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yeah i did the back side already, just hated to butcher my nice oem part i search'd months for. i did see a post once about the spacer thing. i was seeing if others had the same issue first. thks

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Thanks and yes I know.. I was a tire tech back in the early 80's and acually worked on split rims a bit. This tire will probably be taken apart and the rim scrapped. To dangerous to be used on any trucks.

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Is that a Ford wheel? Looks like it may be. I have a set of '66 Ford two piece wheels like that but they are 5 hole!! Very odd.

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I installed new window channels, mirrors, dome light, glove box and step moldings today. I got a big pile of dirt dobber dirt out of the bottom of both doors.



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change out tail lights switch to(2057)
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located my old bumper to moch up...
On the fence about re installing this or go with a new chrome bumper
any feedback on the bumper would be much appreciated...sp
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Make up or buy a roll pan, smmmooth, nice and clean looking. That bumper of yours is..:waah:

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poured the oil into my new 327 - went to crawl under the old girl an hour later and there's a sizable puddle under the truck... reached down and felt around the drain plug - thinking ****e man - so disgusted I walked back into the house and told myself I have a mess to clean up tomorrow... figured it just wasn't going to be my day.

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Fun reading through here ans seeing daily progress on randomness so I'll play along.

Today/this week I painted my new wheels a color I like to call "Cherry Coke" and got them ready for mock up. I also cut out all the old floor bed metal (had previouslly put it in to cover the airbag set up) to get ready for my wood bed to go back in. Which I also stained and cleared. Lastly I sprayed the dash in it's first coats of metal flake to "motivate" me forward on the interior design. I'll start up a build/progress thread soon here.

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last weekend got the 454 set in truck (65 one ton camper), and the th400 in. Had to modify engine mounts on frame and trim back top of frame rails, built radiator mounts for cross flow radiator out of donor vehicle. hope to finish up this weekend and get running. will post pics later.

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I would say new bumper, but maybe paint it white. Depending on what look you are going for and if the front bumper is chrome.

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Put a can of sea foam fuel additive in my truck today. :chevy:

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While not actually something on the truck... more something for the truck to go on... Installed a two post lift while temperature wasn't in the single digits. Tomorrow I need to pickup some hydraulic oil and finish up the wiring before putting the 65 C20 on it.

Charlie.

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Changed out the old white painted bumper for a chrome one.


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that chrome bumper looks good, is it oem?

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Bumpers does look good, exh fits nice underneath it too.

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Not sure if its a OEM bumper. It is a used one . Has a few nicks and scrapes. Truck is a driver. Ordered brackets from Classic and they fit well. Now I have to get the correct tag holder, filler panels and right bumper bolts.

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i got my correct bumper bolts from aspensautoaz.com they sell usable 60-66 parts you get 6 bolts,washers and nuts for $10 plus i think $7 for shipped. i just wire wheeled em and the come out great!!!! ps the bolts for the brackets to frame are different, they dont have the rounded head, just a hex head. i found a guy on CL and grabbed 4 from him.

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they have em, they work on the back bumper also, cuz i used em. both on front and back bumpers

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You can get those bolts at Lowes.

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true, lowes does have hardware items. since im using only period correct items, i went with parts that came off a simular truck. also the hardware may not be the right grade for bumpers, and if it is the price is higher. one other thing the nuts have a groove on the outside that looks cool. ps im kinda particular bout the period correctness so thats why i shown what i use...

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Took my trailing arms off to cleanup and discovered a rust through spot. Looks like I'm now in the market for a replacement set.

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sand, fill, tap, weld, grind. The bed will never be ready..

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I agree, if thats the only spot with a rust through issue, then I would cut that part out and weld in a plate on both sides, wire wheel and paint the set. It just depends on if thats the ONLY damage, I have seen pics of these rusting from the inside out at the seam where they join, which hopefully isnt the case here.

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nice I'm in
were did you get the bumper and the brackets.?

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Spent today and Saturday installing an aftermarket column shift linkage, replacing the shift shaft seal in the transmission and changing the plugs & wires. It took forever to get the indicator to center in the P R N D 1 2 letters on the column and the shift shaft seal still leaks. Guess I need to pull the trans pan and remove the shift shaft & see if it has any burs or nicks on it. CPP now has their linkage on sale for $39.00. The one I bought just used all thread and I didn't like the way it looked so I slid a piece of 3/8" stainless tubing over the all thread to make it look a little better.

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Here is the continuation of this thread.

What did you do to your truck today, Part II