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Getting my steelies powder coated. Makes me so happy!

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IIRC there are _three_ splines to line up in a torque converter , most of the time one slips right in and you have to invert the tranny and hand spin the T.C. back and forth until you hear / feel it click and drop twice more .

It'll be close to the inside of the bell housing when it's right , at least 1/4" between the flex plate and the T.C. when you offer up the tranny ~ never , EVER force it ! therein lies madness and an empty wallet :waah: .

I just got another 'phone call from The paint Jail ~ it seems he's hot to trot on painting my truck now and really wants me to come get my driveline , he says no problems painting the bottom of the cab green to match and suit me , they guy who's paying for it .

I'll go by in a day or so and drop him off some $ if I see progress , I assume there will be .

QUESTION : many of the I6 powered trucks I see , have the inner upper lip of the right hand frame rail , right in front of the passenger side motor mount , cracked and bent up a little bit ~ what's the deal with this ? I am having him heat it , massage flat and butt weld it from underneath as I don't like cracks in anything , they tend to creep with the way I drive .

Please run out to your truck or that nasty old frame in the weeds and take a look see , report back here .

TIA ,

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I agree. I installed the cowl screen because I just completed the interior and got tired of all the trash coming thru the vents & I was vaccumming up leaves on my new carpet everyday. lol

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Well ;

Back when this truck was new and I was lucky to drive / ride in post WWII vehicles, part & parcel of Spring was to take a spirited ride with those " crotch cooler " A Pillar vents wide open and get leaves and dust into your eyes and mouth , then you'd clean out the cab (trucks) or interior (cars) and be able to use those wonderful vents all Spring and Summer long.....

Times have changed for most but not for a few of us Geezers ~ I unload the entire cab before that ride so I don't get all the other crap I carry , full of leaves .

Maybe I'll have my painter add some screen , is brass screen still available ? .

I am *VERY* excited to be thinking of having my truck back by New year's maybe :chevy: .

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On a stock heater.AC combo, I'm all for the anti-leaf screen.

Running VA, I don't use the kick panel vents. So we (Lee The Painter *actually* did it) used sheet metal to seal these up.

Except for the holes for the window washers, it's pretty water tight...Let alone, a good way to keep out the leaves.

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What an awesome idea for a thread ... Just commenting so I can check back on this later & get some inspiration after not putting in any work for a while!

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My new mufflers showed up today.
KOOKS Quad Core Stainless
They look really nice.

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Replaced broken transmission mount

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got my New 10 1/2 Ubolts in yesterday, going to make drop blocks this weekend

Wildcard

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Installed the new carb, adjusted it, changed the passenger Side window regulator. The made a trip to the scap yard with the ol truck to sell some old scrap metal. Not a bad day.

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Got rear disc brakes on the 71 now! They match the fronts almost!:chevy:


http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1414876234

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1414876234

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Baby got a new set of 16" Cragar s/s now i need some taller tires.

Cheers,

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Nah bring the truck down to the tires... LOL

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[QUOTE=Andy4639;6900102]Got rear disc brakes on the 71 now! They match the fronts almost!:chevy:]

Looks great..:metal:..Who's kit did you go with?

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[quote=BugzC10;6900215]
I used the CPP kit! I want recommend it though! It's lacking a lot but over all it's all there. The kit lacks instructions for details that you just have to figure out your self. Like the spacers. I ended up not using either one of them. had to add washers to the drivers side and nothing on the passenger side. Brackets to hold brake lines were wrong size. T bolts aren't grade 8 that hold the bracket's on. Calipers are a ***** to get to grab and adjust.
I spent 20hrs the last 2 whole days to get them installed.
Here is a link with more about the install.:chevy:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=647684

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I changed out my leaking heater core and replaced the blower motor while I was at it.

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I have become fronds with a local powder coater here recently. I asked if I could use his blast booth to blast my cab. I was happy to give him some cash. He refused to take the cash, so I brought him some liquid refresents.

Here are some pictures of it before it went in. I forgot to snap some pictures of the finished product.

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X2 Nice lookin truck will look good lowered down.

