What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II

[3757chevy]

Originally Posted by BRL

Sometimes???

If I ain't blasting myself out of the cab, it's parked somewhere and I ain't in it!

No wonder you love your Chevy's, their !

Thanks. I love the sound of the exhaust so much, it's like music to my ears.

[rcazwillis]

Washed the frame and undercarriage.

[Tkrysl]

Getting started on some new parts. My first project truck. Sat for 20+ years. I can tell there are a few "new" parts that aren't OEM, but I think these plugs and wires are original 72. Whatcha think?

[VWNate1]

Originally Posted by Tkrysl

Getting started on some new parts. My first project truck. Sat for 20+ years. I can tell there are a few "new" parts that aren't OEM, but I think these plugs and wires are original 72. Whatcha think?

Those plugs don't appear to have many miles and they're clean and tan so mayhap that's a good engine to bring back to life .

No worries about the broken insulator, time to get upset when the bottom threaded part remains in the cylinder head..... .

[FRCvette]

Installed ece front sway bar and drove it.

[beaterku]

Flared a short section of stainless brake line. Failed to flare of section of brake line. I was trying to shorten a pair of stainless lines on my rear end to work with my disc brakes. The line and/or tool did not like the small 3/16" line... 1/4" line was perfect.

[jabborabbo]

Replaced the heater hoses...while I was taking the wire clamp off the 5/8 inch hose, it popped out of my pliers, sailed into the driver’s side engine bay, rattled around and disappeared (that’s my conclusion after spending 30 minutes looking for it - which included taking the driver side front wheel off)

Used hose clamps to secure the hoses on the heater core, then spent 20 minutes trying to get the metal thingie that holds the hoses together, failed, and just used a cable tie.

I hope that clamp didn’t end up somewhere that will cause me problems later....

[Andyking1203]

This was yesterday... but I welded up some of the spot weld holes, and cut some of the firewall out.. had help with cleaning!!

[ZEKE68]

Finished my rear end rebuild, and installed brake adjusting holes in my rear drum backing plates.

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by jabborabbo

Replaced the heater hoses...while I was taking the wire clamp off the 5/8 inch hose, it popped out of my pliers, sailed into the driver’s side engine bay, rattled around and disappeared (that’s my conclusion after spending 30 minutes looking for it - which included taking the driver side front wheel off)

Used hose clamps to secure the hoses on the heater core, then spent 20 minutes trying to get the metal thingie that holds the hoses together, failed, and just used a cable tie.

I hope that clamp didn’t end up somewhere that will cause me problems later....

If it wasn't under the right front tire, keep looking. That's the kind of thing you hear a couple of weeks later going click...click...click, and have to repair a tire. Just ask me how I know this.

Originally Posted by Andyking1203

This was yesterday... but I welded up some of the spot weld holes, and cut some of the firewall out.. had help with cleaning!!

I spent so many hours at about that age scrubbing parts that you wouldn't believe it. We couldn't afford chemicals, so it was "just wear out the screwdriver or brush"!

[jabborabbo]

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

If it wasn't under the right front tire, keep looking. That's the kind of thing you hear a couple of weeks later going click...click...click, and have to repair a tire. Just ask me how I know this.

It wasn’t under the tire - I looked about 3 times.

[Quikshft]

Today I finished the install of an auxiliary fuel tank. It's a 31 gallon unit which gets me about 50 gallons total as I have elected to keep the tank behind the seat. Looking forward to fewer (but more expensive) stops at the gas station which can be a real inconvenience with a travel trailer in tow.

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by Quikshft

Today I finished the install of an auxiliary fuel tank. It's a 31 gallon unit which gets me about 50 gallons total as I have elected to keep the tank behind the seat. Looking forward to fewer (but more expensive) stops at the gas station which can be a real inconvenience with a travel trailer in tow.

What is that tank out of?.It looks great!

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by Quikshft

Today I finished the install of an auxiliary fuel tank. It's a 31 gallon unit which gets me about 50 gallons total as I have elected to keep the tank behind the seat. Looking forward to fewer (but more expensive) stops at the gas station which can be a real inconvenience with a travel trailer in tow.

Wow, that looks great! Please share more details! I have that space open. Given the kind of mileage I get towing the trailer (7 MPG) maybe another tank under the bed will give me some range up roads that are far from a gas station. How do you fill it, and how do you switch it? If you only have two tanks, that would work OK, but I already have 3, so the valves might be interesting to hook up.

[Quikshft]

Guys, the tank is applicable to the Blazer. The exact model years escapes me but later 70's to later 80's I believe. It has a taper on the trailing bottom corner, assume to help with driveway approaches but the problem for me was that it then put the fill pipe aimed to the passenger side. So... I cut it off and brazed up the hole. On the driver side of the tank on the top corner there is a circular depression, that's where I put my fill tube. I used a mopar style grommet, which allows a little play/flex of the fill pipe if needed. I actually had an old Chrysler gas tank from which I cut the section that receives the grommet, and then brazed it onto the Blazer tank. This is what the stock 31 looks like:

[Quikshft]

Here are a couple pics of my tank after the previously noted modifications were made. The top of the tank is a little ugly, I got a few bucks off on it as it had a few dents and the heat from brazing didn't help any either, but I don't plan to see the top of that tank again for a long time.

[Quikshft]

Under the truck, I made a couple spacers to provide something to pull the tank up against, and also provide a little bit of gap/space for the vent line, fuel line etc. Two frame cross members were moved, never took a picture of their original location but they were riveted to the frame. I moved them outward to a point at the edges of the tank to provide a place to mount the tank straps.

[SIXTY9]

Completed Lizard Skin, I used both the sound and heat control.

[Chuck A]

Started removing the purple window tint. Razor blade scraped the tint film off. Lacquer thinner and a towel took care of the glue residue. I was pleased to discover the windows have factory tint and all the glass looks to be OEM.

[Canuckvetter]

Installed the 327 in the truck this evening. Everything on the bottom installed and hooked up. Hoping to bring it to life tomorrow evening.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1535002197

[66clow]

Good day today. Installed copper wire to get my oil pressure guage working. Replaced the master cylinder. Installed overflow bottle and new grille.

[tdangle]

Scored a stock 2004R 2-3 servo assembly for my trans from Pick a Part to downgrade the super servo that the local trans builder put in and then keep putting me off to fix my issues. I guess he thought i was wanting a 1/4 mile truck as the shifts up were very harsh and the 3-2 downshift was absolutely horrible. The sound of the clunk made it sound like I was going to drop the rear end everything I slowed to a stop.

[Barnfind46]

Finally got the replacement parts installed from the near accident on Mothers day this year. My u-bolt on the lower control arm snapped when I was turning off a two lane highway and sent me,my wife and my camper into oncoming traffic. Got it stopped and no one was hurt. Truck got a bent upper control arm and inner tie rod.Got the truck home and it has sat till now.Pictures are of the right side but I had already done the left.

[68bowtie]

Bent and installed brake lines from the new master. First time doing it, but I think it turned out pretty good.

[Canuckvetter]

Engine started right up! So glad I decided to upgrade to power steering. No leaks. Engine runs smooth.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1535085363