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67Slider 08-12-2010 09:55 AM

Re: What did you do to your truck today!
 
Hung the doors on my 67. What a PITA!!!! Passesngerside took hour and a half. Driver side 5 minutes. WOW!

Davetopay 08-13-2010 08:06 PM

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I worried that something has happened to it while I am away on vacation.

70cst 08-13-2010 08:15 PM

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Today I got the alignment done and now my truck really handles well!! :metal:

rsavage 08-13-2010 10:24 PM

Re: What did you do to your truck today!
 
Backed the Burb out of the middle bay so I could get the Harley out. Rode to the 50th Friday the Thirteenth Rally in Port Dover Ontario Canada. Thousands upon thousands of people and bikes descended on this beautiful little Lake Erie Port Village. Great time. Super day for a nice 220 mile round trip ride. Tomorrow I'll actually do some work on one of the trucks.

blazin 70 08-13-2010 10:29 PM

Re: What did you do to your truck today!
 
Replaced u joint in rear and took her for a spin.

72orangeburb 08-13-2010 10:40 PM

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My buddy & I just got my 72 K-10 Surburban running tonight after 2+ months of rebuilding the transmission & transfer case! It spent 2 years in the driveway, not being driven, because it only went backwards and I was lazy. Just the 200lb. cast iron transfer case took us 3 hours using a cherry picker down through the floor, floor jack underneath with a 2x10 board, and all the while pushing with our feet and pulling from up above to get it mounted! It was all worth it ... even though it was throwing serious smoke all the way home from the garage.

eagleuh1 08-14-2010 07:35 AM

Re: What did you do to your truck today!
 
Replaced some cancer on my 68 C20. Got the inner rocker, lower A piller ext., front lower piller and kick pannel tacked in. Was tacking in Outer rocker to check door fit, but had to stop and unplug my econotig because of lightning storm. Already lost a computer, modem and big screan TV 3 yrs ago. Not loosing my econotig.
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Man, I hate 3D puzzles. Nothing seemed to fit right. Taking longer than I expected, but getting there.

pat 70/71 08-14-2010 09:43 AM

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carb swap/ 670cfm back to 600cfm just to much fuel for my stock motor to manage. plus, retarded the timing back to 8 degrees. the thing was burning fuel like a saturn 5 rocket!! now runs as it should. cheers, Pat

Hubscrub 08-14-2010 12:58 PM

Re: What did you do to your truck today!
 
installed my junkyard swaybar with new moog bushing boy that last bolt was a pita that stuff fits tight, haven't drove it yet

powerbench 08-14-2010 02:40 PM

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order a bunch of parts from ece.....

67Slider 08-14-2010 03:54 PM

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Installed my 7.00 (= some vinyl paint) pair of junkyard visors!
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FRENCHBLUE72 08-14-2010 04:07 PM

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I and getting ready to do the rear brakes on the blazer and not looking forward to it..

SS68 08-14-2010 08:12 PM

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thursday and friday my carb (quadrajet) flooded on the way to work. contemplated on rebuilding it but had some truck money saved that i have been saving to buy old air ac. so today went out bought an edelbrock 600cfm 1406 w/ electric choke and put it in about an hour. now have to figure out while she idles really high. also found out my truck got hit on the new aftermarket lt bedside. to bad i wond find out out who hit it.

Jwill41 08-14-2010 08:15 PM

Re: What did you do to your truck today!
 
I put a new inside door handle on my daughters 98 surburban. Also bought a new radiator at O'Reillys for my 72 suburban but it got too hot outside. I will try to get it installed in the morning.

Hottrucks 08-14-2010 08:30 PM

Re: What did you do to your truck today!
 
yesterday tore part a 425 I got that I was going to use the heads off of only to find out they arn't as good as the ones I have.....

so today I pulled the heads on the 500 and pulled all the valves out put in new oil rings and lapped them all in.... well except the one that was bent.... I was surprised how well everything came out even after hearing all the horror stories about beating the fire wall back just to make it fit..needless to say the vavle covers came off used the engine hoist to pull the intake off in 1 piece unhooked the exhaust pulled the head bolts ( torqued to 115 lbs 50 years ago) hooked the hoist to it let it sit for 20 min with tention till the gasket let go the lifted it all out cleaned up the valley....tomorrow I'll start soaking the lifters till I get the gaskets on Monday....should have it back together in 2 hours....

vectorit 08-14-2010 08:39 PM

Re: What did you do to your truck today!
 
Took my burb out for a 150 mile back road cruise.

Hubscrub 08-14-2010 08:57 PM

Re: What did you do to your truck today!
 
pushed it up the road, after it quit getting fuel on me A BIG THANKS TO YOU 2 WHOEVER YOU WERE IN THE 67 THAT HELPED ME THANKS!

AustinScott 08-14-2010 09:23 PM

Re: What did you do to your truck today!
 
I had an itch and lost 2.5" in the front today

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RossRinSD 08-14-2010 09:24 PM

Re: What did you do to your truck today!
 
I started degreasing the front axle I picked up for the K10 like three months ago. It has disk brakes and even looks like it'll turn better.

My buddy picked up a 2008 Shelby GT500. Looks like the Camaro is gonna get some money and time spent on her just to keep up. I'll let you ladies know how it goes.

oldblue1968chevy 08-15-2010 12:20 AM

Re: What did you do to your truck today!
 
sat in it and talked on the phone in the rain and played witht he gear shift lever..lol I cant wait to drive it

Twisted78SS 08-15-2010 12:46 AM

Re: What did you do to your truck today!
 
I finally got the time to finish the frame clean up and today my son and I broke out the Eastwood products and got busy. I used Rust Encapsulator and chassis black (satin). Of course during the work party, we discussed using an after-market cross member, and I convinced him to go for it. So, two things to do, install the c-notch and now a new cross member.. then finish those areas ..

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67chevy1series 08-15-2010 01:17 AM

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paited my tilt colum nice red since my tuck i s black with red accents so the steering wheel was painted too:metal::smoke:

project 67 sub 08-15-2010 06:32 AM

Re: What did you do to your truck today!
 
stole the tire pressure gage out of the center console so i could check and reduce the air pressure in the tires on my beetle

72smoker 08-15-2010 07:59 AM

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I repainted the front of my frame and removed the motor mounts so it will be ready for the new motor and tranny.

chevy88 08-15-2010 10:42 AM

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Ordered from board member "toomuchstuff" a heater control assembly with cables to replace a half assed installed heater controls from a 73-81 chevy truck that did not even fit the opening.


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