Wildcard

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Made me a set of Rear Drop Blocks today, I made four 1inch blocks so I can to 1 or 2 inch option over and above the already installed Jeep TJ rear springs.

made the blocks 7inchs long and 4 1/4inchs ctc on the holes. Ubolts are 3/4 thread I had a one size bigger 13/16 cause that's the only big drill bit I had kept the bit lubed with PB blaster on the drill press and drilled smoothly.

Here are all my parts ready to go in maybe this week or next weekend.

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got the c-notches in and the 5" drop springs in. gonna back it out and power wash the frame and get ready for some paint. any recommendations on frame paint?



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Got rid of these ugly humps on the radiator support, ran out of co2 for the welder so couldn't finish. Also sanded on the firewall a little bit.

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Brought it home...

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I turned the psi way down on my sandblaster and blasted a spare fender just to see how it would do. Surprisingly it worked very well. No warping. Psi was about 50. Took longer than usual but I am happy with the results. I kept the media flowing almost parrarel to the panel, barely touching the panel. I am confident I can blast most of my panels this way.

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we reinstalled the cab tonight

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Drove mine.

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tinted my windows and did some int. work . ordered a new dash pad and it should be here in a few days...here are some pic's of the window tint..

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That's a REAL TRUCK, ole.

Nice work.

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Shortened a Kodiak front axle by 10 inches and got it under my C50 today. Not mounted yet but closer than it's ever been.

I have a TopKick rear frame section welded in and the Super Singles on. All the hugh drums are gone. 4 wheel disk brakes, dual 2.8" piston calipers on each wheel. 445-50-22.5 rear 275-70-22.5 front

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Ordered a New fiberglass front Rollpan for the 67 yesterday.

Wildcard

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Wow...what a monster. :metal: Love it! Do you have a built thread to follow?

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No build thread sorry, maybe after the fact.

I honestly can't stand the pressure of the what have you done ... huh where's the pic's... why didn't you do xyz. So Ill post it all after.

I know your on the other coast but were having a little C10 get together this weekend if your up to a trip. PM me if your interested.

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thanks a bunch, will show the interior when I get the dash pad in...

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Fixed the lights, fixed the lights, fixed the lights!!! ...every single one of them; from the license plate to the headlights and everything in between including the shift indicator and factory cab roof lights!!! Halleluliah!!!

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well I got the new dash pad in today after lunch, and got it installed and I think it looks great. lot better than the one with duct tape lol. here are the pic's of the pad and a few other things I have done to the insides of ole dollor....

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Are those keys hanging from that little chain to the left at the bottom of the dash?

Speakin' of "hangin", you have some tasty stuff on your garage walls.

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I've had a high power bogging situation for awhile now, but haven't really had time to address it until today (retired last Friday!). Turns out that the plastic cam that lifts the secondary jets when the secondary air valve opens was broken. I found two pieces in the channel between the secondary bores. I guess the rest went out the tail pipe. Air valve opens with no enrichment, truck slows down on full throttle. Lame. It'll be a ton quicker tomorrow. :burnout:

It up shifts too early, as well. Guess I'll have to replace/adjust the vacuum modulator. Second gear scratch for sure.

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yes on the chain is a folding church key ,and the gas cap key and the tool box key . its hanging on the parking brake handle. I do need more wall space , I have another 200 caps that I have no place to hang them. and a lot more wall hangers that need to be hung up , but no room. wish I had a bigger shop to play in.

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William once you get all the wood out , it not to bad from there on, mine came out real easy but my son was doing most of the work, we had it out in no time...putting it back in was really kind of fun , and that new wood looks great .

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Hey Don, nice work on the new dash pad. I hope yours turned out a lot better than mine did. I wasn't too crazy about how mine fit once I got it installed. It's too short on the ends & it's kinda flimsy feeling and dang sure doesn't fit like the original one did. I got mine from Brothers and I'm not real happy with it, but too late to do anything about it now. As most of us know, you have to gut the complete dash to remove & install a new dash pad in these old trucks.

I agree, once all the old wood, strips & rusty bolts are out I am hoping the easy part is putting the new wood, strips and bolts back in. When my wood boards are finished getting milled & cut, I'm taking my truck out to a friends shop & we are going to use his car lift to lift the bed off the frame & torch the remaining rusty bolts off. That will make it so much easier!