What did you get done?

[N2TRUX]

WOW! What a week. I have been trying to wrap up a couple of projects at work so that's kept us going. My service manager went on vacation so I am covering for him as well.

In between it all I have been trying to get the tranny on my 77 fixed. I took it Monday to my bro-in-laws shop so he could fix the tailshaft leak, install the correct speedo gears, and get the shift points adjusted.

They had to order the correct speedo gears an housing so it was Thursday before I got it back. The good news is it shifts correctly, doesn't leak, and the speedo is correct.

The bad news is when I picked it up he tells me my alternator belt is squealing. We look at it and discover a bolt is missing in the brackets. No biggie, I'll put one in later. It felt nice to drive it again with everything working correctly...sorta.

Friday evening I get a call from the photographer that shot it for Street Trucks. He says he is coming to town and needs more exterior shots. Ok, so I need to clean it up, no biggie.

Saturday morning I start pulling the wheels to polish them inside and out. By mid day I'm done with that so I find a bolt to fit the alternator. It's not perfect, but it will do for now. I spend the rest of the day detailing the entire truck.

Saturday night I meet with Joseph so he can shoot my truck again. He is really pleased with the light so that goes well. He gets a few rolling shots too so I'm pretty pumped.

As I'm leaving the photo shoot I decide to gas it a little and smell rubber burning. Hmmm? I smelled that yesterday too. Come to think of it I have smelled that about 3-4 times when I get on it a little.

I go to a local cruise spot and check out the rides. The weather was great and the response to the 77 was awesome. Life is good! At least for the moment anyway. On my way home I smell burning rubber again and notice my voltage is way down. Hmmm? The alt belt is slipping again.

Today I buy the correct bolt for the alt brackets and try to tighten everything up. The belt snaps! I think it got waaaay to hot from all the slipping. Now I gotta track down a belt and hope that all that's wrong.

It still feels nice to have it on the road despite the minor aggravitions.

What did you get done?