what did you get done 12/12/10 snowflake edition
 

Wife and I have been kicking the idea around of doing a different project truck and using our current truck as strictly a parts truck,other than that nothin else truck related
How about you all??

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Replaced the brakes, pads & rotors, on the wife's van.

Scored a smokin' deal on some parts for my '50 project:
New aluminum 15 gallon fuel cell
New Viair 444 compressor
New Flex-a-lite Mojave heater
New Firestone 2600 lb airbags (2)
New front bag cups
Passed on a S-10 chassis, still looking.

Made further progress replacing the floor and rockers on the '50.

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Spoke to a guy about trading my 79 for his 62 short step.

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took metal to the scrap yard found out my truck weighs just round 4500 pounds with me in it and nothing else. and today was sick.also put some things up for sale



edit
did this just to put a hose clap on the driver side gas tank
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sat went and bought 6 rims for my truck taday laid around the house

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crappy weather. didnt do anything! I am looking at a crew cab short bed project I may buy... I recently got a new never cranked 454 in a trade. So of course I need to build a truck around my new motor!

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heres pics of the work i did on my dash . bought new dash pad with just popped in .the old one was badly cracked and i got a good deal at a swap meet. i got new clear plastic for the gauges as the old one was scratched , dirty and faded .cleaned the black gauges which had got a ton of dust on them over the years . then painted the backing the gauge lights shine on to to make them brighter which worked out really good . scuffed up my instrument cluster and sprayed it black . then put a new aluminum trim on the front . looks way better now

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more pics

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Looks great there, hitcher.

After 3 months of wrenching on my homeowner's-association-neighborhood driveway, I turned the engine on! I'm super excited to begin the next phase of the build-up.

I also pulled the spliced-up firewall-to-taillamp harness to begin to rebuild it.

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New ignition switch, cylinder and rack kit.

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Went to work for 6 hours. Changed the thermostat in the truck while on lunch break. Left at 1:30 and counted 9 idiots in the ditch or median when I drove north to hunt. Shot a doe at the end of legal shoot, didnt hit her hard enough to knock her down. Tracked her for an hour in the dark with a flashlight and never found her after she ran into three more deer. Maybe next time! Then drove home in a freakin blizzard with a bunch more idiots that were trying to slide into the ditch. Made home in my one-legged two wheel drive dually without a scratch, it was a good day!

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Saturday was in the mid 50s here, so i took the opportunity to clean my tahoe up good before it turned cold.....
today it only got up to about 38 degrees, so i didnt do much. I did help a buddy move a hot tub. why do the have to make those things so heavy???

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Also put in Gibson stainless exhaust tips.

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Stripped more layers of paint... this must 6/7 layers deep
Why?


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Bagged74-That is a sweet looking Tahoe! Love the wheels and the stance.

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It has been about a Month Since I worked on the 87 GMC project so today I blasted some pulleys and brackets then prepped them for painting and painted them with gloss black engine paint which covered real good. It helps to have a small paint/weld booth in the shop.

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thanks man, I really like it

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hit up the local carshow. it was realy small this time. but first time out to one with new wheels and motor

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Made a list of items on my 78 that need some attention like the carb power steering hoses and intake gasket. I think that means I need a new intake and carb right? Like a performer intake and a new edlebrock. At least thats what I'm trying to convince the wife. Also found my tinging noise when I turn right turns out it was in my door...damn didn't I feel dumb. We were also notified the house nextdoor is ready to buy so we can get it torn down and I can expand my garage.

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Found an 87' burb on CL to buy. Took my truck from high school that has not run in ten years to a really good mechanic. Moved some furniture for mom. Found out what a loose flywheel sounds like.

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Got the rear bumper brackets all bolted up, got the rear licence frame on as well as the new stone guard shields and the new rear bumper on.Also got the chrome wire looms for the rear taillights on as well as the LED taillights on.Bolted the pass fender on, shimmed it and gaps are nice with the door and got the battery tray and support just about on.Scrapped some junk i had laying around my shop,repaired our well system with a new water softner, and worked on my cougar a little and sold some parts on ebay..

thanks
pat

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x2

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Cut a ring off both of my front coils to level her out finally, did a tune-up, and put some new shoes on her. Here is a before and after.

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I made some shadow box's to display flags is for some of the team guy's, My local helper's went and got new carpet for my shop office (my motor pool office is nicer than the comander's now). took the BobCat and dug a trench at the main gate for the big Army guys.
look'd at the calender, 530 days left till I'm done ! Life is good in sunny southern Afghanistan so the days fly by .

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Swapped a 305 long block I'm never going to use for a Saginaw 3-speed that I might use some day.

Washed the great room walls and started patching. Had to replace a strip of drywall under the tripe wide front window as PO left a big gap, and had water damage. Could actually see daylight with the trim off. Went to foam it, foam can wouldn't shoot, so cut the drywall and will work on it this week. Assuming, of course, the driveway gets plowed so I can get out to the road....