What did you get done? 04/01 April Fools edition

[84slopwaggin]

Saturday I took my Mini Starter back to the speed shop in exchange for some new wheels (DARN MINI STARTER WAS STILL TOO CLOSE TO THE HOOKER HEADERS). Sunday I installed the remote solenoid. After I finished I turned the key and nothing happened. I put the tools up and called it a day. I did some research later that night and early Monday morning and discovered the neutral safety wire was on the wrong post. I switched the post and now she lives again.
Hopefully that solves the heat soak problem my Hookers were starting to create by cooking my starter mounted solenoid.

[Slonaker]

I spent Saturday at the Lonestar Roundup in Austin. There were over 500 pre-1964traditional hotods and customs there. It was quite a sight seeing all of those cars cruising S. Congress Saturday night.

Sunday was spent driving back from Austin, and doing yardwork. Oh boy...

Slonaker

[82c10]

wednesday i took the motor out of my old red car that i sold, diagnosed the prolems with it, thursday i took the motor and tranny out of the same guys 84 Capri RS, friday i think i worked after school, saturday i worked and when i got home i went to a friends house, then to my brother's and watched BORAT, sunday i went to church, mowed a yard, and BS'ed about cars

[85_SWB]

Ripped the heads off my 305 and took them into car quest where i know the machinest. You see before i had a bad oil burning problem. It was like stealth fog behind my truck. The guy said that my valve guides were soo lose that oil must have been pouring into the cylinders. So now they are getting machined and all new everything else. I also took the visor off my truck because a friends boss wanted to buy it. I ripped it off last night only to take it to school and be asked, "That visor will fit a 97 right?" So its still for sale.

[Captkaos]

Update from Monday first: Went and got the correct booster for the Burb and got it installed, no more leaky booster.

Saturday I began trouble shooting the Burb again. Replaced the EGR, but didn't solve any issues. It still has a leak somewhere which is causing it to eventually die while idling, and die immediately in gear. I sprayed the whole top of the motor down and can't find it. I am wondering now after mentioning it to a buddy if the intake gasket is leaking. Everything looked ok (other than high counts for the IAC) on WinALDL... I ended up getting frustrated and leaving it alone.

[neverfinished]

Pulled carpet off the cab walls and ceiling.
Cut old fading tint off the back window
Removed 6-7 stickers from the rear window
Tested scraping tools to remove the glue left after I pulled the carpet off the cab walls.
Pulled upholstery off the driver's door panel, sanded the glue off and shot it with black primer. I'll do the passenger side soon.
Removed a pair of the biggest mud flaps I've ever seen on a pickup.
Moved the radio from a universal mounting box that covered up the ashtray into the original dash location. (Yes, I cut the dash)
Removed an air horn from the roof and did a temporary patch on the holes left behind.
Wrapped the passenger side header and installed a new starter.
Removed and polished the gauge lens need to put that back tonight.

[BaddBusa2005]

I bought a tilt column, 1991 blazer instrument cluster, new gauge bezel, and upper dash pad for my truck..........cd player next week.....

[SSC's76]

Got a flywheel sat that works with my clutch, damn thing isnt ballanced for thre 5-6 BBC, junk yard swore it was. I put it in anyway until I can get the correct one. Went on a short break in trip down the highway. Temp guage read in the red but the truck wasent giving me any reason to think it was overheating. Found out the parts store gave me the wrong resistance sending unit got that fixed and it shows much cooler on the guage now. Sunday the fuel pump freaking quit and my Tilton mini starter took a crap. Slaped the good old faithfull stock starter back in and it turns the BB over just fine. I got another electric fuel pump and stuck it in last night. These $70 Faucet pumps are sorry units. I cant get the new one to suck through the inline filter. Got a different pump I'm going to try latter today. I decided to take this week off. Need to get some stuff around the house done this week, book keeping for the shop and taxes all hammered out this week.

