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I drilled holes in the holder and the side covers hold it in place. The truck is apart so I really can't take any pictures of it at this time. I was going to drill some small holes on the back side of the radiator bracket and put some small screws in the backside to hold it to the hold down. I also removed the lower mount brackets and used long bolts so I could move the radiator up. I might have something bent for the lower also. It i all up in the air. I have since painted the hold down but some dirt got in it. Still dosn't look to bad. Either that or have a Stainless one bent up. The one in the picture cost me $7 at the heating and air place and a stainless one is about $21. I think this pictures shows the back lip on the radiator.

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What kind of scoops are those? Grille looks cool.:metal:

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This weekend I did my seasonal oil change and battery charge. Changed the trans pan gasket and gave it new fluid. Cut and mocked up my lf patch panel and did a little dent repair.

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This weekend I drove mine to town and got a truck load of mulch. I got home with it and the nephew came over to help me shovel it out. Spent most of the rest of the day getting on his @$$ for being too rough on the bed floor with a rake. :lol:

The load of mulch mad the back end of my truck set even with the front....I kinda liked it...made the wheels in my head start turning. :uhmk:

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68-69 Camaro SS louvers.

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Lakeroadster , nice work on grill looks great

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Going to be driving in the rain at night for a bit, so went out and coated the windshield with Rain-X. Makes a world of difference in these old trucks with marginal wipers.

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I looked out the window at my busted A$$ burban sitting out in the snow, does that count as doing something to my truck?

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Cool. I like it.

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reomoved old tired motor and put in a runner today.
tomorrow trans, lines ,wires,etc... this is pic of old one

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Using the Van Pershing Idea Page how to article (thank you Persh!), I installed door jamb switches tonight to operate the dome light when the doors open. Here's the link for anyone interested:

http://www.persh.org/pickup/DomeLight.htm

It's relatively simple, and thankfully the switch part number SW98 was included, because everything else I looked at was too short to bridge the gap between the door and the jamb. Autozone was the only place I could find them, and they remain $1.99 each.

I'll get the wires tied in to the dome harness tomorrow, and I'm also going to be ordering one of the clear dome lenses from LMC. I'll post night time before and after photos of the light output once I have the new lens, if there's enough improvement to be seen in a photograph.

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mark, link not working:uhmk:

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The link is good, it's just offline at the moment. He must have very poor server support, about every other time I try one of his links the site is down. If history repeats itself the link should be working again in a few hours.

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Got the dome lights wired up to the door switches, and installed a toggle switch to kill the circuit should we want to sit in the summer heat with the doors open. Also installed a glove box light, primarily for the spring which helps pop the glove box door open. Apparently Chevys had a hinge spring, but I don't believe these were offered on GMC's (at least I've never seen one). Also included a toggle switch to shut off the glove box light for those evenings when we're out on a date, and use the inside of the glove box door for a food and drink tray.

I also just checked the Persh link and it's still offline. His information is helpful, but the server support he gets can be a little frustrating.

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did a crossmember swap thursday and friday
old.
http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/a...project049.jpg

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/a...project060.jpg

new.http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/a...project065.jpg

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/a...project069.jpg

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Nothing big. Took it out of the garage for the first time in 6 or 7 months. It started right up, gotta love that!

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CB1965 like your roll around dolly.

I didn't work on the truck, but I got my band saw set up so I can start building the rest of the tubes for my 4 link.

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Continuing with the conversion from 17.5 x 5.25" original wheel to 17" x 6" for the 1963/64 K10 project.


http://lh4.ggpht.com/_jlNKkl-rSbc/S8...0/DCP00956.JPG

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Took her out on a date and picked up some ice cream. Lots of thumbs up toolin down the raod.:metal:

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Funny thing about the thumbs up/attention these trucks draw. Took my wife out for a lunch date Friday and while parked overlooking a left turn lane, we kept getting eyeballed along with many smiles. It got a little scary however when the guy in the 64 Dodge truck kept staring at our truck while moving forward in traffic. Suddenly the cars in front of him stopped, and he didn't. He was busy looking backward over his shoulder out the window, slamming on the brakes at the last second hard enough to kill the engine and came to rest about .050" behind the Mercedes in front of him!

I'm thinking maybe next time I better park on the other side away from facing traffic! :lol:

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I turned a few wrenches today. Mostly I cussed at the truck, damned the guy I bought it from, and berated myself for not getting rid of it sooner. I've decided that it's going to the mech-neck tomorrow. I'm tired of futzing with it.

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finally got a set of rallys for the truck, could only afford 2 tires so I got a pair of Falken 225/60/15's and swapped out the beat trailor wheels in the rear for the new shoes. Lol theres nothing like having good traction and piece of mind! lol

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Cb1965

That's got to a new one for a skateboard use? ;)

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Hangin Six.

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The board was just laying there while im breaking my back dragging this hunk of iron across the driveway.:banghead: lightbulb moment, get the board!!

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Filled a 30 gal trash back with dirt/grease/wasp nest etc. that I pulled out of the front crossmember on my 66

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Took the head off to take care of a head gasket leak and to clean up the head, runs alot better now.
Getting it ready for the Torque Fest in Farley, Iowa on May 1st.
vintagetorquefest.com

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i drove my 66 to work so i could spend the rest of the day after work cruzeing around the back roads in it. even found a cool old exxon gas station metal sign off in the woods i brought home to hang in my shed.

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nice I always used a skateboard as a dolly

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Wait, you did this swap over the weekend with the dog house and motor still in/on the truck??!!?? Um... will you fly out and do mine too! I want to do this swap but I can't fathom how it can be done over the weekend, what did you do to prepare for that tight time line? I drive my truck daily and after have done a motor swap recently my wife won't be to please if I have to decommission it for more than a weekend again.

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put master and slave cylinders plus misc. brake parts in from a donor to new ride, bled the brakes and clutch, all working now.
the old slave cylinders were just filled with a white powdery substance. (this thing sat for a long time!)
finished up tacking the new header/exhaust all the way to muffler, ...
started it with the donor motor for the first time. sounds good!

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just removed the fenders and wheels.engine still in. got my tools and went at it. i had previously taken the donor crossmember apart so i knew what bolts to take off. suspension is done i still need to do the brake lines. i should of waited till i had everything ready to go now i have to wait for my parts but i have my back up car http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/a...Picture257.jpg

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cool, man did the new motor happen to be 305?

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For anyone that might have been trying to access the above link, his website got hacked and has been offline since early Saturday. It's now back up.

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great i like that idea:metal: i have tryed & tryed to open that page with no luck....thanks

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yea it is a 305 out of a '62 suburban as well as all the other parts i'm using.
i'm putting a '73 chassis under the burb now so all the old stuff goes to the pickup.

matt i like your fleetside GMC, nice lettering on doors... i'm going to do the same!

i'm tring to figure out if i vinyl the old school look or find a lettering guy? i think paint would prbably be better.

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Put my swaybar on which has been sitting in my garage for more than a year. Holy cow what a difference. It does bottom out on the control arm when I air out but that will be taken care of tomorrow. No more inner fender rub.

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Didn't do nothing. Put a new tire on my motorcycle though.

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I installed the heater hose fitting on the engine and water pump and hooked up the heater hoses but I still need one hose clamp. I also set the radiator in and put the fan on.

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I cut a crossmember for my fuel cell on my new bandsaw, but that's it.