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Lol thanks, actually it does look small in the photos lol. I think it's the angles I took. Also the truck is gray. It is a small block tho 😉

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That's a beautiful truck!

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Well...let's say what did I do over the last week. So I had the idea of replacing the steering gear box on my 70 lwb. Mine was originally a manual steering truck. I replaced the set up with a tilt, power column and box from a 72 originally. After about 10 years, and realistically a few before that, she let me know she was done. I couldn't keep fluid in it to save my life. To be fair to the old girl, there is no telling how long she sat on the old truck before I acquired her for mine. Anyway, after searching all over town for a rebuilt unit, I came across the last one probably known to man. I'm thinking sweet, I'm good. As I'm getting everything ready to go back together, my rag joint tells me to go **** myself lol (if that's not allowed a do apologize). Since I don't swap these units out daily, and am still fairly young and inexperienced, I was unaware that there were different shaft sizes. I mean in all fairness, that's like male adolescence 101 right? Should have known. Anyways, no one has a rag joint in stock. This is after finding out that the far majority of parts house associates don't know what a rag joint is. For those shopping for one, ask for a "steering coupler". 3 days and about 5 ups men later, the part makes it to the local store and is picked up. For a small fella, that steering box is a heavy bastard. The whole backwards bolt trick was amazing, thank you forum guys! Got her back together and back on the road. The steering is tighter than before, but not bad. I believe I got most of the air out of the lines etc. so, after about a week, she back up and running. Now I can get back to work and park her in the middle of all the plastic trucks lol. Finally, love this forum and the wealth of knowledge from you all is tremendously useful and appreciated! Keep it going.

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Cleaned and repacked front wheel bearings. Lubed Front end

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repainted wheels, and switched to 8 inch wheels out back...


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They look great, well worth the effort I think.

Can I ask what Lokar shifter you have? it looks like the 16", it it long enough for normal use?
I am trying to decide on what one to get.

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Let me double check that. For some reason I am remembering 12" I do have to reach a bit to shift - works fine, but I am thinking about adding a longer handle. All in all it works well - it is a cable shifter model

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Fired up the truck for the 1st time since starting the project a little over a year ago. All gauges work. Fuel leak at the hard line from the pump to the carb while trying to fill the TH350. I couldn't get the stainless line to seat, so switching out for a steel one. Got a lot of the bed installed yesterday.

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I love that color!

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Thanks! It's 503 light green, although it's more aqua or turquoise than green IMO. Here's a shot of the interior that I was messing with this weekend too - the washer pump body was loose. The color was one of the major reasons I got it, along with the original farmer's name on the bedsides. I can't wait to get it finished in the next couple of weeks. I'm not sure I can call it a Farm Rat with Old Air A/C and carpeting. Maybe Farm Rod?

Oh, I also decided to try building my own stainless braided fuel hose using Summit -6AN components:
(1) SUM-220667B - Fitting, Male -6AN to 5/18"-18 Inverted Flare (for connecting to the OE-style SBC mechanical fuel pump).
(1) SUM-220186B - Fitting, Male -6AN to 3/8" hose barb (for connecting at the intake to the Edelbrock hardline w/filter to carb that also has a 3/8" hose barb).
(1) SUM-230603 - Hose, Braided Stainless Steel, -6AN, 3 ft.
(2) SUM-220690B - Fitting, Straight, -6AN Hose to -6AN Female.

Oops...I thought you were responding about my truck color. The blue of OregonNed's truck is awesome.

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I was way off - the one I have has an 8" stick.. I'd like a little longer, however now that I have this..

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4 months later.
Dmv got my plates done.

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Painted my filler panels. Oil change and rear axle fluid change.

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Stain applied to the glove box and ash tray veneer - sanding and finish next

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Finished bolting down the bed. Hung the tailgate. Wired the back-up and taillights. Installed the rear bumper and license plate lamp. Drove it for the first time.

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New flywheel / pilot bearing / clutch / pressure plate / throw out bearing using ARP hardware. Next get the linkage assembled and drop the Muncie Rock crusher in :chevy:

1967 short fleet with a 71 350 4 bolt using 67 bell housing / M-22 / Custom shaft / 3.73 posi Old school

One more bite off the elephant .