[strokd 84]

Originally Posted by SSC's76

Got a flywheel sat that works with my clutch, damn thing isnt ballanced for thre 5-6 BBC, junk yard swore it was. I put it in anyway until I can get the correct one. Went on a short break in trip down the highway. Temp guage read in the red but the truck wasent giving me any reason to think it was overheating. Found out the parts store gave me the wrong resistance sending unit got that fixed and it shows much cooler on the guage now. Sunday the fuel pump freaking quit and my Tilton mini starter took a crap. Slaped the good old faithfull stock starter back in and it turns the BB over just fine. I got another electric fuel pump and stuck it in last night. These $70 Faucet pumps are sorry units. I cant get the new one to suck through the inline filter. Got a different pump I'm going to try latter today. I decided to take this week off. Need to get some stuff around the house done this week, book keeping for the shop and taxes all hammered out this week.

That BBC sure does look good in that cleaned up engine bay! I'm jealous...

[hiway]

Pulled tranny and put in a GM high stall converter....only stalls about 1900 though. Also soaped and pressure washed the whole bottom side while I had it on the lift. Nuthin like clean floor pans.

[Rc 415]

Originally Posted by cliffsta

I've got waay too much invested in audio equipment

Lol you think you have alot invested in audio, I've got more money into the audio system than the truck is worth! $2000.00 in the sub amp, $800.00 into one of the 15" subs (gotta get another yet), and thats just the sub stage! Kinda makes me want to sell it all and buy more stuff for the truck sometimes!

[cliffsta]

Originally Posted by Rc 415

Lol you think you have alot invested in audio, I've got more money into the audio system than the truck is worth! $2000.00 in the sub amp, $800.00 into one of the 15" subs (gotta get another yet), and thats just the sub stage! Kinda makes me want to sell it all and buy more stuff for the truck sometimes!

HAHA man that's a lot of dough. All together on my system I've spent probably $600 or so but that's because I bargain shopped and also got my 600.2 off Ebay.

[Rc 415]

Yeah I'm in too deep, but I sure like it though!

[knightlife]

spent the entire day on vikaden (dunno if I spelled it correctly *shrugs*). had my wisdom teeth pulled on friday is why...WEEEEE!

[garysouthlake]

Originally Posted by N2TRUX

I worked this weekend but did manage to get a couple of truck related things done. I drove to Brenham Saturday morning to deliver a set of Denali wheels and tires to the new owner. I collected my six hundred and fitty taters and came back home.

Then I took my wife to pick up her Denali that was in the shop. It had been making a growling noise from the front dif, so I had it checked out. I gave the guy at the transmission shop my six hundred and fitty taters plus a few more and brought it home.

He had to put a complete bearing set in the front dif. I looked at the races and every bearing in there was pitted. Oooh, that great GM feeling.

Today I watched my daughter play volleyball. Her team had been playing in a 4 stop series and today was the final stop. They took 1st their age division....

What did you get done?

Was busy as hell. Flew from DFW to Denver with my wife to celebrate her mom's 80th birthday in Pueblo Colo. My sons came on a different flight from Lubbock. Had to meet up with them in Denver. The party was great. The whole family was there. My wife's godchild is in the Marines and has been embedded on the Afgan/Packistan border. He has three brothers ..all in the Marines. One is a sharpshooter gunsmith stationed in Quantico. The other is in training for the Secret Service and the last one is in Bagdad. Managed to catch up with my mom on friday and my daughter on Sunday. Had fun walking downtown Denver on Monday and back to DFW by midnight last night.

[garysouthlake]

Originally Posted by N2TRUX

I worked this weekend but did manage to get a couple of truck related things done. I drove to Brenham Saturday morning to deliver a set of Denali wheels and tires to the new owner. I collected my six hundred and fitty taters and came back home.

Then I took my wife to pick up her Denali that was in the shop. It had been making a growling noise from the front dif, so I had it checked out. I gave the guy at the transmission shop my six hundred and fitty taters plus a few more and brought it home.

He had to put a complete bearing set in the front dif. I looked at the races and every bearing in there was pitted. Oooh, that great GM feeling.

Today I watched my daughter play volleyball. Her team had been playing in a 4 stop series and today was the final stop. They took 1st their age division....

What did you get done?

On a separate note. I have looked at lots of trucks and yours is a total 'gem'. It's not the money that makes it work. It's the vision and experience and artistic side that makes it work. Kudos for the tremendous results. By the way, i'd love to drive down to Cypress for one of your get togethers............