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Couple more

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Finished soldering up the ground side connections, moved the rear sensor connectors around a little, started wrapping everything in split loom. Got a little ways to go but progress is progress.

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Got my ansen slots!

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I got up the courage to go out in the shop on the "warm" day to finish sand and put the first coat of sealer on my new cherry bed. Two more coats and I'll be ready to move on to the bed strips. :metal:

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Today I finished the install of a clock in the dash and a new Retrosound Zuma radio. Clock is Autometer SportComp to match new dash cluster. I installed a new dual speaker replacement for the dash speaker and 2 new kick panel speakers. I had to use a universal face plate for the radio because the dash had been cut and enlarged for the old AudioVox cassette radio it replaced.

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Hugh

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Two coats of natural cherry . I think I'm ready for three coats of polyurethane :)

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I borrowed a camera on a probe & inserted it in my spark plug holes to check my piston is ok after breaking a rocker & rod. All is good & pistons are 0.30's

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I washed it on the way to work and it looked too good to not snap a photo.

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You're in NY and thats your daily driver even in the winter?

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I know its a travesty, but I just graduated college and can't afford two trucks, so I took a chance and went with the one I really wanted. Its a little rough around the edges, but I'm fixing what I can whenever I've got the extra change.

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I respect the commitment, sacrifice during the winter to have something cool in the summer. I just worry about the salt and what thats doing to it.

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I know, and believe me I hear about it every time I walk in the corner store or gas station. Haha. But once I get an idea in my head I just can't be dissuaded, some people call it stubborn. ;). I'm taking every precaution I can to avoid rust, apart from not driving it, so don't hate me too much.

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No it is not, I have always had an old car or truck as my DD. In my opinion a travesty is having something so perfect and precious it spends all its time in the garage or a trailer and you worry constantly that it will get damaged.

I had a friend that did a many year 100 point resto on a 71 LS7 Chevelle, took it to two shows, then sold it because the worry was more than the fun factor. Bought a good DD early 70's Hemi Cuda and drove it all the time....

I get quite a few comments about how I am "wasting" my 64 Chevelle and should turn it over to "someone who will treat it right", my response to the comments cannot be printed here.

It's metal, rubber and a little vinyl, drive it, fix it, repeat...

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Thanks OrrieG,
That's my thinking too! Plus, my only other vehicle is a '74 MG Midget with no heater, haha. It's a pretty easy choice once it gets down to the single digits!:lol:

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Not hating wish i was you....
my truck sit's waiting for me to give it some love
wish I could just drive it.!
just know when rust gets a hold and the floor and the back of the cab open up
you can always buy new tin and patch er back up
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....Sp
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This is a great DD story.

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235 70r15 tires

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Had two 2.5" pipes bent, have a couple Jegs knockoff mufflers, started getting them installed, kind of a pain with no lift..

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installed an outlet for the mig welder 25ft closer to the truck
and moch the trans hump for cutting
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I drove it for the first time in 38 years, I had to take it to have it weighed at an official scale so I can register it with the DMV. It's been with me since 1972, out lasted my first marriage, had to tow it every time I moved. To say the least I'm excited.

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nice and enjoy the truck.

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Got the new wheels on the truck

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Wood

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Drilled out some broken body bolts and retapped them. Waiting on new AC compressor to arrive, UPS truck from back east got snowed in for 4 days. Trying to figure out where to put the horns. Stock locations on either side of the radiator mount on engine side are filled with wiring relays, wiper fluid bottle (driver side) and AC stuff (passenger). Don't really want to mount it on front of radiator where it will be exposed to rain and snow...

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It's funny how a little bit of snow in the Ohio Valley shut's every thing down:lol:

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I can't speak for OH
but here in the north-wet we're cutting it up
the wood shims are not cutting it
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Fixed something that has been bugging me since I first got my truck. The PO had put a cheap set of gauges below the dash, and the stock oil pressure gauge in the dash works as well. The gauge below the dash would show, on a hot day, about 35lbs max and about 10lbs at idle. Since it is a 100lb gauge, 10lbs is way down at the bottom near "0". A little disconcerting to say the least! I had always wondered about the air in the line affecting the reading, so yesterday I disconnected the line and started the engine and cleared the air out. Hooked the gauge back up and same/same, no difference at all. So I guess oil pressure and air pressure are the same to the gauge. Then I installed a new oil pressure gauge I had in the garage for quite some time, thinking it might read different. Bingo! idles at 20lbs and runs at 45 when hot. Also corresponds to the stock gauge in the dash, which does not have numbers, just three dots, I'm assuming it is a 60lb gauge.... Just a mental deal, I guess, but seeing that needle down near the bottom when stopped at a light is not fun. All is well now!

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Ok, so today we finished up the e-brake. The last step before getting the state inspection. I ran it down and it passed with no problem so I got to drive it for the first time since we started the resto 14 months ago. Here are pics of the finished truck!

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And a few more...

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The last of them...

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bebop, nice looking ride, enjoy...Jim

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Darn you have me second guessing my color choice, my truck was originally the same as yours and my interior would match. Up to now I have been leaning on darker blue green stock color.

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Nice color :-)

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Put black circle emblems on the new center caps

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Work on the truck has been slow. Just been ordering a few thing for it. But i did finally get some time today to do a few things. First installed my drop spindles and springs.

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We got the rear end out and dropped off at Hudlow to be shortened.

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And I also got a free seat from a buddies parts truck. It fits perfectly without any modification.

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Just put the wood back on the flatbed Tuesday after refinishing. I'm really please with the out come.

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Great job Bebop, sweet looking ride and beautiful details.

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Decided to take out the rusty old exhaust and replace with 2.5" stainless steel. I already had 23" cherry bombs on there and liked the sound, so I ordered a nice new set from jegs. Can't beat $28 each with free shipping

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Picked up a sheet of lauan wood, a gallon a landau top glue and 3yards of marine vinyl to start the door panels and head liner.