What did you get done 5/16/2010 half through May edition
 

I havent done anything truck related this week except haul bilding materials for the bathroom and kitchen job im doing for my parents. You all?

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I did this Saturday...

http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=402836

and today I rebuilt the AM/FM tape deck that the post office tore up...took it apart, cleaned it, polished it, changed the bad shaft out, and reassembled it and tested it...now it's new and everything works, all lights, tape deck, radio, and it sounds pretty good actually...

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Went to the "Little Guy" Nostalgia Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park Saturday. It was HOT and HUMID, I gave up at 1:30, packed up and drove home.

There was some very nice iron on the lot for sure.

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....and a few more

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changed fuel pump... still not pumping ... maybe a problem toward tank i hope... and not a cam lobe..

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First of all, this has been a busy week. Flew to Albuquerque, NM for a conference. Arrived home Thursday night then flew to Denver on Friday and then drove to Guernsey, WY. Arrived home today.

Had a chance to pick up my high-backs from the upholsterer this evening. He did a great job rebuilding and recovering. I'm pleased. They look better in person. Cell phone picture.

Mike

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Two words....Yard Work! I spent most of my weekend working in my yard again. The heat last Summer beat everything up pretty bad. We had a freeze this Winter and it took it's toll as well.

I have been diligently working each weekend trying to get things back in shape. I have a couple of backyard events coming up so I want it to look good. Progress has been slow and expensive, but I am getting there.

Beyond that, I bought a set of wheels for a project I recently picked.

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Nothing truck related. Truck project has been tabled until the house exterior painting project is finished.

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Spill it Ken!

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x2...I saw that and was going to say something buy didn't, but I'll follow you lead Jeff...Ken, we gotta know...now...lol

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Nothing exciting. It's a late model deal I have been working on. I'll post it in a couple of weeks.

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slowly getting interior back in, have lost all motivation, ready to get rid of truck.
Took the family to watch my son race at the wiregrass nationals in Dothan this weekend.
He made the main and ended up 5th overall saturday 7 Novice.
Sat and watched it rain all day today.

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Removed the rusty shield around the passenger side exhaust manifold and installed new fuel pump... she runs on her own power and even idles.
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first pic I think I've taken with the hood closed, HA!
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Located all the engine parts i need to get the 6 banger in ol red movin under its own power.my dad found these parts today at a junkyard in a 80's model van with a 6 cylinder in it.i didnt realize gm put 6 bangers in vans in the 80's.whatever as long as the parts work and are in good shape who cares what they came out of.my dad is going to pick them up in the am so sometime this week ol red will be running under its own power then its on to driving it up to flagstaff to complete the V-8 installation.

Well i lied sorta due to a prior engagement on my dad's part that he neglected to mention and the fact it took longer than expected he didnt make it to the junkyard today.he is going tomorrow morning.i hope the parts off this van dont sell in the meantime.i would hate to lose out on the parts we need including some parts we werent expecting to find all in one place.tomorrow will give me the answer.

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Moved my DVD collection to another room and started to recatalog them into my computer.
So far I've got 1175 movies cataloged and am only 3/4 of the way done.
8 on BLUE RAY.

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I picked up my tires, and some random pieces i need to finish the blazer (clutch pedals, exhaust etc.)..

all i need now are the wheels i ordered..

but today i got to see what it can look like.. gonna turn out pretty good.

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...r/_MG_0015.jpg

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what size tire?

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275/35/20.. they are actually the rears... but the fronts are the same diameter.

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Dident do much been running like a fool to watch my nephews baseball games and little sister in laws dances all weekend. Did mange to get a nice sun burn but did put a few more miles on the bike. Gotta change the oil in the bike real quick 2 years even on M1 motorcycle oil is still pushing it IMO.

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cleaned her up Friday night and took her out Saturday to a car show for her first outing in what seems like forever (since October).

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y25...0/SDC10800.jpg

and walked away with a 1st Place "Under Construction" :metal:


http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y25...0/SDC10805.jpg


I'll post pics of the show somewhere in the general forum

or you can see them here.. http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y25...%20May%202010/
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Took the Impala to a car show SAt...then the orange truck to a cruise-in later that night...

Got the rear ladder-bars and rearend mocked up in the T on Sunday.

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Got the rod & main bearings changed out on the K20 and installed a high volume oil pump & steel sleeve driveshaft then got the new clutch assembly installed and put the drivetrain back into the truck. Got the transfer case torn apart and resealed then got it bolted back in place.

The crank looked great and the journals mic'd out within specs so all it needed was a freshen up with new bearings. The thing sat so much over its life to only accumulate 72k miles in 32 years that it had a bunch of dry bearing start ups. It was only used in the summer to haul the original owners camper or 5th wheel so it sat a lot for months at a time. It had on average .007" bearing clearance with the wear on them so that explained the 30 psi oil pressure when cold even with heavy weight oil. The bearings were worn smoothly and evenly so it was only dry start damage and not old oil contamination damage. The engine was really clean inside when I resealed it last summer.

Still need to bolt up all the peripherals and modify the headers to fit the truck better then modify the exhaust to line up with the relocated collector location. The headers came off my 67 C-10 so it is a fluke they fit as well as they do. I have to notch all the tubes on the passenger side header and move the collector 1/2" outward to clear the front driveshaft better. Passenger side fits like a glove as is.

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Cleaning up my nearly rust free cab from the midwest

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I finished installing drop spindles, springs, balljoints, drilled/slotted rotors and pads on my 84 swb. It handles and stops so much better now. I just don't like the noise of the drilled and slotted rotors. They will do for now I guess.

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Tried to fix the leak on my passenger side exhaust manifold. With fresh gaskets in there, it leaked even worse than before! I did it with the motor hot, and I have a feeling that might have been a small part of the issue, but for crying out loud, it seals better with NO gaskets at all!