what did you get done 10/3/10 edition
 

Ive been busy doing things in the house and i had to make several appearances on behalf of the family at funerals this week so nothing truck related
How about you all?

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Retuned the truck, worked on the interior some, flushed the radiator. That was about it.

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I worked Saturday and slept in today...so I didn't get much done besides the fact I covered a door panel for everyone to see and order...:D

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got the rest of the roll cage pieces and window net, and finally bolted the rear back in with fresh 456 richmond gears, a moser spool and moser c-clip elims.

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i didn't do anything besides break my cruise control switch on the column, broke my perfect factory steering wheel and chipped away at my freshly painted fenders! great times in the garage this weekend!;)

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Ordered all the parts for my 80 to (73-79) front end swap, which should get here by Tuesday. In the meantime I started removing all the 80 front end parts, layed down a fresh layer of paint on the core support, and leveled out and polished up the front bumper. Man, I can't wait for the new parts to come in!

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looking good

looking not so good ...:D

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Don't blame you that you cant wait .Will be sweeeet. Good luck .

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Celebrated the Birthday. (it's not actually till the 5th. Will be 32 this year) Wound up with lots of help to order the wheels, etc. Cant wait. Also drilled and tapped the water pump for the nipple for the bleed hose. Thats about it.

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Stitch- door panel looks great man- I am sure I will deal with you in the future, once I aquire a Dually.

I don't have a square dually as of yet to work on....but I did work on the car my future square will be pulling!

BEFORE-
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AFTER-

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9" install pics. Narrowed 3"/side, backbraced, spooled, 4.11's, 35 spline axles, strange nodular center section, etc...

http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicle...jpg?1285377926

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^^^^^

i want!!!

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Thanks. I've been really eyeing your work and I'm very, very impressed. I can't wait to move on to my interior so I can hit you up. I'd love to get my dash and door panels all hooked up.

Thanks. I'll post up my updates in my build thread...Project "FATBOY"

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Adam- they aren't cheap- but they say it should handle anything I plan to throw at it. Got rid of the crappy factory 10 bolt years ago, for a 12 bolt. 2 trips to the track and the 12 bolt became a whine monster...so now I am to this.

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spent all damn day trying to get one measly little wiper arm off to no avail. not even one of those ghetto removal tools worked!

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I went back to the boneyard to get more interior parts from the truck I got my dark brown sun visors from. The truck was gone. I looked over at the crushing area, and there was a long bed with a decent driver door on it. So I snagged the door. The vent window hinge was busted. And there was some rust on the bottom. But the door skin itself was pretty straight except the edge at the rear of the door that is supposed to create the gap with the back of the cab was bent in a bit. Hopefully not hard to fix. Hopefully I got my tail light fuse blowing issue worked out. Lots and lots of bare wire by the back bumper. Installed the new door, used the vent window from the old door. Checked out the run-ability issue with the engine today. Did a compression check that revealed #1 cylinder only has 45 pounds compression, while all others have over 100. FML. Looks like I need a new engine. No more effort to spend on a 1969 307 block. I'm done with it. I'll run it while I get the old Cummins going again. Then it'll go back in the garage till I can afford a new engine. Crap crap crap.

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finally got my harbor freight sand blaster to work I was able to get nearly 70% of the frame blasted, I'll be able to finish it tomorrow if I get off work before 6, and went to good guys today saw kens 77, wow its a nice truck

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I finally finished up my roll pan install. Didnt turn out too bad for having zero welding experience. Next its on to the bed stakes.

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^^^ looks sweet ^^^

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acrophobia- Nice work on the roll pan...stak pockets are cake after that. BTW- Same mickey T's I have on my T/A.LOL

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Turned 40 on Saturday . Started the day early , cut some firewood for the winter, went out to eat , etc. Mounted some 275/60/17 tires on some TT2's I have to see how they looked on the longbed but never actually bolted them on . today was a lazy day.
frank

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Gutted the interior in my 82. Broke the head off the seat belt mounting bolt. grrrrrrrrrr!!! Can't wait to order carpet and new seat cover, as well as STICHES dash pad!

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Thanks Leedogg! Your T/A looks sick with those mickeys tucked up under it. I highly doubt you will ever have an issue with that ford 9". That thing just screams bad a$$.

Thanks nbpro!

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I spent most of the weekend in Va Beach at the "Wild Wheels Weekend" indoor and outdoor show. The Heap was inside and won a "Top Pick" award, my S-10 was outside and grabbed a "Sponsor's Choice" award. Sunday's outside show was canceled due to rain.

Had a Blast!

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I thought you guys might like this one. '75 Long Bed, Pro-Charger, and has been featured in Truckin. Super nice guy, the truck has been "finished" for a few years, still looks brand new in and out.

