What did you do to your truck today part III

[McLovin]

Took the old Gemtop canopy off yesterday. The bed rails are a bit worse for wear after having a canopy on it for so long. Rust bubbling up all along the rails. I pressure washed the bed and the back of the cab. Looks much better. These pics are from before I pressure washed it.

[Softpatch]

drove it like i stole it ...top or no top

[Chevy Fleetside]

I installed my radiator overflow today. It looks crooked but it is the radiator.

[Lugnutz65]

I modified an S10 short throw shifter to work with my truck shifter handle. Every T5 gear is now in a perfect position with no reaching whatsoever. Tack welded at the moment but I'll drill and tap threads for the bolts later this week.
Here's a link to the project (18 photos) on my website.

[blown240]

I built a bike rack. I may now own the ultimate bike hauler:

[markeb01]

Very cool!

[SIR]

WELL...at least if your truck fails you....you got "something" to get you home....(COOL JOB NICE WORK)

[Chevy Fleetside]

Today I deciided to fix the horn on my truck. Well I took the steering wheel off and then walked over and got my delux steering wheel. It was dirty and someone in the past painted it gray. I wanted to make it the right color before I used it, I decieded to use it anyway. When I went to clean it I used a dish sponge with a scotch pad on it and to my eyes the gray paint starting coming off. I ended up scraping all the gray paint off to reveal the original paint and patina of the steering wheel.

The first picutre is the old wheel minus the horn button. The second picture is the gray wheel in place, the 3rd is the cleaning part, It is half gray and have original color. The forth picture is basically the final.
I like that steering wheel alot better plus my horn works..

[Lugnutz65]

Terrific news about the steering wheel. I love surprises like that. Makes my day. Enjoy the new wheel.

[CRGRS 66]

This past weekend, went to McLeans wrecking yard, found a pair of inner door panels and an air cleaner, have to go back with a drill to drill out one screw to get the 2nd door panel.

[64chevtruck]

Originally Posted by McLovin

Took the old Gemtop canopy off yesterday. The bed rails are a bit worse for wear after having a canopy on it for so long. Rust bubbling up all along the rails. I pressure washed the bed and the back of the cab. Looks much better. These pics are from before I pressure washed it.

I think the canopy kept your rails from getting beat up, and possibly kept the bed wood nice>? Lookin good.

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[QUOTE=blown240;7020377]I built a bike rack. I may now own the ultimate bike hauler:

Nice Rack! Looks like it fits in there perfect.

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Today I deciided to fix the horn on my truck. Well I took the steering wheel off and then walked over and got my delux steering wheel. It was dirty and someone in the past painted it gray. I wanted to make it the right color before I used it, I decieded to use it anyway. When I went to clean it I used a dish sponge with a scotch pad on it and to my eyes the gray paint starting coming off. I ended up scraping all the gray paint off to reveal the original paint and patina of the steering wheel.

The first picutre is the old wheel minus the horn button. The second picture is the gray wheel in place, the 3rd is the cleaning part, It is half gray and have original color. The forth picture is basically the final.
I like that steering wheel alot better plus my horn works..

Awsome! That deluxe wheel came out great. Id love a nice white one for mine like that.

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Have a good week

Keep on truckin.

[dirty230]

The beast had hardware but no visors.







A couple quickies to keep the sun out of my eyes

[Lugnutz65]

I drove my truck for the first time with my 250ci and T5 transmission. It was a thrill.
Link to the VIDEO.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by dirty230

The beast had hardware but no visors.

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A couple quickies to keep the sun out of my eyes

Love the quickies !!


How common or easy is the hardware to find out there?

I have a drivers visor, but the truck does not seem to ever have been fitted with a passenger visor.

[dirty230]

Thanks Grizz.
I don't know where you would find the hardware.
I'm just trying to use what I have and save a few duckets.
The signs I had. I found an old set of drawers and took the backing off it. I sandwiched that between the signs ,used goop to glue it all together and used galvanized tie wire to make the staples.
They are extra large. I'm figuring they will block out more of the sun.

[Grizz1963]

Last year, Nicola and I went out one day to just drive the truck about randomly, looking for decent places for her to photograph it.

One of the places we stopped was over on the road to Grain, with an industrial type backdrop, so she set her camera to pull out the red in the shot, and turn everything else to black and white, this also worked really well with the yellow of the rape seed/canola oil flower fields.

So I decided to have a canvas printed for my study using one of the high resolution images.

Today I collected it on the way home and tonight I put it up in the study...... it surprised me by its sheer size, sorry but I could not really get a decent photo of my office.




Last week I really battled with my welder and eventually after replacing some of the nozzle parts, Martin suggested I change the tips to 0.8mm to run the 0.6mm wire I weld with.

I did this tonight, and with power set high and wire feed sufficient, I am pleased to say that the towbar side mounting plates are now securely glued on.



In position.



Next up I removed the actual tow section from the cross bar.

The outer size of the towing section should just fit inside the piece of cross bar I planned to harvest from the Cherokee towbar.



YUPPP !!



Once liberated, and ground back on the bench grinder, I went to the woodwork shed and ran them both on my linisher, the belt will need replacing for woodwork, but did the job I asked it to do.



Not completely fitting in all the way, but as good as I believe I will be needing, I now need to wait till the spares I ordered in last year, including the 67-72 rear bumper gets here, then Martin and I will fetch them from Ron our importer and I can make the bumper brackets up, the fit the bumper up, followed by measuring, cutting the tow hitch, an lastly, welding it partly to the truck and bolting it to the cross bar, so that the towbar will still be removable from the rear.

This is where I stopped tonight.

[pimpston65]

played in the snow today!!! anybody have a shovel!!!

[LVPhotos]

Found a couple Hookers hanging out on the stoop!
Got TKO 600 ordered. New carpet for high hump just got here. Chrome factory emblems and carpet retainers/ sills.

[dwcardfan]

I shot a little B/C paint today!

[Lugnutz65]

Originally Posted by dwcardfan

I shot a little B/C paint today!

WOW! That looks terrific!

[markeb01]

Originally Posted by Lugnutz65

I drove my truck for the first time with my 250ci and T5 transmission. It was a thrill.
Link to the VIDEO.

The video looked like fun!

[Chevy Fleetside]

Took the dog to the beach today and found out where empty is on my truck now. I never would have thought it would have been up near 1/2 tank.

[dwcardfan]

Originally Posted by Lugnutz65

WOW! That looks terrific!

Thanks Lugnutz!

[Lugnutz65]

Originally Posted by dwcardfan

Thanks Lugnutz!

What color is that? Looks like FAWN, but I won't assume. Another forum member used Nissan Sunlit Sand and it looked just like the factory paint.

Can you PM me or share on here what ratios you used for paint and hardener etc? I have never painted but plan to do it myself. For me, it's all about the learning experience.

[dwcardfan]

The lighting makes it look fawn but it is actually silver.