Roostre's 1967 C20

[Roostre]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

Dude, you possess mad skills. I'm in awe.
I know what you mean about just doing it, and forgetting the pix.
I usually listen to old time radio shows on earplugs when I'm working on a truck.
Radio ''Gunsmoke'' and ''Dragnet'' are faves. But if I have the 'Radio' on youtube on my cellphone,
then I have to pause the show to shoot a pic.

Thank you, I'm much more comfortable with the mechanical work rather than the body and paint work. The spring after I turned 16, I ran out of gas money. My dad said it was time for me to get a job, so I wandered into a small family owned trucking company. They hired me to wash trucks, but quickly realized that wasn't enough to keep me occupied, so I moved on to changing tires. No tire machine, doing it with 2 spoons and an inflation cage. I ended up working there through high school and putting myself through college in that shop. I became very good friends with the mechanic there (which continues to this day) and he taught me everything about keeping their trucks on the road, along with a fleet of local farmer's trucks. He taught me that if something is put together, it can be taken apart, and if I can take it apart, I can fix it and put it back together.

I've also started using earbuds in my shop. It's a lot easier than putting earplugs in when things get loud, I can still hear the radio over the air compressor or furnace, and I can decide if I want to take a call if someone calls me while I'm working.

I didn't take a lot of pictures of the wheel bearings because it's a really greasy process and I didn't want to get the old phone greasy. I like to take what I can to share on here because it helps me remember what I've done to my truck. Also, I hope that I can help others and give back to this community that has helped me out a lot.