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**N2TRUX** · 05-21-2006, 10:24 PM

I worked this weekend so not muc truck stuff done. My 77 is still sitting under the cover and I haven't had a chance to even look at it much less work on it.

I did drop by a local car cruise on Saturday night. One of the local car clubs puts this on and it very well run. There were lots of nice cars and trucks there. I can't wait until I can take my truck out. Look here for lots of pics- Niftee 50ees

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*rage'nrat638* · 05-21-2006, 10:35 PM

the new 496 in and running

crawdad · 05-21-2006, 10:37 PM

I celebrated! Filled up my truck and checked the mileage today and got 13.9 mpg (around town)!

The best I have been able to get prior to this was 11.0. I can only attribute it to a change in driving style (read easier).

SCOTI · 05-21-2006, 10:41 PM

Sat AM, I got up & got my trailer ready for a friend from work. He needed it to pick-up a project car for his son. We had to unload the rolling swb chassis & then load it back up again when he returned the trailer (pain in the arse).

Afterwards, I had to do the family thing & go to my GF's nieces B.D. party. After the party, I did a front end rebuild for my old next door neighbor on a S10 pick-up.

Today was spent scrubbing the 74 & then the Trans Am. In between I checked out a small local show. There was a nice 72 w/a 'big' big-block, MII based front suspension, complete rollcage that was hidden from the exterior view, & Chris Alstons ladder bar set-up w/big meats. Another clean truck was a 71/72 4wd swb. It was one of the cleanest I've ever seen.

I knew I should have brought the camera.....

EJC78 · 05-21-2006, 10:51 PM

Got the whole front clip off, the Cab off, the motor and tranny out, all the brake and fuel lines off the frame, and all the electrical off the frame,Took the front cross member off with all the control arms. (See ad in classified) Gettin ready to install after market IFS.

bigblock73 · 05-21-2006, 10:53 PM

I managed to work on Yeller on & off all weekend. Saturday I got my fuel pressure regaular bracket fabricated and mounted and ran most of my fuel lines...but I didn't finish, as I need some more AN fittings to complete the job. Sunday I did some yard work, then did some wiring and wire routing on the truck. The GREAT news is I actually got all the wiring hooked, tested it, and it works!! I saw my Autometer gauges light up for the first time today!! Now all I need to do is finish my fuel system, mount & hook up the tranny shifter, and install the throttle and kickdown...and I am ready to fire the big block up for the first time.

EDIT: I forgot to add, I went to my bodymans shop on Saturday and spent three hours working on the bed of my truck. I initially went over to simply replace the front bed panel with a new one, but ended up tearing the bed completely apart! Lots of work, but it will definately make the paint job that much better. By the way, if anyone needs advice on taking the bed apart, I can give you some helpful pointers...at my own expense!

bagged74 · 05-21-2006, 11:21 PM

i decided to stay home from Showfest this year because I had too much to do.....................But,
My buddy and I ended up going anyway to play roadside rescue to a friend who broke down(fuel pump) on the way there. This poor guy has spent several weeks preparing for the trip and actually got everything finished in time only to have the car(bagged caprice) break down before he got there. Some guys have all the luck.
We probably could have fixed it there, but decided to just load it on the trailer and haul it back home.
So basically i wasted my whole weekend, but I couldnt just leave a brother stranded.

Army_Dude · 05-21-2006, 11:27 PM

Check over on the general board! I bought and installed a 350 crate motor after removing the 305. Got it all done around $am this morning! Thanks to some very cool Chevy truck owners and one insanely cool biker from Missouri!

79BIG10 · 05-22-2006, 12:09 AM

I worked like usual

but I was able to get on the blazer some. I have narrowed down the starting issue to either bad starter bolts or needing shimmed really bad. I picked up some real starter bolts to see if that helps it out.

Since the starter was giving me fits I decided to go with bleeding the brakes. I've driven it before and the brakes needed bled bad. So the GF and I started to get the rear brakes done. Passenger side went good. Moved over to the driver side and nothing happened. I went and checked the reservoir and it was near empty. Bad sign

but fixable. I filled it up and went back to bleeding and started to get drips on my arm. The main rear brake T had broke on one side (driver) and the flare fitting wouldn't tighten up enough. No wonder the brakes weren't great.

So I bought some new starter bolts and a brake line tonight. Hopefully tomorrow if all goes well I can get it started and stopped then get inspected and driving for another daily driver.

Digitalfoxx · 05-22-2006, 12:18 AM

Lucky me--my new project doesn't have a working gas gauge right now. On my way to the gas station...I ran out of g-a-s......my husband and I hiked over a mile back to the house and grabbed a gas can. I'm just glad it's almost summer, and we weren't somewhere between Anchorage and Fairbanks (375+ miles north)!!!

