Project: Recycle

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by n2billet

Eleven days.....I know your not sitting on your hands so what's been done?

Unfortunately, not much. Still waiting on the shock bushings. The drivetrain hasn't moved from its spot in the garage. I need enough time to get everything in one location & w/my schedule that means weekend 'days' (Sat one week, Sun the next). But, my weekend guys have taken personal days the last 2 weeks so I covered a Sat for one, Sun for the other.

I've been around the house more so I've been doing small things w/the dually. A much needed brake inspection, some detail cleaning, & then replacing the master cylinder. Then onto cosmetics.... front bumper w/impact strip is gone. Rear hide-away space carrier is gone. 'Urban cowboy' exhaust tips are gone. Today while waiting for the plumbers to arrive @ the house to repair my leaking water main ( line from the meter that supplies the house split), I removed the rear 'work' bumper & swapped the sport bumper in place to determine the hitch requirements.

I still have to get x-mas shopping done too. So progress.... just not on the 64.

[71'tahoe]

Scoti,
I just read all 109 pages. Very awsome build so far! I dig what you are doing! A few questions. You are running 78-81 Malibu rear shocks and C-10 front shocks? Did you order them through the local parts house? Thanks!

Greg "GT" Tholen

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by 71'tahoe

Scoti,
I just read all 109 pages. Very awsome build so far! I dig what you are doing! A few questions. You are running 78-81 Malibu rear shocks and C-10 front shocks? Did you order them through the local parts house? Thanks!

Greg "GT" Tholen

Yes. C-10 fronts & g-body rears. Bilstein does not list a p/n for C-10 rears. Now that Hotchkis has a kit w/'tuned' shocks, a guy might be able to just get some Bilsteins for their C10 that's a direct fit.

[Tx Firefighter]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

Unfortunately, not much. Still waiting on the shock bushings. The drivetrain hasn't moved from its spot in the garage. I need enough time to get everything in one location & w/my schedule that means weekend 'days' (Sat one week, Sun the next). But, my weekend guys have taken personal days the last 2 weeks so I covered a Sat for one, Sun for the other.

I've been around the house more so I've been doing small things w/the dually. A much needed brake inspection, some detail cleaning, & then replacing the master cylinder. Then onto cosmetics.... front bumper w/impact strip is gone. Rear hide-away space carrier is gone. 'Urban cowboy' exhaust tips are gone. Today while waiting for the plumbers to arrive @ the house to repair my leaking water main ( line from the meter that supplies the house split), I removed the rear 'work' bumper & swapped the sport bumper in place to determine the hitch requirements.

I still have to get x-mas shopping done too. So progress.... just not on the 64.

I wish I'd have known. I just placed a large order from www.TackyUrbanCowboyTruckStuff.com for my truck. On my side of town our necks are much redder than over on the east side where you are.

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by Tx Firefighter

I wish I'd have known. I just placed a large order from www.TackyUrbanCowboyTruckStuff.com for my truck. On my side of town our necks are much redder than over on the east side where you are.

Kevin, these are 'patina' so I saved 'em for guys just like you. But, I'm warning you up front.....it's going to be harder for you to sneek up on the sheep!

[Jonboy]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

Kevin, these are 'patina' so I saved 'em for guys just for you. But, I'm warning you up front.....it's going to be harder for you to sneek up on the sheep!

Velcro gloves should do the trick, I hear.

Just for what it's worth, the Craigslist ad when I bought the dually had is listed as a "Cowboy Cadillac". I think I heard dueling banjos when we went to go pick it up.

[watahyahknow]

as long as they dont hand you there beercan and start yeliing hey ya'll watch this , you prolly be ok

[67cheby]

thats some funny stuff right there.... i dont care who you are thats funny !!

[SCOTI]

It's been a few days (weeks), but I managed to get to the shop after work tonight.

Last time I was @ the shop admiring my work (), I noticed the 'new' brake lines were already flash rusting from nothing more than just sitting under the tarp (indoors). I buffed the front lines down w/a 3M disc, wiped them down w/degreaser, & re-installed them.

I inspected them tonight & the rust was starting to show again. I'm going to just paint them so they don't look fugly.

Since I was removing all the brake lines, I decided to swap the HD rear brakes into place. They had a basic 'clean-up' on the exterior surfaces by my buddy Matt when he turned the drums for me but were otherwise 'as pulled from the donor'. So I dis-assembled the internal hardware, wiped them down w/some degreaser, hit 'em w/a coat of black, & after they kind-of dried (dang Rustoleum), got the backing plates installed.

I'll try to get new internal hardware, shoes, & wheel cylinders tomorrow just in case I get an opportunity before or over the weekend to get them finished up. Other than that, I'm trying to formulate my game plan for the body swap as I'm @ that stage . . ....