What did you do to your truck today?

[vin63]

Originally Posted by bill2509

Vin, checked out your truck in your photo bucket, Man that is an awesome truck, Great Job!!

Thanks! This rebuild iteration should've been completed by now, but been paying more attention to the funny car project the last four years.

[19666Trucker]

Originally Posted by vin63

Thanks! This rebuild iteration should've been completed by now, but been paying more attention to the funny car project the last four years.

Mmmm funny car or truck, I would playing with funny car to
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[Grizz1963]

After work today I went down to the garage to check something out that has bugged me for a while.

The truck has some white plastic panels along the bottoms of the doors, and when I bought it, my suspicion was that they were covering holes. Presumably speaker holes. But you could not feel it, as the plastic is quite thick.




Ideally I would be happy with intact all steel door panels, but hey..... if the holes are there..... make lemonade.

Et Voila !!!!



Test fitted the 6 X 9 200 Watt speakers I had hidden for a rainy day and even the mounting holes correspond.

I also have an amp in the garage that I gave to a friend a few years ago, along with a 12 inch Sub, which should drive the pair of 4 ways quite adequately.



Of course there are also a pair of speakers mounted in the "B-Pillars" behind my head, but I will be leaving them alone. Along with the 400 Watt speakers in the doors, it will be way more noise than I need.



Over the weekend I have a few bits to do, including going to see a guy about airbrush painting a skull.

I may pop over to Martins, as he is in the electronics game and I want to fit a beeper inside the cab to my indicator, so that I can remember to switch them off after I go around a corner.
He also has rubber grommets which he uses in his daily job, or removes from customers cars, so maybe fit some when fitting the speakers in the doors.

[Sick5]

Always wanted to speakers in that location.. How don't hey sound? What size speakers do you have?
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[gixxer711]

Taken longer than a day, but pretty much finished up. A little before and after.

[firemanjimtfd]

Originally Posted by gixxer711

Taken longer than a day, but pretty much finished up. A little before and after.

Looks much better . I would like those valve covers and breather on my 66

[mustangchef]

Took Out the Lightning..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvQkwykdyes

[tonythezeek]

wow Vin, that door panel looks stellar!

I got a package from the man in Brown today.... new gas tank!!!! Will try to install it over the weekend as i need new lines and stuff.

[donthekawguy]

I got the small parts of the bedwood cut drilled and stained. What a PAIN! I should have all the wood cut, stained and cleared by late Friday night. I was hoping to have it done by Sat. morning for a show but it's not going to happen. I messed up some pieces but the strips will hide the mistakes.

[markeb01]

It was at the Valley Fourth Church on South Bowdish. It’s a military appreciation day and fundraiser for the care packages they send overseas. I understood this to be the 4th or 5th show they’ve put on, although it’s the first I attended. Very low key, and a lot of open space for everyone to spread out. I believe the grounds were probably borrowed from the local High School. From what I overheard it had the biggest turnout to date.

Is there a local show nearby this weekend? The next one I’m aware of is on 9/27 at Mirabeau Park in Spokane Valley. I’ve never been to it but my son has. It’s called Valleyfest and has a fair like atmosphere from what I’ve been told.

http://www.valleyfest.org/carshow.html

[donthekawguy]

My friend with the Chevelle told me tonight he was going to a few shows this weekend. Not sure where they are but they are in town. Maybe on the Northside of town. Thats his hang out. You should go to Shakeys at the Y Tuesday. He will be DJ'ing and there are ton of cars that show up. I should have the truck there if I get the bed back on.

[firemanjimtfd]

I installed new side trim, chrome grill and bumper yesterday it had painted ones.

[chakah]

Originally Posted by firemanjimtfd

I installed new side trim, chrome grill and bumper yesterday it had painted ones.

looks really nice, that's a clean grill

[firemanjimtfd]

I polished the used grill with 0000 steel wool and Mothers mag wheel polish.

[61_FL_Apache]

These came in a couple of weeks ago.



They are on the truck today.. These are new rears.. The fronts were done a few months ago.

[AnlaufJohn]

No pictures to share, but Lucy's Limousine is being put through the steps towards new color. First was the panel repairs done last week. Today, the rain gutter was filled with 3M 08329, Control-flo seam sealer. Tomorrow night, it goes into the back shop and will be sanded and prepped for primer, as the painter wants to head home in AZ. This weekend looks to be soggy, so painting might be a good idea.
John

[wayno]

Finally pulled the trigger on running the new front brake lines - happy with the results.... will be happy if they hold pressure when I'm done lol

[TJ's Chevy]

Decided to put the new-to-me hood on the truck today.

[19666Trucker]

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[donthekawguy]

Got some of the wood in today. Took me 4 1/2 hours to get these six pieces in. A lot of adjusting and moving around. The hardest part was trying to hold up the cross braces and get a nut on the bolt. The bed also spread apart about 1/2 an inch so I need to figure out how to pull the inner panels together while holding the bolt in the hole and the cross brace up while putting a nut and washers on the bolt that is in the deep pocket of the brace. I wish I had a conjoined twin about now.

[Vernski]

Originally Posted by donthekawguy

Got some of the wood in today. Took me 4 1/2 hours to get these six pieces in. A lot of adjusting and moving around. The hardest part was trying to hold up the cross braces and get a nut on the bolt. The bed also spread apart about 1/2 an inch so I need to figure out how to pull the inner panels together while holding the bolt in the hole and the cross brace up while putting a nut and washers on the bolt that is in the deep pocket of the brace. I wish I had a conjoined twin about now.

Hey Don use a deep socket put 2 nuts down in the socket a 3rd one will stick out a hair or so depending on the type of socket you use. You can also use a short extension on the socket..Vernski

[donthekawguy]

Originally Posted by Vernski

Hey Don use a deep socket put 2 nuts down in the socket a 3rd one will stick out a hair or so depending on the type of socket you use. You can also use a short extension on the socket..Vernski

Thanks Vern. I got sore fingers from trying to reach up in there! I saw you crossing the bridge in your truck yesterday. I waved but you didn't see me.

[endlessearth]

Today I used my truck to teach my 12-year old son how to drive standard and introduced him to the hobby.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA6Hd2t30tY

*Legal disclosure: We stayed on private property the whole time. No animals were harmed in the making of the short film below because all the dinosaurs that went out the exhaust were already dead on the way into the carb.

[Chevy Fleetside]

I hooked up the new battery. Put on some mufflers and drove it around the block for the first time in over 6 years. Boy dose it have bugs.

[ratrod11]

Finally... got to spend some quality time on the truck. Got the cab on the ground at last! I just have to remove the motor and I will post a 1962 factory 4x4 chassis for sale in parts!