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Your two tone dash is inspirational!
I am going to put a chair in my cab now and stare at my dash to see if I can mimic what you have going on there some! I am really liking your mods! I didnt see how you sealed the bottom of your overflow can though. Good looking build, hope you keep us in plenty of pics for this project !!
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I sealed the bottom of the can with some RTV silicone. So far its worked well.
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This is the final placement of my battery. When I moved it to the bed, it was to the right of this storage box. Now the battery is in it.
I scored this from work for free!! Kinda hard to beat. Being this is a daily driver, I wanted more lockable storage. Now the battery is out of sight. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Love the build! What color yellow is that?
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Here is the paint code for the yellow.
http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/paintdet...?gmcode=WA5456 Try this link. The first one doesnt seem to be working. http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcod...r&sname=Yellow
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Thanks Steve!
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is that an original seat frame? if not where did you get it? and the liner is great idea, instead of the carpet... thanks for showing your work.
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The liner on the floor has been down for almost a year now and has really held up well. This a daily driver and wanted something to last.
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Lower ball joint install today.. Im fortunate to have a buddy with a lift in his garage!!
Here he is in action!! Let me tell ya, those 50+year old rivits didnt want to come out!! 5 hours later, both sides were done. ![]() ![]() A little heat was needed... This was still the first rivit too. ![]() Drivers side done!! ![]() Once we figured how to get the rivits out, the other side was much faster.
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Great job on the build, cant wait to see more
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The Tuesday afternoon project was to install the upper ball joints. They were much easier than the lowers a few weeks ago.
I think there is a ball joint in there somewhere.. ![]() There it is. ![]() Its out. ![]() I was so gung ho I put the wheel back on before I took the final pic. ![]()
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I got some parts coming this Thursday. Guess what I will be doing this long weekend?
Part # Description Qty Price Total Status 34-2110 IDLER ARM 1 39.95 39.95 In Stock 34-1208 UPPER CONTROL ARM SHAFT 2 REQ 2 39.95 79.90 In Stock 30-1872 LOWER CONTROL ARM BUMPER 2 REQ 1 5.95 5.95 In Stock 30-0473 DOOR PANEL SCREW 26 REQ 6 0.35 2.10 In Stock ________________________________________
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Looking good.
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I started on the upper control arm bushings last night. I got the drivers side done. It was easier than I expected. Today I will get the passenger side done.
Its in there somewhere buried under 50+ years of grease. ![]() ![]() Arm is out. ![]() ![]() The only thing I had large enough to get the caps off was this "monkey" wrench. Guess who the monkey was? ![]() Cap off. ![]() Old parts seperated. ![]() Arm cleaned up with the new shaft. ![]() Now its back together. ![]()
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Continuing to work my way around the front suspension, today I replaced the lower control arm shafts and caps. That was a bit of a job. 2 hrs on the first one and an hour on the second. It went well, just a first time replacing these.
Here are some pics of the job. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 50+ years of grease!! ![]() Drivers side in. ![]() ![]() Completed!! ![]()
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LOVE the truck and the black and yellow! I was thinking of doing a bedliner interior myself, how do you like it? Any difference in noise in the cab?
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Thanks! I really like the bed liner for the floor. No regrets there. I don't remember when I did it, it's been a year at least and has held up very well. It also quiet down some noises too. It's a daily driver and I have had no issues with it.
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Today's project was to replace the guages that came with the truck.. They always worked, but didnt match.
I wanted to locate them where the factory radio goes. I dont currently have a radio so it was the best place to put it.. When it comes times to install a radio, I have a undercover plan for that.. Stay tuned.... These are the before pics. ![]() ![]() New guages mounted to a "custom" plate.. It was made from a plastic door sign and painted to match. ![]() Old guages removed ![]() New ones going in. ![]() Wires all tied up and complete! ![]() ![]()
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Nice!
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Thanks!!
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Is that single stage yellow?
What brand? Thanks, Steven
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We used a single stage on the dash but put a clear coat on the roof. I don't know the brand. My friend that painted it works at a local Chevy dealer. The can he brought it in had no label on it.
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Thanks for the reply.
I think that is the perfect yellow for my truck but with a white roof. Steven
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Its a GM yellow that was used on the later models of H2 Hummers. I really like this shade of yellow also.. I think a whole truck with it plus the white roof would look great too.
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