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

[BC10]

I drove it until my back hurt, then had to drive it back.

[eneg688]

Got the b&m transmission cooler mounted & plumbed

[67ChevyPickupMan]

Cleaned up and painted some of the little screws for the heater box and found a couple other things to get done up.

[twoskies]

Took 72 to Friends shop to start teardown of motor
1979 350/4 bolt main, bought it with 80,000 on it, lol
put another 7500 on it in 3 years

going with Edelbrock Performer manifold to match the Edelbrock Carburetor
had a set of 202 heads machined and ready to go

taking the block to Same Machine shop in a couple days
30 over , probably going with rv cam, new oil pump and water pump

while motor is out, clean up frame and engine bay a little more

this is a before picture of engine bay

[Steeveedee]

Fixed the wiring on my kickdown switch. I rebuilt the carburetor earlier in the week and then the kickdown didn't work. There was quite the mousterpiece of a wiring job from a previous "mechanic". Looking good, now. I'll reinstall everything in the morning. I don't work well in the heat anymore.

[FL71C10]

Laid out my new aaw wiring harness to kind of get an idea of what's involved. Then I cut up my old harness and used the old plugs to hook up my windshield wiper motor to the battery to make sure it works, then I put the arms on. Now I'm working on getting the windshield washer pump working. Then I can put the cowl back on for the last time (hopefully). I don't want to have to go under that dash to change out the wiper motor or the washer pump later

[67C10Step]

Well, the alignment shop went great but the glass shop not so much. When my old windshield came out I got some rust repair to do before a new windshield can go in. Got the truck hauled home and started cutting the bad out on the lower driver's side over the weekend and cleaning up the pinch weld all the way around. Going to take advantage of the cooler weather and work on it in the evenings this week.

[FL71C10]

Originally Posted by 67C10Step

Well, the alignment shop went great but the glass shop not so much. When my old windshield came out I got some rust repair to do before a new windshield can go in. Got the truck hauled home and started cutting the bad out on the lower driver's side over the weekend and cleaning up the pinch weld all the way around. Going to take advantage of the cooler weather and work on it in the evenings this week.

I hate surprises like that. I had that happen with my back window. Argghh!

[Already Gone]

Started 3 years ago buying the a used uncut block and crank and now gettng close to finish. Today 2 coats primer, 2 coats Chevy orange and 2 coats clear.

[Grumpy old man]

Test fitting the Champion CC369 radiator .

[72c20customcamper]

Hopefully fixed the real slow leak in my ac . Last year I retrofitted it to r134 worked great but when I used it the other day it wasn’t as cold as it should have been . Did the uv and it lit up around the hose end Had to replace a clamp on the low side hose . Pulled a vacuum and it held so I juiced it up and it’s crispy cold

[tutone]

Still touching up some little things. Filled the antenna hole, swapped rear tires with fronts. Long story, fronts were 75s backs 70s. A friend saw that and called me out on it. Logged my 150th mile since the build. I'm happy with it so far.

[LNP]

Hope you have many more happy miles with it. Lookin good

[Steeveedee]

Pulled the seat out. I have foam and the covers to redo the upholstery. I'd better start taking pictures. There are some wires in the corners that I'll need to remember later where they go, and the old memory ain't what it used to be.

[tdangle]

Got the strips painted for my wood bed today

[countr]

Installed my bumper. (finally)

[Steeveedee]

Lookin' good! Now, go put a scuff mark on it before someone else does!

[72c20customcamper]

Finally made some time for the 68 Stepper . I think they greased this truck every month . The grease and South Carolina red dirt was caked at least an inch thick on everything . When I started there was no lip on the control arm .

[NoStopN]

Originally Posted by countr

Installed my bumper. (finally)

Was that one you had laying around, NOS, or repop from a parts company?

[countr]

Originally Posted by NoStopN

Was that one you had laying around, NOS, or repop from a parts company?

Original, Not NOS. Repainted, Very heavy and i can not believe the weld that went all across the top. A lot of skill.

Got the Bumper from Iron Mike.

Thanks Russ

[67C10Step]

Spent about an hour a night for the past week and a half fixing the two lower corners of my windshield so I can get the glass installed. Took advantage of the opportunity and repainted the top of my dash. Shade is just a bit darker than the fawn interior. Also cleaned up the entire pinch weld area, primed, and painted with a flat black since the glass seal will cover pretty much all of it. Cleaning all the old goop off it went to the metal in a lot of places and I didn't want to leave it that way.

[Steeveedee]

Youngest bro and I (mostly him) made two replacement springs for my truck seat. I'll paint the seat tracks tomorrow, and install them onto the seat bottom and dope out how the release works...or just leave it all the way back. Short stuff wife can't drive it that way though.

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by 67C10Step

Spent about an hour a night for the past week and a half fixing the two lower corners of my windshield so I can get the glass installed. Took advantage of the opportunity and repainted the top of my dash. Shade is just a bit darker than the fawn interior. Also cleaned up the entire pinch weld area, primed, and painted with a flat black since the glass seal will cover pretty much all of it. Cleaning all the old goop off it went to the metal in a lot of places and I didn't want to leave it that way.

That looks so tidy. It's got to feel good knowing that rust will no longer be lurking under the seal.

I'm planning on installing a quick ratio steering gearbox. While I'm at it, I'm going to replace my current one piece decapitator steering shaft with a newer two-piece style with an intermediate shaft. Will improve safety, and will make removing and installing the column easier. I cleaned up and painted an intermediate shaft I bought from Jeff's Bowties.

[Orange Crate]

The only thing I did was install an NV4500 and a 6 bolt round pattern twin stick NP205.

[67C10Step]

Originally Posted by pjmoreland

That looks so tidy. It's got to feel good knowing that rust will no longer be lurking under the seal.

I'm planning on installing a quick ratio steering gearbox. While I'm at it, I'm going to replace my current one piece decapitator steering shaft with a newer two-piece style with an intermediate shaft. Will improve safety, and will make removing and installing the column easier. I cleaned up and painted an intermediate shaft I bought from Jeff's Bowties.

Thank you. I am really no fabricator but my wife confuses my stubbornness for patience. I actually purchased a spot sand blaster so I didn't have to use my bigger blaster to get the metal as clean as I could. It still made a big enough mess. Digging out and blasting out old seam sealer was really fun.

I have a steering box, pump, and bracket from a 73-74 model truck and think swapping to power steering will be a winter project this year. Just gotta figure out which bottom pulley I need for my 283.