What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?

[Red Foreman]

Not today but yesterday I put the finishing touches on my engine.

[rollinrooster]

started working on my front shock set up.

[oldcouple]

Bed is on, side trim, used to be black is now red, third brake lights in rail ends, bed liner, and new radiator. Windows next.

[dcmalone]

Originally Posted by usmc_butler

Rebuilt my instrument cluster








Test Fit

Nice color choices...

[Dan in Pasadena]

After a couple of MONTHS (Doh!) of not having touched it, I finished painting the lower dash today. This is just rattle can stuff so it'll be tolerable while I do the mechanical stuff I want to get done. Rustoleum Sage Green is the darker color. Krylon Celery Green is the lighter color. Apologies for the crappy cell phone pictures.

I'm trying to get it running again and needed to put the instrument cluster back in so I can drive it tomorrow night to a family gathering. I may not make it, but I'll give it a shot tomorrow.





Oh, and I did a quicky "Refurbish" on the spare. The tire is kinda checked and definitely old. Sprayed Sage Green and Clear on it.

[ChuckDriver]

Nice work Dan!

[Dan in Pasadena]

Thanks JJ! It's "small potatoes", but at least I'm on it again. Can't wait to driver her again.

[Hot Rod Todd]

Mate has remounted the Jag rear an inch higher to lower the rear, and I bought a set of blockhuggers for the SBC swap that will commence in a bit over a weeks time.

Truck has Jag front end too, and calipers are off being repaired, and the guages are out and getting made workable too.

And I did some work on my T Coupes electrics today so I can make it street legal again (We have a warrant of fitness regime here) as I have a buyer who wants it, but wants me to have it all legal.

The truck is still drivable but some extra cash from the Coupe sale will get the project accelerating along.

We will use it next weekend to get to a friends daughters wedding in the North Island, and then the engine swap can start. Im hoping that it may be all done by early April, then I can bring it home (a 600 mile drive).

Am looking forward to it, big time

[1956chevtruck]

Looks Great Dan!
Byron

[oldcouple]

Front trim on, still waiting for windows, warmer weather for the rubber will help.

[JumboAMONGus]

lowered my 56 today went got some u bolts made up and took three leafs out of the back and two out of the front lowered back 2 1/2 inches and the front 1 1/2 inches ,, got rid of the big gap in the rear and some from the front [/IMG]

[JumboAMONGus]

[/IMG] after

[ruby57]

Are my eyes deceiving me or are those pictures of a five lug spare and another picture of a six lug wheel? I'd hate to get a flat if so. -Doug

[Russell Ashley]

Originally Posted by ruby57

Are my eyes deceiving me or are those pictures of a five lug spare and another picture of a six lug wheel? I'd hate to get a flat if so. -Doug

Your eyes aren't deceiving you. It's a five lug wheel but it goes on a different truck.

[JumboAMONGus]

mine is 5 lug front and 6 lug rear but that is not my wheel ,,, [/IMG]

[JumboAMONGus]

Originally Posted by JumboAMONGus

mine is 5 lug front and 6 lug rear but that is not my wheel ,,, [/IMG]

[rollinrooster]

worked some more on my front shock mounts and ordered a new set of slam specialties RE8 bags for the rear.

[dcmalone]

Originally Posted by JumboAMONGus

lowered my 56 today went got some u bolts made up and took three leafs out of the back and two out of the front lowered back 2 1/2 inches and the front 1 1/2 inches ,, got rid of the big gap in the rear and some from the front

So how amny leafs did that leave you with up front and in the back, and which ones did you remove? I have no idea how many the 3100's came with originally.

[FFredo]

Spent last weekend at the Big Three parts Exchange and Swap Meet. Spent about 600 bucks on parts for the truck.
Air Bags and Bracketry
Coil Overs
Steering Wheel
Weiand 4 bbl Intake
Porta Power
Center Console
Air Cleaner
Vintage adjustable Craftsman motor and pully set up for my leather working tools.
Stereo Amp
3rd row seat to use as a Bench Seat
NEW in the BOX Carpet Kit for the 59 Apache!!!!
Various other items not for the truck but could not walk away from

[rollinrooster]

big brown truck dropped off my rear air bags, so i put them on.

[OrrieG]

Nothing. I made this pile working on Ms. Joan's greenhouse, the current domestic priority. Then I did this because it was still warm and sunny.

[55metalmonkey]

Went to the wrecker yesterday and picked up a mint set of 05 Silverado seats, put them in today and they look great. Once I shave the headrest off they will match up with the rear window height.

[JumboAMONGus]

Originally Posted by dcmalone

So how many leafs did that leave you with up front and in the back, and which ones did you remove? I have no idea how many the 3100's came with originally.

i removed 2 up front i bent the front tabs on one long one fromthe bottom and the the smaller one under it and on the rear i removed 4 .5 .6 from the top there was 6 on front and 8 in rear ,

[Carribean Blue 72]

What a month it has been, My 1948 GMC Panel Delivery was pulled out of the backyard and the floor was gone.Front to back. I assembled parts from LMC, Jim Carters and Brothers to get the pieces. assembly was tricky because I had no measurement to go by. My fear was the doors would give me fits. Well.... All is assembled, welded, plasma arced, filled. grinding smoothed out, mar glass applied, brushed seam sealer and two coats of grey primer. We have a happy truck.

[Daze57]

OrrieG

That aint a bottle of corn whiskey is it ?
ya look very comfy - good lookin dog also