What did you do with your truck today, Part 3

[Black_Sheep]

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

I love the art made from car parts like that bench, very cool.

Brian

When the truck is done I'm going to make a garage bar with my old tailgate. Stay tuned.

Tonight I'm working on the interior. If I could carry the bench up from the basement by myself, it would be in too...

[oldman3]

Mark, interior is looking suuuuuper...Jim

[MARTINSR]

I got the inner hood brace cut up and working. It took a little recess in the cowl right at the fender as It thought it would a few days ago so all is good. I am pleased with it. I also painted a few parts for under the dash.

Brian

[MiraclePieCo]

Going back together after the sender plug fiasco. To save my back, I lowered the head down onto the engine with a cherry picker. Although it's difficult working on the engine in the truck, I'd much rather do that than take the front sheet metal off.

[oldman3]

Very nice...Jim

[MiraclePieCo]

Re-installed the intake manifold, distributor, spark plugs, adjusted valves and installed the covers. Another day or two and I may have this thing back to square one.

[mikebte]

Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo

Re-installed the intake manifold, distributor, spark plugs, adjusted valves and installed the covers. Another day or two and I may have this thing back to square one.

Your doing good, way better than what you first anticipated

[MiraclePieCo]

Originally Posted by mikebte

Your doing good, way better than what you first anticipated

I've been neglecting everything else to get it done, but had to take today off because my back can't take all those hours bent over the fenders.

[MARTINSR]

Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo

Re-installed the intake manifold, distributor, spark plugs, adjusted valves and installed the covers. Another day or two and I may have this thing back to square one.

There you go!

Brian

[Black_Sheep]

I know it doesn't look like much but all of the front end hardware is tight, the front splash apron is on and the headlamps are in. I need to find the headlight bezel screws, they are around here somewhere...

[mikebte]

Tested operations, pulled it out of the garage (under its own power) and got pulled back in front ways. Now that it is away from the wall and I can walk around the truck, I can maybe get stuff done. As you can see, it has been backed in for years and my bike was over the bed.
Secondly I would like to add the CPP power disc brakes and power steering worked awesome.

[MiraclePieCo]

Originally Posted by mikebte

Tested operations, pulled it out of the garage (under its own power) and got pulled back in front ways. Now that it is away from the wall and I can walk around the truck, I can maybe get stuff done. As you can see, it has been backed in for years and my bike was over the bed.
Secondly I would like to add the CPP power disc brakes and power steering worked awesome.

That's great, what a milestone!

Originally Posted by Black_Sheep

I need to find the headlight bezel screws, they are around here somewhere...

If you're like me, you'll find them immediately AFTER you go buy another set.

[MARTINSR]

I got out there and cut some stuff off the old rad support to use to patch the replacement one (you know it's right then. ) and I got that welded on to the replacement, it's got weld thru primer applied and ready to finish up tomorrow.

Brian

[mikebte]

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

I got out there and cut some stuff off the old rad support to use to patch the replacement one (you know it's right then. ) and I got that welded on to the replacement, it's got weld thru primer applied and ready to finish up tomorrow.
Brian

Your moving along, so much metal work and takling it head on.

Originally Posted by idbeast

Well I'm back, 5 days of not being able to use my right arm for anything was a little rough! But doing interior seams...

That’s a lot of hard work, good job

[Michel]

Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo

If you're like me, you'll find them immediately AFTER you go buy another set.

If you are like me, far far away from part sources, you will have put them in a small box with tape on it and part name written, all well stored in a place you could find them easily.
This is what I do for 'rare' parts, I am also loosing a lot of other ones, mainly because I store them in the bin! hahaha

@MiraclePieCo , congratulations for the engine, going much quicker than you had expected !
P.S : I sent you a PM

[Black_Sheep]

Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo

That's great, what a milestone!



If you're like me, you'll find them immediately AFTER you go buy another set.

Right, that’s how it always seems to work...

