What did you do to your truck today!

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by magwakeenercew2jh

Whoa, Bennett! Very, very nice.

Thanks, I'm really happy with it. Sounds like you made some nice progress with yours.
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[Landlockt]

Ran it out of gas. I guess 10 mpg is overly optimistic.
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[magwakeenercew2jh]

Too hot today in the Sierra Foothills. It's 84.4 F at 9:00...headed for another 110 F. So I went over to the shop and collected some paintable parts and headed back.

She winked at me as I went by.

[DevilDog Aggie]

Installed my self-rebuilt carb and fired her up on the first crank!

[VDOG]

Wire wheeled the rusted out cylinder, just to see if its worth saving.
Just might rebuild the old gal

[longbed67]

Got the inside and outside in epoxy primer. BC/CC to come later this week

[asolde]

I had my engine out for freeze plugs then I cleaned it up. Test drove good today.

[UNEASYRIDER]

A little paint!

[magwakeenercew2jh]

It dropped to 96 degrees today. I spent a few hours on the money pit.

Put on the tailgate. Put on the hood hinges. Generally did a sort of stuff that goes, and the stuff that stays (I'm keeping a couple of dash set ups in case of a gauge failure or somebody needs to replace one.
Also, I'm keeping the clutch pedal and pivot and linkage. Never know if that close-ratio four speed is in the future....a few other things). Unfortunately, nobody around here wants stuff like four doors that
are about a 75-85 out of a hundred, some glass I replaced because is wasn't perfect, a bench seat that need a spring job, etc. So, I'll box up the tid-bit stuff that I think folks will be rummaging around for,
and the rest will go to the dogs.

Sorry about the dark interior shot. I forgot the flash.

I cleaned out the bed. It hasn't been this empty for three years. Since the start of the "build".

Getting close.

[VDOG]

I added to the fun facts list by finding fiberglass and bondo.

[bigdog57]

I put mine in the shop today to see if he can figure out why it won't startup. (it will turn over but not start)

[RINC]

Yea for the drop in temps ! So I got me arse out to the garage last night.

Pulled my carb on the 72 to get rebuilt today. Changed out the bad headlights.

An tonight if the carb is done I'll throw it on.

[VWNate1]

Drove it to the junkyard to source some old Mercedes engine parts , on the way home one brake drum began to squeak loudly , looks like a brake job is in the near future ~ it's prolly just a broken spring but I've been thinking of up grading the 2" drum brakes to the optional 2.5" ones.....

I don't want to tear it apart so close to Sunday tho' .

(got the Mercedes parts cheap !) .

[VDOG]

Originally Posted by VWNate1

on the way home one brake drum began to squeak loudly , looks like a brake job is in the near future ~ it's prolly just a broken spring but I've been thinking of up grading the 2" drum brakes to the optional 2.5" ones.....
I don't want to tear it apart so close to Sunday tho' .
(got the Mercedes parts cheap !) .

If its a broken spring, then maybe just changing to new brake hardware may solve the problem.

[VWNate1]

Originally Posted by VDOG

If its a broken spring, then maybe just changing to new brake hardware may solve the problem.

Prolly so ;

I have what else to do Fridy and Sat. AM , a broken brake pull spring isn't dangerous nor will it stop me from making this meet & greet .

[critict1gc]

I wired up a relay for what I hope is the last bit to my tbi conversion.

[Hotrob72]

1st I pulled out the old carpet
then I put in the new thanks to stockinterior
installed the new/old belts thanks to sharpie
had my seat recovered with a new vinyl cover

bought new stock wheel and Im just waiting to buy a tilt column...hope I find a good deal on a tilt

[69GWC]

Gave it a bath..lol

[cerjio]

I drove it around ! then put my headlight bezels on finaly Been enjoyin just having it to drive after five long years of working on it !

[magwakeenercew2jh]

Got the hood ready to go on tomorrow.

[elf w/capital T]

Originally Posted by magwakeenercew2jh

Got the hood ready to go on tomorrow.

what did you use??

[elf w/capital T]

got door to close with no rubbage, mocked up driver side fender.

[magwakeenercew2jh]

Originally Posted by elf w/capital T

what did you use??

It's almost the same thing as Dynamat. A little lighter and a lot cheaper. I bought it off of E-Slay.

I'll look tomorrow at the shop and see if there's a logo anywhere, but I think not. That's one of the reasons I bought it.
It was three years ago that I got it. And I can't even remember what I had for dinner last night.

It's hell getting old! Sorry.

[Clanky]

I replaced my cab mounts! I kinda stressed about this for a couple of weeks, not knowing what potential issues may arise, you know, stuff happening. I started at 7am and at 11:06am my '71 GMC K1500 was ready to hit the road, the project went really, really smooth. It was an awesome day in this man's driveway!

[jc70chevy]

went out side dumped fuel filter out and looked at all this cool black rtv looking stuff falling out filter... hhhhmmmm wonder why im stumbling under a load.. .. fml