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Cleaned and painted a set of under-seat brackets for the jack handle and lug wrench. These are for buddy bucket seats. The passenger seat doesn't slide forward, which makes it difficult to access the cab corner stowage locaton.
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There is a swap meet and car show about 1.5 hours west of me and plan on taking my truck up this year. Not to be in the show, of course, but will be its first trip over an hour in one direction. SO, I had a short list on the white board in my shop (yes, I have a white board where I keep lists of things to do) to run down before the trip. Since I will be out of pocket this weekend and in Iowa the entire week following I knocked the list out over the weekend.
Checked front wheel bearings. Checked tire air pressure. Greased front end and drive shaft. Checked gear oil in transmission and rear differential. Checked lug nut torque. Checked brake fluid. Checked coolant level. Changed oil and filter. |
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Painted the cowl and fender . My make shift spray both worked great
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I took off the under/bed spare carrier off a few years ago to mount a Class III hitch. I will need longer threaded rods to mount the 235/85/R16s I'm running now. If the carrier clamps too tight, it will spill the air at the bead seal, and you find you've been carrying a flat spare since forever. |
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Picked up an LQ4 for my 67 build this weekend.
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I got the drivers side bearings and brake shoes done . I put the races in the chest freezer overnight a couple of light taps and they were seated it’s the only way to go. Specially with the big inner bearing race everything went together nicely no profanity involved . The passenger side is tomorrow I checked the fluid and there are no metal shavings so the bearing that was on its way out didn’t contaminate anything . Verified it’s a 4.10 and it was made 8-28-71 so it’s most likely original .
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Installed a set of under-seat jack handle/lug wrench mounting brackets.
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Looks nice, Pat.
Personally, I prefer the cruciform type for better leverage and a two-handed grip, and you can spin the nut once it's loose, and spin it on. But I see where you're going with your Stepside -- back in time. |
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pj, nice and thanks for the photo. I still have all mine from my 67, just have not re-installed and I didn't take a good photo when I pulled it all out. This should help a bunch.
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Got the 72 back together and was doing a check on the drivetrain and found a bad ujoint at the pinion. I had checked the ujoints for slop but I got no movement but visually you could see they were shot , I had changed them all 4 years ago when I did the carrier bearing with inexpensive ones from autozone won’t be doing that again , when I the shaft off the ujoint just fell apart . Guess I found the vibration . Going to do all four
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Think I caused the failure of the ujoint. The only bad ones were where the u bolts hold it onto the pinion . I must have been over zealous in tightening them down . And I highly recommend the Tiger tool for u joint removal makes it super easy I don’t even use the 20 ton press any longer.
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Got mine back on the road after been down for 20 months, I know not a long time in the rebuild scheme of things, so was out cruising the last 2 days.
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Put the driveshaft back in the 72 . Drives like a new truck nice and smooth . Then I put the front bumper back on the 68 what biatch of a job . No matter how much monkeying around with it it’s still not to my liking . I think it’s a little twisted as I get one side in and the other upper bracket didn’t line up . It’s an aftermarket so I would doubt the twist
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I'm getting ready to put a much healthier engine back in the 72!
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I just wanted to change out my idiot light gauges with a cluster that had guages and I wound up here!
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Finished putting her back together today complete with in bed spare tire carrier, tach, dome light with door switches, front side marker lights that work, and windshield washer pump!
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More. 😁
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Well done Penka, what a nice change.
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Started laying out the possible wiring paths for the AAW, FI and air ride harnesses on my ‘70.
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Won a trophy asked that it not be judged by t they gave me one anyway . About 75 cars and it’s a top 40 trophy so step above a participation trophy :lol:
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Did my first oil change after 500 mile break in! Big step. So far so good on the Blueprint 355/390hp!
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nothing to my truck today ...but I went to a local car show and saw this 69 owner did the LS swap nice truck ...oh :):devil: and I took my 48 Pontiac and took Peoples choice award :metal:
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