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old Rusty C10 11-27-2011 06:10 PM

WHat did you get done 11/27/11 turkey day edition
 
Mine made it into the body shop for its new rockers etc. We will see what happens tho it was a short week and three weeks turned into "youll have it by christmas" so already im not too thrilled
How about you all?

Tex_50613 11-27-2011 06:24 PM

Re: WHat did you get done 11/27/11 turkey day edition
 
got my swb stepper box home and dis-assembled to make a custom box for my wheeler and also started in on body work of my ccdrw's box

grs 11-27-2011 07:35 PM

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I was just thankful we did not have turkey, and I drove the truck.

bustedknuckles 11-27-2011 07:37 PM

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I got my serpentine hooked up and working. ps works, alt works, and built a air intake tube for the blower (not sure if I like it yet)

http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/...g/0f0ab870.jpg

Still so much to do.... Does it ever end???

TJBrown 11-27-2011 07:53 PM

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Well Thursday at too much and slept

Friday put up the christmas lights

Saturday rained so i worked on the Tuned Port Injection setup i am installing on the truck in two weeks.

Today was cold outside but i toughed it out.
1. Got the Heater Controller working. Would not actuate to anything except heater. Read several threads on here and removed the cover off the duct in the middle. Dirt Dobber mud fell out. What do you know, it works again.
2. Put my refinished door panels back in. SEM'ed them black and re valoured the pad around the door handles.
3. Put the missing bed bolt in that i have had on my desk for 2 months.
4. Made a new ground strap for the fire wall to engine.
5. Got the door pin on the pass side working again. Now the light comes on when i open the door.

Not a bad day

Ds86C10 11-27-2011 08:15 PM

Re: WHat did you get done 11/27/11 turkey day edition
 
brought my new blazer home, went to the junk yard and got a glove box door and a pretty clean passenger door to replace the dented in non working everything door.

Oh and logged in here for the first time in over a year

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i1.../Photo2484.jpg

cjlinkster 11-27-2011 09:54 PM

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Before winter is finally here, I decided to replace my belts and high beam lights.

I am sort of had 2nd thoughts the other day; wondering if I should have held out for a diesel truck. I would love to have the mpg that the 6.2 diesel offers. The 454 is a beast of a motor, but I also like diesels.

Which would be cheaper...would it be more realistic to convert to the diesel motor, or should I just look at trading the entire truck?

manimal 11-27-2011 10:10 PM

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Put new ProThane body mount bushings in,mounted my billet grille and mounted(started to) my tow hitch.

Prong 11-27-2011 11:00 PM

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Not much done truck related, but I went and traded my old Foreman for a new one .

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lanconcj 11-27-2011 11:01 PM

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I installed my heater core and got my heater working. I know that Texas winters arent much, but I could not go all winter without heat.

yousesteers 11-27-2011 11:34 PM

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On Thursday I cleaned the shop at my house so I could get back in the door of it took all morning and half the afternoon

On Friday I mowed the yard to chop up all the leaves still need to burn around the puond but they are to wet now after that I washed the mower and put it up for winter. Then I washed the truck and cleaned out the bed. I then washed all the interior trim that I had removed previously with hot water and soap and hung it all up to paint.

Saturday had to go to my wifes families fro Turkey Day left at 5am and got home at 10pm so I did not get anything done.

Today I went down to the and found one salamander heater not working properly and the other out of fuel so had to run in to town and get diesel for it. Then I wiped down all the vinyl with vinyl cleaner and painted the pieces of interior with color bond saddle colored paint all the pieces looked pretty good when i got done I will probably put them in some time this week. Then about 2 o'clock had to go to a freind's little girls birthday party so that shot the rest of the day.

Has anybody put sound deadening behind the door panels and does it help much.

CowboyProtectionUnit 11-27-2011 11:36 PM

So What Did You Get Done Over The Holiday Weekend on the Truck
 
What Did Ya'll Get done on your Beasts this long weekend????? I Spent too much Time on the road and didn't get a thing done?! :(

Your41Plague12 11-28-2011 12:38 AM

Re: WHat did you get done 11/27/11 turkey day edition
 
I replaced both front inner axle seals on my K20 (WHAT A PAIN!), as well as adjusted shifter and transfer case linkage to compensate for the body lift. No more rolling out of park, and no more getting stuck between 2HI and 4HI on the t-case!

