What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II

[Boog]

Originally Posted by Possmguts

I was gonna go out and see what I could get done... but then out of nowhere a 3 hour nap happened...

You too? Man, I thought it was just me.

[magwakeenercew2jh]

Originally Posted by Boog

You too? Man, I thought it was just me.

Right after I read this, I decided to take a nap. Worked out nicely.

[Gillnetter]

Got the front clip off today.

[OregonNed]

New wipers put on tonight. Arms and blades.

[Econman]

Bought and delivered both cab corners to body shop. Progress being made.

[flashed]

What are your plans for heat/air ?

[Econman]

Originally Posted by flashed

What are your plans for heat/air ?

Vintage Air. The fresh air vent orifices were totally rotted out, so I opted to cut them off outside and patch the holes to smooth the kick panels for a cleaner look and better watershed from the cowl.

[flashed]

I think you will be happy with that ,if you have not bought it yet check out Nsane Hotrodz ,he hooked me up with a good deal.

[Econman]

Originally Posted by flashed

I think you will be happy with that ,if you have not bought it yet check out Nsane Hotrodz ,he hooked me up with a good deal.

I drove up and picked up the cab corners from Dewayne yesterday. Nice guy.

[flashed]

I was supposed to pick up my 72 truck from him today ,this damn snow messed me up ,now I hope to get up there a week from tomorrow .I have not met him in person ,just on the phone but he has done me right .I will definitely use his shop in the future .

[Econman]

http://www.b-rodorcustom.com

This the shop I'm using..

[Metaldoc]

made use of the old washer hose holes, added two more holes to add engine bay lighting. 0.3 watt leds will never kill the battery

[OregonNed]

My father in law helped me weld up all the exhaust joint leaks while the bed is off. Currently painting my heater box components to get the heater working again.

[Possmguts]

did a little more patching on the fender... out with the bondo filled rust holes and in with a new patch... Ill finish up on this one tomorrow...

[Crushkrew]

Completed install of Fitech EFI and took a crappy cell phone vid...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zIqaVJEVBXY

[midniteblues]

possmgut your really kickin but on that truck.
it wasnt too bad looking when you first got it but your really showing us what we couldnt see. keep it up.

i'll be doing most of the same patch work as econman on this cab i just picked up to build for my 4x4.

yesterday i figured before the snow came i would hit a few jys in the area too see if anything new came in....no trucks but i did find a good light harness off a 71-2 smashed front clip since it was only part of a harness i got it for $4.

when i got the 4x4 it only had 2-3 lugs on each wheel so i got 32 matching lugs
and a set of 67-68 c30 emblems.

and another vac advance mech for the kids truck.it seems he needs one once a year idk why it keeps going out and creating a vac leak.

of course i came back and put my lugs on to go for a short ride around town
in my pile.

[Synestran]

Installed the washer reservoir and bracket that I recently bought. Cleaned up the valve cover, cleaned my air box, found the float on the fuel sender to be full of fuel, adjusted the rocker arms, oh...and installed new seat belts. Passenger seat belt was literally hanging on by a thread.
Ordered a new valve cover gasket and fuel float thing.

[Possmguts]

Originally Posted by midniteblues

possmgut your really kickin but on that truck.
it wasnt too bad looking when you first got it but your really showing us what we couldnt see. keep it up.

i'll be doing most of the same patch work as econman on this cab i just picked up to build for my 4x4.

yesterday i figured before the snow came i would hit a few jys in the area too see if anything new came in....no trucks but i did find a good light harness off a 71-2 smashed front clip since it was only part of a harness i got it for $4.

when i got the 4x4 it only had 2-3 lugs on each wheel so i got 32 matching lugs
and a set of 67-68 c30 emblems.

and another vac advance mech for the kids truck.it seems he needs one once a year idk why it keeps going out and creating a vac leak.

of course i came back and put my lugs on to go for a short ride around town
in my pile.

Thank you sir.. I havnt been to a junk yard in a long time. They're never open when Im home... If I was home more I would be moving a bit faster... but then again if I was home more, I would be broke and couldnt buy squat for it. All the patches Ive been using so far have come from the old passenger side door lol... Ill get that lower front patch ordered for this fender this week so I can finish it up next weekend maybe.

[midniteblues]

Originally Posted by Possmguts

Thank you sir.. I havnt been to a junk yard in a long time. They're never open when Im home... If I was home more I would be moving a bit faster... but then again if I was home more, I would be broke and couldnt buy squat for it. All the patches Ive been using so far have come from the old passenger side door lol... Ill get that lower front patch ordered for this fender this week so I can finish it up next weekend maybe.

your welcome,oe steel is the best too use but sometimes the patches are just easier.

i'm fortunate to have a few yards close by and lots of time at this point.

[greywurm]

Replaced all 6 cab mounts. My jack wasn't high enough for the two under the radiator but my engine hoist got it lifted just enough to swap out the worn mounts.

Hooked up the heater hoses to see if the heater core leaked... And what would you expect? It leaked... Then followed it up by not popping the cap off the radiator before popping the heater hose off the manifold

[Woodnears]

Played with aluminum tubing today. This was my first attempt ever bending he stuff. Turned out pretty good I think. A tip for those ever wanting to try this. A bend consumes 1 1/4" of tubing in a 90* bend. I assume different benders differ. I'm waiting on a ridged bender to come then I'll tackle the front lines.

[74baggedbug]

Gonna have all this installed in the never ending project

[68 Stepper]

Placed an ordered for a disc brake conversion kit with ECE.

[tommy3horse]

Hello, looks like everyone is busy on the truck, me too. I got the front sway bar installed. Used all grade 8 bolts and nylon nuts. Took her out for a ride and my grin got bigger, handles great.
Next is tackling the leaky oil pan, then...on and on.

Tom

[88fordf150]

Did a little header and exhaust work to clear the steering shaft.