What did you get done this weekend?

[rchdrm]

My son and I were able to spend some quality time today cleaning up and painting the frame under the bed. The big brown truck brought him a brake power booster for one of his birthday presents so we spent some time cleaning it up and painting it as well. Can't wait until next week when the drop springs roll into town.

[Longhorn Man]

I considered popping the hood on mine considering I have a new fuel pump to install and a clean fuel tank.... but I couldn't talk my son into it, and since I only have him every other weekend now... So we played miniture golf and I let him win.

[shifty]

Got the L6 + 3spd pulled from the truck, all wiring pulled and tore down the tranny linkage in preparation for cleaning and getting the LS1 and tranny dumped in.

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[Cat Fuzz]

I, uh, mowed the lawn......see sig.

[Castiron9]

Put some new bed sides on...........

[55chevy]

Took starter off, had it checked, was ok, re-installed, replaced battery cable, it cranked over, put new plug wires on and new fuel hoses, cut lower cup off front of old fender to patch new (used) fender Im replacing. Oh, also drank too much LOL.

[tomatocity]

Originally Posted by Castiron9

Put some new bed sides on...........

Love those bedsides and flatbed. Growing up in AG land can do that to you.

[1969 GMC]

Originally Posted by Cat Fuzz

......see sig.

I hear you. Just had to pay for books for school and topped off my gas tank, and I'm broke.

But...there is a silver lining. At work (bus garage) they had one of just about every type of hub nut socket you could imagine, to use on all of the old vehicles with FF axles the school no longer owned. Since school districts can waste money like no other, one of the treasurer's lackeys came by and told us to throw everything away we didn't need to "clean the place up."
So I made out with a collection of 20 some odd hub nut sockets in every shape and size imaginable, from 3/4 ton Dana & GM stuff to 15k axles from under Chevy C60's. Most are Snap-On or OTC. They even had the correct ones to work on my Eaton axle and D60 front. So, I was pleased.
I also made out with a huge pile of angle iron and c-channel (why not? scrap prices are high) as well as some old school lockers, an office chair, and a few other odds and ends. Woo hoo!

So on Friday I took the drums and backing plates off of my H052 in preparation for disc brakes. I test fitted the 14 bolt shafts and everything looks good so far.

[Americanrider]

I test-fitted my new power steering pump, between the frame dimple and shims it's just a tad out of alingment....

So, I light up the cutting torch and slice off some steel for new shims.... thereby setting a pile of folded grease rags onfire nearby..... STOMP STOMP!! After I unfolded them I had a great idea... go withdraw some money from the bank and buy more parts, or maybe another truck!

Damm it's Sunday and all the banks are closed.... oh well back to work. Pulled the right fender and removed power steering pump to wire brush the frame so I can paint it. Got grinder, wire wheel, earmuffs, eye-protection... grind away.... what happens?

Ok, lets play with something a little less dangerous... How about the Water Hose? I don't think I can do any harm with that. So I stick the hose into the cowling and wash out several pounds of leaves, sticks, mud & something that looks like large gobs of Dryer lint Found my gloves sitting in the seat of the truck....to late now. Oh well, I call that progess it's starting to rain away & the cat wants fed. Another weekend in the bag!

PS: If you hear of a Grease-Rag bandit jacking banks around Tacoma on Monday just pretend you don't know me...ok?

[panhandler62]

I finished restoring my dash and bought a carb from my ex-wife. Paid $30 for it ... think I did ok there?

(1407 2797)

[Longhorn Man]

Originally Posted by panhandler62

I finished restoring my dash and bought a carb from my ex-wife. Paid $30 for it ... think I did ok there?

(1407 2797)

You did good on that purchase...onless she won it in the divorce and this is the second time you paid for it... then you just got bent. (again)

[Fatback]

I installed a GM factory AM radio I bought on Ebay a year and a half ago, Put on a different Holley 600, also hooked up my heater hoses correctly.

[panhandler62]

You did good on that purchase...onless she won it in the divorce and this is the second time you paid for it... then you just got bent. (again)

She used to have a 70 Charger 500. Bought it sight unseen from some classic lot in Florida.... The Edelbrock came on the 440 that was in the Charger. I bought a big Holley to put on the Charger and the Eldebrock went on the shelf. I knew she still had it and figured it would be just the ticket for the 'ol 350 in my truck.

[mbgmike]

drove 1120 miles to pick up a bed.

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by mbgmike

drove 1120 miles to pick up a bed.

1120 miles @ $2.60 a gallon avg . . .... I hope the bed was a good deal or whatever you picked it up in got great milage .

[tomatocity]

Originally Posted by mbgmike

drove 1120 miles to pick up a bed.

that added another $175 to the price of the bed.

[BowTieMan]

I went to the track and ran my first run ever. 18.23 at 71. Was dissapointed alittle in my truck but hey its just a starting point. And it felt so great to finally be on the strip and not just watching. And now I can't wait till I get more money so I can get this truck into atleast 14's.

[Matt67C10]

Cut the grass, even though it didn't really need it because it's been so dry. I got to meet and hang out with Mike, aka 68haywagon, we had a lot of fun talking about rusty trucks. Spent time with friends and family, went shopping at Costco and spent entirely too much, but hey the missus bought me a new Maglite flashlight so I'm not going to complain.
Matt

[FormerMember]

Hauled VTBlazer to Northern Maine to NOT buy a truck and then buy a truck after I loaded one onto his trailer.

Started ripping apart my parts trucks to start working on my project truck.

Went to a birthday party.

After driving 800+ miles I sat in traffic for 2.5 hours to drive 5 miles.

[TruckinDaddy]

New inline fuel filter before the fuel pump. It is good to get the truck running decent again, especially for $6!

[chevybill]

got my vortec engine back to my shop at home and pulled a cowl off a junk cab for my 70 c-10, trying to keep the project moving along and mowed my 1.5 acre yard on saturday.( only because it needed mowing)

[DJ72CHEVY]

got the cab ready to pull off, removed glass, doors, striped the dash, disconnected all the cables and hoses on the firewall. Hopfully next weekend I will lift it off. Does anyone has the measurements for a cab dolly? Wood or metal, width, length, hieght?

Thanks

[68haywagon]

Met Matt, Matt67C10, and scored a choke cable and 2 hubcaps . Stretched the truck's legs in that little 110mi trip.

Went welder shopping/looking Sunday and didn't find anything good.

Mike

[68gmcdually]

We went camping in the '68 with the 20' trailer in tow. The people in the campground loved it and I had fun talking to everyone about it. I have a pic of the "unit" at home that I will post later on.

[tomatocity]

Friday night I painted some pulleys.
Saturday went to the west Coast Nationals in Pleasanton CA. Picked up a used alternator, new battery tray and mirrors, new bumper bolts (not GM). Stopped by extd56's home and picked up a seat that was in his 67 crewcab. He has some killer vehicles. I will let him brag about them. I am sure he cleaned the drool off of then after I left. Oh and my claw marks on his 72 Vette.
Sunday discovered the paint is lifting on the pulleys and radiator brackets. Any ideas why? Yard work, surfed the couch, cat napped, cleaned the house, watched Katrina. You guys alright? Hope so.