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Dropped Frame and Misc. Brackets off to powder coating today. Going with Satin Black.
They say 2-4 days max. will post pictures when I get it back.

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Went to Charlotte swap meet yesterday, bought $200. Worth mostly door parts.
Patch panels for lower door. Bunch of little stuff. Was a good day

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What is that insulation you used? It looks good.

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Today I made a 100-mile round trip hauling a half-ton load of concrete mix. Squatted the suspension down pretty good.

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Fixed my gauge cluster for my 58 GMC I think it turned out really for the first time doing it myself.

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Made some seat brackets for my 1957. I have the seats from my 1995 Chevy Blazer that has a rod knock and I will be installing them into my truck. I installed gussets on the brackets for strength and so most any seat can be installed.

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I have the center console from the blazer that will go into the truck

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Picked up a 2002 5.3 and trans, wiring harness for my 53 ad. What is my next step.

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Put the battery in cab and ran cables out to engine.
Also ran a length of fuel line to regulator.

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Went to the swap meet in our home town of Monroe, wa bought a really good shape tail gate for my 1958 GMC stepside truck for 85 bucks and bought some COE headlights that are like new for 50 bucks don't know why but I did. Oh almost forgot then I picked up a complete rolling napco frame with tranny and the case with spare front end and rear end for 1200 buck

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Met my daughter at the Riverside airport cafe for lunch today. Drove my pickup for the first long drive after the clutch refresh and trans rebuild. The new valve covers are fantastic, the engine is dry as a bone underneath. I had no idea the old chrome ones were leaking so much. I thought it was the rear main seal puking out all the oil! On the way back up Arlington Ave, a truck that I didn't see was coming down the hill and revved his engine at me. I got a glimpse of his truck in my rearview mirror, I think it was a lowered yellow and tan 69-76 chevy truck. Engine sounded like it was way bad! Maybe it was someone on this board? Fun day!

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Went to the local punkin patch

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Nice pic!

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Thanks

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My efforts, new wheels and tires, and steering wheel!

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nice ^^^^

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finished the fuel lines today, pics in build thread.

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Thanks crossfire84!

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The chrome was still good, but the paint was faded.

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This thread seams to have died compared to threads 1 and 2. What happened?
This was a great thread and I looked for it first when I logged on. Did the thread move somewhere else?
I know that I am not a great contributor, nor did I learn to post pictures, but I use you to continue on with my 57 swb.
So bring me up to date please.

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Installed a new seat and headliner!

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sweet^^^^

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i finished (thanks to friends on this forum), rolling under the front fender lip(s) on my 56 and changed the oil and filter. Time to put her to sleep for the winter here!!!
wow, chuckdriver, what did you use to run along the outside of your headliner? I haven't gotten to that yet, so help me out. very nice!!! and the seat is so cool.

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Nice engine bay super clean

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my56Chevytruck,

I didn't put anything around the edge of the headliner, just tucked it under the lip between the two panels!

:uhmk:

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That looks killer

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I researched the ability to add about 3 more hours into the day to make days equal 27 hours so i could find time to work on the truck, but the whole space/time thing keeps putting a wrinkle into things...probably for the best anyway as i'm sure work would figure out a way to make me work more.

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Finally got the windshield installed. In 77 I had a new one put in by a windwhield buy guy moonlighting. I remember him really having to beat it in. At the time he said it was a tight fit. Lesson learned is to pay attention to the bead weld, I think that mine is a little "fat" into the opening at the top and it was catching the gasket, even using the rope trick. After applying heat with a hair dryer and a lot of whacking, it got past the interference point and the top dropped in and the bottom corners settled. Now I can button up the interior and get the front clip installed.

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OrrieG, looks good, nice job on the install...Jim

Nice picture. Especially in black and white.
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Nice sterring wheel
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I got the bed and fenders on the '56... 11" of 275/40ZR18 in a 12" opening!!!
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Pulled motor and transmission to continue fire wall mods.
JT From SC

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Dash Repair

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Thanks to PaulsPickupParts for the good metal.

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Taking advantage of the warm weather to prime some fenders.


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I got the cab mounted back on the frame.
Started working on getting brake fluid in and bled, not done. I have had several little leaks.

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Today I finished my rear swaybar installation....test drives with noticeable improvement
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Thread on the project
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=725653

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I think i've filled in all the holes i'm not going to use on the firewall with the exception of the OE E-brake. Probably not going to use it either, but just don't like filling them in until i have that sorted out.