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Gearhead
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Colorado
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
RossRinSD-- Oh I agree completey, I am currently just running schrader valves inside the cab with a fill line and air chuck.
![]() I plan on upgrading the air tank, getting a water trap/filter and going to paddle valves/gauges over the winter... I had hoped that the little 100C would last til winter, but oh well, new toys are fun too. ![]()
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Southeast Missouri
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
This is what we did yesterday, Sunday, but not a lot.
My son brought his ski/fishing boat out and put it in one of my carports. While he was out here we shot the breeze quite a bit about what we want to do with my two trucks. I have finally come to the reality that I will never finish both of them so we are going to take the good parts off the two of them and make a good one. I have been resisting tearing the '71 lwb stepper, but it is worth more to me in parts than I could sell it for. Our goal is to put together a '67 swb stepper with power steering, power disc brakes, a 454 and 400 transmission. We hope to make it a nice driver, but the engine will not be modified other than a mild cam and headers. I guess only time will tell out it turns out. Hopefully this will not take more than 6 months. It is good to have a goal, but only time will tell how things turn out. Yesterday we got it started and onto a trailer and moved to my son's garage. It took a while to get the old 6 banger starter, I think the float was stuck in the carb. The 6 banger will be going in my son's '72 Malibu.
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'67 Chevy C-20 short stepper - build complete, 454/SM-465. '75 C-30 Single Cab DRW-350 small block/NP-435. '77 GMC-6500 Dump Truck, 427 Tall Deck. '92 GMC K-3500 Duallie, 454/4L80E. |
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Arizona City, AZ
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Pulled my 3/4 ton out and gave it a bath. Took it for a drive. It's a blast to drive my old friend. When the winter hits I will start the body work and get it painted and all the trim put back on.
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Southeast Missouri
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
We took the bed off of this truck and I sold it to a teenage friend of mine who wants to put it on his '71 lwb C-10. He said his fleet-side was swiss cheese and he liked the '67 lwb stepper bed.
This truck is the one we are taking apart to use some of the good parts on the '67 swb stepper build. I put the battery charger on this truck so I can start it and move it around. It has the 454, doors, running gear and misc stuff we are going to use in the '67 we are fixin to get ready to build.
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'67 Chevy C-20 short stepper - build complete, 454/SM-465. '75 C-30 Single Cab DRW-350 small block/NP-435. '77 GMC-6500 Dump Truck, 427 Tall Deck. '92 GMC K-3500 Duallie, 454/4L80E. |
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Sylvania, Alabama
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
heres a pic where i got my truck lowered 2 and 4 rear with my car and trailor. i'm doing a swap from coils to leafs, i will post some when i get the change over done...thought it was going to be a big deal but not just trying to find where every bracket should go.. this is a 18ft heavy duty trailor too....
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Big Red - Now its a SWB!
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Oroville, Ca
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I fixed an air leak on my rear airbags. to fix it I had to pull the bags off the truck because there was no way to access the fittings. Then I replaced all the tubing, fittings, etc. with 3/8" compression fittings and line. It's still just a manual fill setup with schrader valves, but now at least it not leaking anymore.
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RAT1968 '68 Cab/'71 Parts
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Coarsegold, CA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Mocking up the radiator and Vintage Air evaporator and drier. And otherwise playing around with the front clip and front bumper.
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Fallbrook, CA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Moving this gas tank is turning into a royal PITA.
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~Rest In Peace~
Join Date: May 2005
Location: CALIFORNIA NOR CAL
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
got the exhaust system put in --
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RAT1968 '68 Cab/'71 Parts
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Coarsegold, CA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Got the Vintage Air condenser, drier, and misc lines set up. Locked 'em down except for the oiled o-rings. Gonna wait on those until I'm ready to fire up the A/C.
Pretty much finished re-habbing the front bumper that was half in the dirt for at least eight years. Came out good enough for a Rat. At least for me. The radiator has been set up and is ready to go in. I just had to paint the top hold-down thingies. (How's that for knowing the proper terminology?)
