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04-28-2011, 01:44 PM | #1 |
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Re: What happened to what did you do to your truck today?
Hey Lake the reason I put the light on top of the cab and not under the lip is the angle of the LED's they are pointing up at about a 10-15 degree's I had a friend help me and we powered up the light and he held it at the angle under the lip and at eye level it wasn't as bright as on top where it sets level. Most of the mini cars, vans and suv's set low to the ground these days, so that was the deciding factor of placement. However it does look better under the lip, if I could have got it to sit at eye level I would have put it there. But this is about safety so that's the poop on that. And I sealed it from water using o-rings on the screw heads,made a gasket from an old inner-tube using a x-acto blade so it can be removed easier. I don't think it looks all that noticeable, but that's one for the opinion poll. If an administrator or someone would like to move these post's to the third brake light thread you have my ok cause I don't know how to do it. Thanks for the heads up John....Vernski
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04-28-2011, 12:40 AM | #2 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
took it for a cruz with my dog bought him a burger at in & out then came home and did a oil change.
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04-28-2011, 03:45 AM | #3 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Lunched the 305 V6 on the way home from work.
Parts for sale shortly.
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04-28-2011, 07:56 AM | #4 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
What happened to the 305?
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04-28-2011, 10:13 AM | #5 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
-well yesterday...
I finished off my 66 bbw parts truck... sold the rear bbw half of the cab to sftorange a while back.. cut off and saved the front top of windshield and roof panel, stripped everything, saved the front bed panel for my custom truck, and tried to save anything off the bed...which I couldn't, rust everywhere... they had put in a "new" plywood bed floor, and it was waterproof enough to rust the entire bed all around the perimiter! I rolled the frame and v8 ( which turned out to be the original 283) under a good rust free-except for one rocker- 63 gmc cab. then I put a front clip and-64 chev- and hood -61 gmc- on it. installed and adjusted some doors I got from derek that have shaved door handles. ran into an issue with mounting the brake... the gmc cab still had a hole for the hydraulic clutch, with a rubber plug in it. the 2 m/c holes go across a 45 degree plane... wheras the 66 are horizontal, will have to drill some holes, and maybe install the 66 clutch/brake assembly. I have a decent box going on this weekend. I did take 1 picture..however it is still in my dads camera will have to edit it in later.
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04-28-2011, 07:22 PM | #6 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Vern, I requested "What happened to what did you do to your truck today?
" and "What did you do to your truck today? " to be merged when you first posted. I didn't think about the 3rd brake thread. Just post some pics in the 3rd brake light thread. I don't have the ability to merge threads.
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04-28-2011, 08:20 PM | #7 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
not all today but one thing a day. new used grille, new rear bumper/ new steering wheel and added pleated vinyl to my home made cover.
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04-29-2011, 05:42 PM | #8 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Truck looks incredible. Are those supremes?
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04-29-2011, 11:17 PM | #9 |
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Thanx jd, yes they are standard supremes.
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04-30-2011, 10:55 PM | #10 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
-Took the carb apart twice.
-Made some gaskets -Finally got it running after found stuck float needle -cleaned up the master cylinder -bled the brakes (first finding an awesome nest in the wheel) pretty good day |
04-30-2011, 11:35 PM | #11 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Well it was so freakin cold and windy I didn't get to swap on my rally wheels and new tires like I wanted so instead I used it to run around town some, peeling out a couple times (just cause I could) and then I used it as it should be to haul a trans and rearend from a buddies.
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04-28-2011, 08:38 PM | #12 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
That cover looks great! Nice job.
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04-28-2011, 09:51 PM | #13 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Did some rewiring on the park lights.
Cleaning. Polishing. Touch up painting. New fan belt. Trying to fix trans leak. Getting ready for a car show this weekend. Posted via Mobile Device
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04-29-2011, 11:41 AM | #14 |
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Trying to get her running. flushed the gas lines, think they were a little dirty.
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04-29-2011, 08:59 PM | #15 |
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04-29-2011, 12:23 PM | #16 |
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04-29-2011, 11:16 PM | #17 |
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Sorry man, no pics. Forgot my camera when i was doing it. When i do the hinges on it I'll take some undershots.
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04-29-2011, 11:38 PM | #18 |
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right on thanks I amost got rid of my supreams, now Im glad I didnt
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04-30-2011, 12:36 AM | #19 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Washed my block today.
Cleaned intake Disasembled and cleaned my lifters Cleaned push rods Cleaned heads Sand blasted and painted pulleys and brakets all semi gloss black Dropped my block off at my buddies house and stacked everything I need next to the door. Motor is being assembled tomorrow morning.
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04-29-2011, 05:18 PM | #20 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Did some painting this week. I twas all red.
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04-29-2011, 08:28 PM | #21 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
I started on my rear air bag install. I removed the PO's cut coils. There are no controls for the bags yet, there is only an air valve like an air shock.
Before: the old coils. Coils removed and bottomed out. No spring Test fit for placement Bags installed Air valve Stance with a little air in the bags
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04-29-2011, 10:50 PM | #22 |
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Whats that hose coming off the pumpkin? I've not seen that before.
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04-30-2011, 07:04 AM | #23 |
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Its a vent. It was there when I got it. I just tucked it under the brake line.
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04-30-2011, 07:12 AM | #24 |
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ok my '60 does not have one. learn something new everyday.
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04-30-2011, 03:38 AM | #25 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Drove about 2 hours for some 69 camaro 396 power steering brackets, then spent most of the day trying to mount my p.s pump from a 69ish truck w/remote resevor. I need to braze the return line fitting back to the pump and install lines and one project out of many will be done, or closer to being done.
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