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Removed the AIR tubes and broken bolts from the exhaust manifolds which was a PITA. I had to drill out one and enlarge to 7/16' then had to make a special 7/16 to 3/8* stud.

Finished (almost) stripping the 87 GMC frame.

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got my dually back from the paint shop and lowered it.

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I love it- i know you originally wanted the blue on top- But am digging it the way it is!

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went to look at an 81 for my girlfriend.

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I got a TON done on my '83! My '59 was neglected once again. I put a new set of Heddman Headers on. Dropped it off at the muffler shop and had the new headers tied into a 2.5" dual exhaust with a couple of flowmasters. I replaced the old q-jet with a new edlebrock carb. New MSD cap, rotor and plug wires. New flex-a-lite fan. And a fresh oil change. Pretty productive. I have a 350 getting ready to go to the shop to get vatted, bored .040 over and reassembled with fresh bearings, pistons, oil pump etc. It will be about 10:1 comp. with the new pistons and the new patriot performance heads. Need to pick the cam grind and when its all done it will replace the old 305 thats in there now.

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saturday was beautiful sunshine.so,i got the 79 out and drove it down to lowe's.on the way home while i waited at a stop sign.i saw a group of teeners on bmx'x eyeballin the truck.i didn't wanna dissapoint the little bugger's.and much to their delight i pulled off a big nasty burnout when leaving that stop sign...:metal:....i also winterized our new to us fifth wheel....."the big wheel"...probably a skosh over the weight limit for the 79 c10.don't you think? ;)...so,i have to use the dodge cummins.

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I dug a giant hole, cut a hole in the house foundation, and put in an egress window. It will be our daughters new room when finished.

Did go junkyarding Friday, got a bunch of stuff I needed for the 73, and even got a 78 tach cluster I will be listing to help offset my out of pocket expenses.

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Nice find Jeff
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wheres my dash? ;)

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I'm getting the vinyl book tomorrow so I can match up the color. :D
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Finished levelling the first floor section of the pole barn and moving in in the crushed/ broken concrete. Finish graded the two ouside walls with the pavers complete. moved the fine sand from the driveway to the barn area, broke up and hauled away the concrete that the truck washed onto my driveway gravel pile. Put in bolts to hold down the CDR and intake muffler on the diesel. Gave the new 77 the eveil eye but didn't actually work on it yet. Did i mention the disc brake Caprice rear end and the pile of 455 Buick parts that needed moving? Then went to the inlaw's 60+ anniversary dinner, letting the Advil comfort my back. Ain't so young anymore.....

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On Friday evening I put in new plugs and checked my plug wires. Couldn't find my tube of dielectric grease, so I'll have to go back and grease everything tonight after work. I also pulled both door panels, greased the roll channels, and sprayed the window channels with silicone spray. Both of my windows were very difficult to put up before (had to use two hands!). I'm surprised I didn't break my window crank. But now both of them are much smoother and can be cranked pretty easily. Also pulled the front wheels and checked the brake pads. They still look like new, so I'm good for a while.

On Saturday I spent the whole day at the shop sanding my '70 Camaro. Need to get the whole car sanded with 180 grit, then go over it again several more times to get ready for paint.

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work then sanded and painted all the brackets and pullys off of the motor. tourqed the heads down. put in new fuel pump.adjusted roller rockers.


oh and a big box from summit came in.... (:

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Saturday I went to a local JY - nothing square body related.
Sunday morning (no more heat) replaced both caliper hoses and bleed brakes on my '75. This turned out to be easier than I thought - flared crowfoot wrench (3/8") on short extension made a quick job of unscrewing hardline from the hose.

//RF

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Went to EZ pull and got a trailer hitch. Putnam class 5 10,000/14,000 in great shape for $15. Can't beat that. I mounted it with all new grade 8 hardware. The crossbar hangs a little below the bumper, which I don't like, but for $15 I cant really complain. It even had a bracket to relocate the spare tire hanger and the spare fits with the hitch. It's way more hitch than I need, but peace of mind is good. I would have been pushing it with a 5 or 6000 lb hitch.

I found out my reese brake controller is a perfect fit where the ashtray goes.

Just need to get a 7 round plug and it's all ready to tow.

I have a bunch of stuff on order that should show up this week. Sherman repro radiator, belts, hose and tune up parts.

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Installed long fuel hose to replace the short vent hoses on the dual tanks. Ran the hoses to the back of the truck and mounted on the cross brace above the spare tire, then reinstalled the vent caps. Also tightened leaking fuel inlet nut. Gas smell all gone now - hope gas mileage improves a little on the BB.