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I spent yesterday driving from Atlanta GA to Baton Rouge LA to pick up a SWB 4x4 frame from board member 62 short step. Today I picked it up and tomorrow I drive back. Great to meet another board member.

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Looked for the vin number tags with no luck. Now after getting out of the shop I found the replies to my thread asking about this issue, so I should be able to find the number later on tonight or tomorrow. I also pulled the front wheels off so I could swap the flat tires out for an old set of rollers I had laying around. Now at least she will roll without firing up the compressor every time. I have to wait until I get the paperwork going before I get too involved in tearing her apart though.:smoke:

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Look on the frame by the left motor mount. They are usually stamped into the frame there.

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Yeah, that's gonna be my last resort spot. Until reading the answers to my post I had no idea that GM put the vin tags on the upper side of the door jam on the trucks (I've always built cars and was looking in all the car places). I'm gonna go back and check the door jam again, if it is as empty as I think it is then I'll just get it off the frame. Thanks.

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Hey that's a great compliment on you and your daughters work Bubba cool,cool....Vernski:clap::cong::c2:

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Went out to the shop this morning and found my vin number. After looking at some of the decoders in this site I learned my truck is actually a 1965 C-10.:metal:

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What i did on the truck today..?
DROVE IT !!!

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i put the rear end up on jackstands and yanked the rear drivers side brake line that sprung a leak, went out to my moms and jacked the line off of a 67-72 half ton pu box trailer i put out there for her to use. getting ready to head back into town and get that brake line put in and try to finish pulling the old u bolts out of the trailing arms, ordering new ones for my 3 inch blocks i welded up this weekend

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Got my mock up engine in the truck, installed some headers laying around so i know how to fab the trans mount to clear the muffler pipe.

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Drove my crazy LT1 swap around the block for the first time.

- Brian

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In the truck?

Have any pics of it?

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I'll try and get some pics tomorrow. Unfortunately while rolling it out of the garage to make room for my car this evening, I broke a brake line. So now I'll be making new brake lines before I can drive it to the exhaust shop.

Seeing as I have one lying around anybody know if I can use a booster and master cylinder from an impala ss? I'll measure it tomorrow but I think a Captainfab bracket might let me bolt it up. I may still have to swap the M/C for something dual channel with all disks instead of the Imp's disk/drum. <-- And yes even though the Imp has disk rears GM was to cheap to redo the proportioning valves.

- Brian

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Just returned to Kansas City from my trip to Phoenix, via Denver & Albuquerque...a little over 3,200 miles, but I got some good rust-free sheet metal.

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thats just plain hilliarious! :lol:x2

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Half of the fun IS KNOWING IT'S WRONG, doing it, and getting away with IT! Nothing like thumbing your nose to the MAN! :metal:

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No brake lights? Seriously? Why on earth would you do that?

Might want to think about the rest of us, hate to see somebody else get hurt and you end up with a wrecked truck, fines, a revoked license.

At a minimum... just a friend following you would have minimized the risk of somebody running into you.

Better yet, find a buddy with a trailer. I bet you could have found somebody on here close to you that would have helped.

My 2 cents ....

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Not today, but got some work done to the 64.

And the last pic is another project been working on for the kiddos.

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Today I tried to talk to DMV..:banghead: After an hour of waiting all I was able to get was "this vin number is not on file". Which actually is quite helpfull because I already know what to do for California there. Onward with the paperwork.

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Great job,,,no record / no back fees...:mm:

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Lowered my truck with some Wrangler springs I picked up an Ebay for 30 bucks. Only have the rear done right now. In the process of tightening the right top bolt, I managed to crack my brake line... just my luck. Probably going to go ahead with my disk brake conversion to save myself the trouble of bleeding brakes two or three times.

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Got my brake booster mocked up and the mock up engine in to see what all doesnt fit :lol:

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...ruck/020-3.jpg

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...uck/0162-2.jpg

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Sadly I didn't do **** to the truck today ( other than ask for a price quote for suspension/brake parts ), I had to fix a cracked hinge attach point on the trunk in the 54 and I'm hunting down a reset on the ECU of my daily 75 BMW, I think I have it narrowed down to a faulty pull up resistor on the crank trigger.

Tomorrow I plan on wasting about 400lbs of sand blasting all the ( usable ) parts from the frame/suspension. I really need to grab the camera so I can get some pics of this thing as I go along. Only pic I have of the 63 ATM ( it has since been disassembled down to the last nut and bolt ).

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u...hev/chebby.jpg


The 54 and my daily,

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u...epig/bonus.jpg

How my daily motivates me :devil:

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u...g/IMG_1299.jpg

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Today;

Installed an Autometer Street Tach...

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Be sure to post a pic when you can.

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Bought some wrangler rear springs for $30 bucks from an offroad shop.

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rattle can paint job.
before.
http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/a...project180.jpg
After.
http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/a...project219.jpg

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finished re-doing my partially rotted wood bed on the cheap. I got cut finish grade plywood into 3- 2' strips and screwed them down with the original metal strips (cleaned up and treated with Gibbs Protectant). I put two layers of used diesel motor oil mixed with some dark minwax wood stain. It should keep the water out. It looks good for under $40.

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Welded a patch panel onto the right front fender. Then epoxy primed and did some touch-ups with filler. Next step: another coat of epoxy and then high build....

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Nothing. I walked past it and looked sadly at the rusted rocker with a bird's nest in it. :(
At least something's getting some use out of it...

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I put an OOOGA horn on it. Doesn't sound just right. Will try to figure out what the problem is.

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Here ya go..picture as requested..

Rick
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The older "steel" horns have an adjustment screw and locknut accessible via the center of the horn opening. Loosen the locknut up and then turn the adjustment screw with screwdriver. This adjusts the mechanism.

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added some driveshaft clearance to the crossmember...

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Attachment 584412

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Got the frame sandblasted and picked up a 79 C20 454 parts truck for the 63.

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I played in my club house. At least that's what my wife calls it.

TR

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:lol: looks like you were having a good time at it too

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Yep,

It's the "He Man Woman Haters Club."

TR

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i reluctantly let a friend borrow it for the next couple of weeks because he doesn't have a car