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Patched the drivers side cab corner. Glad I didn't need to use the whole piece. It was about an inch to long had the same issue with the passenger side also.

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Aftermarket patch panels are horrible. There is obviously no Quality Control when it comes to them. Guess there are no c10's in China for test fitting 😆 mine were bad as well.

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Taking rear section apart for cleanup and paint. Found at least part of why turn signals were not working right. This is the way I like my issues, very obvious. Looks like I’ll replace from firewall back to tail lights when I put it back together.

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Congratulations on the first drive!

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Me too. I hate chasing electrical issues. Probably most sketchy fixes are done on the fly with the intention of getting back to it to do a proper repair and many just don't.

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Came back from CostCo with groceries and discovered a bunch of pieces of plastic alongside my truck. I realized that it looked the strip that covers the screws that attach the top to the sides of the camper shell. Got out a ladder and looked on top, and sure enough, there was a bunch missing. How it managed to "explode" overnight out of the channel it sits in is beyond me. I'll check my security cameras, but this would be the most random kind of vandalism that could occur. I'm guessing that it started and then propagated. I walked by that side of the truck yesterday and would have seen it. Guess I'll be buying more of it. That shell is only 2-1/2 years old. I'll buy black this time, since black is more resistant to UV. Anyone know where to buy that stuff? Maybe I can call the installers for that info on Monday.

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Bought 100' roll for our enclosed trailer at Amazon, you just have to know the width.

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Thanks for that info! I'll be replacing it all, and there's a lot of it. Since I'm going to use black, I'll probably change my truck's name to "Tiger" because of all that black trim on an orange truck. What with a white shell, I can pretend it's an old tiger with white hair on top. :lol: Heh, I amuse me.

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Glad I'm getting down to just the detail stuff after my build. Finally found the right air filter, 5.5 inches tall. Undercoated the wheel wells. Painted the front suspension. Painted the front calipers Chevy orange for a splash of color 😁.

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Got the hood on and a small shake-down drive. Next up: front alignment.

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Picked up some pavers for a project in the backyard.

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SR,
I think yours falls into the what did you do WITH your truck today! HA!

I still like it though. Out there still doing truck things.

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I got my front clip on and took it it for drive. Still need hood hinges, my old ones were shot and the ones that came with the clip are stuck open. And then I need body work and paint. Of coarse I've needed that for 22 years.

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Working on the finish now on this project - 4 coats in..

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Ned,
What wood is that veneer? The glove box lid looks book matched. Nice.

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Thank you. It is quarter sawn red oak - matching the wood in the bed in both stain and finish. Also the ashtray face, and a radio delete I made...

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I think it will look better with that front end. It fits. ;)

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Yep, it just got real, real fun. Half a day of drilling out spotwelds and pulling sheet metal by myself. MIG gas cylinder (75/25) picked up, and just so happened my cab/radiator mounts came in too. I also ordered up the Brother’s radiator support patch. A little pricey, but that thing is really well made and stout. Tomorrow I’ll finish the cuts on the underside of the cowl/dash area and possibly start tacking in my patch pieces.

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I was thinking quarter-sawn white oak. Either way, that is one beautiful bunch of work. I'd like to do something like this to my truck, but it would disappear down the rabbit hole of not being used for the rest of my life while it got worked on. I'm getting old.

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rechinca, that's exactly the same repair that I am working on.

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Yep! My first choice was white, but the lumber yard didn't have enough of it at the time. Still, though, the wood was only about $225 if I remember right. My wood working friend did all the milling and finish work. But however my first choice was some flame patterned Myrtlewood that another friend harvested on his Southern Oregon coast farm, but the sawn lumber was not dried properly, and it all shifted and warped. My wood worker friend is using portions of it on other projects. That myrtlewood would have been pretty unique, though, and I wish I could have seen it finished. You can see some of the detail of that wood in this fishing net he made.

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Today I put new wiper blades, a new brake light switch, and new reverse lights in! But the passenger side reverse light is not working unfortunately.

1970 GMC 1 Ton 9 foot Stepside

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Made a beverage holder😁

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Got the rear part of the cab's body work pretty much done. I'll epoxy prime it tomorrow and get some high build on it. Nice having ot to strip to bear metal. So far the drop rails look great.