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Put new plugs in it yesterday and now it runs as it should. Today, I drove it to work, like to do everyday. I went from driving an 05 Lincoln LS everyday for the last three years, back to driving a 67-72, and I don't miss the new car a bit!

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With a cup of coffee in my hand and the sun bouncing off the grill spent 10/15 mins looking at her parked out back thinking of what I'm gonna do to her and all grief and pleasure she has given me I've owned her.

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Washed her today, and discovered that washing degreasing under hood does wonders! Purple powers great! Oh and re instllaed and polished my half headlight covers!

I know the engine bay doesnt look good to you but you should've seen the crud running off!

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i started to put mine back together after paint. i also color sanded right through a small spot in the clear, and now im mad!

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My truck is at the paint shop but today I took delivery of my Mar-K bed wood kit :)

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Big al if your going to spray you must go play

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I welded up the tailgate and am getting ready for mud..

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I pulled my speedo gears and realized that the housing connector has a small gauge in it that has been leaking trans fluid since i bought it (about 2 months ago). I thought the leak was from it being loose so I took it out and apart for better inspection and clean up. Every time I do something to this truck, I always find something else wrong. But I really like working on her, she's gonna be a monster when I'm done in 30 years!

67 C10 Stepside, 350/350, bagged

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Topped off oil.

Filled new radiator.

Hokeyed up some power with an old toggle switch.

Primed the oil pump.

Primed the carb.

And then we put the sweet vibrations of a v8 engine back through the frame rails of a little truck that had not felt the love of a rotating mass for over ten years! I've got a video of it, but I keep getting a message saying that I don't have the right security token. Sorry.

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i went and bought 1800 bucks in parts.. (whole new front clip, led tail lights, heater controls) then i took the old grill off, sanded, por15 the **** out of it.. and thats when i ran out of time... so this weekend, i throw it back together,.

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Repaired motor mount, fixed stereo, checked tire press. fluids etc. Mounted new rear view. Taking 400+ mile road trip in the morning in 72 c10.

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worked on some wiring. Then used the tailgate for a workbench while I painted the new fence. Still looking for a rear end for the ol' workhorse/toy...

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Sanded the hood and found this...

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...p/IMG_0343.jpg

Fun stuff!

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Today I bought some 72 sport mirrors, new tail light and reverse lenses from good ole' Bill at vintage chevy in fremont ca, and dropped them off with the paint shop. While at Bill's shop I learned that he is also a distributor for Larry's seat covers, and gets really nice discounts:smoke:
They already have the interior prepped for paint! I was amazed, I just dropped her off tuesday @4pm so they started ripping into it yesterday and today! wow!
they also tackled a lot of body work on the exterior.... the burb is gonna look sick!:metal:

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Drove around on errands.
Came Home and washed it.
Prepped the Tires, Cleaned the lettering, ans resprayed the back of the bed.
Put some "Piston" Lock Knobs on.
Putting it in it's 1st show on Saturday!:metal:

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What show are you going to? I'm going to the Gold Rush Carshow in my hometown of Oroville.
Edit: I just saw where Cobb is and I'm guessing that you are going to the show in clearlake



Today I buffed my 68 GMC with rubbing compound, did some painting in the engine compartment, and swapped air filters. On my wife's 41 GMC I painted the trim arount the windshield, put a coat of wax on, put on the sideboards, and fired it up for a test run (It hasn't been driven in a year). I only have one more day to get the trucks ready for the show on saturday, her's is show quality and I've had it in 3 shows, mine is still "under construction" and it is it's 1st show.

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Yes: Clearlake Cruise-In 3 Day show.
1st one that the City Of Clearlaske has ever put on.

Hoping the show is a winner!

I wish they had an "Under Construction" Class but it's their 1st show.
Gonna try and get on the Pkanning Board for it next year.

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Looks great to me. Nice looking truck. How long did you let it soak?

Matt

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finally put the bed back on last night, getting closer to driving her

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put a blazer tank in

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when i get done typing this gonna go paint some more firewall and frame on my wife's 67:mm:

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Trying to figure out the best way to paint inside cab and make speaker mounts for top corner of cab.

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What color is that blue if you dont mind me asking. I really like it.

