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I had a dead battery this week... kinda odd. 12.0x volts.
However, it wouldn't throw over in the cold.

I put the battery charger on it and went to bed.

I checked the cells in the battery and only one cell was slightly low on water, so I topped it off with a few ounces of water.

I checked it not running at 13.4 volts after the re-charge... fired right up with no problems. I checked it running and it was running at 14.5 volts.

I was having a weird thing with my brake lights staying on... turned out the ol' stop light switch had worked itself loose, so I'm guessing it was draining the battery down enough to be a pain.

I checked and cleaned the connections on the batt. terminal to be on the safe side... snugged up the stop light switch... and put it all back together.

vroooooom.

I'm hoping that is all that it was.

-W

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pulled control arms and crossmember for a trip to the sandblaster then on to some powder coat

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pulled the standard column (going to RED NOSE 65) will have my auto column from CPP in a few

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Fired up the 350 that I put in my 66 for the first time.

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Man, no matter if she muffeled or not, THAT is a sweat Sound ain't it?

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Finished body work on the Camaro dash and painted it. Also installed new rubber seals in the kick panel air vents, cleaned them up a bit and reinstalled them.

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rebuilt my carb and my truck still worked when I bolted it back on :metal:

:D

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I rewired my headlights with relays, converted my alternator to an Delco 10SI, installed a new clear lensed dome light with LED lamp and installed a new tach on the dash :metal:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=399283&page=3





Tony

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Got my front tires swapped over to the new 15x7 wheels. The tires stretch out nicely and eliminate the puny look of the skinny front wheels. Here are the 215-70/15 tires on the old 15x5 front rims:

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/6606/post0.jpg

And here are the same tires on 15x7 wheels. (The one on the far left is a 255 rear tire):

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/5636/post0a.jpg

Now if I can just manage enough restraint to wait until decent weather to put them on the truck.

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Nice looking wheel markb01, cool as always...Vernski:metal:

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Thx Vernski. I'll bet you're enjoying that new shop this winter!!

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Hey yeah Markb01 throw a few chunks of buckskin in the wood stove an it's nice and cozy in there in no time. Good to go for a few hrs work, best investment I ever made no more frozen feet or fingers....Vernski:devil:

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Modified one of my lower control arms and removed 1 coil from the spring.

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Dropped off the bench seat at the Upolstry shop. Expect it back in a week maybe 2 at the most. Mr. Jay (Picayune, MS.) had a beautiful 1939 De Soto in house and was re-doing the interior in a Houndstooth tan cloth, talk about gorgeous. Whew-wee it was pretty. I'll have picture ready when I pick it up.

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i got my license plate today! yay now i can legaly drive it around! need to get the brakes working better though...:mm:

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Reinstalled Carpeting.

Previous Owner had installed carpet out of a later model truck. Since the truck will end up as a shop truck / patina'd warhorse, I decided to just reinstall the carpet. It doesn't fit perfect and it is faded, but it will be just fine.

http://inlinethumb03.webshots.com/21...600x600Q85.jpg

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Ha!, I put carpet in my truck today too!

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My 15 year old daughter took her first drive in the 66 last night. I was sweating bullets.

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Just wait until they head off to high school .... in your truck.... then you really worry..
My daughter drove "her" 64 from the first day of school until the roads got slick and snowy in November. She is "stuck in the 'Yota" for the winter.
She really misses her truck. She still gets to drive "Lola" on nice days when the roads are good.

PS Lola is the name for her trans-gendered truck now that the 3-speed has become an automatic . Remember the Kinks classic hit, L-O-L-A, Lola :lol:

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Arctic cold and snowing here in Denver today.

Designed a tool box to go in the front of the bed. Bolts to the floor so it can be removed. Will be made all out of 2 x 4's. The idea is to look like an old shipping crate, yet still be functional.

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Looked out the window at mine and saw it was covered in 2 feet of snow.... waiting patiently for the snow to melt so I can bring her in the shop. Need to mount my inner fenders and my passenger side door among other things....

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how muuch do you think that weighs? i guess considering your location it would help with traction. looks good

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Calculates out at 145 lbs.

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empty?

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Were warming up here in Indiana its at least 36 as for the truck Im waiting for more parts, but that will be installed in the spring but I look at it everyday getting new Ideas.

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hey just wondering where in bama you live i lived in daphne for a while step daughters live in mobile but any way did you go to the car show cruise in golf shores last year just wondering how it was i was thinking about coming down to it. would have to be a trailer queen thuogh at 6 to 8 miles a gallon or get some new gears. just wondering how it was last year i think this is only the second one if iam not mistaken thanks

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Yes. "made all out of 2 x 4's." Think mid 1960's era heavy duty shipping crate.

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I was thinking about making somthing like that to cover up my step notch.;)

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I currently live outside the Birmingham area :waah:, but I have family that I visit frequently in the Gulf Shores/ Foley area and use my uncles house & boat for fishing trips. I honestly didn't even know about the cruise in... I don't know where to find info on local cruise in's/ shows. I have thought about driving my truck down there too, but like you said I would burn about 40-50 gallons of gas one way!

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Started Mods on Dash, completed cutouts for A/C Vents and Digital A/C Controller, But still trying to decide on what to do with the glove box, that will be next, any Ideas?

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After plowing 8-10” of snow last night, I decided to do something fun today and slapped on the new front wheels. 20 degrees today dropping to zero tomorrow, so it will be a few days before I can take some decent photos.

Here’s a picture of the old 15x5’s on the front. The sidewalls bulge out quite a bit:

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/4561/24446274.jpg

And here’s the same tires stretched over 15x7’s:

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/1902/25466961.jpg

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/4599/93266436.jpg

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Quick get it back inside before it catches a cold.:lol: Those wheels really pop. Do you have a clear coat on that paint?

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No clear coat, it's just John Deere Blitz Black air dry enamel. It hides dirt really well. The hood and fenders are covered in dust and rain splatter and there's mud splashed on the wheel wells. I'm amazed how good it looks considering it hasn't been washed in a couple of months.

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Like this one?;):lol:
seriously though, that's a cool idea :metal:

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That's it Exactly!

Being a child of the late 60's in my book it is hard to beat the Coyote and his infatuation with ACME products.

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And there's your theme name for the 'patina' lettering on said crate! :lol:

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work on my 65 hood today trying to find a to put gmc signal on a chevy hood

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Finally threw out my old gas tank (which leaked like a shower head). And installed a new one from Eckler's. Clean gas and no gas smell!