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Well yesterday actually, I ran up to Cooper Restorations and picked up a few odds and ends for my 68. So I guess you could say I did something "for" my truck instead of "to" it. LOL Here's a link to Jeffs web site hes a good guy to do business with.
https://www.cooperrestorations.com/

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Nice bro

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Nice bro

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Ouch

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Drove it over to the "local" pick-your-part to see if I could find a replacement seat. No joy. The wife wanted to know why I don't just put it back to stock looking. $97 for a decent replacement, or $900 for the factory look, plus my labor. She understands that sort of economic decision!

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Went to summit to pickup a new GM 350 crate engine. My old engine has numerous issues and now it is using oil.

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Out with the old seat, in with the new (to me) seat, plus a new dash pad, refurbished cluster bezel, and door handle and window crank escutcheons. I'm going to install the new glove box liner as soon as I get my radio fixed and installed.

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Readied my new engine for installation.

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https://photos.app.goo.gl/f7YgUPK1Kv9zrdr77
This wasn't today, it was Monday, but I finally got my grandad's truck moved to my house. But not after it was broken into, and a bunch of new parts stolen. But she's safe in my driveway now. I still haven't gotten this adding photos down, it wasn't showing up, so i just added a link to the photo

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Here yah go OldBlue70C10

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Thanks! I appreciate that

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Got a little closer to starting it!

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Finished redoing the AC box under the hood. The goal was functionality, and to stop being a hostel for furry rodents. Originally, the inboard side of the box had two holes where the original vacuum canister had been mounted. Sometime in the past 50 years, it was forcibly removed, leaving two perfect mouse sized holes. So, took it upon myself to try and repair it by doing fiberglass for the first time ever. Of course, after removing the whole system and getting rid of the old mouse funk...

Before, during, and after:
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This is an AC truck, but the system had been open to the elements for who knows how long, so instead of reinstalling the non-working evaporator, rusty POA and other stuff, I simply plugged the two grommets to try and seal up the case. Also, fiberglassed a metal bar to the inside of the side panel with tapped threads I can remount the replacement vacuum canister.

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After the AC box was back in, I decided to take a look at the drip rail to see how difficult it would be to remove. Tried to pry a little of the old, dried, separated seam sealer, and before I knew it, I had most of it out. And, I had told my wife that I was going to wait on that job. :lol:

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Most of it came out fairly easily, then I attacked it with a wire wheel. Some surface rust, but no holes and no rust through!! :metal:

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So, decided to use some rust reformer just to make sure there wasn't something hidden, so masked it all up and shot a coat on it.

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The goal is to let this cure overnight, then tomorrow evening I am planning to attempt to redo the seam sealer. I have the 3M 8307 for the horizontal section, then 8308 for the vertical sections. Never done seam sealer before, so it should be interesting...

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I finally got the spot light in. That drilling is a nerve wracker! But it's done and tested. Final wiring will be done sometime this week we ran out of day light.:chevy:

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All new ball joints and steering arm linkage and an alignment. Drives way better now.

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Dimmer switch died on the way home.

Transmission mount needed some attention and some quality time spent.

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Received my replacement heater control levers from LMC Today . I got mine replaced in my '67, I ordered one for my Daughters defrost lever for her '72 and and extra air/fan lever , just because.

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Fitted new door handles, new hood emblem.

Also got to put registration plates on her.
That felt good, 3 months of it sitting in the driveway, now I can drive it.

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Discovered that the kluge fitting setup on one of the aftermarket trans cooler lines is leaking. It goes from 5/16" tube to 1/8" pipe to some other fitting to some other fitting to 3/8" hose. I am looking for a fitting that adapts from 5/16 compression to 3/8 hose in one step. I'm convinced that it exists, I just have to go look for it. Tomorrow morning is soon enough.

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I installed a new heater box resistor and blower switch. I've got all three speeds now, was missing the high setting, and installed a new glove box. Didn't have as much luck with the glove box light assembly. The thing fell apart when I tried to put it in. Some of these parts are pretty clunky junky!

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Original glove box came with a light?

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I would think if so, it would have been later, like 71/72. LMC lists the part through the entire range though...

-klb

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New wheel, smaller than my old one, shorter adapter = a little more leg room

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In my sideways glove box pic you can see in the upper left hand corner a hole for the switch, the lite would be on the other end. My 68 didn't have a lite and I've not seen one in any truck but I thought it would be neat. Also my wiring harness has the hot wire for the lite. American Autowire harness by the way.

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Killed my transfer case.:whine: Still drives fine in 2 wheel drive but locks up after about 50 feet in 4.

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Well since I love a challenge and I was bored today and pissed about that glove box switch that broke, I decided to see if I could fix it. So I fired up the mig and was able to tack weld the the metal piece back together without melting it. Put it back together, installed it in the glove box, wired it up and Viola I've got a working glove box light! Truck's probably worth a lot more now,LOL

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Finished clamping my fuel lines to the frame.