[MARTINSR]

Originally Posted by Black_Sheep

Right, that’s how it always seems to work...

I bought a knob for my cowl vent handle. Was going through some boxes just a week or so later and found that I already had TWO brand new ones!

Anyone need a cowl vent knob? LOL

Brian

[jweb]

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

I bought a knob for my cowl vent handle. Was going through some boxes just a week or so later and found that I already had TWO brand new ones!

Anyone need a cowl vent knob? LOL

Brian

I didn't know you could buy the cowl vent knob. I could use one or let me know where you get them

[idbeast]

Well I'm back, 5 days of not being able to use my right arm for anything was a little rough! But doing interior seams...

[DransportGarage]

Originally Posted by idbeast

Well I'm back, 5 days of not being able to use my right arm for anything was a little rough! But doing interior seams...

OK, idbeast, now you're making me work. As we get older, we forget stuff, and I couldn't remember what happened to your arm. So I had to search back all the way to AUGUST 30TH (!) to figure out you were going in for heart exploratory surgery through the arm. How'd it go? What did they do? I hope all is well...

[idbeast]

Originally Posted by DransportGarage

OK, idbeast, now you're making me work. As we get older, we forget stuff, and I couldn't remember what happened to your arm. So I had to search back all the way to AUGUST 30TH (!) to figure out you were going in for heart exploratory surgery through the arm. How'd it go? What did they do? I hope all is well...

Sorry about that Bob, and everyone else, last Friday I had a clogged lower left artery, they removed the blockage and put in a stint. The 5 lb weight limit and not using the right arm was to make sure the artery in my wrist healed completely. I'm doing really good now, and don't get tired walking!
Jim

[MARTINSR]

Originally Posted by idbeast

Sorry about that Bob, and everyone else, last Friday I had a clogged lower left artery, they removed the blockage and put in a stint. The 5 lb weight limit and not using the right arm was to make sure the artery in my wrist healed completely. I'm doing really good now, and don't get tired walking!
Jim

Oh damn Jim, prayers going your way, hope you feel better.

Brian

[DransportGarage]

Originally Posted by idbeast

Sorry about that Bob, and everyone else, last Friday I had a clogged lower left artery, they removed the blockage and put in a stint. The 5 lb weight limit and not using the right arm was to make sure the artery in my wrist healed completely. I'm doing really good now, and don't get tired walking!
Jim

From what I hear, when they do that kind of repair you really feel a lot better. I hope that's the case for you, long term. I've also heard that the entry wound is worse than the rest of the procedure. Overall, I hope you're already over the hump.

[idbeast]

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

Oh damn Jim, prayers going your way, hope you feel better.

Brian

Originally Posted by DransportGarage

From what I hear, when they do that kind of repair you really feel a lot better. I hope that's the case for you, long term. I've also heard that the entry wound is worse than the rest of the procedure. Overall, I hope you're already over the hump.

Thanks Brian and Bob! I'm doing much better now, there is not much to getting it done, I was awake and watching the whole thing on the monitors!!!
The entry wound is at the end of my finger on my wrist, only about 3/32" across. heck I'm already back at work full time 9 hrs a day 6 days a week!!! It's amazing how simple it is now days!!!! The hardest thing about it all was taking the picture with my smart phone!

[DransportGarage]

Originally Posted by idbeast

Thanks Brian and Bob! I'm doing much better now, there is not much to getting it done, I was awake and watching the whole thing on the monitors!!!
The entry wound is at the end of my finger on my wrist, only about 3/32" across. heck I'm already back at work full time 9 hrs a day 6 days a week!!! It's amazing how simple it is now days!!!! The hardest thing about it all was taking the picture with my smart phone!

Super news! ...and I was wrong about the entry wound stuff. A buddy of mine had a piece of a vein taken out of his leg to bypass a blockage in his coronary artery. THAT vein surgery caused him much more grief than the chest pain.