it came out. No dolly work at all just pulling on the studs:

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Took 13 pins strategically located.

This tool is one of the best things I have EVER purchased.

Steven

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I agree!