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Well this past week i cleaned the cab out including the fuel tank, installed dynamat type product, cut the jute backing for under the carpet and test fit the carpet. still trying to decide if i should put the seats in from a 2013 Silverado i purchasd from LKQ or just the bench seat. problem is i dont have the know how to weld and i need a frame made for the silverado seat as i don't want to drill holes into the cab. The bench seat is perfect i just wanted the silverado seats in it.

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i'm interested in how the seam sealer project turned out?

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More body work on the Sea Ten. Door and antenna fill in. Was hoping to have it painted for Santa to use, oh well maybe he can fun with it in a month or 2. Nice to feel more confident in your body work as you do more and more of it.

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Installed the upper control arms today. I assembled them Grumpy style, by threading the bushings with the shaft installed on the truck. So if it doesn't work out, I know just who to blame:smoke:

Pretty much uneventful, but the RH side doesn't move up and down as freely as the LH side, couldn't tell you why. So I did the RH side over again, which was a wasted effort. It still doesn't move as freely, but I suspect it's good.

EDIT: I think I do know why the RH control arm doesn't move as freely. The rear seal contacts the control arm bracket. There's plenty of clearance on the LH side, I don't know why there would be a difference. It's not as if you can install the shafts backwards, I think?

Suppose I could add another shim. I installed the shims as they were beforehand. EDIT: That aint it. I pulled the cross arm off and it's stiff anyway. It moves well enough. IMO there's a design flaw on the RH side of some sort, probably in the bracket and/or shafts. Works anyway, so good enough for GM.

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Yes, you can install them backwards, IIRC.

On my truck, I put in a new rear differential vent. I never noticed it before, but someone drilled a hole in the diff cover and put in a fitting. Then they ran the vent via a hose to the fitting on the cover. It was still vented, because the hose didn't fit the fitting on the diff cover tightly, and fell off. I don't know why I never noticed it before. Weird. There was also a fitting where the vent should have been, in order to run the hose to the diff cover.

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Wholly cow, that's odd. Not sure how mine was vented factory. I found it with a fitting for a 3/8" hose I think, which runs up to the cross-member. I didn't change it, though I may add a vent cap.

You lost me on the upper shafts, I don't see how it's possible to put them on backwards. There's no top or inside out that I see. If I'm mistaken clue me in dude, because wholly cow, I'll re-do it right.

I may be off base, but I think the rear warrants a 1/32" shim or so to clear the bracket. It may work as is, but I think they're supposed to move freely. Like I said, I rebuilt it as I found it. The only changes are powder coat and new shafts. It strikes me that RH side did move more freely than it does now. I checked the old seals, there's no glaring damage, but I'm not sure it would show on the exterior side. The rubber is pretty tuff.

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"Installed the upper control arms today. I assembled them Grumpy style, by threading the bushings with the shaft installed on the truck. So if it doesn't work out, I know just who to blame " :lol:

I think what Steeveedee is referring to is the left upper arm can be installed on the right side and vice versa .

I'm sure it's all fine and once aligned and with all the weight on it you'll balance out get some Dykem torque seal to mark your bushings it's a quick visual check to make sure nothings loose or moving every ones seen it before but not many use it on reinstall . . try to get the grease zerk fittings to point down . makes it easier to get the grease gun on the fitting later on . I'd get more pictures of mine done but it's already bagged in plastic to keep it clean .

Dykem indicator paste --- https://www.emisupply.com/catalog/pa...1185_1215.html

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Simple: I bought it!
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I stripped down the drivers door on the 68 to clean, paint, and lube the window and door mechanisms. I've got all new glass run channels and anti rattle strips to put back in. The original parts are surprisingly in good shape. I need a door handle mechanism and a couple of window regulator rollers but that's it.

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I was hoping U might chime in;) Good information. Against my first instinct I'll leave the shims to the pros.....Something is off on my RH side, either the bracket or A-arm. There's little clearance between the front of the bracket and the edge of the arm, but I think it's okay. The LH side is perfect all the way around..............Can't be the cross member, it only fits one way.

The only way to screw this up is are the bushings, and that's not it. I did the RH twice:lol: It's in my head, 4.5 360s both sides and you're a pinch off the A-arm;) I followed it all the way through. The shafts are nuts with the A-arms. A bushing on each side did have more to give, I believe that's normal, though I did see where you can make some adjustment.

Speak of zerk fittings, I suspect Moogs parts are engineered enough you can use the zerk fittings tight as an indicator how the bushings should finish. Not that you can't adjust the fittings, perhaps even the bushings. That and when the bushings contact the shaft the tip on the nut is @ 12-O-clock. Makes for an easy mark.

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We mocked up the motor and trans! Progress...

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I took apart the radio and painted the needle. The radio doent work but it will look better.