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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
I went and picked up another hood for my 66. the front brace on mine is rusted through on the passenger side so I thought I could use pieces from both and make one good hood. Turned out to be in pretty good shape and the front brace has no rust so I'm in business. I also picked up an original aluminum front grill for $20 bucks with a few dings, etc. but seems to be totally fixable. I was just wondering what these grills are going for these days? I was thinking they are getting hard to find. Was this a good deal or not? I am also wondering if any of you Portland area guys restore these or no someone that does?
I also prepped and got some primer on the power steering gear I picked up which cleaned up real nice and painted my front bumper brackets and motor mount brackets. This weekend my son and a couple of friends are coming over to help me push the truck out of the garage and turn it abound so I can start on cleaning up and rebuilding the rear suspension, etc. (I've got limited room in my garage) |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
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That's a great deal on the grill. There is a guy on craigs list that has a 1966 chevy that he is parting out. I talk to him this morning about his grill he is asking $200 Talking about a good deal I ran a add on Portland craigs list for the last 2 months looking for a drivers door for my 66. Sunday a guy called he said that he has one went to look he had both rust free very nice doors. I asked him how much $50 for both made my day. And I gave $25 for a pair of custom cad trim pieces and a pair of turn signal bezels. |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Still more scraping and sanding under fenders and frame. Painted the front of the frame and inner fenders (rattle can). This ones not going to be a body off build, just trying to get it to look simi good, then drive it.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
taz, what wheels and tires are you getting?
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
today i joined this forum did little on the truck just cut some big tubbing ill be using for mounts , i did however final moch my rear bags!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (crappy phone quality sorry lost my camera)
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
I dropped in my motor and tranny after supper while wearing my PJs, my wife thinks I'm nuts!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Maiden voyage didn't end so well
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
I played a fun game called "Try To Shut The Door Without The Brakelights Coming On!" I thought I had a short somewhere but it was just the brakelight switch needed moved in a tad.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
looking good though man! my girl needs some love - all i seem to do is drive her to work every day lately
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Tried to piece together parts of my air ride KIT??
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Reinstalled my Gaylord hard cover and gave the truck a real bath for the first time in at least 6 months. It looks pretty nice with all the crud washed off.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Today I went ahead and mounted the bed rails on the Gaylord hard cover. To the casual observer the truck doesn’t really look much different than it did when the bed was open, except now there's a very high gloss surface over the bed. Instead of using oval head screws I opted to use pan head screws with stainless fender washers coming up from underneath, with chrome acorn nuts on top. They have a machined in flat washer on the bottom which nestles perfectly into the tapered hole in the brackets. They also add a little sparkle and go with all the other bullet shaped objects on the truck.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
[quote=markeb01;4674094]Today I went ahead and mounted the bed rails on the Gaylord hard cover. To the casual observer the truck doesn’t really look much different than it did when the bed was open, except now there's a very high gloss surface over the bed. Instead of using oval head screws I opted to use pan head screws with stainless fender washers coming up from underneath, with chrome acorn nuts on top. They have a machined in flat washer on the bottom which nestles perfectly into the tapered hole in the brackets. They also add a little sparkle and go with all the other bullet shaped objects on the truck.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
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http://www.gaylordslids.com/showroom/chevy.php Unfortunately they’ve almost doubled in price since I bought mine, but they are frequently available on Craigslist for substantially less. And here is a link to where I bought the bed rails: http://www.customautotrim.com/truck-...ini/Universal/ The version I purchased is called the Bullet Mini-Tube in the 72” length. They are also available in 88” and 96” lengths. Just an fyi - Gaylord advises against attaching any accessories to the cover. I'm assuming they were envisioning wings or luggage racks which could stress the structure beyond its design limits. Also it is my understanding the inner core of the main span is some type of waffle cardboard reinforcement that could be damaged if holes were drilled allowing water into the core. The location where I mounted the rails is completely flat and about 3/16" thick of solid fiberglass. The screws are mounted using 3/4" diameter #10 fender washers underneath, and there is a rubber seal on the bottom of each stand on top. I cut away the weatherstrip under the bed cover directly around each washer so they sit flush against the bottom of the cover, and the weatherstrip is thicker than the height of the screw head so there is no metal to metal contact with the bed. Using 3/14" long #10 screws, when everything is clamped together the screws bottom out in the acorn nut threads just as everything is perfectly tight. So I don't have to worry about overtightening or having the fasteners come lose. Last edited by markeb01; 05-11-2011 at 05:43 PM. |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Damn Mark that looks great.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
I bought some Rallye wheels and had them powder coated silver, just got them back last night and wow what a difference even though they arent mounted yet, I need two new tires and have to save a little before that can be purchased.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
the gravel road i work down , needs to be graded and im not getting paid to grade the roads so mine is in the garage
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Stripped doors in preparation for interior paint and installation of glass channels and fuzzies.
Also will be installing GMC Paul's 67-72 push on style door weatherstripping. Site member "chewychevy67" used the newer seals and said they worked well. The biggest advantage, from my perspective, is that these new seals are push on and there are no splices at corners. Here is the thread where they are being discussed: GMC paul door seals are great! We'll see how they work on my old war-horse. I kind of like the look without the ventilator... but to me the vents are part of the neat iconic features of these old trucks... they'll be staying. Last edited by lakeroadster; 05-12-2011 at 07:45 AM. |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Well at the end of the day cut down long box sides and slammed them into a short box.....on the pro street project which is deemed ..." The project from where the devil lives".....
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Do you guys have issue`s with the door seal retaining moisture at the bottom or is it just me......
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I had been hoping to find a brand that actually matched the density and profile of the original seals which are a bit smaller than the Chevy Duty version, but so far I haven't found any that are exactly like the originals. |
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