CowboyProtectionUnit 11-28-2011 12:52 AM

Re: WHat did you get done 11/27/11 turkey day edition
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by bustedknuckles (Post 5033875)
I got my serpentine hooked up and working. ps works, alt works, and built a air intake tube for the blower (not sure if I like it yet)


Still so much to do.... Does it ever end???

nope it NEVER ends.... Looks Good though... how did you make it

CowboyProtectionUnit 11-28-2011 12:53 AM

Re: WHat did you get done 11/27/11 turkey day edition
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Ds86C10 (Post 5033938)
brought my new blazer home, went to the junk yard and got a glove box door and a pretty clean passenger door to replace the dented in non working everything door.

Oh and logged in here for the first time in over a year

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i1.../Photo2484.jpg

Welcome Back!!!!! Good to see...... I like the new addition

CowboyProtectionUnit 11-28-2011 12:55 AM

Re: WHat did you get done 11/27/11 turkey day edition
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by cjlinkster (Post 5034170)
Before winter is finally here, I decided to replace my belts and high beam lights.

I am sort of had 2nd thoughts the other day; wondering if I should have held out for a diesel truck. I would love to have the mpg that the 6.2 diesel offers. The 454 is a beast of a motor, but I also like diesels.

Which would be cheaper...would it be more realistic to convert to the diesel motor, or should I just look at trading the entire truck?

Personally.... I like the swap... cause finding a Good CLEAN diesel Truck.......is hard to do... I'm doing the Swap myself cause I found Cleaner gas trucks than diesel trucks..... thats my .02

pig rig 11-28-2011 02:25 AM

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spent thurs and friday at the parents then saturday I went out and started moving stuff around so I could have both trucks in the shop and walk around them then I spent the rest of the day getting the second truck moved in

then sunday I started to figure out wats wrong with the engine in my daily driver crew cab

pat386 11-28-2011 02:44 AM

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Thursday- My brother and I installed the shortened column. I also re ran some wiring under the hood.

Friday- had to work. Miami needed their frozen foods.

Saturday- headed east to Daytona Beach for the Turkey Rod Run. Found a cheap set of headers that were in need of a little loving. Didn't see any of the car show as it took all day to wander the swap meet.

Sunday- gave the headers a little loving with some por15 rust prep, and then my brother sprayed them with their dark grey exhaust manifold paint.
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bustedknuckles 11-28-2011 08:30 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by CowboyProtectionUnit (Post 5034647)
nope it NEVER ends.... Looks Good though... how did you make it

Thanks, I used a 3.5" u-bend, cut and welded an offset on it, then welded a support to bolt to the fender well.

crazeetxn 11-28-2011 02:25 PM

Re: WHat did you get done 11/27/11 turkey day edition
 
Thursday - Food and Football!!!

Friday - Lights around the house

Saturday - Replaced the heater core and blend door actuator...and that was enough to occupy a Sat.

Sunday - Not sure, will have to ask her what I got accomplished :)

john_p 11-28-2011 02:34 PM

Re: WHat did you get done 11/27/11 turkey day edition
 
sanding and more sanding.. got a little primer down.. ordered all new chrome and new gaskets.. dropped the bench seat off, decided not to go bucket... pulled the bed, tore out the old wood.. more sanding..

i am off work nov and dec, so i have more time to play.

Stepper86 11-28-2011 03:46 PM

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I got a good deal on a new hitch, itīs from a Jeep Cherokee. So I fabricated a mount for it, I think it turned out quite good. Now I hope that my bed wood turns up during the week so I can finish up the bed.

Fixwhataintbroke 11-29-2011 03:44 AM

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Ate food till I was about to pop, next day went to Pick N Pull and got new Mirrors

softballnrd27 11-29-2011 08:12 AM

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Decided to keep my truck and not sell it!!

Low Elco 11-29-2011 09:15 AM

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Tuesday: Got back in the game with an 87 gmc swb, 350 tbi/350 for $1200. Wed: got new phone, fixed bad battery cable, cleaned out NASTY interior and windows, gave it a bath. Thurs: T-day. Fri: scraped rebel flag sticker off of slider on new truck, got flat fixed on 05 ccsb. Sat: went to fix non-op fan hi. wound up tearing whole dash out and fixing lots of misc stuff. Sun: reassembled from Sat, installed stereo I had around, put favorite Camaro wheel in, replaced idiot ricer shift knob. Mon: Went to chev. dealer and got little white clip for blend door and installed. We gots heat, vent, and defrost now!


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