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Great minds think alike. I just finished the install of my Alpine unit (still need to tuck the wires away). The PO had cut holes in the doors so I filled them with some great 2-ways. I replaced the stock dash speaker with the dual voice coil model from Custom Autosound. Sounds really nice. I'm going with a slim design powered subwoofer under the seat and that will be fine for my tune needs.

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OH NO, Pandora's box in the dash.:lol:

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bent out a new front brake line after I snapped off the fitting...

-W

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Walked past the old truck on 2 flats taking out the trash this morning.
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I changed oil for the first time in 12 yrs.(Just got it home, been at Mom's for 12 yrs) Took old gas tank off, got new tank coming tomorrow. Damn I love this truck.

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Oh yeah I stained bed also.
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Painted the bed, got a few runs, (my first piant job). Going to reshoot the fenders next week.

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Most of us all got runs in our first paint job. Experience has to start somewhere.

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Well i bought 2 holley blower carbs, fuel line kit and linkage kit......and line loc....thats enough for one day.

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What ya putting all the cool parts on, line loc and Holley's.

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did the bench bleed/priming and got the MC installed finally...

went to bleed the brakes and the bleeder screw valve on the left rear snapped off.

yep.

couldn't get it out, broke some extractors trying... put new wheel cylinder in...

maybe I can bleed the brakes today.... I hope.

That... or I'm just gonna burn it to the ground.

-W

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I've had those days! My work truck ('97 K1500) is in the shop for the 3rd time in 2 weeks. Power steering pump, Radiator, and last night the fuel pump went out. :banghead:



Those of you with the radios that have USB ports, can you just put music on a flash drive and plug it in there, or is that for plugging in an Ipod?

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Bought a Lincoln Mark VIII fan for my '61 project....New cab mounts to be welded soon,,,

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Put new fuel tank and sending unit on, getting close to being road ready. I drove her around the neighborhood 3 times today.

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Just finished a 5in drop in the rear of my 66 swb also installed a posi with 3.73 gear while i was back there. 50 bucks worth of diesel fuel to heat my garage, 65$ impact from H-F and three weeks later!!

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Ok Raider we don't believe you with out picture proof, come on feed the habit.

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not sure how to get pics on here? only have my cell phone camera but i will try!

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I don't know from a cell either.

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rebuilt the carb, drained a little over 4 gallons of 6 year old gas, put good gas in, new filter and pump. got it running decent for the first time in 6 years. also found a crappy patch job on the frame.

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Drove it down to Sonic for a burger, tots, and a Coke!!:metal:

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Picked up some more from the painter, hell a few more trips and it will all be done - er sort of.

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Put new wheel cylinders and brake shoes on the front. Those drums are gonna have to go soon tho, they just don't stop like what I'm used to.

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Future plans include power windows & locks so I decided to add the rubber conduits that I removed from a square body Ford Bronco. I removed both front fenders, measured up 2-1/2" from the top of the lower door hinges marked & drilled my holes for the conduits. The door jamb received 1-1/2" holes and the door received 2" holes to match the conduits. I installed the boots or conduits (what ever you want to call them) taped the edge of the doors & fenders to prevent chipping the paint and put it all back together. Now when I get my power windows & locks I'll have a head start. While I was at it I fixed the door jamb switch for the passenger door to turn off the courtesy lights when the door is closed by adding 3 stainless washers behind the switch. Of course I had to spill a little blood while I was doing all of this.

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That makes for a nice looking installation.

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I have to install a conduit hose in mine for the power windows. It looks like your using a pretty big. The hose that came in the New Relics kit is around 1".
How are you going to route yor wires after in the hinge post.
Thanks for your post