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Visited mine at the paint booth....

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Picked up and installed both license plate frames.

I wonder if this will solve the biggest question I get asked....

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I finished the rear spring and shock install... wow 4" drop looks fantastic.
But my question in all this is why dont new parts come with new hardware?

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Looks like you have answered all the important ones between the plates and the frames :metal:

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Hey GMC69 ,what year is that truck ?





















Sorry ,I couldnt resist .

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I thought so. One thing about the plates, they are blue, like car plates, whereas trucks usually have black plates here in Ontario. Plus with having 3 characters, space and 3 more, it looks like regular plates as that is how they used to be made until they ran out of combinations.

Even with the plates and frames, people will still ask the year and what engine it has. Some look at the engine, look at the badge on the side of the truck to confirm that it is a 396.
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Door panels are in. Door and window handles in/on. Arm rests are on. I know the dash doesn't go in this spot. I fished the dome light wire in thru the roof...new dome light. Boy, I hate the plastic crap. Any body find/know where to get a classy one?

I've got some orange peel inside the cab. But, I did it myself. I'm no pro. Just an owner/driver/gearhead.

Door panels are set up to match the new seat.

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listed mine for sale today.... sad day

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Looking great! Keep up the nice work. You will be driving her before you know it.

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Sorry to hear that.
Gotta a story you'd care to share...behind the reason foir selling it?:waah:

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2 teenage boys with cars no more room so 1 of my 2 trucks must go decided to keep the 1962 gmc short bed. and sell the 1970 with 68 nose k10 4x4 and keep the motor for the 62... not having the room sucks.

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YOUCH!
I HATE when you have to make "Priority Adult Decisions" like that.
I'd be telling MY Sons, to go buy some Car Covers,
cause Daddy's Toys are stayin put.;)

(I'm just sayin'.........):metal:

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took the 3 layers of header wrap off today.... man the guy did a good job wrapping them, but I did find spots of surface rust only....
after
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...dersnowrap.jpg
before, and it was 3 layers
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...2motorside.jpg

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dreamed it was done and installed the new plates..

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put K5 emblems on the side so people will stop calling it a bronco. At least they could call it a scout.

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LOL. I had a 78 Scout II and sure wish I still had it.

Would rather have a Blazer but it was a fun rig.

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Got my beat up old bumper off

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...804_185242.jpg

And, trying to figure out how to put gas in the 'soon to be installed' blazer tank.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...0/CIMG3253.jpg

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booty-fabbed a backing plate with studs and a pushrod guideplate for my clutch master..... for the hydraulic clutch SM465 swap.....

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finished installing and adjusting my Accuair E-level sensors.

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Installed my new hood. Kinda diggin the color!

http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/p...0GMC/003-4.jpg
http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/p...0GMC/002-6.jpg

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I installed my new Wilwood 2 piston front calipers. Repacked the front wheel bearings and installed new grease seals.

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finished cleaning the bottom of the cab and sprayed on Raptor liner

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Took the tonneau cover off of my 09 Sierra and put on my 67. Fits good. Post pics later. Oh yeah I cut and buffed the paint yesterday. Made a heck of a difference. First time running a rotary buffer. Pics to follow

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O crap....let the wife drive it for the first time......

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I got some new bumper mounts made up.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...806_170049.jpg

New brackets on top of the old one. You can see the difference in thickness.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...806_170113.jpg

And, the bumper all cut out. Lots of grinding and welding tomorrow.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...806_185556.jpg

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Well, that sucks. What happened? Whats the word from the adjuster.

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looked over a few small wiring issues. Truck was converted frm eternal regulator to one wire. So had some extra wires and regulator in the truck.

installed a relay to cut power to electric fan when the truck is turned off. before this the fan would still run after the truck ignition was off. This was till the temp got below 150 degrees. No the fan is controlled by ingnition realy and adjustable fan temp control.

additonally I installed a new fuel filter. took out the little clear filter and installed a fram 1/2 quart filter under the cab on he frame rail.

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I did it a few days back, but I installed my new Viair 380C to replace my blown up 100C I had been babying since last year. I had to relocate everything because of the sheer size of the new compressor vs. the old one. The compressor is now on the drivers side framerail behind the cab and the airtank is under the cab.

Here are some pics.

http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/o...-57-18_522.jpg

http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/o...-57-08_156.jpg

http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/o...-56-59_345.jpg

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How does the new set up work? compared to the old one

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Oh its a hundred fold better compressor, 100% duty cycle and 200 psi makes a huge difference... I just wish I had a bigger tank now, more reserve would be great. Overall I love it though, much faster and I don't have to worry about the 15% duty cycle anymore.
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Unboxed all the Vintage Air stuff in the garage, put it in the car, and took it in smaller boxes to the shop.

Put in the new air-battery box. Played around to try and fit the new radiator. It's gonna take some cutting on the core.

That battery box fit was a b%&ch. Partly, I guess, foreign part jigs...And partly, squeezing it up into the spot that the new inner fender occupies. :sumo:

Repainted the spots that had paint on them that made me mad.

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I'll bet if you put a water trap in between the compresser and tank, you'll really like it. I had an S10, and was rebuilding a valve every couple of weeks, after the water trap, no stuck valves until I sold the truck.

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my first oil change since i bought the truck July 3rd... its the 3rd oil change i think since break in on new build... I went with wix filter and rotella 15-40

also re-routed plug wires

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I bought the oil to make oil change but I couldn't find the old cartridge oil filter, I think I should make the conversion to new type

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I put the Honda Blocker on my truck today.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...807_175202.jpg

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RossRinSD-- Oh I agree completey, I am currently just running schrader valves inside the cab with a fill line and air chuck. ;)

I plan on upgrading the air tank, getting a water trap/filter and going to paddle valves/gauges over the winter... I had hoped that the little 100C would last til winter, but oh well, new toys are fun too. :lol:

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This is what we did yesterday, Sunday, but not a lot.

My son brought his ski/fishing boat out and put it in one of my carports. While he was out here we shot the breeze quite a bit about what we want to do with my two trucks.

I have finally come to the reality that I will never finish both of them so we are going to take the good parts off the two of them and make a good one. I have been resisting tearing the '71 lwb stepper, but it is worth more to me in parts than I could sell it for.

Our goal is to put together a '67 swb stepper with power steering, power disc brakes, a 454 and 400 transmission. We hope to make it a nice driver, but the engine will not be modified other than a mild cam and headers.

I guess only time will tell out it turns out. Hopefully this will not take more than 6 months. It is good to have a goal, but only time will tell how things turn out.

Yesterday we got it started and onto a trailer and moved to my son's garage. It took a while to get the old 6 banger starter, I think the float was stuck in the carb. The 6 banger will be going in my son's '72 Malibu.

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Pulled my 3/4 ton out and gave it a bath. Took it for a drive. It's a blast to drive my old friend. When the winter hits I will start the body work and get it painted and all the trim put back on.

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We took the bed off of this truck and I sold it to a teenage friend of mine who wants to put it on his '71 lwb C-10. He said his fleet-side was swiss cheese and he liked the '67 lwb stepper bed.

This truck is the one we are taking apart to use some of the good parts on the '67 swb stepper build.

I put the battery charger on this truck so I can start it and move it around. It has the 454, doors, running gear and misc stuff we are going to use in the '67 we are fixin to get ready to build.

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heres a pic where i got my truck lowered 2 and 4 rear with my car and trailor. i'm doing a swap from coils to leafs, i will post some when i get the change over done...thought it was going to be a big deal but not just trying to find where every bracket should go.. this is a 18ft heavy duty trailor too....