Izzy · 05-22-2006, 12:23 AM

Friday night I went and had wings with the DFW crew.

Saturday I mowed the yard.

Sunday I went to the in-laws and we swam and drove around on Lake Granbury for a couple hours. I'm sun burned and tired.

boxrodz · 05-22-2006, 02:20 AM

Aside from the usual weekend house and yard chores, I got a chance to spray my mountain bike. I was going to blitz it to test the sheen but, I decided to go with the semi-gloss version. Especially, since the John Deere store have the blitz in spray bombs only, no quarts. After I stripped the old paint and hitting it with JD primer sealer, I thought 'bout going with a 'color' finished instead of black. But, I had to stay the course. Actually, I also wanted to see how it would work as chassis paint. I'll have to hit another JD store to see if they have blitz black in quarts/gallons... and find something else to paint.

(Nub, I'm not.) Also, started to retrofit my Yakima car rack over to the truck. Hopefully, it'll carry bikes a bit more orderly than the pic below. Talk 'bout load testing...

Jeff - Getting closer...

Army Dude - Good to hear that you're getting it back on the road. Props to all that helped... especially piecesparts.

Jonboy · 05-22-2006, 08:57 AM

I didn't do anything truck related this weekend, but kind of car related, in a way. We went to go see Jimmie Vaughan play at the Wildflower Festival Sunday afternoon. I figure it's car related since he has a pretty good sized collection of rods and kustoms.

84slopwaggin · 05-22-2006, 09:11 AM

Nothing truck related as usual but I did have to replace the radiator in my (76 malibu 305) everyday beater Saturday. Went from two rows to three, so I'm happy with the upgrade.

Prerunner1982 · 05-22-2006, 10:25 AM

finally got the 82 back together and sat got it aligned so its once again my daily driver.. I also took the tool box out of the bed to save some weight. Just going to pack the essentials to do minor repairs. I would have to get parts to do major repairs so I could pick up my tools too.. saves about 300lbs... If gas gets up too high, I am not against taking off the whole bed... Other than that I worked dang near all day Sat and Sun..

**Captkaos** · 05-22-2006, 12:19 PM

Saturday: got the new mounts on, chopped the rad support (more than once) pulled the tilt out of the crate, and mocked it up.

Sunday: chopped the rear cross sill for the bed to gastank clearance and put the doors, bed and tilt on. Now comes the fun of actually aligning all this stuff...

Here is the teaser pic, more will be posted in my Pictures/Project thread.

For now.....

Prerunner1982 · 05-22-2006, 01:13 PM

This may sound stupid to some people, but have any pics of the toyota?

82c10 · 05-22-2006, 01:13 PM

friday night i got my high school education done, i Graduated!!!!!!!saturday i went to my grandma's house (on my dads side), sunday i went riding my friends boat, and tried tubing, i stayed on there a while, then i went into a barrel roll and almost saved it but went down.

**Captkaos** · 05-22-2006, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prerunner1982

This may sound stupid to some people, but have any pics of the toyota?

I am guessing you are asking me this...
I probably can get you some. It is just an '82 that is getting a new 22R, 5 speed trans, dual t-case, power steering and crossover steering. He should be rebuilding the motor tonight.

Nolowrider · 05-22-2006, 02:58 PM

Got the sb out and the bb in. Things went pretty smooth, will post pics when I get them. Went pretty smooth. Some trouble getting the headers bolted on, but other than that just time consuming. Still have starter, radiator to go. Then she is ready to fire up.

05-21-2006, 10:24 PM	#1
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,023	What did you get done? I worked this weekend so not muc truck stuff done. My 77 is still sitting under the cover and I haven't had a chance to even look at it much less work on it. I did drop by a local car cruise on Saturday night. One of the local car clubs puts this on and it very well run. There were lots of nice cars and trucks there. I can't wait until I can take my truck out. Look here for lots of pics- Niftee 50ees What did you get done? __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

05-21-2006, 10:35 PM	#2
rage'nrat638 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: THE FALL GUY CHICAGO IL Posts: 5,883	Re: What did you get done? the new 496 in and running Last edited by rage'nrat638; 07-12-2007 at 07:03 AM.