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What color is that blue if you dont mind me asking. I really like it.

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Replaced the raditor!!

Check it out.....

Got this nice 2-row aluminum raditor off ebay for $125 plus shipping. Not too bad huh? :metal:

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Don't have a 67-72 truck at the moment but I did get a gasket set for my BBC and hope to get it built this weekend for the Chevelle.

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thanks 67 slider :)

ahh probably 3-5 minutes then went at it with a sponge, it looks good wet, ima have to sand and repaint air breather and iner fenders (po spraypaint job is showing diff layers of paint ) it looks better in these pics 'wet'

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i got another big box from the truck shop.....

inside and outside door handles, vent window handles, vent window rubbers, upper and lower tailgate gaskets. the two (non a/c) vent hoses are on back order. this order also included a 3/8" stainless pump to carb fuel line so i got that and my pep boys fuel pump mounted to the 307 in my 72 burb 2wd, 3/4 ton so i don't have to use the 5/16" fuel line and adapter for my 4 barrel swap. i just realized that the truck has a hose going to the tank instead of the factory hard line. the hose went onto the new pump super easy so no problems there.

just need to hook up the vacuum gage and make sure the number 1 plug is at tdc and adjust the distributor accordingly before i try and start it up again. last weekend i blew out the back end of a perfectly good muffler because i had the power lead on the negative terminal on the coil (ooops) and it built up unburned gas in the exhaust. i've had backfires in my bike that sounded like a shotgun.......well, this sounded like a revolutionary war cannon going off and both my dad and i thought we were dead for a good moment. i was hoping to get a couple more years out of the dinky stock style exhaust and then shell out some mula for one of those stainless x-pipe magnaflow systems :fry:

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Today. May 7th....wash and wax. FINALLY.:lol:

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well last week i ordered my rear bumper,but i havent seen my truck since June of 09.... Kinda sucks. My mother and father in law are driving my truck to there house so when i get home in Aug. i can drive her! Man this sucks being deployed!!!!:waah:

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I topped off the oil,filled the tank,and ran off to work :cool:

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Last night I put the hood and tailgate on, waxed it, and polished the wheels, I finished up at 1:00 AM so I guess it was today...

Today I got up at 4:30 AM and took it to its first show, I just got home to get the kids up and head back.

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today ima wash was clean wheels and frame (no bed, it gets dirty) top off fluids clean windows put together my interior best as possible, go pickup install my new booster and go to a cruise in and look at a bed tonite hopefully!

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Yesterday I test fitted my A/C compressor from Vintage Air. This weekend I will paint the brackets and pulleys. I also put in a PCV valve and hose to the carb.

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Thursday put an Edelbrock carb on to replace the qjet, Friday finished tuning it (now I can finally lay a scratch with 30" tires and 3.08 gears) , today I took my two boys 2 and 9, to the Texas State Military Museum here in Austin...now I have to go to a wedding!

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Still trying to clean up the PO's little odds and ends, going to claybar and wax today if the rain holds off.....she is now my DD for the past three days and gong good so far

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Put some gas in it this morning and drove it to work, put it up in the air (working at a dealership has it's advantages) and did a lof. Did a quick hand polish on the wheels to try to get rid of some rust spots developing. Then I gave it a bath with the shop's built in pressure washer. Hoping the weather keeps getting better so I can get to installing the stack of parts I have for it over.

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replaced 2 fenders and 2 doors and put hood back on,body lines are whack as hell but thats what body men are for,he can deal with it!

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It has been nice here in NJ so I have been getting her ready for the move to cali.Bought some 2 1/2 drop spindles cut the springs bought new tie rods, ball joints, poly bushings,It's all apart and getting the cross member painted.Waiting for mybrother in law to drop of my control arms. ( He owns an auto repair shop, pressing in new poly bushings ).also put new alum valve cover's, headers,flowmasters, alum pulley set up.I have a lot to do before july 1.That's when my 12 yr old daughter and I move back to cali.schools out and we are going to see the USA in my chevrolet

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Worked a little more on the water pump install... waiting on a new upper/lower thermostat housing to arrive, and then we'll begin the install.

Cleaned up some of the motor while I was in there tinkering. Used Simple Green, and got rid of some gunk and junk.