What did you do to your truck today?

[Downlow2xfo]

Completely disassembled and cut the frame for the Z notch!
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[19666Trucker]

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[JWheeler331]

Changed out the old radiator and put in a new 3 row Alum. Radiator










Did manage to break the fan shroud which was kind of brittle.

[vin63]

Emblems and mouldings aligned and mocked up...interestingly, I welded up more than 110 holes (some 2 in. in dis.) in the firewall, floor and various areas in the cab drilled by the previous owner. I had to drill 88 holes for the mouldings and emblems.

[anubisani]

PUT A NEW WHEEL IN

[donthekawguy]

I finally got to work on the tailgate today. I was going to have it blasted and then do the work but decided I have spent too much on the truck this year so I took a wire wheel to it with a drill. Turned out good. ground all the rust off then two heavy coats of rust inhibitor-treatment. I'll finish the coating later if it doesn't rain.

[gimmy 64]

Originally Posted by JWheeler331

Changed out the old radiator and put in a new 3 row Alum. Radiator










Did manage to break the fan shroud which was kind of brittle.

man, you look pretty young to be working on these trucks LOL

[anubisani]

DID SOME EXHAUST WORK..... installed headers and mufflers,will and some more pipe later down the, have it end under the bed

[JWheeler331]

Originally Posted by gimmy 64

man, you look pretty young to be working on these trucks LOL

Hey.....gotta start somewhere.

That is my son. He is 11 but loves trucks and esp driving.

[Trsmotrhed]

Originally Posted by JWheeler331

Changed out the old radiator and put in a new 3 row Alum. Radiator



Did manage to break the fan shroud which was kind of brittle.

I have the same radiator and works awesome.



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[markeb01]

That turned out nice. What a lot of work. I hate sanding and stripping more than just about anything else, but sometimes it just has to be done the hard way.

[TJ's Chevy]

Picked up my new edelbrock carb today and also painted my alternator bracket.

[donthekawguy]

Originally Posted by markeb01

That turned out nice. What a lot of work. I hate sanding and stripping more than just about anything else, but sometimes it just has to be done the hard way.

Yeah it took a couple of hours just for the inside of the tailgate. It looks so much better now. When I do the outside I'm going to paint it. I have never painted anything before so we'll see how it turns out. I'm going with flat sublime green for the whole truck but just doing the tailgate myself.

[Rac65]

I agree sanding and stripping is a real chore. I am in the process of taking my whole truck down to bare metal. It had been painted 5 times over the years counting the original and I didn't think it needed number 6.
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[ChrisDollins]

Installed the rear 4" springs today and the 7 blade fan. Also got to follow a new '14 in town. Good looking truck!

Chris




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[jayoldschool]

Mounted up a set of 235 75 15 WWs on a set of correct wheels, and managed to press the yoke off my rear driveshaft! A good day. Pics tomorrow.

[Downlow2xfo]

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Beginning of z notch
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[tonythezeek]

finished fabing up some trans mounts and sent of the first half of a two piece drive shaft to be made. the trans mounts look horrible and will make better ones later as i'm still learning this whole welding/metal working thing but in the words of someone famous,

"...that'll do pig..."

[Rac65]

Can you guys tell me where you got the aluminum radiators and what they cost? I have a 65 that needs a new one.
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[luvbowties]

Originally Posted by Rac65

Can you guys tell me where you got the aluminum radiators and what they cost? I have a 65 that needs a new one.
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Got mine on Ebay (Champion brand, iirc), and they cost about $175--again, iirc. Mine has worked great for 3 years or so. Our garage has ordered/installed several for other ap's and they have served well too.
Hth,
Sam

[Trsmotrhed]

Originally Posted by luvbowties

Got mine on Ebay (Champion brand, iirc), and they cost about $175--again, iirc. Mine has worked great for 3 years or so. Our garage has ordered/installed several for other ap's and they have served well too.
Hth,
Sam

Got mine off eBay also.
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[markeb01]

Went out for a late night gas fill up and just as we turned into the rather congested gas station, a 58-60 F100 was pulling out of the driveway. We spotted each other at the same time, exchanged waves and he gave a shot on his ahooga horn. At first I thought I was looking at my doppelganger! His truck was a black or dark burgundy stepside, had a full set of 5 spoke mags, and the beam axle was up in the front. I wish we had arrived a few minutes earlier so I could have gotten a better look. The whole encounter only lasted a second or two.

Ironically earlier in the day I spotted another 58-60 F100 two streets over. It was a gloss black shortbed fleetside. It had custom wheels, was lowered and very clean. Had I been driving the truck at the time I would have stopped and talked a bit. Just kind of funny to see two very similar trucks on the same day when I haven’t seen any nice examples like these in several years.

[jbgroby]

Spent an 1.5 hours putting in new halogens lamps - why 1.5 hours you ask to put in 4 headlights?

The outside low beams lights dropped in perfect and fit like a glove. The inside high beams however had factory tack welded "fitting tab" that did not line up with the hole in the buckets, these keep the bulb from rotating or vibrating. I had to haul out the dremel tool and find a cut-off wheel to remove some of the fitting tabs.

I then mounted the new heavy duty headlight hardness to the back side of the barbell. got all proud of myself and then realized I have to flip it as the red leads to the battery are on the wrong side. The mistake is a simple one to make. The wiring harness comes in from the drivers side from the factory, but the new harness needs to be hooked directly to the battery for power.

The white pipe cleaners "wire ties" are only temp. I could not find the pack of wire ties I have. I've probably moved them 3 to 4 times over the past year - now I can't fins them - go figure, Just as well as I would have had to cut the off anyway - small favor.

[markeb01]

Looks great Jake.

[jbgroby]

Mark

I ordered the heavy duty harness from LMC for $29.99

36-3580 HEAVY-DUTY HEADLIGHT HARNESS

Remember to lay it our so the red leads are on the battery side.