What did you do to your truck today?

[Clyde65]

rockdriller, how did you do the repair? did you just piece it or what?

[A.T. RockDriller]

Clyde...
Someone had over-sized the square in height by 1/2" overall and drilled another set of tuner knob holes inboard of the oe's....
I made a plate with the correct dimension square and long enough to cover the new holes....short enough to miss the original ones.
I placed the plate inside the dash..(from the back) and welded it in place.
I patched it "overlap" style and leveled off my welds with a die-grinder leaving a bit of bondo work to do...but over-all turned out great.
The only actual "sculpting" that I had to do was below the repair where the contour changes. The rest was very close.
Maybe I should have done a "flush" graft, but I'm probably not that skilled.

Anyway....thanks for the props.

[glos55]

Installed new grille, headlights, bezels, parking light lenses, bezels, and painted white accent band around grille.

[wutnxt]

All I did was order more parts and pay for the last ones i just got.....planted my first money tree no sign of any growth as of yet.
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glos55

Really like the rims and caps your running.....nice fit

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[daverod]

Wonder what happened to lakeroadster. I wanted to see his paint job. Was he a bad boy?

[glos55]

Originally Posted by daverod

Wonder what happened to lakeroadster. I was hopping to see his paint job. Was he a bad boy?

Yeah Lake, what gives?

[T Smith]

I replaced all my lock cylinders with a set keyed alike from Classic Parts, now I need only carry one key and my glove compartment locks to boot, nice!

[kieth]

Almost finished the bed wood today, learned a lot...........loose is better keep a few 1/4 X 2 carriage bolts around to suck things into submission, take your time I am really impatient. Kieth


http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G...407491_vcsTLN8

[wutnxt]

The new engine mounts are all in and that puts it back another 6" and down another 2"......ready for the new engine thats almost ready to go . New cross member is in and the tranny is mocked up. Now we are cooking

[dean jendro]

Got my new radiator today from Entropy Radiator. Very nice!! Maybe this weekend I can mock up the front under hood sheetmetal and run the trans lines.

[Turkey]

started slickin off the sides

[glos55]

Originally Posted by wutnxt

All I did was order more parts and pay for the last ones i just got.....planted my first money tree no sign of any growth as of yet.
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glos55

Really like the rims and caps your running.....nice fit

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Thanks! I have the stock wheels that have been blasted and painted black base/clear, I was going to run them with a thin white wall but everyone seems to like the vette rallys with the spinner caps. p.s. my money tree isn't growing either!

[samuellg1977]

I took my truck down to Sango, TN with my daughter riding shotgun. We hit a rough patch on a bridge and the rearend hopped around a bit. My daughter looks at me from the passenger seat and says: "Slow down, Dad... You know you don't have AIRBAGS!!!" I laughed the rest of the way home.

[wutnxt]

Got my wheels back from being polished and my new tires mounted......it was a good day....

[pdxhall]

I finished removing the suspension and rear end from the frame and did some more cleaning up of the frame rails....getting closer to paint time for the rear frame rails.

[iehotrod]

Originally Posted by pdxhall

I finished removing the suspension and rear end from the frame and did some more cleaning up of the frame rails....getting closer to paint time for the rear frame rails.

That cab looks super clean in the picture. Is that still the Og paint?

[markeb01]

Pulled my battery tray, stripped off the battery corrosion and painted it with epoxy primer followed by battery terminal protective coating. Also installed an absorbent battery mat in the bottom of the tray. We’ll see if that makes any difference. I’m sure tired of needing to do it over every few months.

[pdxhall]

hotrod, yeah it's all original. 133,000 mile 2nd owner truck with very little rust. picked it up for 650 bucks.

[iehotrod]

Thats a deal!

[awbrown]

Drove mine around town in search of the perfect yard sale dresser .. finally found one at the community thrift store .......

[64shortbox]

I scored BIG TIME!! Nosing around the local self serve wrecking yard and found a very nice rust free drivers door for my 64 truck. There's not even a speaker hole cut in it. Got it out the gate for $51.53 including tax and a $3.00 core charge. Unfortunately the passenger door was smashed in at the door handle or I would have bought it too.

[nachodog2]

Finally got my drive shaft shortened, and installed it behind my t5. What a difference. It runs real good.
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[markeb01]

Originally Posted by 64shortbox

I scored BIG TIME!! Nosing around the local self serve wrecking yard and found a very nice rust free drivers door for my 64 truck. There's not even a speaker hole cut in it. Got it out the gate for $51.53 including tax and a $3.00 core charge. Unfortunately the passenger door was smashed in at the door handle or I would have bought it too.

Great score! Welcome to the forum.

[Andyboy]

I tried to adjust the carb on my v6 305 but nothing it still bogs down when I press the gas pedal and the radiator was leaking from the top where the little hose goes but It was just idling. Sometimes I just want to sell it and have a ride that I can drive.

[A.T. RockDriller]

Originally Posted by Andyboy

I tried to adjust the carb on my v6 305 but nothing it still bogs down when I press the gas pedal and the radiator was leaking from the top where the little hose goes but It was just idling. Sometimes I just want to sell it and have a ride that I can drive.

Andyboy....The OE Stromburg carb on your 305 is affectionately known as the "Petroleum Brake" for a reason.
You might try putting a Holley 500 on it and go from there.
She won't be go like a funny car, but you'll sure enjoy the difference.
Don't sell her on account of the OE carb.....That was just a mean trick from the engineers at GMC..........At least that's what I'm thinkin'.