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Location: Surprise, AZ
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
I have a perfect "62" grill surround that I'll probably sell off to some one that needs that year instead of hacking it up. I have a good later one for my truck.
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#8402 |
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Rathdrum ID
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Got my new mufflers put on today with new down pipes. It sounds good but maybe a little too quiet. I had to drive it to the shop without a bed, bumper and no lights.
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Edmond, Ks
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
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#8404 |
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: bowling green, ky
Posts: 439
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
I snuck out and got some door panels at the junkyard and put them in storage... So the wife wouldn't see them. .. some time you just have to hide the parts...
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#8405 |
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Sunny Youngwood PA
Posts: 463
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Bench bled the master cylinder and bolted it on the booster and cleaned up another throttle and detent cable bracket I found in our parts. Cleaned all the bolts to put the front sheet metal back together and etched them.
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#8406 |
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Independence,KS
Posts: 1,477
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Cut ground and chiseled 22 welds the previous owner decided needed to be there to hold the bed on after doing a steel floor conversion. Apparently he was allergic to bolts! LOL. And did not own a square. bed was off to drivers' side about 1 1/2" and 1" too high in the back.
Anyway, bed is off, Suburban tank w/ EFI in tank pump is ready to install tomorrow. yesterday, installed the alarm and worked on fabbing up power door locks. Not satisfied with the result, but will get it worked out. other than that, we've just been enjoying it! |
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Rathdrum ID
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
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#8408 |
It's Better With Nitro
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Chino Hills, CA
Posts: 2,261
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
New latch and controls installed. Mocking up a set of Nu-Relics power window units...marking for the window crank switch cutouts.
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1963 C-10: Deluxe-optioned cab, shortbed, fleetside Pontiac 462 ci, Kauffman D-Port alum. heads 4L80E, narrowed sheetmetal Ford 9-inch Tubular front and rear suspension Custom 6-piston front disc and 4-piston rear disc brakes |
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#8409 |
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Location: mechanicsville,md
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
installed harley halogen headlamp looks real good alot brighter ,i will try to post pics
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#8410 |
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Sunny Youngwood PA
Posts: 463
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Dollied some dings out of the inner fenders and touched up the primer before putting the driver's side inner on the truck. Rubs on the steering shaft coupler so I have to figure that out yet... could be it needs the firewall tab bolted up to get straight for clearance sake.
Flared and routed the brake lines down to the proportioning valve - done with tubing for now and ready to bleed brakes. rg & ray~ray |
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#8411 |
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Location: Southern Oregon
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Adjusted the rocker arms and drove my truck today. Found some bad lifters and lobes on the old tired cam. Still does great at 4300 rpm!
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1966 Chevy C10 "Project Two Tone" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=596643 1964 GMC "Crustine" semi-build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=665056 My youtube channel. Username "Military Chevy": https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_h...fzpcUXyK_5-uiw |
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#8412 |
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Location: Southern Oregon
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Love the straight 6! Looks like a stock 292???
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1966 Chevy C10 "Project Two Tone" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=596643 1964 GMC "Crustine" semi-build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=665056 My youtube channel. Username "Military Chevy": https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_h...fzpcUXyK_5-uiw |
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#8413 |
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: branchburg, new jersey
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
yep , 292 motor. just got done for the night . put new motor mounts on right after work. gonna hit it hard tomorow. put brakes back on, steering box and shaft back together , power steering and hydro boost brakes. we'll see how far i get on it tommorow.
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#8414 |
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Location: Doodah Kansas
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
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the mass of men live lives of quiet desperation if there is a problem, I can have it. new project WAYNE http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=844393 |
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#8415 |
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Columbia, SC
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
WARNING! If you are restoring a really rusty truck - the following pictures may upset you!
I stripped the top of the dash and the perimeter of the windshield down to bare metal. I didn't find any rust! Wooohoooo! Look at how nice the flange is! I expected to find some pitting but it looks like new! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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#8416 |
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: los angeles,ca
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Lugnutz you are very lucky to have such a rust free truck!! Gonna save you lots of time and money!! Mine has a several places that are questionable in the areas you showed
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#8417 |
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Location: ON, Canada
Posts: 2,157
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Started to install my bed strips. What a pain in the ass doing it yourself. Would it kill them to make the bolts 1/2" longer so it is easy to thread a nut on?
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#8418 |
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Columbia, SC
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Man, you sure are right! I knew when I saw this truck that it was a great resto candidate. It has plenty of dents though. No matter, I like learning new skills.
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#8419 |
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Creighton Sask. Canada
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Amazingly lucky to have a truck that old and no rust. cool.
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#8420 |
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Location: Tucson, Arizona
Posts: 2,070
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
I got the Raptor Liner sprayed on the bottom of the cab.
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Sanity'66 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=515110 Long bed, Fleetside, Small back window I've Done So Much, With So Little, For So Long, That Now I Can Do Anything With Nothing. ![]() |
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#8421 |
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Columbia, SC
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
pdxhall,
That looks really nice! The Raptor instructions say a gallon will cover 125 SqFt. How much should I buy to do the bottom of the cab like you did? Did you use 2 coats? I see that it has a medium texture so I'm wondering if dirt clings to it or does it wash off pretty easily?
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#8422 |
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Lacombe, LA
Posts: 2,772
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
The painter for my '60 Mr. Art put a rubberized coating on as well. I had planned to do that and forgot to ask him to, but he does this on all restorations.
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#8423 |
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Rochester, KENT
Posts: 10,528
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Earned my truck a pair of modern side mirrors by making my friend Martin a cubby hole/glove box inner in thin steel.
Pics later. Posted via Mobile Device
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#8424 |
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Cabot AR
Posts: 16
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
power window motor on my 87 gmc...sigh...
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#8425 |
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Independence,KS
Posts: 1,477
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Suburban tank mounted under rear of bed w/ new sending unit( O'Rielly's sells an Equus brand universal- $30 and works great with GM)
All unnecessary bed ribs removed from under the converted steel floor. rear coil springs removed, air bag mounts put on and bags installed. Bed back on and is now square and level with the rest of the truck. Calling it a day, going to float in the pool with a cold one and enjoy family for the rest of the holiday weekend. Wishing you all a great holiday, as well! |
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