What did you do to your truck today?

[CaptHutch66]

Worked on the new bed wood from Classic Parts today. Whiteoak for the short step. Very pleased with quality! 1st pic is after the Minwax pretreat and conditioner. 2nd is after staining w/Early American Minwax. Spar Poly next and it'll be finished!

[karlbenz]

after 2 bad 4l60e's Ive scrapped that plan and started putting the 3spd back in. new flywheel + bolts, clutch package, rear main seal. wanted to use the newer starter with old bellhousing. had to do some grinding but all fits well now

[T2vigil]

I removed the Window Regulators and Vent Windows from my doner truck. Hope to get them installed soon.

[CaptHutch66]

1 coat of spar poly. Several sanding and coats to go! Mark, I know your wishin our shop looked as neat and organized as mine!

[63sbssbbw]

That looks great Mark
LOL Zolatone would've looked cool though
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[glos55]

I like it!!!!! Looks great Mark.

[awbrown]

re you repainting it the same color???? I like how it looks under the hood , kinda nice ..

[markeb01]

Originally Posted by awbrown

re you repainting it the same color???? I like how it looks under the hood , kinda nice ..

The only things painted were the firewall and inner fenders. They’ve been a mess for a number of years. The outside remains Blitz Black. It’s hard to photograph the details with all the dark dull surfaces. I made another attempt this morning and got a different shot that better shows the texture. I also reinstalled the original cowl vent until I can rework/repaint the other one.

[Max1775]

Originally Posted by markeb01

The only things painted were the firewall and inner fenders. They’ve been a mess for a number of years. The outside remains Blitz Black. It’s hard to photograph the details with all the dark dull surfaces. I made another attempt this morning and got a different shot that better shows the texture. I also reinstalled the original cowl vent until I can rework/repaint the other one.

I hope you didn't patent that... Cuz sue me, but I'm going to copy! That looks great. What did you spray it with?

[Clyde65]

I put a new guage cluster from Dolphin in and replaced the 15 year old 5" round outside mirrors with the larger rectangle ones from Classic Parts. My old eyes are not what they used to be.

[markeb01]

UPOL Raptor Bed Liner. A lot of people buy it from TP Tools. I was in a hurry so I bought mine locally and paid more for it. Make sure you get the kit complete with the gun. The threads are unique to UPOL bottles. I have a 3M Schutz gun but it won't screw onto the UPOL containers.

http://www.tptools.com/Product.aspx?display_id=2600

Amazon.com: Raptor Truck Bed Liner Kit Black:...

[Max1775]

Originally Posted by markeb01

UPOL Raptor Bed Liner. A lot of people buy it from TP Tools. I was in a hurry so I bought mine locally and paid more for it. Make sure you get the kit complete with the gun. The threads are unique to UPOL bottles. I have a 3M Schutz gun but it won't screw onto the UPOL containers.

http://www.tptools.com/Product.aspx?display_id=2600

Amazon.com: Raptor Truck Bed Liner Kit Black: Automotive

Thanks. I'm going to order some. I'm right in the middle of prepping the engine bay for the new motor and this is perfect timing!

[willyp]

wow markeb that looks great.

last night coming home one of my fwd running lights didnt work. thought one of the 1157 bulbs went tits up. ended up being a bad ground so i made 2 ground straps and grounded the parklight housings to the hood.

crappy pic but you get the idea..

[dean jendro]

Originally Posted by markeb01

UPOL Raptor Bed Liner. A lot of people buy it from TP Tools. I was in a hurry so I bought mine locally and paid more for it. Make sure you get the kit complete with the gun. The threads are unique to UPOL bottles. I have a 3M Schutz gun but it won't screw onto the UPOL containers.

http://www.tptools.com/Product.aspx?display_id=2600

Amazon.com: Raptor Truck Bed Liner Kit Black:...

I can also vouch for the Raptor. I shot the entire bottom of my cab with it and it works great. Hardly any overspray and very easy to shoot. Mark's engine compartment looks even better in person. The wife and I stopped by to check it out and it looks great. I was going to use it inside my inner fenders but I may do both sides now after seeing it on Mark's truck.

[amccomb]

drove to work.

[karlbenz]

got the motor and 3spd put in today. hooked up most of the linkages. lost the 3/8-24 nut for the clutch linkage

[Turkey]

cleaned out the interior.

[iceship]

I replaced my over flow tank with the one under the battery...

Washed and painted black

[Turkey]

filling bed holes where the trim was.

[markeb01]

My son came over this afternoon and helped out with the heavy lifting. Got the hood reinstalled, completing the project. I’m looking forward to doing something else for a while.

[Revoh]

Hauled my son in our town's Fourth of July parade this morning.






Now that I look at these pictures, it appears that I didn't get my door closed.

[jbgroby]

Revoh,

How big is your town or was that the historic area? Looks like a neat parade.

[glos55]

Hey Revoh, Really like your truck, I think i've seen it on here before? Looked like a fun parade. Are those 65 vette caps on the old girl?

[Revoh]

Originally Posted by jbgroby

Revoh,

How big is your town or was that the historic area? Looks like a neat parade.

Well, in total, we've got 5,000 people or so. But the downtown is sort of like Mayberry and the old ladies converge every weekend to go crafting and antiquing, while the old men sit around on the benches. There's also a nice riverfront park there, but it's under water right now because the Missouri River is out of its banks. You can sort of see some of the sandbags piled up beyond the police car in one of the pictures. Usually the parade goes down there, but they had to divert it a little.

Originally Posted by glos55

Hey Revoh, Really like your truck, I think i've seen it on here before? Looked like a fun parade. Are those 65 vette caps on the old girl?

Thanks! Yeah, I'm on here a lot. Those are from a '65 Corvette. I'll probably put the originals back on it eventually, but sometimes I get the urge to change things around for awhile.

[iceship]

Doing to get me some true dual off an old pick up today...