05-21-2006, 10:37 PM	#3
crawdad Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 614	Re: What did you get done? I celebrated! Filled up my truck and checked the mileage today and got 13.9 mpg (around town)! The best I have been able to get prior to this was 11.0. I can only attribute it to a change in driving style (read easier). __________________ 2012 Silverado LT 1500, 5.3, 6 speed auto '86 SWB C-10 Silverado

05-21-2006, 10:41 PM	#4
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 21,960	Re: What did you get done? Sat AM, I got up & got my trailer ready for a friend from work. He needed it to pick-up a project car for his son. We had to unload the rolling swb chassis & then load it back up again when he returned the trailer (pain in the arse). Afterwards, I had to do the family thing & go to my GF's nieces B.D. party. After the party, I did a front end rebuild for my old next door neighbor on a S10 pick-up. Today was spent scrubbing the 74 & then the Trans Am. In between I checked out a small local show. There was a nice 72 w/a 'big' big-block, MII based front suspension, complete rollcage that was hidden from the exterior view, & Chris Alstons ladder bar set-up w/big meats. Another clean truck was a 71/72 4wd swb. It was one of the cleanest I've ever seen. I knew I should have brought the camera..... __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

05-21-2006, 10:51 PM	#5
EJC78 No Life Like Low Life Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Gilroy,CA Posts: 367	Re: What did you get done? Got the whole front clip off, the Cab off, the motor and tranny out, all the brake and fuel lines off the frame, and all the electrical off the frame,Took the front cross member off with all the control arms. (See ad in classified) Gettin ready to install after market IFS. __________________ Eric 1978 Chevy Scottsdale 1960 Impala ZZ4 1965 Buick Riviera GS 2011 GMC Sierra Denali

05-21-2006, 10:53 PM	#6
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,826	Re: What did you get done? I managed to work on Yeller on & off all weekend. Saturday I got my fuel pressure regaular bracket fabricated and mounted and ran most of my fuel lines...but I didn't finish, as I need some more AN fittings to complete the job. Sunday I did some yard work, then did some wiring and wire routing on the truck. The GREAT news is I actually got all the wiring hooked, tested it, and it works!! I saw my Autometer gauges light up for the first time today!! Now all I need to do is finish my fuel system, mount & hook up the tranny shifter, and install the throttle and kickdown...and I am ready to fire the big block up for the first time. EDIT: I forgot to add, I went to my bodymans shop on Saturday and spent three hours working on the bed of my truck. I initially went over to simply replace the front bed panel with a new one, but ended up tearing the bed completely apart! Lots of work, but it will definately make the paint job that much better. By the way, if anyone needs advice on taking the bed apart, I can give you some helpful pointers...at my own expense! __________________ Jeff 73-87.com 73-87.com Facebook page 73-87 cab corner 6x9 speaker brackets for sale 67-72 cab corner speaker brackets for sale 47-54 cab corner speaker brackets for sale Last edited by bigblock73; 05-22-2006 at 12:45 PM.

05-21-2006, 11:21 PM	#7
bagged74 its just $$$$$ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: OK Posts: 2,078	Re: What did you get done? i decided to stay home from Showfest this year because I had too much to do.....................But, My buddy and I ended up going anyway to play roadside rescue to a friend who broke down(fuel pump) on the way there. This poor guy has spent several weeks preparing for the trip and actually got everything finished in time only to have the car(bagged caprice) break down before he got there. Some guys have all the luck. We probably could have fixed it there, but decided to just load it on the trailer and haul it back home. So basically i wasted my whole weekend, but I couldnt just leave a brother stranded.

05-21-2006, 11:27 PM	#8
Army_Dude Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Fayetteville, NC Posts: 187	Re: What did you get done? Check over on the general board! I bought and installed a 350 crate motor after removing the 305. Got it all done around $am this morning! Thanks to some very cool Chevy truck owners and one insanely cool biker from Missouri!

05-22-2006, 12:09 AM	#9
79BIG10 I'm back with 2nd truck! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,775	Re: What did you get done? I worked like usual but I was able to get on the blazer some. I have narrowed down the starting issue to either bad starter bolts or needing shimmed really bad. I picked up some real starter bolts to see if that helps it out. Since the starter was giving me fits I decided to go with bleeding the brakes. I've driven it before and the brakes needed bled bad. So the GF and I started to get the rear brakes done. Passenger side went good. Moved over to the driver side and nothing happened. I went and checked the reservoir and it was near empty. Bad sign but fixable. I filled it up and went back to bleeding and started to get drips on my arm. The main rear brake T had broke on one side (driver) and the flare fitting wouldn't tighten up enough. No wonder the brakes weren't great. So I bought some new starter bolts and a brake line tonight. Hopefully tomorrow if all goes well I can get it started and stopped then get inspected and driving for another daily driver. __________________ 1979 Chevrolet Bonanza Big10 "Tootsie Roll" 1985 Chevrolet Silverado (wife's) Member of the Southern Bowties Club "Don't underestimate how sexy a fat man who drinks to excess can be." Homer Simpson

05-22-2006, 12:18 AM	#10
Digitalfoxx Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Anchorage Alaska Posts: 3	Re: What did you get done? Lucky me--my new project doesn't have a working gas gauge right now. On my way to the gas station...I ran out of g-a-s......my husband and I hiked over a mile back to the house and grabbed a gas can. I'm just glad it's almost summer, and we weren't somewhere between Anchorage and Fairbanks (375+ miles north)!!! __________________ Robyn Anchorage, ALASKA 1967 Chevrolet C10 LWB Fleetside--Needs TLC The truck's name is JOE, and I love him!

