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400 mile road trip this weekend to pickup a Th350 auto transmission from 4X4GMC1972 in Dallas. My 72 ran great and only burned 1 quart of oil, not bad for 117,000 mile truck. I'm excited to get an auto, 3OTT stinks in traffic.

Thanks for gift wrapping if for me Todd :metal:

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Really nice work.

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Way to innovate! (use of tree)

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All I got done today was flipping the replacement battery tray over so as to get the other 1/2 cleaned in Evaporust and wire wheeling and rust treating (NAPA spray) my original battery tray bolts. I also put some replacement fender bolts into evaporust.

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I replaced the throttle return spring, made the engine return to proper idle.


Ten Ring:
Have you tried white vinegar for rust removal? Worked well for me, 6 gallons for $12. Added 2 gallons of water, no flipping needed, just 48 hrs.

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Waved goodbye to it, end of a 12 year era.

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I finally got around to working on some 5 lug donor parts. It's a long term low budget project... :-/

I added new gear lube to my, wire brushed off the rust, and then brushed on some of Eastwood's Rust Encapsulator. Ordering the new drums and hardware next month and then some new rubber for the 6.5" Van Rallys I scored the month after.

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Disassembled, sanded, primed, the vent window frames yesterday. This morning I went out and painted them. Drying now. Will put em back together next weekend or sooner.
Not much progress actually, but better than nothing.

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Last few days I've just cleaned parts and organized. Also purchased two rare pieces...........

3994046 Exhaust manifold. I had never seen one. I guess cuz the part # is consistent with the 3994045. I don't know, these manifolds are kind of a mystery.

NOS coolant recovery. Wasn't cheap. :chevy:

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Wheelsmith sent me a early X-Mas present on friday. my 14" wide smoothies. When i get back from my hunting trip i will be test fitting and then paint..

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Messed with some bed strips and bolts. I am at a loss for words. ugh. Any advice?

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If you can't find the correct ones, grind the square part of the stove bolt till they fit. I drained the water out from the engine build this summer and put in antifreeze. It got down to 29 F last nite....

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Started getting the engine back together.

Went from this...

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To this...

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Test fit the 315x75x16 BFG TA KO2 on 16x10 steelies on the front. Perfect, plenty of room. Ordered the tires and rims. Should be here Tuesday. Not soon enough. Through cracks in the tread of my current/old front tires, could see the belt core.

Took my dash apart to diagnose why my wipers stopped working. After testing everything thoroughly, reassembled and it works great now. Must have been bad/loose/dirty connections. Replaced the missing e-clip on the wiper motor arm. Vacuumed out probably 40 years of crud and pine tree needles from under the cowl.

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Converted back to true dual exhaust..took out crossover. I didn't like the motor boat sound at idle.
Before and after(upside down picture)

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Beautiful paint!

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Yesterday and today. Removed 3OTT transmission, factory rivets on crossmember were a lot of fun. Getting ready to install TH350 and tilt column.

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i took out a four speed and went with the th350 , made it a lot better for my thinking ........Don

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Drove an hour each way to pick these up. Out of a '68 dodge pick up. Hard to come by parts for these trucks in Florida

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Got my new mirrors and restored vent windows installed.

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Looking gooooood!

I took ol Goldilocks out today for breakfast.

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Today my friends helped me begin the process of replacing my wood bed in the '68 from the old, poorly finished oak to new quarter-sawn red oak that will be milled and finished over the winter. We elected to pull the box completely, so here are a few pictures from today. While off I will clean and paint the frame as well as a few other tasks - new real wiring harness, diff cover, etc. The old boards are being reclaimed to use elsewhere by my wood worker father in law.

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Isn't everyday a perfect Florida day?? Im in Ohio.... :(

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I replaced a leaky fuel pump. Thanks for the tip page Longhorn Man. Gonna wash it and take some pictures to try out my new camera lens.

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I took the drive-shaft off, but my buddies Sal and Mario did the entire new Ring & Pinion and True-trac install. I was happy with my old 3:42 gears but unfortunately they don't make a True-trac LSD that fits my 1977 12 bolt with that ratio, so we went 3:73. It's great, different feel with both wheels driving the truck. Yes its a GMC with leaf spring rear.

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Today I am spray painting my inner grill. I glued up a crack (didn't notice the other cracks in time!) and figured I could at least primer paint it.

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Did the vortec starter swap.. Lots better

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Regrettably no, it rains far too much in the summer. The winters are perfect though!

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rebuilt the turbo 400

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Got puled over sat night for a burnt out plate light. Fixed that and put new bulbs in my dash cluster. Also put in a new round wire for the dash cluster so my temp and gas gauge would read correctly. This done to my 67' k20.
Dwayne

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Got my steel visor somewhat fitted today. Gonna have to do a little patch work around the notch going around the rain channel to get a cleaner look out of it since I mounted it in a lower position than it was designed for. I really like the look this gives...

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finished the primer on my 69. now the hard part sanding.

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I love the creativity I see on here for home made box and cab stands lol

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Still working the auto xmsn swap. Started rebuilding the steering column and cut off the clutch pedal today.

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In my truck down time I finally got the new turn signal switch installed. Not a particularly hard job but getting the wires situated inside was a bit of a treat.

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Got the notice from the DMV for RAT today.

Time to pick up the new plates.

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Fancy pants new plate Mag, stylin man. Very cool. I have to keep buying 4wd's mine being Mudman.:cool:

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Thanks, Mud.

Ran out of truck money. So, I'm just doing little, tiny stuff these days.
I figured RAT will always be RAT. But, since there's paint on her now,
I decided to go for a different tag.

Couldn't get "C10". So, I had to go with "CI0". Close.

Here it is "P-Shopped" on there.