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**dagnabbitt** · 04-04-2020, 09:14 PM

Took of the diff cover, looks like this thing was sitting in some water or had some water in it. Gave it a good cleaning and changed the fluid. A bit disappointed/surprised that it was not a posi. But that's fine, it looks to be in good shape.

Then on to the rear brakes. I received some bad news here. I thought this truck had good brakes, they seemed firm and responsive, but it turns out that they were pretty trashed, they were just adjusted up all the way.

I ended up buying two new rear drums, and they weren't as cheap as I wished. Then the wheel cylinders turned out to be seized. Bought four of those. There are four on the parts board right now for what I paid for one. Bad luck and bad timing for me. Anyway, I never complain about paying for brakes, tires, and batteries, I like the peace of mind.

I still haven't looked at the front brakes yet, though...

**dagnabbitt** · 04-04-2020, 09:19 PM

I wired up my fuel gauge so it works, now, which is nice. Then I started to look at the heater again. The dash controls were broken, and I thought aha I will go get one from the donor truck. But someone had got to it first, farmer-fix is below. Not a bad idea though. I plan to do a similar fix but using a different material so it isn't so obvious, the last guy didn't even scrape the red paint of the oil drum or whatever that he cut it from.

**dagnabbitt** · 04-04-2020, 09:31 PM

Speaking of the second donor truck, this is the other 1967 GMC that I said I had in the very first post of this thread. 327 automatic, nice options including the panoramic back window that ironically few people would be interested in now. The plates on it are 40 years old, so I think its been off the road for 40 of its 53 years.

I am going to see if I can get that 327 started. It moves a little bit. But even if I can get it running I will probably pull it and part this truck out, it needs a lot of work and I don't really have much room for all my stuff right now.

**dagnabbitt** · 04-04-2020, 09:33 PM

I had one loose wheel so I ordered a tie rod for it, will install and take a look at front brakes next time I work on it maybe.

04-04-2020, 09:14 PM	#1
dagnabbitt Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 1,515	Re: 1968 C20 Build Took of the diff cover, looks like this thing was sitting in some water or had some water in it. Gave it a good cleaning and changed the fluid. A bit disappointed/surprised that it was not a posi. But that's fine, it looks to be in good shape. Then on to the rear brakes. I received some bad news here. I thought this truck had good brakes, they seemed firm and responsive, but it turns out that they were pretty trashed, they were just adjusted up all the way. I ended up buying two new rear drums, and they weren't as cheap as I wished. Then the wheel cylinders turned out to be seized. Bought four of those. There are four on the parts board right now for what I paid for one. Bad luck and bad timing for me. Anyway, I never complain about paying for brakes, tires, and batteries, I like the peace of mind. I still haven't looked at the front brakes yet, though... Attached Images __________________ DAVE Edmonton, Alberta 1959 Apache 1967 K20 1968 C20 1970 C10 1972 GMC 2500 1981 C10

04-04-2020, 09:19 PM	#2
dagnabbitt Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 1,515	Re: 1968 C20 Build I wired up my fuel gauge so it works, now, which is nice. Then I started to look at the heater again. The dash controls were broken, and I thought aha I will go get one from the donor truck. But someone had got to it first, farmer-fix is below. Not a bad idea though. I plan to do a similar fix but using a different material so it isn't so obvious, the last guy didn't even scrape the red paint of the oil drum or whatever that he cut it from. Attached Images __________________ DAVE Edmonton, Alberta 1959 Apache 1967 K20 1968 C20 1970 C10 1972 GMC 2500 1981 C10

04-04-2020, 09:31 PM	#3
dagnabbitt Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 1,515	Re: 1968 C20 Build Speaking of the second donor truck, this is the other 1967 GMC that I said I had in the very first post of this thread. 327 automatic, nice options including the panoramic back window that ironically few people would be interested in now. The plates on it are 40 years old, so I think its been off the road for 40 of its 53 years. I am going to see if I can get that 327 started. It moves a little bit. But even if I can get it running I will probably pull it and part this truck out, it needs a lot of work and I don't really have much room for all my stuff right now. Attached Images __________________ DAVE Edmonton, Alberta 1959 Apache 1967 K20 1968 C20 1970 C10 1972 GMC 2500 1981 C10 Last edited by dagnabbitt; 04-04-2020 at 09:43 PM.

04-04-2020, 09:33 PM	#4
dagnabbitt Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 1,515	Re: 1968 C20 Build I had one loose wheel so I ordered a tie rod for it, will install and take a look at front brakes next time I work on it maybe. Attached Images __________________ DAVE Edmonton, Alberta 1959 Apache 1967 K20 1968 C20 1970 C10 1972 GMC 2500 1981 C10



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