05-22-2006, 12:23 AM	#11
Izzy Trucker. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 1,364	Re: What did you get done? Friday night I went and had wings with the DFW crew. Saturday I mowed the yard. Sunday I went to the in-laws and we swam and drove around on Lake Granbury for a couple hours. I'm sun burned and tired.

05-22-2006, 02:20 AM	#12
boxrodz Until Seventy Times Seven Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Rocky Mountain Front Range Posts: 1,301	Re: What did you get done? Aside from the usual weekend house and yard chores, I got a chance to spray my mountain bike. I was going to blitz it to test the sheen but, I decided to go with the semi-gloss version. Especially, since the John Deere store have the blitz in spray bombs only, no quarts. After I stripped the old paint and hitting it with JD primer sealer, I thought 'bout going with a 'color' finished instead of black. But, I had to stay the course. Actually, I also wanted to see how it would work as chassis paint. I'll have to hit another JD store to see if they have blitz black in quarts/gallons... and find something else to paint. (Nub, I'm not.) Also, started to retrofit my Yakima car rack over to the truck. Hopefully, it'll carry bikes a bit more orderly than the pic below. Talk 'bout load testing... Jeff - Getting closer... Army Dude - Good to hear that you're getting it back on the road. Props to all that helped... especially piecesparts. Attached Images __________________ boxRODz 1983 C10 SWB Fleetside When two halves is gone, there's nuthin left. Two nothings is nuthin. That's mathematics son. You can argue with me but you can't argue with figures. Two half nothings is a whole nuthin...

05-22-2006, 08:57 AM	#13
Jonboy Slots go on anything! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Richardson, TX Posts: 5,957	Re: What did you get done? I didn't do anything truck related this weekend, but kind of car related, in a way. We went to go see Jimmie Vaughan play at the Wildflower Festival Sunday afternoon. I figure it's car related since he has a pretty good sized collection of rods and kustoms. __________________ 1974 Jimmy- 5.3/4L80e/NP241

05-22-2006, 09:11 AM	#14
84slopwaggin Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Ar Posts: 558	Re: What did you get done? Nothing truck related as usual but I did have to replace the radiator in my (76 malibu 305) everyday beater Saturday. Went from two rows to three, so I'm happy with the upgrade.

05-22-2006, 10:25 AM	#15
Prerunner1982 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 5,906	Re: What did you get done? finally got the 82 back together and sat got it aligned so its once again my daily driver.. I also took the tool box out of the bed to save some weight. Just going to pack the essentials to do minor repairs. I would have to get parts to do major repairs so I could pick up my tools too.. saves about 300lbs... If gas gets up too high, I am not against taking off the whole bed... Other than that I worked dang near all day Sat and Sun.. __________________ Jon 1982 Chevy Silverado 350/th350.... RETIRED 1993 Jeep XJ 2 door(Cherokee) 4wd 4.0ltr/AX-15 (5spd)/NP231 .... Oklahoma Roll Call



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05-22-2006, 12:19 PM	#16
Captkaos www.73-87chevytrucks.com Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 6,935	Re: What did you get done? Saturday: got the new mounts on, chopped the rad support (more than once) pulled the tilt out of the crate, and mocked it up. Sunday: chopped the rear cross sill for the bed to gastank clearance and put the doors, bed and tilt on. Now comes the fun of actually aligning all this stuff... Here is the teaser pic, more will be posted in my Pictures/Project thread. For now..... __________________ Chris Lucas 1973 Chevy C-10 1978 GMC Jimmy (2WD) - SOLD 1987 R10 twin turbo LS 1991 R3500 SRW CrewCab 1985 K5 diesel swapped project 1989 K5 2WD conversion w/ Vette susp Project Captkaos Customs 73-87chevytrucks.com

05-22-2006, 01:13 PM	#17
Prerunner1982 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 5,906	Re: What did you get done? This may sound stupid to some people, but have any pics of the toyota?

05-22-2006, 01:13 PM	#18
82c10 needin' money Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chickasha, Oklahoma Posts: 1,106	Re: What did you get done? friday night i got my high school education done, i Graduated!!!!!!!saturday i went to my grandma's house (on my dads side), sunday i went riding my friends boat, and tried tubing, i stayed on there a while, then i went into a barrel roll and almost saved it but went down. __________________ *SWB Stands for Short Wide Bed*

05-22-2006, 02:58 PM	#20
Nolowrider Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 1,365	Re: What did you get done? Got the sb out and the bb in. Things went pretty smooth, will post pics when I get them. Went pretty smooth. Some trouble getting the headers bolted on, but other than that just time consuming. Still have starter, radiator to go. Then she is ready to fire up.

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