The Brown Truck

[SFTorange]

Here's a picture of my seats. They came out of a 2006 GMC Sierra. I'm lucky enough to have an uncle who is an upholsterer. He offered to recover them in leather, but I'm having trouble deciding what color.

Should I go with a lighter grey color? I'm not sure how that would look with the fawn interior. Or, should I track down a set of seats that came from the factory in tan so I could match the plastic trim pieces with a tan leather. I'm wondering if that might make too monotone of a cab. I have a black carpet for the truck.

Opinions Please!!!!

[pmkrew]

Originally Posted by SFTorange

Here's a picture of my seats. They came out of a 2006 GMC Sierra. I'm lucky enough to have an uncle who is an upholsterer. He offered to recover them in leather, but I'm having trouble deciding what color.

Should I go with a lighter grey color? I'm not sure how that would look with the fawn interior. Or, should I track down a set of seats that came from the factory in tan so I could match the plastic trim pieces with a tan leather. I'm wondering if that might make too monotone of a cab. I have a black carpet for the truck.

Opinions Please!!!!

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Could go with saddle with white inserts, kinda old school and like the color scheme of the truck, I don't think Grey goes with the gold too well myself.

[SFTorange]

I managed to get a few more things done this weekend. I made a huge list of nuts and bolts to pick up in the morning, ordered a stainless body bolt kit from Totally Stainless, and disassembled prepped my vent windows for paint. I also had the old tires pulled off of the 15 inch 73-87 k10 6-lug wheels. I'm going to take them in for sandblasting in the morning.


I talked the kid at Walmart into pulling the tires off and disposing of them for a total of $3. Not my usual tire shop, but for a simple job on a Sunday, they did the trick.


If you look closely, you can see the vent window rebuild FAQ thread by alansclassics up on my laptop. It was a huge help and easily guided me through the process. Thanks Alan!

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by SFTorange

.............. If you look closely, you can see the vent window rebuild FAQ thread by alansclassics up on my laptop. It was a huge help and easily guided me through the process. Thanks Alan!

Your welcome. Glad I could help. You are making some fantastic progress.

[protrash64]

Originally Posted by RoyL

Anybody know what size tubing and fitting to use for oil pressure? My truck has the guage but no tubing from the engine.



Thx. Sorry to highjack this thread but it has a nice picture of the oil line[ in the quote attachment] !

Roy

Originally Posted by SFTorange

I couldn't find the exact size, but most parts houses carry a kit to redo the hard line. You can probably get a kit at the auto parts store, but make sure to get a hard line, not a plastic one.

http://www.truckandcarshop.com/trucks60_72/t60_033.html

http://www.classicparts.com/1947-77-...ctinfo/24-781/

Hey guys, it's 1/8th inch line. You can go to the hardware store and get it in lengths and then pick up the compression fittings. You will need a compression to pipe thread fitting to install in the engine block.

[SFTorange]

I got some work done last night. I finished installing the front steering linkage, and then got to work on rear brake lines. I've been pretty intimidated by the thought of bending new lines, but I read about the hand bendable stuff from Napa and used it in precut lengths. It was pretty easy, but won't win any beauty contests. I was just glad not to have to do any flaring. I managed to get all of the brake lines for the rear finished up. My disc brake kit from Early Classic came with pre-bent lines for the front brakes. Those will be installed when I get my cab installed.




After that I test fit the 350/700r4 combo. I was very pleasantly surprised to discover that my driveline will work with the new transmission without modification. It had already been shortened to accomodate the Turbo 350 I had used previously, which is about 3" shorter than the 700r4. When I had the driveline cut and balanced then, I measured about 1/2" too short so with the Turbo 350 I had a bit more play in the slip yoke than I needed. I am using 67-72 engine perches with the forward holes in the frame which gave me the other 2 1/2" I needed, and everything seems to line up perfectly. I just need to install a new u-joint to attach to the 12 bolt.



Man, I need to wipe the dust off and repaint that driveline!

[SFTorange]

I spent a bunch of time this weekend tying up loose ends on the frame. I finished running the brake lines to all four wheels, chased down a conversion
u-joint to make my driveline compatible with the 12-bolt, cut and installed spark plugs and wires, and installed new 8-inch harmonic balancer. I also realized that I'll need to install longer wheel studs since my new rear brakes are wider than the stock ones.

Here's a picture of the plug wires.

[SFTorange]

Originally Posted by pmkrew

Could go with saddle with white inserts, kinda old school and like the color scheme of the truck, I don't think Grey goes with the gold too well myself.

That's not a bad idea at all. Here's hoping the junkyard gets in a truck with a nice set of tan leather seats.

[SFTorange]

Yesterday I finished prepping another round of parts for POR 15. Time to get the garage heated up. I also picked up a fresh set of grade 8 bolts to use when reassembling the suspension. I got them at Fasteners here in town and paid about 1/3 the of what they charge at the local hardware store, and they had everything in stock!

[SFTorange]

It's amazing how many times I'll tell myself "well, if I'm going to all this effort, then I'd better replace _______ while I'm at it."

[Jonboy]

Originally Posted by SFTorange

It's amazing how many times I'll tell myself "well, if I'm going to all this effort, then I'd better replace _______ while I'm at it."

I'm with you there. My quick, easy engine swap is in the middle of having the cab mounts replaced. It tends to snowball, huh?

[SFTorange]

Originally Posted by Jonboy

I'm with you there. My quick, easy engine swap is in the middle of having the cab mounts replaced. It tends to snowball, huh?

Luckily, I think I've gotten to the point where I can't tear anything else apart! Now the only direction to go is to put everything back together and get this beast on the road.