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Chesapeake, VA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
What did I do to my truck today....I DROVE IT FOR THE FIRST TIME!!!!!! WOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!!
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Simple? What's simple?
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Location: Southeast CT
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Discovered my timing was last set with the vacuum advance still connected - 12* base advance makes the truck run so much better than 0* base
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Fallbrook, CA
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Fallbrook, CA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I got my damn fuel tank in. The filler is plumbed and the sending unit is wired up.
I still have to finish routing the fuel supply line up along the frame rail and get it attached. And, I still have to finish routing the vent. Man, I'm not sure how that is going to work... |
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Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Southeast Missouri
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I went to my son's, the mechanic, house late today and had the evening meal with them, we call it supper here.
We talked more about what my vision is for the truck we are going to start building, it is not a restoration because it will be made up of about 5 or 6 different year trucks, I forget exactly how many. All I know for sure it will be a 67 swb stepper on a 69 frame with 71 suspension/running gear with a 74 454 and 400 auto. Sunday we plan on taking the front clip off and removing the 250 L6 and SM420 transmission, also the seats if we have time. We looked over the cab and it is in worse shape than we thought so it will be a challenge to get all the rust areas repaired or replaced. The swb stepper bed is ready to be wet sanded and painted, I bought it that way a few years ago. We talked a little about paint, but that is down the road a piece, it will probably be next spring before we paint it. Hopefully it will be ready for the car show in Oran, Missouri in early June.
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'67 Chevy C-20 short stepper - build complete, 454/SM-465. '75 C-30 Single Cab DRW-350 small block/NP-435. '77 GMC-6500 Dump Truck, 427 Tall Deck. '92 GMC K-3500 Duallie, 454/4L80E. |
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Grand Terrace, Ca.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I block sanded the first coat of primer on my cab today. Found a bunch of low spots I didn't get filled before I sprayed the first coat of primer. Filled the low spots with filler, going to spray another coat of primer tomorrow. Then I get to sand that coat of primer...WHEN WILL THE SANDING STOP????
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Fallon, Nv
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
What did I do? I finally delivered this 2 1/2 year project I've been working on in my spare time back to its owner......
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Collector of Projects
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Las Vegas
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Pressed in the 5/8-18 wheel studs into my Dana 60 front hubs.....
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72 Chevelle Club
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Newton , Iowa
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Sold it pending pick up tomorrow......
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Fallbrook, CA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Out with the old...
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I stared at my truck off and on all day. I've got a complete stainless brake line kit, new master cylinder, new brake hoses, and new wheel cylinders ready to go on, but I am waiting for the special hub tool I ordered to arrive so I can start on the rear end.
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laying low
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Location: Searcy, Ark. USA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I finally put a master cylinder and booster on it. Still have to connect the lines to the wheels and bleed em. I found this remand unit at ORielly's for just over $100.
Next on my list is a new input shaft seal for the power steering sector and a couple of steering column pieces like the big washer and spring that fits at the bottom of the column. I haven't found a source for those yet.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I hate to hear that.
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72 Chevelle Club
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Newton , Iowa
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
It's gone .. On to my Chevelle
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Southeast Missouri
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
First thing this morning we removed the front clip off of the '67 swb stepper, then we removed the L6 250 and SM420. First we took the SM420 out up through the cab floor and then took out the engine. The engine will go in a '72 Chevelle.
We discussed what we are going to do on the truck, as usual I am a little confused, but my son said he and my grandson have it all figured out. What we are doing is taking 3 trucks and various parts and making 3 trucks. One will be a lwb fleet, '72 to be used as a work truck, one a '71 lwb fleet will be restored to replace the one that was my grandson's that got broad sided and the last one will be a '67 swb stepper which will be restored for me to drive. After we got done shooting the breeze we replaced the internals of the rear differential in my son's '72 Chevelle. I had never worked on a differential so I learned a lot helping my son.
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