What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter

[zicc1835]

radio in........ Thank God the PO didn't cut any deeper

[pjmoreland]

Cleaned and painted a set of under-seat brackets for the jack handle and lug wrench. These are for buddy bucket seats. The passenger seat doesn't slide forward, which makes it difficult to access the cab corner stowage locaton.

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by pjmoreland

Cleaned and painted a set of under-seat brackets for the jack handle and lug wrench. These are for buddy bucket seats. The passenger seat doesn't slide forward, which makes it difficult to access the cab corner stowage locaton.

Nice work.
I just hide a Farm Jack under the in-bed tool box.

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

Nice work.
I just hide a Farm Jack under the in-bed tool box.

That's handy. I don't even have a spare, but I figure I could at least hitch a ride with a flat tire to go get it repaired or replaced.

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by pjmoreland

That's handy. I don't even have a spare, but I figure I could at least hitch a ride with a flat tire to go get it repaired or replaced.

More ironic than handy.
I took off the under/bed spare carrier off a few years ago to mount a Class III hitch. I will need longer threaded rods to mount the 235/85/R16s I'm running now. If the carrier clamps too tight, it will spill the air at the bead seal, and you find you've been carrying a flat spare since forever.

[67C10Step]

There is a swap meet and car show about 1.5 hours west of me and plan on taking my truck up this year. Not to be in the show, of course, but will be its first trip over an hour in one direction. SO, I had a short list on the white board in my shop (yes, I have a white board where I keep lists of things to do) to run down before the trip. Since I will be out of pocket this weekend and in Iowa the entire week following I knocked the list out over the weekend.

Checked front wheel bearings.
Checked tire air pressure.
Greased front end and drive shaft.
Checked gear oil in transmission and rear differential.
Checked lug nut torque.
Checked brake fluid.
Checked coolant level.
Changed oil and filter.

[67C10Step]

Sorry, double post

[72c20customcamper]

Painted the cowl and fender . My make shift spray both worked great

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Painted the cowl and fender . My make shift spray both worked great

You turned that around quick. At least it wasn't your hood that got the wrong color.

[Danyo492]

Picked up an LQ4 for my 67 build this weekend.

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by Danyo492

Picked up an LQ4 for my 67 build this weekend.

Nice .

[72c20customcamper]

I got the drivers side bearings and brake shoes done . I put the races in the chest freezer overnight a couple of light taps and they were seated it’s the only way to go. Specially with the big inner bearing race everything went together nicely no profanity involved . The passenger side is tomorrow I checked the fluid and there are no metal shavings so the bearing that was on its way out didn’t contaminate anything . Verified it’s a 4.10 and it was made 8-28-71 so it’s most likely original .

[pjmoreland]

Installed a set of under-seat jack handle/lug wrench mounting brackets.

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by pjmoreland

Installed a set of under-seat jack handle/lug wrench mounting brackets.

So that’s what those brackets are for . I’ve been scratching my head as to what they did

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

So that’s what those brackets are for . I’ve been scratching my head as to what they did

I always wondered what those ridges were for on the cab floor.

[72c20customcamper]

Got the 72 back together and was doing a check on the drivetrain and found a bad ujoint at the pinion. I had checked the ujoints for slop but I got no movement but visually you could see they were shot , I had changed them all 4 years ago when I did the carrier bearing with inexpensive ones from autozone won’t be doing that again , when I the shaft off the ujoint just fell apart . Guess I found the vibration . Going to do all four

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Got the 72 back together and was doing a check on the drivetrain and found a bad ujoint at the pinion. I had checked the ujoints for slop but I got no movement but visually you could see they were shot , I had changed them all 4 years ago when I did the carrier bearing with inexpensive ones from autozone won’t be doing that again , when I the shaft off the ujoint just fell apart . Guess I found the vibration . Going to do all four

Lucky you caught it now. If that had parted on the road, bad things would've happenned.

[zicc1835]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Got the 72 back together and was doing a check on the drivetrain and found a bad ujoint at the pinion. I had checked the ujoints for slop but I got no movement but visually you could see they were shot , I had changed them all 4 years ago when I did the carrier bearing with inexpensive ones from autozone won’t be doing that again , when I the shaft off the ujoint just fell apart . Guess I found the vibration . Going to do all four

Yah ...think ....glad you found that probably not as happy as you are

[americanmusc1e]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Got the 72 back together and was doing a check on the drivetrain and found a bad ujoint at the pinion. I had checked the ujoints for slop but I got no movement but visually you could see they were shot , I had changed them all 4 years ago when I did the carrier bearing with inexpensive ones from autozone won’t be doing that again , when I the shaft off the ujoint just fell apart . Guess I found the vibration . Going to do all four

replace them with Spicer or Moog if you can get them. Cheap u-joints are bleh

['68OrangeSunshine]

Looks nice, Pat.
Personally, I prefer the cruciform type for better leverage and a two-handed grip, and you can spin the nut once it's loose, and spin it on.
But I see where you're going with your Stepside -- back in time.

[67C10Step]

pj, nice and thanks for the photo. I still have all mine from my 67, just have not re-installed and I didn't take a good photo when I pulled it all out. This should help a bunch.

[Old_Gold]

I'm getting ready to put a much healthier engine back in the 72!

[69Penka]

I just wanted to change out my idiot light gauges with a cluster that had guages and I wound up here!

[69Penka]

Finished putting her back together today complete with in bed spare tire carrier, tach, dome light with door switches, front side marker lights that work, and windshield washer pump!

[69Penka]

More. 😁